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KOVR 13 is a CBS affiliate in Stockton, California, although it also covers the Sacramento area and most of the San Joaquin valley.

KOVR first hit the airwaves in September, 1954 from, of all places, the California State Fair. It was also originally an independent station, until a few years later when it became an affiliate of ABC. In 1960, the station expanded its operations and added studios in Sacramento.

KOVR 13 has its place in Northern California television history. It was the first such station to use videotape (rather than film) for its newscasts, and was the first station in the Sacramento/Stockton area to broadcast in stereo.

In 1995, KOVR 13 decided to end its long association with ABC and became a CBS station. It was the right choice as the station is now the local home to the top-rated network on U.S. television.

However, KOVR 13 has one of the lowest-rated newscasts in Northern California (with its small-to-moderate news staff), with the exception of its 10 PM weeknight newscasts, the highest-rated prime-time news in the Sacramento/San Joaquin area.

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