KAVU-TV
KAVU-TV, virtual channel 25 (UHF digital channel 20), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Victoria, Texas, United States. Owned by Morgan Murphy Media, it is sister to five low-power stations: NBC affiliate KMOL-LD (channel 17), Univision affiliate KUNU-LD (channel 21), Cozi TV affiliate KQZY-LD (channel 33), CBS affiliate KXTS-LD (channel 41), and Telemundo affiliate KVTX-LP (channel 45). Morgan Murphy Media also operates Fox affiliate KVCT (channel 19) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with owner SagamoreHill Broadcasting. All of the stations share studios on North Navarro Street in Victoria and transmitter facilities on Farm to Market Road 236 west of the city.
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| Victoria, Texas United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP) |
| Branding | ABC 25 Newscenter 25 |
| Slogan | Your Hometown News |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 25.1: ABC (1994–present; secondary 1989–1994) 25.2: NBC 25.3: CBS 25.4: 25 Now 25.5: Ion Television |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Morgan Murphy Media (QueenB Television of Texas, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KMOL-LD, KVCT, KUNU-LD, KQZY-LD, KXTS-LD, KVTX-LP |
| History | |
| Founded | December 7, 1981 |
| First air date | July 21, 1982 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 25 (UHF, 1982–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, until 2020) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1982–1994) |
| Call sign meaning | All Victoria Universal |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73101 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°50′43.4″N 97°7′34″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
History
KAVU was founded on December 7, 1981, but did not take to the air until July 21, 1982. At the time, it began as an NBC affiliate, but then joined ABC as a secondary affiliate from 1989 to 1994, after the previous affiliate, KVCT (now a Fox affiliate), dropped the ABC affiliation to become a religious station.
In 1994, KAVU became solely an ABC affiliate; this consequently left the Victoria market without an over-the-air NBC affiliate until KMOL-LD signed on during the 2004–05 season. Today, KAVU and KVCT operate as sister stations and also operate the market's NBC, CBS, Univision, and Telemundo affiliates via low-power stations and/or digital subchannels.
Digital television
References
External links
- Official website
- KAVU in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KAVU-TV
- RabbitEars TV Query for KAVU