| KRCR: Redding/Chico, California KAEF: Arcata/Eureka, California |
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| Branding | KRCR Channel 7 KAEF Channel 23 (general) KRCR NewsChannel 7 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Accurate, Reliable Severe Weather First Start Here |
| Channels | Digital: KRCR-TV: 7 (VHF) KAEF-TV: 22 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 7.1 ABC 7.2 Me-TV |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Bonten Media Group, LLC (BlueStone License Holdings, Inc.) |
| First air date | KRCR-TV: August 1, 1956 KAEF-TV: August 1, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | KRCR-TV: Redding Chico Red Bluff KAEF-TV: Arcata Eureka Fortuna |
| Former callsigns | KRCR-TV: KVIP-TV (1956-1963) KAEF-TV: KREQ (1987-1989) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: KRCR-TV: 7 (VHF, 1956-2009) KAEF-TV: 23 (UHF, 1987-2009) Digital KRCR-TV: 34 (UHF, 2003-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: NBC (1956-1978) [1]Secondary: Fox (1986-1994) |
| Transmitter power | KRCR-TV: 25 kW KAEF-TV: 45 kW |
| Height | KRCR-TV: 1103 m KAEF-TV: 549.9 m |
| Facility ID | KRCR-TV: 8291 KAEF-TV: 8263 |
| Transmitter coordinates | KRCR-TV: KAEF-TV: |
| Website | www.krcrtv.com (KRCR-TV) www.kaeftv.com (KAEF-TV) |
KRCR-TV (branded as NewsChannel 7, formerly known as "Channel 7R") is an ABC affiliated television station in California, USA, that serves the northern Sacramento Valley, including the towns of Redding and Chico. Its studios are located in Redding, where the station is licensed. Its transmitter is located atop Shasta Bally.
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The station's digital channels are multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Aspect | Video | Programming |
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| 7.1 | 16:9 | 720p | main KRCR programming / ABC |
| 7.2 | 4:3 | 480i | Me-TV |
Digital channels
| Channel | Aspect | Video | Programming |
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| 23.1 | 16:9 | 720p | main KAEF programming / ABC |
| 23.2 | 4:3 | 480i | Me-TV |
KAEF is currently broadcasting in HD and continues as a partial repeater of KRCR. It is now available on Suddenlink Cable in Eureka. KRCR still does not broadcast local newscasts in HD but should be within the next year or two, making it the first station in the Chico/Redding market to do so.
On August 23, 2011, Disney-ABC Television Group announced that KRCR and KAEF will carry Live Well Network, a lifestyle-oriented digital broadcast network, as part of an affiliation agreement with Bonten Media Group; the network is likely to be added to a new third digital subchannels, but it is unknown when the network will begin broadcasting over the two stations' digital signals.[1]
After the analog television shutdown scheduled for June 12, 2009,[2] KRCR-TV moved back to channel 7.[3]
The station was founded in 1956 as KVIP-TV by William B. Smullin of California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. (COBI), owners of KOBI in Medford, Oregon and KOTI Klamath Falls, Oregon as a primary NBC affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. The full ABC schedule was available by way of translators of Stockton's KOVR in Chico and Redding. Channel 7 became KRCR in 1963.
It suddenly flipped from a primary NBC affiliation to a full-time ABC affiliation in 1978, which in turn started the seven year process for building KCPM (now KNVN) shortly after. This was an unusual arrangement for a two-station market (especially one of Chico/Redding's size). A local ABC affiliate finally came to Northern California after 15 years of several unsuccessful attempts at ABC affiliates.
KRCR, KAEF, and KFWU (now KQSL) aired Fox full-time on off-network hours until 1994 when KCVU switched to Fox and KBVU signed on.
It was purchased by Lamco Communications of Texas in 1995, KRCR was operated by California Broadcasting, Inc., run by general manager Bob Wise, until 2004, when the station was sold to current owners Bluestone Television. Then in December 2006, the station was sold (along with 12 other Bluestone stations) to Diamond Castle Holdings, a New York-based private equity firm.
