KAEF

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KAEF
(semi-satellite of KRCR-TV,
Redding, California)
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 23 (UHF)
digital = 22 (UHF)
other_chs = K20CN Fortuna K25CI Klamath K36BT Blue Lake K45DS Eureka (Downtown: City Grade Signal) K51EG Eureka (South Eureka: City Grade Signal)
| affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = August 1, 1987
location = Arcata/Eureka, California
callsign_meaning = Arcata
Eureka
Fortuna
former_callsigns = KREQ (1987-1989)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Bonten Media Group, LLC
licensee = nowrap|BlueStone License Holdings, Inc.
sister_stations = KRCR-TV
former_affiliations = Secondary
FOX (1987-1994)
effective_radiated_power = 141 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
HAAT = 510 m (analog)
535 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 8263
coordinates = coord|40|43|41.9|N|123|58|21.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kaeftv.com/ www.kaeftv.com]

KAEF is a television station in Eureka, California (licensed to Arcata). The station runs programming from the ABC network. KAEF is a full-power television station that operates with 141 kw of power and is owned by Bluestone Television.

KAEF began broadcasting on August 1, 1987 as KREQ, adopting its current calls in 1989. Before 1987, the North Coast was one of the few areas of the country that still didn't have an ABC affiliate of its own. NBC affilaite KVIQ and CBS affiliate KIEM-TV carried ABC programming in off-network hours on tape delay. In addition, local cable systems offered the nearest ABC affiliate to the area, Redding's KRCR-TV on cable. In addition, if people got lucky, they could receive KRCR-TV over the air using a large outdoor antenna with mediocre reception. KRCR, KAEF, and KFWU had secondary FOX affiliations until 1994 when KCVU became a FOX affiliate and KBVU signed on.

KAEF is a semi-satellite of KRCR. However, it has its own branding, commercial inserts, and pre-empts local news, except for "News Channel 7 Daybreak" and a 5-minute weather report at 11pm before "Extra". There are also few programming variants, generally to take into account the lack of local news, as well as programming rights held by other Eureka stations.

The Eureka television market is the only TV market in California currently not available on either Dish Network or DirecTV.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel mirrors KRCR's digital channel:

KAEF's digital signal, along with all the other digital signals in Eureka except for KBVU and KVIQ are not available on Suddenlink Digital Cable, but the analog signal is available on cable channel 7. Dish Network and DirecTV do not carry both the analog and digital signals for the Eureka market.

*When the digital signal does launch on cable, it will be on channel 707.

In 2009, KAEF will continue digital broadcasts on channel 22 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]

ee also

*KRCR-TV

External links

* [http://www.kaeftv.com/ KAEF 23 Homepage]
* [http://www.krcrtv.com/ KRCR 7 Homepage]
*TVQ|KAEF
**TVQ|K20CN
**TVQ|K25CI
**TVQ|K36BT
**TVQ|K45DS
**TVQ|K51EG
*BIA|KAEF|TV|TV