KMVU

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KMVU
Medford, Oregon
Branding	Fox 26
Channels	Analog: 26 (UHF) Digital: 27 (UHF)
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Stainless Broadcasting Company (Broadcasting Licenses, LP)
First air date	August 8, 1994
Call letters’ meaning	Medford VU (View) -or- Medford Rogue Valley UHF
Transmitter Power	110 kW (analog) 10.3 kW (digital)
Height	440.3 m (analog) 425 m (digital)
Facility ID	32958
Transmitter Coordinates	42°17′54″N, 122°45′1″W
Website	www.fox26medford.com

KMVU 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. 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.

Contents 1 Cable carriage dispute 2 Newscast 3 Translators 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Cable carriage dispute

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] [2]}

[edit] Newscast

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 anchored by Audrey Kuchen, with meteorologist Jeff Heaton handling weather and Craig Smullin anchoring sports.

[edit] Translators

KMVU is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

• K31GP Brookings
• K41JB Yreka, California
• K44DZ Klamath Falls
• K45ED Grants Pass

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• KMVU website
• History of Television in Southern Oregon
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KMVU
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KMVU-TV

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 Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Oregon KFFX 11 (Pendleton) - KPTV 12 (Portland) - KMVU 26 (Medford / Klamath Falls) - KLSR 34 (Eugene) - KFXO-LP 39 (Bend) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Oregon