KECA-LD (channel 29) is a

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, United States, affiliated with

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and

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. It is owned by

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alongside

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-licensed

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affiliate

KAEF-TV KAEF-TV (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Arcata, California, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Eureka area. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside two low-power stations: dual CW/MyNetworkTV affil ...

(channel 23) and low-power

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affiliate

KEUV-LD KEUV-LD (channel 35) is a low-power television station in Eureka, California, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Univision. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside low-power dual CW+/MyNetworkTV affiliate KECA ...

(channel 35). Sinclair also provides certain services to

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affiliate KBVU (channel 28) under a

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(LMA) with

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; however, Sinclair effectively owns KBVU as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The four stations share studios on Sixth Street in downtown Eureka; KECA-LD's transmitter is located along Barry Road southeast of the city.

History

The CW and MyNetworkTV first appeared in Eureka respectively on KUVU-LP (channel 9) and KEMY-LP (channel 33), both analog-only stations and the latter a semi-satellite of KRVU-LP in Redding, as part of the Eureka Broadcast Group, which owned

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affiliate

KVIQ KVIQ-LD (channel 14) is a low-power television station in Eureka, California, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Marquee Broadcasting alongside NBC affiliate KIEM-TV (channel 3). The two stations share studios on South Broadway ...

and several other stations with affiliations to

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and others. KUVU and KEMY were dissolved in 2014 and Bonten Media Group, who had purchased most of the Eureka Broadcast Group stations including KUVU and KEMY in 2012, launched KECA as a digital replacement for the two defunct stations in the Eureka market. On April 21, 2017,

purchased KECA as part of a four-station deal. The sale was completed September 1.Consummation Notice
''CDBS Public Access'',

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, Retrieved September 6, 2017. In June 2020, Sinclair upgraded the station's facilities to HD.

Subchannels

The station's signal is

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References

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