KCAU-TV

KCAU-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located on Gordon Drive in Sioux City, and its transmitter is located near Hinton, Iowa.

KCAU-TV
  • Sioux City, Iowa
  • United States
Channels
BrandingKCAU 9
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Nexstar Media Group
  • (Nexstar Media Inc.)
History
First air date
March 29, 1953 (1953-03-29)
Former call signs
KVTV (1953–1967)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 30 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliations
  • CBS (1953–1967)
  • NBC (secondary, 1953–1954)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955)
  • ABC (secondary, 1953–1967)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11265
ERP29.5 kW
HAAT616 m (2,021 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°35′12.2″N 96°13′57.1″W
Translator(s)KNEN-LD 35.2 Norfolk, NE
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.siouxlandproud.com

The first television station in the region, the station began broadcasting as CBS affiliate KVTV in 1953. It was acquired in 1965 by a company that became known as Forward Communications; under Forward stewardship, the station activated a 2,000-foot (610 m) tower, changed its call sign to KCAU-TV and its affiliation to ABC in 1967, and became the leading station in the market through the 1980s. It was owned by Citadel Communications from 1985 to 2014, when it was purchased by Nexstar.

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