KDOC-TV
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| KDOC-TV | |
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| Anaheim-Irvine, California | |
| Branding | KDOC |
| Slogan | Endless Classics |
| Channels | 56 (UHF) analog, 32 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Ellis Communications |
| Founded | October 1, 1982 |
| Call letters meaning | Dynamic Orange County |
| Former affiliations | None |
| Transmitter Power | 2450 kW/927 m (analog) 1000 kW/949 m (digital) |
| Website | www.kdoctv.net |
KDOC-TV (Channel 56) is an independent television station based in Orange County, California (licensed to Anaheim, with studios and offices in Irvine). The station is owned by Ellis Communications; until Summer 2006, it was owned by locally-based Golden Orange Broadcasting, whose investors included entertainer Pat Boone. KDOC has been on the air since 1982 and was for many years the home of conservative commentator Wally George and televangelist Dr. Gene Scott. George died in 2003, while Scott died in 2005.
KDOC specializes in more classic programming, not normally or have been shown on other local outlets in the Los Angeles market. KDOC also televises college basketball games on Thursday nights from Big West Conference teams. KDOC also televises high school and minor league baseball games. In 2006, KDOC became the broadcast flagship station of the Anaheim Ducks hockey team, airing 30 games in the 2006-2007 season.
On April 4, 2006 Ellis Communications struck a deal to buy KDOC-TV for $149.5 million from Golden Orange Broadcasting. The sale was closed in July 2006. In September 2006, KDOC made significant changes in its line-up, including more current syndicated repeats (such as Becker, which is paired up with Cheers, both starring Ted Danson), more sports coverage (such as high school football and Anaheim Ducks hockey), an increased focus on Orange County, and fewer infomercials on weekdays. In addition to the classic TV series, KDOC has accquired several titles from the Columbia Pictures film library, many of them not seen on TV in years, including "For Pete's Sake" starring Barbara Streisand, "The Stone Garden" starring Charles Bronson, and the very off-beat horror flick, "Berserk!" with Joan Crawford. Also notable in this change was that Dr. Gene Scott is no longer part of the line-up. KDOC has also adopted the "Endless Classics" and a new logo (seen on the right), based on the phrase "Endless Summer" (used for the Beach Boys album and the 1966 film); the new logo features a station wagon with a surfboard on top, against a sunset background.
[edit] Logos
 KDOC-TV logo from 1982 to 1992 |
 KDOC-TV logo from 2000 to 2004 |
 KDOC-TV logo from 2004 to September 2006 |
 Current KDOC logo. |
[edit] Additional Technical Information
- Radius: 73 miles (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties)
- Transmitter Location: Anaheim, California/Los Angeles, California (34° 13' 36.00" N Latitude, 118° 3' 58.00" W Longitude)
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| Independent Television Stations in the state of California | |
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KBTV-CA 8 (Sacramento) - KCAL 9 (Los Angeles) - KSCI 18 (Long Beach) - KBBV-CA 19 (Bakersfield) - KBWB 20 (San Francisco) - KWHY 22 (Los Angeles) - KBSV 23 (Ceres) - KVMD 23 (Twentynine Palms) - KTSF 26 (San Francisco) - KNLA-LP 27 (Los Angeles) - KMTP 32 (San Francisco) - KICU 36 (San Jose) - KCNS 38 (San Francisco) - KBOP-CA 43 (San Diego) - KXLA 44 (Rancho Palos Verdes) - KFTY 50 (Santa Rosa) - KUSI 51 (San Diego) - KDOC 56 (Anaheim) - KJLA 57 (Ventura) - KRCA 62 (Riverside) - KBEH 63 (Oxnard) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
