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| callsign = KNVN

| city = Chico, California

| logo = [[File:KNVN logo 2006.pngwebp|200px]]

| branding = {{ubl|NBC 24; ''(general)''<br>''Action News Now''|{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo Chico Redding}} ''(newscastsDT2)''}}

| analog = =

| digital = 20 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])

| virtual = 24

| translators = K31ND-D 31 (UHF) 24.3 [[Oroville, California|Oroville]]

| subchannels =

| affiliations = {{ubl|'''24.1:''' [[NBC]]<br>|'''24.2:''' [[Telemundo]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}

| network =

| country = United States

| founded =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1985|9|24|p=y}}

| last_airdate =

| location = [[Chico, California|Chico]]/–[[Redding, California]]

| callsign_meaning = North Valley News

| former_callsigns = KCPM (1985–1998)

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''| 24 (UHF, 1983–2008)|'''Digital:'''| 36 (UHF, 2004–2008)|, 24 (UHF, 2008–2020)}}

| owner = Maxair Media, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]

| licensee =

| operator = [[Allen Media BroadcastingGroup]]<ref name="allenmedia">{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/239568/byron-allen-buying-11-stations-for-290m/|title=Byron Allen Buying 11 Stations For $290M|last=Miller|first=Mark K.|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref><br>(via [[shared services|SSA]])

| sister_stations = [[KHSL-TV]]<br>[[KDRV]]<br>[[KEZI]]

| former_affiliations =

| erp = 300 kW

| haat = {{convert|566.7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class =

| facility_id = 33745

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|40|15|30.56|N|122|5|24.34|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KNVN}}}}

| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]

| website = {{URL|https://www.actionnewsnow.com/}}

'''KNVN''' (channel 24) is a dual [[television station]] licensed to [[Chico, California]], United States, serving the Chico–[[Redding, California|Redding]] [[media market|market]] as an affiliate of [[NBC]] and [[Telemundo]]. It is owned by Maxair Media, which maintains a [[shared services]] agreement (SSA) with [[Entertainment Studios|Allen Media BroadcastingGroup]], owner of dual [[CBS]]/[[CW+]] affiliate [[KHSL-TV]] (channel 12, also licensed to Chico), for the provision of certain services. BothThe two stations share studios at the McClung Broadcast Center at the intersection of Eaton Road and Silverbell Road on the northwest side of Chico, while; KNVN's transmitter is located northeast of [[Red Bluff, California|Red Bluff]].

Channel 24 first hit the airwaves on September 24, 1985, as '''KCPM''', making the northern Sacramento Valley one of the last regions of the country with full network service. The station was owned by the broadcasting unit of television production company [[Telepictures]] (later renamed [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]) It also brought a full NBC affiliate to the area for the first time since [[KRCR-TV]] (channel 7) switched from NBC to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1978. In that interim period between 1978 and 1985, assorted NBC programs were available via off-hours clearances from both KHSL and KRCR. It originally broadcast from the former KHSL-TV and Radio studios located on East 4th Street and Wall Street in Chico. Lorimar-Telepictures sold the station along with two of its stations ([[KGHZ|KSPR]] in [[Springfield, Missouri]], and [[KMID (TV)|KMID]] in [[Midland, Texas]]) to Goltrin Communications in 1987; which in turn sold it to Davis-Goldfarb Communications in 1988.

KCPM signed on during a very prosperous time for NBC (as it rose to become the top rated network), and it did quite well for the first several years on the air. But by 1998, the station was sinking in debt and on the verge of closing down. At this point, KHSL stepped in, not wanting to see the loss of full network service in the area. Then-owner [[Piedmont Television|Grapevine Communications]] sold the station to Evans Broadcasting, which changed the calls to the current '''KNVN''' on August 10, and turned the station's operations over to KHSL (owned by Catamount Broadcasting at the time) under a [[shared services]] agreement.

