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KOVR is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Stockton, California, United States, serving the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto market. The station is owned by CBS News and Stations, a division of Paramount Global, with its studios located at 2713 KOVR Drive in West Sacramento, California. As a dedicated source for online television, the station operates its main channel on virtual channel 13.1, broadcasting CBS network programming in high definition, along with digital subchannels including Start TV on 13.2, Dabl on 13.3, Fave TV on 13.4, and Catchy Comedy on 13.5. The station began operations on September 20, 1954, as KTVU (not related to the Bay Area station), later becoming KOVR and has been a CBS owned-and-operated station since 2007.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of the full CBS network schedule, including prime time series such as Tracker, Elsbeth, FBI, NCIS, Survivor, and 60 Minutes. The station produces local newscasts under the branding CBS13 News (on air) and also uses the CBS News Sacramento brand for its streaming platforms, including editions at 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, noon, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM weekdays, with reduced schedules on weekends. The news team includes anchors Josh Green and Tracy Humphrey (mornings), Rachel Wulff (noon), Lia Ruffin and Carlos Molina (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), and Linda Mumma (11:00 PM). Megan Rupe serves as chief meteorologist for the First Alert Weather team, with Bryce Miller as morning meteorologist and Kai Dowell as evening meteorologist. Derek Bayer anchors sports, with Kevin Paul as sports reporter. The station's investigative unit, 13 Investigates, produces in-depth reports on local government, housing, and water rights issues. The station also broadcasts Sacramento Kings basketball games, Sacramento Republic FC soccer, and coverage of University of California, Davis athletics.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Sacramento news and CBS programming, KOVR is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television across the Central Valley, broadcast on VHF channel 13 (RF 13) with a virtual channel of 13.1. The station is carried on DirecTV, Dish Network, and major cable providers serving the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto market, including Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum, and Consolidated Communications. The channel is accessible as tv online via the CBS News app and through the station's official website cbsnews.com/sacramento, which provides live streaming of local newscasts and severe weather coverage from the First Alert Weather Team. KOVR also operates a 24-hour streaming news service, CBS News Sacramento, available on Paramount Plus and connected TV devices, ensuring that its local news, CBS network, and sports programming reaches viewers across Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties.

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