KTRV

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KTRV-TV

Nampa, Idaho
Branding	KTRV Fox 12
Slogan	News at Nine/It's About Time
Channels	12 (VHF) analog
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Block Communications
Founded	1981
Call letters meaning	K TReasure Valley
Former affiliations	Independent station (1981-1986)
Website	www.fox12idaho.com

KTRV, also known as Fox 12, is a Fox affiliate for the Boise, Idaho area. The station is owned by Block Communications, and it is licensed to Nampa, Idaho. The station signed on the air on December 18, 1981.

When KTRV first went on the air, it was the only Independent TV station in the region. In 1986, KTRV became a charter Fox affiliate, & was Fox's only charter affiliate in Idaho. For the first 6 years, it regularly showed syndicated talk shows and children's programming in the day, and movies in the evening.

The KTRV call letters stand for TReasure Valley, which is a portion of southern Idaho and eastern Oregon.

In May of 1999, FOX 12 formed a local news department and began broadcasting "FOX 12 News at Nine." The station later-launched a short-lived 4:30 newcast, that was later cancelled. But in 2006 Fox 12 Began Five minute flash with Vin Crosby. Its on from 10:00 Pm to 10:05 PM.

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KTRV logo used since 1999

The KTRV 25th Anniversary logo used in 2006

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Broadcast television in the Boise market (Nielsen DMA #119)
KBCI 2 (CBS) - KAID 4 (PBS/IPTV) - KIVI 6 (ABC) - KTVB 7 (NBC) - KNIN 9 (The CW, CW+ on DT2) - KTRV 12 (Fox) - K17ED 17 (3ABN) - KCLP-CA 18 (TCT) - KMBA-LP 19 (A1) - K31FD 31 (3ABN) - KBSE-LP 33 (HSN) - KUNB-LP 35 (UNI) - KKJB 39 (A1) - KBTI-LP 41 (JTV) - KIWB-LP 43 (TVAB) - KZAK-LP 49 (24/7 news) - KCBB-LP 51 (AZA)
Local cable television channels
TVTV Cable 11 - 24/7 Cable 28 (KTVB local news channel)