KFRE-TV

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KFRE-TV
Sanger/Fresno, California
Branding	The Valley's CW
Slogan	Free to Be
Channels	59 (UHF) analog, 36 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	The CW 4Kids TV
Owner	Pappas Telecasting
Founded	1985
Call letters meaning	K FRESNO
Former affiliations	The WB (2001-2006) Telemundo until January 2001
Website	www.kfre.com

KFRE-TV is the CW affiliate for the Fresno, California market. It broadcasts on UHF channel 59 and digital channel 36. The station is a sister station of KMPH-TV FOX 26. KFRE-TV is owned by Pappas Telecasting Companies. The station is licensed to Sanger, with studios in Fresno and a transmitter in Auberry.

KFRE-TV began in 1985 as independent station KMSG-TV. It later joined Telemundo. On January 1, 2001, as a result of Telemundo moving its affiliation to KNSO 51, KMSG-TV became the Fresno affiliate of the WB network and changed its call letters to KFRE, branding itself on-air as "WB 59". The KFRE calls had originally been on what is now KFSN-TV from 1956 to 1971. A few seasons later, KFRE began carrying 4Kids TV on Sunday mornings after KMPH discontinued cartoons.

On January 10, 2006, KFRE-TV launched a new 11:00 p.m. newscast produced by sister station KMPH. Anchor Allison Ruddell was on every weeknight and Derrol Nail was on the weekends. According to the February 8, 2007 edition of the Fresno Bee, as of February 5, 2007, the newscast was cancelled due to low ratings compared to the "big three" affiliates. Allison Ruddell will be transferred over to KMPH's morning program "Great Day," and Derrol Nail will continue with his current KMPH duties.

KFRE-TV is also the home to Fresno State Bulldogs sports. It is also the Fresno over-the-air home for the San Francisco Giants.

[edit] Logos

Logo used from 1985 until affiliating with Telemundo	Logo used after joining Telemundo	Logo used from January 1, 2001 until September 17, 2006, when KFRE was affiliated with The WB.	KFRE logo during local news.
Current KFRE logo, under The CW affiliation.

[edit] External link

• KFRE-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KFRE-TV

Broadcast television in the Fresno / Visalia market  (Nielsen DMA #56)
KVHF-LP 4 (JTV) - K12OZ 12 (3ABN) - KCWB-LP 13 / KVVG-LP 54 (Tvida) - KHMM-CA 14 (MTV Tr3s) - KHSC-LP 16 (HSN) - KVPT 18 (PBS) - KFTV 21 (UNI) - KZMM-CA 22 (MTV Tr3s) - KSEE 24 (NBC) (WX Plus) on DT2 - KMPH 26 (Fox) - KFSN 30 (ABC) (AccuWX TV) on DT3 - KJEO-LP 32 / KBID-LP 31 (A1) - KSDI-LP 33 (TSC/NOYZ) - KMCF-LP 35 (TVAB) - KMSG-LP 39 / KFAZ-LP 8 (AZA) - KGMC 43 (Ind/JTV/A1) - KGPE 47 (CBS) - KNXT 49 (Ind) - KNSO 51 (TEL) - KAIL 53 (MNTV) - KFRE 59 (The CW) - KTFF 61 (TFU)