A report in the ''[[Chico News & Review]]'' on January 3, 2013, said that there were rumors of a sale of KHSL and KNVN to [[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar Broadcasting Group]].<ref>[http://www.newsreview.com/chico/clash-of-the-broadcasts/content?oid=8723312 Clash of the broadcasts], Tom Gascoyne, ''Chico News & Review'', January 3, 2013</ref> However, on February 6, KNVN was instead sold to K4 Media Holdings. Operations of the station were taken over by GOCOM Media, LLC, which concurrently bought KHSL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1535479&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=33745|title=Application View ... Redirecting|website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/double-deal-with-moving-parts-in-chico-redding-dma/|title=Double deal with moving parts in Chico-Redding DMA|last=RBR-TVBR|date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> The FCC approved the sale on April 19;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1550981.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221111748/http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1550981.pdf |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> it was consummated on May 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101553813&formid=905&fac_num=33745|title=CDBS Print|website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref> On July 14, 2015, it was announced that K4 would sell KNVN to Maxair Media. Concurrently, GOCOM sold KHSL-TV to Heartland Media, through its USA Television Holdings [[joint venture]] with MSouth Equity Partners, for $40 million; Heartland provided services to KNVN and sold up to 15 percent of channel 24's advertising time.<ref name=b&c-saletomaxair>{{cite news|last1=Malone|first1=Michael|title=Heartland, Maxair to Acquire Chico-Redding Stations|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/heartland-maxair-acquire-chico-redding-stations/142521|access-date=July 20, 2015|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> The sale was completed on December 1.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1710350&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=33745 Consummation Notice], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], Retrieved December 2, 2015</ref>

'''KNVN-DT2''', branded on-air as '''{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo Chico-Redding}}''', is the [[Telemundo]]-affiliated second [[digital subchannel]] of KNVN, broadcasting in [[720p]] high definition on channel 24.2. It is the first local [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] station in the Northstate to broadcast a locally produced Spanish-language newscast called ''{{lang|es|Acción Noticiero Telemundo''}} with Josh Navarro and Daniela Contreras as anchors. Spanish-language local news was discontinued on October 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/DBjz9Z5zTOX/|website=@briandaonair on Instagram|title=De parte del equipo Telemundo Chico-Redding Gracias ❤️ Today was our last Spanish newscast. Thank you to everyone in Northern California for the support throughout the years. It saddens me that decisions like this happen to our community. Thank you to the team behind the camera you all made this journey for me so special 🥹❤️|date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>

The subchannel's Telemundo affiliation originally started with [[KXVU-LD|KXVU-LP]] (channel 17) in 2006. It was founded by [[Chester Smith]] of [[Sainte Partners II, L.P.]], joining sister station [[KUCO-LD|KUCO-LP]] (their [[Univision]] affiliate) as the only two Spanish-language stations in the North Valley until they also founded [[KKTF-LD]] (the [[UniMás]] affiliate). After the sale of Sainte's assets to [[Bonten Media Group]], the new owners sold the rights to Telemundo to K4 Media Holdings and moved the network from KXVU's channel 17 to channel 24.2. (KXVU has since become an affiliate of [[Antenna TV]]).

KCPM aired its own newscasts for a time after going on the air under the titles of ''24 Reports'' and ''24 Action News'' (the latter which is reused by both KHSL and KNVN today). After Grapevine sold the station, KNVN relaunched its own news department, this time targeted toward younger viewers. However, this attempt at local news failed to make much of an impact. Finally, the news departments of both stations formally merged into a single news department in February 2000.

The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:

! [[Display resolution|VideoRes.]]

| 24.1 || [[1080i]] || rowspan=2"4" |[[16:9]] || KNVN-HD || Main KNVN programming / [[NBC]]

! scope = "row" | 24.2 |
| [[720p]] || Telemun || [[Telemundo]]

KNVN shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 24, on December 22, 2008. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 36 to channel 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref>