KUCO-LD
KUCO-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station licensed to Chico, California, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language networks Univision and UniMás. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, it is sister to Redding-licensed ABC affiliate KRCR-TV (channel 7) and four other low-power stations: Chico-licensed Antenna TV affiliate KXVU-LD (channel 17); MyNetworkTV affiliates Redding-licensed KRVU-LD (channel 21) and Chico-licensed KZVU-LD (channel 22), and Chico-licensed UniMás affiliate KKTF-LD (channel 30). Sinclair also operates Paradise-licensed Fox affiliate KCVU (channel 20) through a local marketing agreement (LMA) with owner Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns KCVU as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith.
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| Branding | Univision 27 |
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Sister stations | KRCR-TV, KCVU, KXVU-LD, KRVU-LD/KZVU-LD, KKTF-LD |
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First air date | May 21, 2002 |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 27 (UHF, 2002–2019) |
Call sign meaning | Univision Chico |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 127046 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 373.6 m (1,226 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°57′45″N 121°42′44″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
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. For FCC and other legal purposes, the Chico/Paradise-licensed stations still use the Chico address and Redding-licensed stations use the Redding address. KUCO-LD's transmitter is located along Cohasset Road northeast of Chico.
KEUV-LD (channel 35) in Eureka operates as a semi-satellite of KUCO-LD. As such, it simulcasts all Univision programming as provided through KUCO but airs separate local commercials and legal station identifications. Although KEUV-LD maintains its own studios (shared with KAEF-TV and LMA partner KBVU) on Sixth Street in downtown Eureka, master control and some internal operations are based at KUCO's facilities.