Slogan Al Norte de California | ||
Owner Bonten Media Group(California Broadcasting, Inc.) | ||
KUCO-LD channel 27 (identified on-air as KUCO-TV) is a local Univision Spanish-language affiliate based in Chico, California in the United States. It was the first Spanish-language station to go on air north of Sacramento. The station is owned by Bonten Media Group, also the owner of local ABC affiliate KRCR-TV. Programming is repeated on K46HI in Redding.
History
KUCO was founded by country-western singer Chester Smith's broadcast company Sainte Partners II, L.P. and first hit the air in 1998 to help bring Spanish-language television to the growing Spanish-speaking population in Northern California. It was the first Spanish-language station to air in the Chico/Redding market. It would soon be joined by Telemundo affiliate KXVU-LP and TeleFutura affiliate KKTF-LP, both also founded by Smith's company.
In 2014, six years after Smith's death, his company sold KUCO and the remaining stations to Bonten Media Group, owners of Redding, California, ABC affiliate KRCR-TV.
KEUV-LP is its semi-satellite in Eureka, airing similar programs, but with different commercials and identification for the Eureka area.