breath of fresh airtime channels digital 26 uhf virtual 26 subchannels 26.1 retro television 26.2 the action channel 26.3 the family channel 26.4 nasa owner cooper communications llc 1997 2011 2014 present founded october 1997 call letters meaning k george e. cooper founder deceased former callsigns k26co 1993 1998 kgec lp 1998 2013 former affiliations america one familynet website www.kgectv.com kgec ld channel 26 kgec tv on the air and formerly known as familytv 26 is an independent broadcast television station based in redding california . it is currently owned by cooper communications llc . the station s call letters are named after the station s primary founder longtime owner and chief executive officer george e. cooper . millie cooper brogan serves as the station s president and general manager . kgec is seen on uhf low power channel 26 from redding south and is on charter digital cable channel 94 in the redding and red bluff areas only . contents 1 history 2 network programming 3 local programming 3.1 past local programs 4 references 5 external links history edit former logo 2000 2010 it was founded by fresno california businessman george e. cooper in 1997 . it signed on for the first time in late october 1997 and became an america one network affiliate on january 14 1998 and would remain so until that network went to kmca lp in 2000 . george cooper was quoted as saying we love the market and the people and will do everything we can to serve it well on july 1 2000 kgec became an affiliate of the fledging familynet a faith based family oriented network . this brought more family friendly programming that had been lacking among its major competition . because of familynet s ownership management and programming changes kgec severed ties with familynet on january 4 2010 and became a full time affiliate of retro television which airs classic television series to keep with the station s tradition of providing good quality television . 1 on february 17 2005 kgec co founder and chief executive officer george cooper died after a long battle with cancer . his widow and station president millie would assume the role of primary owner and c.e.o. as well . in march of 2011 kgec was granted its digital license on channel 26 for four virtual channels and provides family friendly programs from retro television 26.1 tuff tv 26.2 the family channel 26.3 and nasa television 26.4 . it also airs jewelry television in the overnight hours on 26.1 26.3 and 26.4 . later in 2011 kgec was sold to another group but they basically ran the station as a repeater for retro tv causing the station to lose money . however millie cooper brogan widow of founder george cooper bought the station back in 2014 in hopes of finding new ownership . kgec once again flies under the cooper communications banner . mrs. brogan reassumes the position of owner president and general manager . jim mckeown is the station s chief engineer . 2 network programming edit kgec programming schedule features programming for retro tv 26.1 the action channel 26.2 the family channel 26.3 and nasa tv 26.4 always subject to change local programming edit to be determined past local programs edit pray northstate northstate sports replay 2002 2003 produced in association with action video entertainment references edit about kgec tv kgec website contact us kgec website external links edit kgec tv official website kgec tv facebook page query the fcc s tv station database for kgec v t e broadcast television in the chico redding market of california reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television english channels krcr 7.1 abc 7.2 metv 7.3 movies kixe 9.1 pbs 9.2 create 9.3 world kmca ld 10 youtoo k11vz d 11 krdt cd 23 religious khsl 12.1 cbs 12.2 cw kxvu ld 17.1 ant k19fy 19 silent kcvu 20.1 fox 20.2 this tv krvu ld 21.1 mynetworktv kzvu ld 22.1 mynetworktv krdt ld 23.1 religious 23.2 hsn knvn 24.1 nbc 24.5 accuwx kgec ld 26.1 rtv 26.2 tuff tv 26.3 the family channel 26.4 nasa kkpm ca 28.1 religious 28.2 hsn k33hh 33 kbln tv 3abn k50gp 50 tbn k15hv d 73.1 3abn spanish channels k11vz d krdt cd 11.4 23.4 k49ks d 49.2 knvn 24.2 telemundo kuco 27 uni kktf ld 30.1 unim s krht 41 aza regional cable channels csn bay area csn west adjacent locals sacramento kcra 3.1 nbc kvie 6.1 pbs 6.3 v me kxtv 10.1 abc kovr 13.1 cbs defunct locals krdn lp 5 ds k46dq 46 network one california television bakersfield chico redding eureka fresno las vegas nv los angeles medford or monterey inland empire palm springs reno nv sacramento san diego san francisco santa barbara el centro ca yuma az v t e religious network affiliates in the state of california daystar tv network krdn lp 5 krjr lp 44 kdts ca 52 kaca lp 61 koce dt 50.3 trinity broadcasting network ktbn 40 k50gp 3abn k08mm d 8 k24gs 24 k17ji d 17 k03hk 3 k20jx d 20 k21do d 21 klfb ld 21 k33hh 33 k39eo d 39 tele vida abundante k10oi 5 kkdj lp 8 kvps lp 8 k36jh 36 kwsm 40 almavision ktav ld 46 k55kd 57 other stations ksfv ca 6 ind kvbc lp 13 kvvg lp 54 tvida kgec ld 26 fn knxt 49 knxt lp 38 ind ktln 68 tln defunct kjcn lp 36 tbn see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in california see also azteca am rica mundomax telemundo unim s univision other spanish network affiliates religious home shopping independent retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kgec ld & oldid 735005130 categories television stations in redding californiaretro television network affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 1997digital low power stations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent 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