KDVR

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KDVR & KFCT

KDVR: Denver, Colorado KFCT: Fort Collins, Colorado
Branding	FOX31
Slogan	Clear. Credible. Complete.
Channels	KDVR: 31 (UHF) KFCT: 22 (UHF) analog, KDVR: 32 (UHF) KFCT: 21 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Fox Television Stations Group
Founded	KDVR: August 10, 1983 KFCT: October, 1994
Call letters meaning	KDVR: K DenVeR KFCT: K Fort Collins Television
Former affiliations	KDVR: Independent (1983-86) KFCT: none
Transmitter Power	KDVR: 5000 kW/317 m(analog) 80 kW/303 m (digital) KFCT: 1860 kW/256 m(analog) 880 watts/232 m (digital)
Website	http://www.myfoxcolorado.com

KDVR is a television station on UHF Channel 31 (573.25 MHz video / 577.75 MHz audio) based in Denver, Colorado, USA and owned by Fox Television Stations Group. Its transmitter is located in Golden, Colorado. It is an affiliate of the Fox Network.

KDVR offers prime time programming from Fox; sports programming; talk, reality, and court shows; sitcoms; and nearly 30 hours of local news a week.

KDVR's signal is also relayed on KFCT (analog channel 22, digital channel 21) in Fort Collins. KFCT's signal covers Fort Collins and other areas of North Central Colorado not covered by the main KDVR signal. KFCT's signal reaches into Cheyenne, though Wyoming's capital already has their own Fox affiliate, KLWY channel 27.

1 History
- 1.1 Logos
- 1.2 News Music Packages
2 Newscasts
3 External links

[edit] History

KDVR first went on the air on August 10, 1983, as the first television station in Denver to sign on in over 30 years, and was the first UHF television station in the state of Colorado. In fact, Denver was the market that went the longest amount of time without getting a new TV station. KDVR started off as a locally owned station, running a lineup of cartoons, old sitcoms, drama shows, movies, and religious programming.

When KWGN-TV Channel 2 turned down the Fox affiliation in 1986, the affiliation went to KDVR by default. The station became known as "FOX31" in the late 1980s. It was subsequently acquired by Chase Broadcasting in 1990, Renaissance Broadcasting in 1992 (as part of a merger), and Fox in 1993, making it a network owned-and-operated station (O&O).

In October 1994, KDVR opened KFCT channel 22, to expand its coverage area north to the Wyoming border.

After it became a Fox O&O, KDVR added first-run talk and reality shows, but it aired no news programming at first. At one point, Fox approached KWGN again with an affiliation, and planned to sell KDVR to Qwest Broadcasting. However, that plan did not materialize. To this day, KDVR remains the only Denver television station never to change its affiliation.

Fox 31 is now using a new website myfoxcolorado.com as of September 19, 2006. It is the same system as the other Fox O&O's.

[edit] Logos

KDVR logo from 1996-1999

KDVR logo from 1999-2001

FOX31's current logo since 2001

[edit] News Music Packages

Fox 31 obtains its news music packages through Fox directly. The current package is entitled "The X Package", created by Gari Communications.

[edit] Newscasts

KDVR was the last Fox O&O without a news department. The station finally gained one in 2000, while Fox pushed most affiliates to air local news, and began to produce a 9pm newscast, competing against KWGN and later KTVD. KDVR also added a morning newscast, titled "Good Day Colorado", in 2004. The station radar is called "Fox Digital Doppler".

[edit] Lineups

Weekdays

Good Day Colorado - 5:00 - 9:00AM
- with Steve Kelley and Shaul Turner
- TBA; weather
- Ken Clark; traffic
FOX31 News at 9 O'Clock - 9:00 - 10:00PM
- with Ron Zappolo and Libby Weaver
- Chris Dunn: weather
- Eric Goodman; sports

Weekends

FOX31 News at 5:00 - 5:00 - 5:30PM
- with Ron Zappolo and Libby Weaver
- Chris Dunn; weather
- Eric Goodman; sports
FOX31 News at 9 O'Clock - 9:00 - 9:45PM
- with Jeremy Hubbard
- Chris Tomer; weather
- Chris Tanaka; sports
Double Coverage Sports - 9:45 - 10:00PM
- with Eric Goodman

[edit] Personalities

Anchors

Steve Kelley: weekday mornings
Shaul Turner: weekday mornings
Ron Zappolo: weekday 9:00, weeekend 5:00
Libby Weaver: weekday 9:00, weekend 5:00
Jeremy Hubbard: weekend 9:00

Reporters

Melissa Mollet
Rob Marshall: GoodDay SkyFox
Deborah Takhara
Jon Bowman
Kristen Chapman: FOX31 Investigates
Heidi Hemmat
Marianne Martinez
Tom Martino: Troubleshooter
Sari Padorr
Kim Posey
Tammy Vigil
Whei Wong
Kristal Griffith: FOX31 Investigates
Sean Tobin

Weather

(Weekday Mornings-TBA)
Chris Dunn: weekday 9:00, weekend 5:00
Chris Tomer: weekend 9:00

Sports

Eric Goodman: weekday 9:00, weekend 5:00, Double Coverage Sports
Chris Tanaka: weekend 9:00

Traffic

Ken Clark: weekday mornings

[edit] Former Personalities

Bob Goosmann-Chief Meteorolgist (2000-2004)
Pam Davis-Good Day Anchor (2004-2005)
Justin Farmer-Good Day Anchor (2004-2005)
David Treadwell-Sports Director
Karen Eden-Weekend Meteorolgist (2004-2005)
Stacey Donaldson-Weekend Meteorolgist(2002-2004),Morning Meteorolgist (2004-2006)
Ty Ray-Weekend Sports (2000-2005)
Craig Herrera- Fox 31 weather producer (1999-2002); later moved to KFSN (2002-2005) and now at KNTV in San Jose, CA
Phil Keating-Weekend Anchor
Charles Leaf-Investigative Reporter. (2005-2006)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Broadcast Television stations in the Denver market (Nielsen DMA #18)
KWGN 2 (The CW) - KCNC 4 (CBS) - KRMA 6 (PBS/RMPBS) - KMGH 7 (ABC) - KUSA 9 (NBC) - KBDI 12 (PBS) - KTFD 14 / KDVT-LP 36 (TFU) - KTVD 20 / KUPN 3 (MNTV) - KDEN 25 (TMD) - KZCO 27 (AZA) - KDVR 31 / KFCT 22 (Fox) - KDEV-LP 39 (RTN) - KRMT 41 (DS) - KCEC 50 (UNI) - KWHD 53 (LeSEA) - KPXC 59 (ION)
Outlying Areas: KTNE 13 / KRNE 12 (PBS/NET) - K36DB 36 (RSN) - K45IE 45 (RSN)
Local cable television channels
Altitude - CET - FSN Rocky Mountain
See also Broadcast television in the Cheyenne market

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Colorado

KFQX 4 (Grand Junction) - KXRM 21 (Colorado Springs) - KDVR 31 / KFCT 22 (Denver / Fort Collins)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Colorado