KDRV

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KDRV / KDKF
KDRV: Medford, Oregon KDKF: Klamath Falls, Oregon
Branding	NewsWatch 12
Slogan	Watching Out For You
Channels	Analog: KDRV: 12 (VHF) KDKF: 31 (UHF) Digital: KDRV: 38 (UHF) KDKF: 29 (UHF)
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Chambers Communications Corporation (Soda Mountain Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date	KDRV: February 26, 1984 KDKF: October 1989[1]
Call letters’ meaning	KDRV: Rogue Valley KDKF: Klamath Falls
Transmitter Power	KDRV: 191 kW (analog) 38.9 kW (digital) KDKF: 6.03 kW (analog) 5 kW (digital)
Height	KDRV: 823 m (analog) 819 m (digital) KDKF: 691 m (analog) 651 m (digital)
Facility ID	KDRV: 60736 KDKF: 60740
Transmitter Coordinates	KDRV: 42°41′29.8″N, 123°13′48.4″W KDKF: 42°5′49.6″N, 121°38′2.9″W
Website	www.kdrv.com

KDRV channel 12 is an ABC television affiliate based in Medford, Oregon. The station is located near Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in north Medford. The station is owned by Chambers Communications Corporation of Eugene, Oregon.

KDRV's programming can also be seen in Klamath Falls on KDKF channel 31. KDKF has its own newsroom in Klamath Falls.

Contents 1 HIstory 2 Digital Television 3 Translators 4 Trivia 5 External links 6 References

[edit] HIstory

Prior to 1984, KOTI served as the primary ABC affiliate for southern Oregon, but Medford was only partially covered. Viewers could also receive KATU in Portland on cable. This was partly because the FCC had reserved channel 8, the last VHF frequency in the area, for noncommercial use (currently occupied by PBS member KSYS). The Medford-Klamath Falls market is one of the largest in the country, covering a large swath of southern Oregon and northern California. This area is very mountainous, and it is very difficult to get decent UHF reception in rugged terrain. However, in 1978, the FCC took the unusual step of dropping in a channel 12 allocation for Medford without anyone requesting such action. While a Christian broadcaster initially made a bid for the station, it was a foregone conclusion that the license would go to Sunshine Television, a local investment group.

KDRV signed on for the first time on February 26, 1984. The station's studio had not been finished yet, and live local programming was not possible from its temporary studio. The new studio was finished later in 1984, and the station was able to begin news and other local programming a year later. Sunshine sold the station to Love Broadcasting in 1987. Chambers Communications bought the station in 1994. KDKF debuted on October 17, 1989.

NewsWatch 12 airs at 5:30am, 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm and 11:00pm every weekday; 6:00pm and 11:00pm on the weekends. The newscast recently received an Emmy Award.

[edit] Digital Television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Subchannel	Video	Aspect	Programming
.1	720p	16:9	KDRV / KDKF -HD
.2	480i	4:3	KDRV / KDKF -SD

In 2009, when the analog to digital conversion is complete, KDRV will remain on channel 12, while KDKF moves to channel 29. ^[2]

[edit] Translators

KDRV is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

• K02IQ Channel 2 Squaw Valley
• K04NU Channel 4 Seiad Valley, California
• K09PI Channel 9 Happy Camp, California
• K14GT Channel 14 Port Orford
• K15BP Channel 15 Grants Pass
• K17BA Channel 17 Yreka, California
• K20BI Channel 20 Nesika Beach
• K21BG Channel 21 Jacksonville (CP: Flash-cut to digital)
• K36HM Channel 36 Brookings
• K43BJ Channel 43 Ruch
• K46CH Channel 46 Gold Hill
• K51BV Channel 51 Cave Junction
• K68BB Channel 68 Gold Beach

KDKF is rebroadcast on the following translator station:

• K52AS Channel 52 Altamont (City Grade Signal)

[edit] Trivia

KDRV's logo looks similar to the one once used by sister station in Bend, KOHD, a digital-only station. It also looks similar to the logo used by Lima, Ohio's ABC affiliate WLQP-LP. However, neither KDRV or WLQP-LP are related to each other.

Until 2007, KDRV was one of the few TV stations still using the U-Matic videotape format for editing and on-air playback.

[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
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KDRV-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KDKF-TV

[edit] References

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Medford/Klamath Falls market (Nielsen DMA #140) Medford (Rogue Valley): KOBI 5 (NBC, AccuWX TV on DT2) - KSYS 8 (PBS/SOPTV, SOPTV SD on DT2, Oregon Channel on DT3) - KTVL 10 (CBS, The CW on DT2) - KDRV 12 (ABC) - KMCW 14 (TEL) - KMVU 26 (FOX) - K28GG 28 (HSN) - KBLN 30 (3ABN) - K39EF 39 (HSN) - K41IX 41 (TBN) - KFBI 48 (MNTV) Klamath Falls (Klamath Basin): KOTI 2 (NBC, AccuWX TV on DT2) - K07PU 7 (CBS) - KFTS 22 (PBS/SOPTV, SOPTV SD on DT2, Oreg Ch on DT3) - KDKF 31 (ABC) - K39DP 39 (HSN) - K41ID 41 (MNTV) - K44DZ 44 (FOX) - K48HV 48 (3ABN) - K58BG 58 (TBN) Brookings-Curry County: K07JT 7 (NBC) - K10LR 10 (CBS) - K18EP 18 (PBS/SOPTV) - K31GP 31 (FOX) - K36HM 36 (ABC) - KBSC 49 (Ind./WSTV) - K57GP 57 (3ABN) Local cable television channels KMFD cable 11 (The CW) - MCTV 15 (Weed, CA) - RVTV (Ashland) - YCTV 4 (Yreka, CA) - The Oregon Channel (Salem) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Chico/Redding: KRCR 7 (ABC) - KIXE 9 (PBS) - KHSL 12 (CBS) - KRVU 21 (MNTV) - KNVN 24 (NBC) - KCVU 30 (FOX) Eugene: KCBY 11 (CBS, Coos Bay) - KEPB 28 (PBS/OPB)

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Oregon KATU 2 (Portland) - KEZI 9 (Eugene) - KDRV 12 / KDKF 31 (Medford / Klamath Falls) - KOHD 51 (Bend) See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Oregon