KAVU-TV

KAVU-TV

Victoria, Texas
Branding	ABC 25 Newscenter 25
Slogan	Your Hometown News
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Subchannels	25.1 ABC 25.2 NBC 25.3 CBS 25.4 25 Now
Owner	Saga Communications, Inc. (Saga Broadcasting, LLC)
First air date	July 1, 1982
Sister station(s)	KVCT
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 25 (UHF, 1982-2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1982-1994) ABC (secondary, 1989-1994)
Transmitter power	900 kW
Height	312 m
Facility ID	73101
Transmitter coordinates	28°50′42″N 97°7′33″W
Website	Official site

KAVU-TV, known locally as ABC 25, is a full-service television station in Victoria, Texas. Serving the entire Victoria metropolitan area as an ABC network affiliate, this station is owned and operated by Saga Broadcasting, as part of a group of six television stations serving the Victoria market.

History

KAVU was founded on December 7, 1981, but did not take to the air until July 1, 1982. At the time, it began as an NBC network affiliate, but then joined ABC as a secondary affiliate from 1989 to 1994, after the previous affiliate, KVCT (now a Fox affiliate), dropped the ABC affiliation to become a religious station.

In 1994, KAVU became solely an ABC affiliate. Today, KAVU and KVCT operate as sister stations, and also operate the market's NBC, CBS, Univision, and Telemundo affiliates via low-power stations and/or digital subchannels.

News operation

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

• NewsCenter 25 (1982–present)

Station slogans

• Your Community Leader in the Crossroads (1990s–1999)
• Your Hometown News (1999–present)

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News team

Anchors

• Emily Collins - weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m. (on KVCT)
• Shawna Currie - weekday mornings Newscenter 25 Sunrise
• Sally Mamdooh - Saturdays at 6, Sundays 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
• Jonathan McCall - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
• Rissa Shaw - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.

Weather team

• Bill Alexander - meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6, 9 (on KVCT) and 10 p.m.
• Trey Meynig - meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.

Sports team

• Don Brubaker - sports director; weeknights at 6, 9 (on KVCT) and 10 p.m.
• Travis Clark - sports director; Saturdays at 6, Sundays 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.

Reporters

• Steve Broussard - general assignment reporter
• Marithza Calderon - general assignment reporter
• Kurt Johnson - general assignment reporter
• Briana Conner - general assignment reporter

External links

• Official site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KAVU
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KAVU-TV