| Medford/Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Fox 26 |
| Channels | Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 26 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (See article) |
| Translators | (See article) |
| Affiliations | Fox Me-TV |
| Owner | Broadcasting Licenses, LP |
| First air date | August 8, 1994 |
| Call letters' meaning | Medford VU (View) -or- Medford Rogue Valley UHF |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1994-2009) Digital: 27 (UHF) |
| Transmitter power | 16.2 kW |
| Height | 441 m |
| Facility ID | 32958 |
| Website | www.fox26medford.com |
KMVU-DT is a local Fox television affiliate based in Medford, Oregon. The station serves the Rogue Valley and Klamath Basin of southern Oregon and the Shasta Cascade region in northern California, and is owned by Stainless Broadcasting Company. The station primarily broadcasts regular Fox network programs as well as syndicated shows.
Fox 26 acquired the local rights to television classics Happy Days and Little House on the Prairie sometime in the 1990s, which lasted until the late 2000's. They now have local rights to Perry Mason. They produce a special non-televised contest called "Southern Oregon Idol", which started in 2004. The winner goes on to try out for American Idol.
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On May 6, 2007, KMVU was replaced by Chico, California Fox affiliate KCVU-TV on Northland Cable Television channel 13 in both Mt. Shasta and Yreka, California, when KMVU and Northland could not come to an agreement to remain on the cable system. (Northland also carries KCVU's sister station KRVU My 21 on cable channel 2.) However, Northland has been blocked from airing Fox Network programming as a result.
On May 14, 2008, the FCC issued two Notice of Apparent Liability and Forfeitures to Northland for failing to provide thirty days notice to KMVU and cable customers that KMVU would be moved to a different channel and eventually dropped altogether. The two NAL's total $40,000. As is standard procedure, Northland was given thirty days to either pay the fine or ask for a reduction or cancellation. [1][1]
In November 2008, KMVU won the contract dispute with Northland Cable and was returned to its previous channels on both Mt. Shasta and Yreka, thus forcing KCVU to be removed.
Like Northland Cable, KMVU is currently undergoing a carriage dispute with DirecTV, similar to a recent dispute between Dish Network and KDRV before that situation was resolved. However, this may take longer to resolve. [2] This dispute threatened to black out the NFC Championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears (on 01/23/2011), as well as the NFL's Pro Bowl(01/30/2011), and Super Bowl (02/06/2011). However, the dispute was temporarily resolved.
In 2006, the station began broadcasting Fox 26 First At Ten, a 10 o'clock local news program in partnership with KOBI-TV. The newscast is currently anchored by Dan Joseph, with meteorologist Jeff Heaton handling weather.
On January 10, 2011, FOX 26 launched a new morning news program called FOX 26 Morning News Live at Seven with anchors Anne McCloy, Austin Reed and meteorologist Cameron Loughlin.
Medford stations KOBI (NBC), KDRV (ABC), KMVU (FOX) and KSYS (PBS) broadcast only digital signals, effective February 17, 2009.[3]
KMVU shut down its analog signal on February 17, 2009 [4], returning to channel 26. [5]
KMVU subchannels
| Channel | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | KMVU-HD | Main KMVU/Fox programming |
| 26.2 | KMVU-SD | Me-TV[6] |
KMVU-DT is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
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