KVUE was a television station on ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 40 in Sacramento, California, United States.
The independent station was founded by employees of the previous channel 40, KCCC-TV, and bore that call sign until it began broadcasting.
This group, known as the Capitol Television Company, consisted of former KCCC-TV account executive Melvyn Lucas, chief engineer Harry Bartolomei, and announcer Clarence Holten.
[4] The new station initially adopted the same KCCC-TV call letters as the previous channel 40, but its launch was delayed multiple times.
[12] At the time, interest was cited on behalf of two groups in the Bay Area and a third party on the East Coast in returning channel 40 to service.
[13] The KVUE license remained in force, and in January 1963, Melvyn Lucas, who had acquired a controlling interest, filed for a renewal of channel 40's authority to operate.