KCVU

KCVU
	Paradise–Chico–Redding, California; United States;
City	Paradise, California
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 20;
Programming
Affiliations	20.1: Roar; for others, see § Technical information and subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group; (Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	KRCR-TV, KRVU-LD, KZVU-LD, KUCO-LD, KXVU-LD, KKTF-LD
History
Founded	May 14, 1986
First air date	November 14, 1990
Former call signs	KBCP (1990–1992)
Former channel numbers	Analog: 30 (UHF, 1990–2008); Digital: 20 (UHF, 2002–2020), 17 (UHF, 2020–2021);
Former affiliations	Independent (1990–1994); Fox (1994–2025); UPN (secondary, 1995–1997); The WB (secondary, 1995–1998);
Call sign meaning	No meaning; the "VU" letters are also used on sister stations KRVU-LD/KZVU-LD and KXVU-LD
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58605
ERP	500 kW
HAAT	430.6 m (1,413 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°57′42.7″N 121°42′43.1″W / 39.961861°N 121.711972°W
Translator(s)	KRCR-TV 20.1 Redding; K22MD-D Anderson/Central Valley;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

KCVU (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Paradise, California, United States, serving the Chico–Redding market with programming from the digital multicast network Roar. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Redding-licensed ABC/Fox affiliate KRCR-TV (channel 7) and five low-power stations: Antenna TV affiliate KXVU-LD (channel 17); MyNetworkTV affiliates KRVU-LD (channel 22) and KZVU-LD (channel 21); Univision affiliate KUCO-LD (channel 27); and UniMás affiliate KKTF-LD (channel 30). The stations share studios on Auditorium Drive east of downtown Redding and maintain a news bureau and sales office at the former Sainte Television Group facilities on Main Street in downtown Chico. KCVU's transmitter is located along Cohasset Road northeast of Chico.

KBVU (channel 28) in Eureka operates as a semi-satellite of KCVU. As such, it clears all Roar programming as provided through its parent station, with the only difference being the hourly station identification as Roar uses a master default schedule.