KMVT
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| KMVT | |
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| Twin Falls, Idaho | |
| Branding | CBS 11 |
| Channels | |
| Subchannels | 11.1 CBS 11.2 The CW 11.3 MyNetworkTV 11.4 Mexicanal |
| Affiliations | CBS Television Network |
| Owner | Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership |
| First air date | May 30, 1955 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Magic Valley Television |
| Former callsigns | KLIX-TV (1955-1957) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (1955-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC, NBC (both secondary) |
| Transmitter Power | 132 kW |
| Height | 323 m |
| Facility ID | 35200 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 42°43′46.9″N 114°24′55″W / 42.729694°N 114.41528°W |
| Website | www.kmvt.com |
KMVT is the CBS affiliate in Twin Falls, Idaho.[1] Its digital signal is broadcast over Channel 11. Its transmitter is located on Flat Top Butte near Jerome.
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[edit] History
The station went on the air on June 1, 1955 using the call letters of its sister radio station, KLIX. 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.[2]
In 1957, Ogden, Utah businessman Abe Glasmann purchased the KLIX radio and TV stations and KUTV in Salt Lake City. Glasmann 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.
Western Broadcasting Company of Missoula, Montana, which operated KMSO-TV (now KECI) in Missoula, acquired KMVT in 1970. In 1984, control of the station was transferred to the Chapman S. Root 1982 Living Trust. The Catamount Broadcast Group acquired the station in 1998 and sold it to the Neuhoff family in 2004. Today KMVT Broadcasting Inc. is a subsidiary of the Neuhoff family limited partnership.
KMVT became the first station to air Apple Computers' famous "1984" commercial on December 15, 1983, in the 1:00 AM sign-off time slot, to ensure the ad would qualify for the year's advertising awards.
In September 2006, KMVT began carrying The CW network on its DT2 subchannel, which is also seen terrestrially on KTWT-LP channel 43.
KMVT's broadcasts are digital-only, effective (as originally scheduled) on February 17, 2009.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ KMVT is also a public-access television station in Mountain View, California - KMVT 15 website
- ^ "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", Boxoffice: 13, November 10, 1956, http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_111056-1
- ^ http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/39236572.html
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- TV-11 News (1970s-1982)
- NewsScene (1982-1989)
- Channel 11 News (1989-1996)
- NewsChannel 11 (1996-2003)
- KMVT News (2003-present)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- KMVT's Web site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KMVT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KMVT-TV
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