KDRV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KDRV / KDKF
city =
station_
station_slogan = Watching Out For You
station_branding = NewsWatch 12
analog =
KDRV: 12 (VHF)
KDKF: 31 (UHF)
digital =
KDRV: 38 (UHF)
KDKF: 29 (UHF)
other_chs = (see article)
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = KDRV: February 26, 1984
KDKF: October 1989 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says KDKF signed on October 17, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says it signed on October 15.]
location = KDRV: Medford, Oregon
KDKF: Klamath Falls, Oregon
callsign_meaning = KDRV: Rogue Valley
KDKF: Klamath Falls
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Chambers Communications Corporation
licensee = Soda Mountain Broadcasting, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = KDRV:
191 kW (analog)
38.9 kW (digital)
KDKF:
6.03 kW (analog)
5 kW (digital)
HAAT = KDRV:
823 m (analog)
819 m (digital)
KDKF:
691 m (analog)
651 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = KDRV: 60736
KDKF: 60740
coordinates = KDRV:
coord|42|41|29.8|N|123|13|48.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
KDKF:
coord|42|5|49.6|N|121|38|2.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KDKF
homepage = [http://www.kdrv.com/ www.kdrv.com]

KDRV channel 12 is an ABC television affiliate based in Medford, Oregon. The station is located near Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in north Medford. The station is owned by Chambers Communications Corporation of Eugene, Oregon.

KDRV's programming can also be seen in Klamath Falls on KDKF channel 31. KDKF has its own newsroom in Klamath Falls.

HIstory

Prior to 1984, KOTI served as the primary ABC affiliate for southern Oregon, but Medford was only partially covered. Viewers could also receive KATU in Portland on cable. This was partly because the FCC had reserved channel 8, the last VHF frequency in the area, for noncommercial use (currently occupied by PBS member KSYS). The Medford-Klamath Falls market is one of the largest in the country, covering a large swath of southern Oregon and northern California. This area is very mountainous, and it is very difficult to get decent UHF reception in rugged terrain. However, in 1978, the FCC took the unusual step of dropping in a channel 12 allocation for Medford without anyone requesting such action. While a Christian broadcaster initially made a bid for the station, it was a foregone conclusion that the license would go to Sunshine Television, a local investment group.

KDRV signed on for the first time on February 26, 1984. The station's studio had not been finished yet, and live local programming was not possible from its temporary studio. The new studio was finished later in 1984, and the station was able to begin news and other local programming a year later. Sunshine sold the station to Love Broadcasting in 1987. Chambers Communications bought the station in 1994. KDKF debuted on October 17, 1989.

"NewsWatch 12" airs at 5:30am, 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm and 11:00pm every weekday; 6:00pm and 11:00pm on the weekends. The newscast recently received an Emmy Award.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] , KDRV will move its digital broadcasts back to its present analog channel number, 12.

Translators

KDRV is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K02IQ K02IQ] Channel 2 Squaw Valley
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K04NU K04NU] Channel 4 Seiad Valley, California
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K09PI K09PI] Channel 9 Happy Camp, California
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K14GT K14GT] Channel 14 Port Orford
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K15BP K15BP] Channel 15 Grants Pass
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K17BA K17BA] Channel 17 Yreka, California
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K20BI K20BI] Channel 20 Nesika Beach
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K21BG K21BG] Channel 21 Jacksonville (CP: Flash-cut to digital)
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K36HM K36HM] Channel 36 Brookings
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K43BJ K43BJ] Channel 43 Ruch
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K46CH K46CH] Channel 46 Gold Hill
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K51BV K51BV] Channel 51 Cave Junction
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K68BB K68BB] Channel 68 Gold Beach

KDKF is rebroadcast on the following translator station:
* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=K52AS K52AS] Channel 52 Altamont (City Grade Signal)

Trivia

Until 2007, KDRV was one of the few TV stations still using the U-Matic videotape format for editing and on-air playback.

External links

* [http://www.kdrv.com/ KDRV Website]
* [http://www.cmc.net/~chambers/ Chambers Communications]
* [http://www.wsmb.org/Page.asp?NavID=15 History of Television in Southern Oregon]
*TVQ|KDRV
*TVQ|KDKF
*BIA|KDRV|TV|TV
*BIA|KDKF|TV|TV

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