KVAL-TV
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KVAL-TV channel 13 is a television station in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It is an affiliate of the CBS network. The station began broadcasting on April 15, 1954.
Owned by Fisher Communications, the station reaches additional viewers in central and western Oregon via co-owned full-powered satellite stations KCBY-TV channel 11 (Coos Bay) and KPIC channel 4 (Roseburg).
History
KVAL was originally an NBC affiliate, but aired some programming from the other major networks over the years.
In the summer of 1978, as NBC was floundering in third place in the Nielsen ratings, CBS started airing five hours of CBS programming a week. Over the next four years, the station gradually offered more and more programs from CBS, and less and less from NBC. NBC affiliated with new sign-on KMTR in 1982, and KVAL formally switched its affiliate status over to CBS.
Fisher Broadcasting purchased the stations from Retlaw Broadcasting (a company owned by relatives of Walt Disney) in 1998.
As of 2007, two of Oregon's statewide elected officials are former KVAL reporters: Secretary of State Bill Bradbury and schools superintendent Susan Castillo. Bradbury and Castillo also served in the Oregon Legislature, as did KVAL alumni Wayne Whitehead and Mark Hass.
In September of 2000, a KVAL original program, 'Inside The Pac', made its debut, after the Oregon Sports Network went to KEZI, along with it the weekly sports program featuring Oregon football head coach Mike Bellotti. Airing each Sunday afternoon, the show features highlights and talk about Pac-10 sports. It was originally hosted by former KVAL sports director and longtime Eugene TV broadcaster Todd McKim, who left KVAL in 2005. Upon McKim's departure, Tom Ward was promoted and currently hosts the weekly half hour along with Nick Krupke. Also featured on the show are former college football players from Oregon and Oregon State who sit in studio and offer insight, sharing their knowledge and experience.
In December of 2005, KVAL launched a newscast called Northwest News at 10:00 on Fox for local Fox affiliate KLSR. This newscast was anchored by Katie Dyer from December of '05 to April of '07, when Natasha Chugthai took over. This newscast came into its own in April of 2007 when a new graphics scheme similar to that of other Fox affiliates such as WNYW of New York and KTTV of Los Angeles, its own opening music started being used in August of 2007. In March of 2008, Northwest News at 10:00 was renamed Fox News @ 10 for the live weekday broadcast and KVAL News @ 10 on Fox for the weekend repeats of the evening news. KVAL News is simulcast on local MyNetworkTV affiliate KEVU at 11.
In September of 2007, KVAL's morning news started airing from 5-7 a.m. beating local station KMTR who's morning newscasts start at 5:30 a.m. KEZI announced they would begin to broadcast from 5-7 a.m. as well, branding with a new look, new team, and new time. Currently KVAL broadcasts the only midday newscast.
In October, Al Peterson, former morning news anchor on rival KEZI who was let go earlier in the year, joined KVAL's morning news team replacing Seth Wayne who moved to a station in Tucson, AZ. The day Peterson took over, KVAL, like most other Fisher stations adopted a new graphics scheme which heavily emphasizes KVAL's CBS affiliation. KVAL also rebranded their news as 'KVAL News' rather than the long-used 'Northwest News' with a new slogan "First, Fair, Accurate".
Personalities
Current anchors at KVAL:
David Walker - 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Denae D'Arcy - 11 p.m.
Jennifer Winters - 5 and 6 p.m.
Shelley Kurtz - 5, 6 a.m. and noon
Al Peterson - 5, 6 a.m
Tom Adams - Weekends/Reporter
Tom Ward - Sports
Tim Chuey - Weather
Kim Quintero - Weather/Reporter
Natasha Chughtai - KLSR News/KVAL Reporter
Current Reporters at KVAL:
Tom Adams *Also Weekend Anchor*
Natasha Chugtai *Also Fox News @ 10 Anchor*
Joe Raineri- Noon Weather
Michele Armand
Meghan Kalkstein
Elissa Harrington
Laura Rillos
Molly Blancett
Denae D'Arcy
Sports reporters:
Nick Krupke
Dirk Weishaar
Satellite stations
| Station | City of license | Channels (Analog/ Digital) |
First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
ERP (Analog/ Digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ Digital) |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates | Website |
| KCBY-TV | Coos Bay | 11 (VHF) 21 (UHF) |
October 1, 1960[1] | Coos BaY | 11.5 kW 5.1 kW |
192 m 188 m |
49750 | 43°23′25.3″N 124°7′52.7″W / 43.390361°N 124.131306°W | www.kcby.com |
| KPIC | Roseburg | 4 (VHF) 19 (UHF) |
April 1, 1956 | Television PICture | 5.37 kW 50 kW |
305 m 274 m |
61551 | 43°14′7″N 123°19′22″W / 43.23528°N 123.32278°W | www.kpic.com |
NOTE: KPIC is licensed to South West Oregon TV Broadcasting Corporation.
Translators
The stations are rebroadcasted on the following translators:
KVAL Repeaters
- K02DB Channel 2 Scottsburg
- K03CQ Channel 3 Mapleton
- K04DR Channel 4 Eugene (City Grade Signal)
- K04GR Channel 4 Dorena
- K05GZ Channel 5 Black Butte Ranch
- K53FJ Channel 53 London Springs (Moving to Ch. 27)
- K58CT Channel 58 Cottage Grove (Moving to Ch. 46)
- K58CW Channel 58 Florence (Moving to Ch. 40)
KPIC Repeaters
Wide area signal
City grade signals
- K07PP Channel 7 Camas Valley
- K11GH Channel 11 Tri-City
- K12IA Channel 12 Oakland
- K13HM Channel 13 Myrtle Creek
- K58DA Channel 58 Glendale
KCBY Repeaters
- K07KZ Channel 7 Squaw Valley
- K13KQ Channel 13 Myrtle Point
- K33CP Channel 33 Gold Beach
- K66DG Channel 66 Powers
Low power translators in Elkton, Newport, Oakridge and Swisshome have been discontinued.