KDRV

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KDRV / KDKF
KDRV: Medford, Oregon KDKF: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Branding	NewsWatch 12
Slogan	"Watching Out For You"
Channels	KDRV: 12 (VHF) KDKF: 31 (UHF) analog, KDRV: 38 (UHF) KDKF: 29 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Chambers Communications (Soda Mountain Broadcasting, Inc.)
Founded	1979
Call letters meaning	KDRV: K D Rogue Valley KDKF: K D Klamath Falls
Website	www.kdrv.com

KDRV channel 12 is an ABC television affiliate based in Medford, Oregon. The station is located near Rogue Valley International Airport in north Medford. The station signed on the air in September of 1984 five years after its original ownership, Sunshine Television, was founded in 1979.

It is owned by Chambers Communications, who also owns Eugene's KEZI, and operated by Soda Mountain Broadcasting, Inc.

KDRV's programming can also be seen in Klamath Falls, Oregon on KDKF channel 31.

NewsWatch 12 airs at 5:30am, 5:00pm and 11:00pm every weekday. The newscast recently received an Emmy Award.

KDRV's logo looks similar to the logo used by Lima, Ohio's WLQP-LP, which is also an ABC affiliate.

[edit] External links

• KDRV Website
• Chambers Communications
• History of Television in Southern Oregon
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KDRV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KDKF

Broadcast television in the Medford/Klamath Falls market  (Nielsen DMA #141)
Medford: KOBI 5 (NBC) - KSYS 8 (PBS/SOPTV) - KTVL 10 (CBS/The CW on DT2) - KDRV 12 (ABC) - KMCW 14 (TEL) - KMVU 26 (FOX) - K28GG 28 (AS) - KBLN 30 (3ABN) - K39EF 39 (HSN) - KFBI 48 (i/MNTV) - K57EK 57 (TBN)
Klamath Falls: KOTI 2 (NBC) - K07PU 7 (CBS) - KFTS 22 (PBS/SOPTV) - KDKF 31 (ABC) - K39DP 39 (HSN) - K41ID 41 (i/MNTV) - K44DZ 44 (FOX) - K48HV 48 (3ABN) - K58BG 58 (TBN)
Brookings: K07JT 7 (NBC) - K10LR 10 (CBS) - K18EP 18 (PBS/SOPTV) - K31GP 31 (FOX) - K36HM 36 (ABC) - KBSC 49 (A1) - K57GP 57 (3ABN)
Local cable television channels
KMFD cable 11 (The CW)