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KOVR (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Stockton, California, United States, serving as the CBS outlet for the Sacramento area. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside KMAX-TV (channel 31), an independent station .
The KXTV/KOVR Tower (also known as the Sacramento Joint Venture Tower) is a 2,049 ft (625 m) guyed communication tower in Walnut Grove, California, United States.
It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside Stockton-licensed KOVR (channel 13), the market's CBS owned-and-operated station. The two stations share studios on KOVR Drive in West Sacramento; KMAX-TV's transmitter is located in Walnut Grove, California. Channel 31 began broadcasting on October 5, 1974, as KMUV-TV.
KXTV/KOVR/KCRA Tower is a 472.1-meter-high (1,549 ft) guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Walnut Grove, California. Construction began on the KOVR/KCRA Tower in 1959, and the tower was completed in 1961. At that time it was one of the tallest structures in the world.
Lambert joined KCRA in July 1995 as a reporter and morning anchor. Later she became the weekend anchor with Ron Jones (now at KOVR), until 2002. Then she anchored with Kevin Riggs on the weekend evening editions of the newscast. In early 2006, she switched positions to anchor the 6:00pm and 11:00pm newscast with John Alston.
She is currently a meteorologist on KOVR in Sacramento, California. She won an Emmy Award and a first place award for American Women in Radio and Television. [3] She holds communication studies and theatre arts degrees from California State University, Sacramento and a degree in meteorology from San Francisco State University. [3]
At times, not even KXTV and KOVR-TV combined could equal KCRA's news ratings. [63] Known under such names as The Big News, Channel 10 News, Newservice 10, and Eyewitness News, [1] the "News 10" name was adopted in 1984 with Belo's takeover of the station. The 40-person news staff, the smallest in the market at the time, was expanded. [46]
In 2005, Viacom bought CBS-affiliate KOVR in Sacramento, resulting in another duopoly with UPN-owned-and-operated KMAX-TV. Viacom also purchased the low-powered stations WTCN-CA and WWHB-CA, [34] integrating their local operations with WTVX. [35] Viacom also sold some of their stations, creating duopolies for their new owners instead.