KMVT
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| HAAT | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 42°43′46.9″N 114°24′55″W / 42.729694°N 114.41528°W |
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| Website | www |
KMVT (channel 11) is a
History
The station went on the air on June 1, 1955, as KLIX-TV, a sister station to KLIX radio (1310 AM). It has been a CBS affiliate since sign-on; however, in its early years the station carried programs from ABC and NBC. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.
In 1957, Ogden, Utah, businessman Abe Glasmann purchased the KLIX radio and TV stations and KUTV in Salt Lake City. In 1963, Glasmann later sold the radio station, which retained the call letters KLIX. He rechristened the TV station KMVT. "MVT" stood for "Magic Valley Television", reflecting the area's nickname of "Magic Valley".
In 1965, KMVT became the first television station in Idaho to broadcast local programs in color.
Arthur Mosby and his Western Broadcasting Company of
On
In September 2006, KMVT began carrying The CW on its DT2 subchannel, which was also seen on KTWT-LP (channel 43); in 2012, KTWT switched to MyNetworkTV (with CW programming remaining on the KMVT subchannel), then (after converting to digital operations on channel 14) to Fox. In 2014, KTWT became KSVT-LD.
On March 12, 2015, Neuhoff Communications announced the sale of KMVT and KSVT to Gray Television for $17.5 million;[3] the sale was completed on July 1.[4]
News operation
KMVT is the area's only full-power television station, and the only one airing a full schedule of local news focused on the Magic Valley. Both of the
With the launch of Fox on sister station KTWT on July 1, 2012, there was a significant expansion of KMVT's news operation. More specifically, the CBS affiliate began producing a half-hour extension of Rise and Shine that is seen weekday mornings from 7 to 7:30 on the Fox station. In addition, KTWT added half-hour newscasts at 5 (airing on weeknights only) and 9 (seen every night). The Fox broadcasts have a separate news anchor on weeknights and feature more regional, national, and international news of the day as opposed to shows seen on KMVT. As with the CBS affiliate, shows seen on the Fox outlet can be seen in high definition. As of January 2013, the station has branded the two stations' news programming as one. Both are now called Idaho's First News and share the same anchors.[citation needed]
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KMVT-HD | CBS |
| 11.2 | 720p | CW-HD | The CW Plus | |
| 11.3 | 480i | 4:3 |
FOX-SD | Fox (KSVT-LD) in SD |
On July 1, 2012, KMVT-DT2 upgraded to a high definition feed (including
Translators
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMVT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "The True Story of Apple's "1984" Ad's First Broadcast...Before the Super Bowl". Mental Floss. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Gray Buying Twin Falls Duopoly For $17.5M". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Gray In 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones". TVNewsCheck. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "RabbitEars query for KMVT". www.rabbitears.info. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Changes for Watching KMVT, THE CW & FOX 14 | KMVT | Twin Falls, ID News, Weather and Sports | Idaho News, Weather and Sports |". Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.