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KNVN 
Chico/Redding, California Branding NBC 24
Action NewsSlogan Live, Local, Late Breaking Channels Digital: 24 (UHF) Subchannels 24.1 NBC-HD
24.2 Antenna TV
24.5 The AccuWeather ChannelTranslators K42HL-D Oroville Affiliations NBC Owner Evans Broadcasting, LLC
(Operated under SSA by Catamount Broadcasting)First air date September 24, 1985 Call letters' meaning North
Valley
NewsSister station(s) KHSL-TV Former callsigns KCPM
(1985-1998)Former channel number(s) Analog:
24 (UHF, 1983-2008)
Digital:
36 (UHF, 2004-2008)Transmitter power 321 kW Height 803.5 m Facility ID 33745 Transmitter coordinates 40°15′30.5″N 122°5′24.3″W / 40.258472°N 122.090083°W Website www.knvn.com
www.thecw10.comKNVN-TV is the NBC television station for the Chico/Redding, California market. The station is owned by Evans Broadcasting, and operated by Catamount Broadcasting, the owners of CBS affiliate KHSL-TV. It shares its studios, office and newscasts with KHSL-TV.
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History
Channel 24 first hit the airwaves on September 24, 1985 as KCPM-TV, making the northern Sacramento Valley one of the last regions of the country with full network service. It also brought a full NBC affiliate to the area for the first time since KRCR-TV switched from NBC to ABC in 1971. Since then, NBC programs had been available via off-hours clearances from KHSL and KRCR.
Although KCPM signed on during a very prosperous time for NBC, that success didn't carry over to channel 24. For most of its first 13 years on the air, it was essentially the third station in a two-station market. By 1998, the station was sinking in debt and on the verge of closing down. At this point, KHSL stepped in, not wanting to see the loss of full network service in the area. Then-owner Grapevine Communications sold the station to Evans Broadcasting, which changed the calls to the current KNVN and turned the station's operations over to KHSL under a shared services agreement.
News Operation
KHSL and KNVN currently share a single news operation; for information, see KHSL-TV#Action News.
KCPM aired its own newscasts for a time after going on the air. However, its ratings were so weak that it was forced to shutter its own news department and simulcast the newscasts from KCRA-TV in Sacramento. After Grapevine sold the station, KNVN relaunched its own news department, this time targeted toward younger viewers. However, this attempt at local news failed to make much of an impact. FInally, the news departments of both stations formally merged into a single news department in February 2000.
News/Station presentation
Newscast titles
- KCPM News (1986-early 1990s)
- 24 Reports (early 1990s-1998)
- 24 News (1990s)
- 24 Action News
- North Valley News (1998–2003)
Jointly-Produced News:
- Northern California News (2001–2005)
- KNVN First News (2005-2006)
- CBS 12/NBC 24 News (Briefly in 2006)
- Action News (2006–present)
Station slogans
- Making a Difference (mid 1990s)
- Local News That's Important To You (2005–2006)
- Live, Local, Latebreaking (2006–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Digital Television and High-Definition
Digital television
KNVN has been broadcasting all-digital on UHF channel 24 since December 22, 2008, with its main channel and The Local AccuWeather Channel on DT2. It broadcasts an SD feed on cable channel 4 on every major cable system in Northern California.
See KHSL-TV for additional information on digital programming.
Digital channels
Channel Programming 24.1 Main KNVN programming / NBC 24.2 Antenna TV 24.5 The AccuWeather Channel K42HL":
Digital channels
Channel Programming 42.1 / 24.4 Antenna TV 42.3 / 24.3 KNVN SD 42.4 / 12.3 KHSL SD 42.5 / 12.4 The CW 10 42.6 / 24.6 The AccuWeather Channel High-Definition
The station airs all NBC produced and most syndicated shows in HD, such as The Nate Berkus Show, Anderson, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. No details have been released if local newscasts will be ever produced in HD. The OTA HD feed is available to subscribers of Dish Network, Comcast (ch. 704), Charter (ch. 784), and coming soon, DirecTV.
External links
- www.knvn.com - KNVN Website - NBC 24 ActionNews
- www.khsltv.com - KHSL Website - CBS 12 ActionNews
- www.thecw10.com - TheCW10 ActionNews - Chico CW
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KNVN
Broadcast television in Northern California, including Chico and Redding English channels KMCA-LP 2 (A1) • KRDN-LP 5 (DS) • KRCR (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Me-TV) • KIXE (9.1 PBS, 9.2 Create, 9.3 World) • KHSL (12.1 CBS, 12.2 CW) • K19FY 19 (TBN) • KCVU (20.1 Fox, 20.2 This TV) • KRVU-LD (21.1 MyNetworkTV) • KZVU-LD (22.1 MyNetworkTV) • KRDT-LD (23.1 Religious, 23.2 HSN) • KNVN (24.1 NBC, 24.2 Antenna TV, 24.5 AccuWX) • KGEC-LP (26.1 RTV, 26.2 Tuff TV, 26.3 My Family TV, 26.4 NASA) • KKPM-CA (28.1 Religious, 28.2 HSN) • K33HH 33 (3ABN) • K50GP 50 (TBN) • K15HV-D (73.1 3ABN)
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