KGEC TV Redding California seen over the air on Digital Channel 26 and on Charter cable Channel 94. When the opportunity came to acquire a station in Redding, George and Millie Copper jumped at the chance! “We love the market and the people”, according to Cooper, “and will do everything we can to serve it well!” Channel 26 came on the air late in October of 1997, was licensed by the FCC January 14, 1998 and became an affiliate of the America One Network a week later.