KXVU-LD

KXVU-LD
Channels
BrandingAntenna TV 17.1
Programming
AffiliationsAntenna TV
Ownership
Owner
KRCR-TV, KCVU, KRVU-LD, KUCO-LD
History
FoundedJuly 26, 2002 (2002-07-26)
First air date
March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31)
Former call signs
  • K27HD (2002–2005)
  • K17HF (2005)
  • KXVU-LP (2005–2020)
Former channel number
  • Analog: 17 (UHF, 2006–2020)
Telemundo (2006–2014)
Call sign meaning
No meaning; the "VU" letters are also used on sister stations KCVU and KRVU-LD/KZVU-LD
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID125422
ERP0.1 kW
HAAT374.5 m (1,229 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°57′42.7″N 121°42′43.1″W / 39.961861°N 121.711972°W / 39.961861; -121.711972
Links
Public license information
LMS

KXVU-LD (channel 17) is a low-power television station in Chico, California, United States, serving the Chico–Redding market as an affiliate of Antenna TV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside ABC/Fox affiliate KRCR-TV (channel 7), KCVU (channel 20), and four other low-power stations: MyNetworkTV affiliates KRVU-LD (channel 21) and KZVU-LD (channel 22), 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. KXVU-LD's transmitter is located along Cohasset Road northeast of Chico.