KVIQ

KVIQ is a digital-only broadcast television station which broadcasts as a CBS affiliate on UHFchannel 17 from a transmitter in Eureka, California.

History
KVIQ signed on the air on VHF channel 6 as Eureka's second television station on April 1, 1958. It was owned by California Oregon Broadcasting, as a satellite station of KVIP (now KRCR) in Redding, CA, but later sold and became locally focused. KIEM was later picked up by California Oregon Broadcasting, but it was not a satellite of KRCR. Since the Eureka market only had two TV stations in those early days, KVIQ offered programs from several networks. By the 1980s, the station was the area's primary NBC affiliate, but KVIQ also carried some ABC programs as the area's ABC affiliate, KAEF, had not yet signed on the air.

The station was, at one time, owned by the Ackerley Media Group. Ackerley invested quite a bit of money into its news operations. Ackerley merged with corporate giant Clear Channel Communications in 2002. Not long after this merger, the news operation at KVIQ was quickly abandoned. Clear Channel sold the station to its current owner, Raul Broadcasting, in 2005. Though Raul Broadcasting owns the license, the station is, in effect, run by Sainte Partners II, L.P., owners of several stations in the Sacramento, Chico and Medford markets.

 The Eureka television market (DMA #195)[1] was the only TV market in California not available on DISH Networkuntil June 3, 2010, at which time it became available.[2] The Eureka local channels are not yet available on DirecTV.KVIQ was also available on the radio at 87.7 FM until they ceased the analog channel 6 signal.

Both KVIQ and KBVU ceased analog operations on November 28, 2008.

KVIQ was the second station in Eureka to broadcast in high definition.

The CW
KVIQ carries The CW Television Network via The CW Plus schedule on its DT3 subcarrier, along with the former analog broadcast on KUVU-LP channel 9, which the future of the channel itself is unknown due to interference with KIXE. KVIQ also carries MyTV Northern California on DT2, while digital transition issues with KEMY are being figured out.

KUVU's previous CW logo is one of the very few not rendered with the standard white-on-green color scheme. This practice is interesting because the aforementioned logo has not appeared on-air since the station's début. Promotional spots only indicate that the viewer is watching "Eureka's CW."

Unlike other stations in Eureka owned by the Sainte Television Group, there is no Chico/Redding counterpart, instead CBS and The CW are affiliated with independent-owned KHSL-TV.

Translators
KVIQ is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:


 * K08HJ Channel 8 Orleans
 * K08LD Channel 8 Miranda
 * K10EN Channel 10 Willow Creek
 * K10FS Channel 10 Scotia
 * K10HX Channel 10 Garberville
 * K10KY Channel 10 Shelter Cove

Newscast titles

 * KVIQ-TV News (1958-1966)
 * Eyewitness News (1966-1981)
 * News West (1981-1994)
 * Channel Six News (1994-1998)
 * Action News 6 (1998-2002; news operations ceased after 2002)

News operation
KVIQ had, during the early 1980s, a news operation entitled Newswest. The newscasts were broadcast in the early morning, late night, and evenings, along with two midday newsbreaks. A regular feature of these newscasts was "Segment 6".[2]

Throughout most of the 1990s, KVIQ presented Channel 6 News weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.

 A local newscast may be in the works for KVIQ and maybe the other co-owned stations. It is unknown if, when, or how that will occur. [3] Because KVIQ is partially controlled from Chico, there have been a few rumors that KBVU's parent station KCVU may either buy KHSL-TV (in which KVIQ could become a semi-satellite) or let KHSL produce a news department for the Sainte Television Group to share. However, nothing has been said in recent years about any of the stations and the current setup is likely to remain for years to come.After being purchased by Ackerley, KVIQ fielded a news operation called Action News 6. These newscasts aired weekdays at 6 a.m. and Noon, and weeknights at 5, 6, 6:30 and 11 p.m. KVIQ also aired weekend newscasts at 6:30 and 11 p.m. Shortly after Clear Channel's acquisition of Ackerley, KVIQ discontinued its news, and began importing the morning and 10pm rebroadcasts of newscasts from then-sister station KFTY in Santa Rosa. After KVIQ was sold off in 2005, the KFTY rebroadcasts ceased, and the station replaced the newscasts in its schedule with syndicated programming. KVIQ is currently the only CBS affiliate in California not to offer any local news.

Notable alumni

 * Tim Lay - Producer, Director, Master Control 1976-80, 1981 (2002 NW Emmy Winner - Director; Currently directing live collegiate sports programming for ESPN)
 * Todd Lewis - Production Manager, Director Newswest, Producer Director Late Night Fright Theater, 1980-85
 * Cheryl Black - Original Action News 6 weeknight anchor at 5/6/6:30/11; last seen at KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Tina Budell - Director
 * Aimee Clark - Original Action News 6 weekend anchor
 * Brian Dalziel - Sports Anchor
 * Jesse Ettinger - Director, Technical-Director (Currently edits promos for ABC Entertainment-Marketing, and news stories for the Los Angeles bureaus of ABC News & CBS News)
 * Mark Finnigan - Newswest Anchor/Reporter (1983—1987) Now a newswriter/producer at KCBS in Los Angeles, CA
 * Adam Gerber - weeknight meteorologist. Now works in Sacramento for the Air Resources Board as a meteorologist.
 * Cindy Glover - anchored Channel 6 News in the 1990s
 * Christian Hill - anchored weeknight sportscast on Channel 6 News in the 1990s; now local real estate agent
 * Dennis Hunter - anchor and reporter for Newswest
 * Steve Large - Reporter, Sports Anchor (Now news anchor at KOVR (CBS) in Sacramento, CA
 * Leslie Lollich - News Director, Anchor
 * Erina McCoy - Reporter, Anchor
 * Nema Reza - Reporter, Anchor; last seen in Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Bill Seward - Sports Anchor (Now a Sports Anchor at KNBC (NBC) in Los Angeles, CA, CBS Radio and TVG Network)
 * Dave Silverbrand - Managing Editor, Anchor, now general manager of the station
 * Matt Smith - sports director, now at KPTV in Portland, Oregon
 * DeDe Stirnaman - morning, later evening anchor; went on to work for KSBY, Armed Forces Network and now works for US government
 * Mark Tamayo - morning meteorologist, now at KTVU in Oakland
 * Dan Tilkin - anchored Channel 6 News in the 1990s
 * John Wolf - Assignment Editor
 * Pamela Wu - weeknight anchor on Channel 6 News, now weekend anchor for KCRA in Sacramento

Programs
When local news ended on KVIQ, the Noon spot was replaced with infomercials. The evening newscasts were replaced with Everybody Loves Raymond at 5PM and 6:30PM, Frasier at 5:30PM and Inside Edition at 11PM. KVIQ formerly aired The Oprah Winfrey Show at 7PM, one of very few stations in the country to air the show in prime-time. Oprah has since returned to its previous home, KIEM.