The station also operates a semi-satellite in Eureka, KAEF-TV (channel 23). It operated a local cable-only WB affiliate KIWB, but that station was sold to rival Catamount Broadcasting following the merger between the WB and UPN to form the new CW Network. KRVU was previously a UPN affiliate, but now is a My Network TV affiliate.
KRCR was one of very few ABC affiliates that broadcast on channel 7, but didn't use any kind of Circle 7 logo. However, that changed when it debuted its new set and its new logo on April 11, 2006. Under COBI ownership, KRCR's logo was an interstate highway sign, with the name "7R", matching its sister stations. The "7R" was adopted due to TV Guide's reference to KRCR in text (non-bulleted) listings to differentiate it from KGO-TV San Francisco (both stations were listed in the Central California edition).
KRCR is now the dominant station in Northern California, being by far the most watched and most profitable station in Northern California.
KAEF is a satellite station of KRCR, broadcasting primarily in Humboldt County, California. KAEF channel 23 broadcasts ABC programming and top syndicated programming. The local KAEF facility is located at 540 E St. in Eureka.
KAEF began broadcasting in 1987 under the call sign KREQ. Prior to 1987, ABC programming was available off-hours under secondary affiliation with KIEM and KVIQ. Later, KRCR was broadcast over the local cable provider. However, those residing in the coastal areas were unable to receive KRCR’s analog signal, thus necessitating the satellite station. In 1989, Channel 23 adopted the call letters K-A-E-F, (for Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna) and coastal residents of Humboldt County were able to receive off-air ABC programming.
KAEF shares some much of the same programming as KRCR, although KAEF does not currently offer a local news program nor does it simulcast news from KRCR. Review KAEF programming at [Titan TV].[4] KAEF airs local commercials and, with access to KRCR’s advanced weather technology, provides local weather updates throughout the day, and a weather brief each night at 11pm. KAEF’s traffic and broadcast functions are provided by KRCR.
Anchors
Weather team
Sports team
Reporters
HD:
| Cable Provider | Area | 7.1 (ABC) | 7.2 (Me-TV) |
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| Comcast | Butte & Glenn Counties | 707 (HD) & 7 (SD) | TBA |
| Charter | Shasta & Tehama Counties | 787 (HD) & 7 (SD) | 287 |
| New Day Broadband | Eastern Shasta County/Trinity County/Quincy | 7 (SD) | |
| Windjammer (via Dish) | Eastern Shasta County | 7 (SD) | |
| Northland | Siskiyou County | 107 (HD) & 7 (HD) | TBA |
| CalNeva Broadband | Chester & Lake Almanor | 7 (SD) | |
| Suddenlink | Humboldt County (KAEF) | 107(HD) & 7 (SD) | TBA |
KRCR airs most ABC programming in 720p HD, but does not yet carry its syndicated programming or newscasts in HD.
KRCR is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
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KAEF translators:
The Weaverville translators serve nearly all of Trinity County with the use of one translator per station.
The fate of the Mt. Shasta and Yreka translators are unknown, but if they go digital, they will each serve a major portion of Siskiyou County, and the others will shut down.
Burney's translators are going digital, and will serve a large portion of eastern Shasta County.
KRCR is operating a digital fill-in translator on their pre-transition channel 34 for residents in Redding and the surrounding areas that have difficulty receiving their VHF signal on channel 7.[5]
In the fall of 1995, Continental Cablevision of Mt. Shasta (now part of Northland Communications) filmed, produced and broadcast a 30-minute documentary special called "What Makes News Channel 7?" as part of its news magazine series In Focus: Siskiyou Magazine. It took a look behind the scenes of what went on at the station and mainly focused on the news team, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at how a newscast is done as well as interviews with key personalities such as Mike Mangas, Rich Eisen, Sandra Geist, Warren Wright, Gary Gunter and Katy Brown. The program aired on Mt. Shasta cable channel 3 in the winter and spring of 1996 and starting showing on YouTube and MySpace in February 2010.[6][7][8] It will soon be rebroadcast to the Mt. Shasta cable airwaves again on MCTV 15 sometime in 2010.
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