KVMY
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| KVMY | |
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| Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Branding | My LV TV |
| Channels | 21 (UHF) analog, 22 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | My Network TV |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group (KUPN Licensee, LLC) |
| Founded | March 8, 1982 |
| Call letters meaning | Vegas MY Network TV |
| Former callsigns | KRLR (1982-1995) KUPN (1995-1998) KVWB (1998-2006) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1984-1995) UPN (1995-1998) The WB (1998-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 2570 kW (analog) 630 kW (digital) |
| Height | 368 m (analog) 383 m (digital) |
| Website | mylvtv.com |
KVMY is a full-service television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 21 and in digital on UHF channel 22 as an affiliate of My Network TV. Founded March 8, 1982, the station is owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Its transmitter is located in Henderson, Nevada.
[edit] History
The station began its existence March 8, 1982 with a construction permit issued by the FCC to build a new full-service television station on UHF channel 21 to serve Las Vegas.[1] The original owner Frank Scott, an early independent casino pioneer in Las Vegas, named his company- Dres Media Inc., and chose KRLR, which contained the first letter of each of his three children's names, for the station's call letters in December 1982.[2]. In August 1984, after a couple of extensions to the original construction permit, the station applied for its license to cover construction and went on the air under Program Test Authority. KRLR was an independent station branding itself as Vusic 21, and at first, aired only music videos. In addition to its over-the-air broadcast on channel 21, the station was carried by Prime Cable on channel 2. KRLR was licensed by the FCC on April 11, 1986. By 1987, the station had replaced the music videos with more conventional fare.
In May 1994, Dres Media sold the station for $2.85 million to new owners- Channel 21, LP, a subsidiary of Lambert Broadcasting of Los Angeles. In January 1995, after nearly eleven years of being an independent, the station became an affiliate of the new UPN television network, and changed its call letters to KUPN to reflect the new affiliation.[2] One of the most successful turn-around stories in broadcasting, Channel 21 L.P. sold the station just 3 short years later to Sinclair Broadcast Group in April 1997 for $87 million. Sinclair created the company KUPN Licensee to manage the station's license. The station remains licensed to KUPN licensee as of March 2007. On March 1, 1998, Sinclair changed the station's affiliation to The WB Television Network (The WB) and on May 27, 1998, changed the station's call letters to KVWB, again in honor of its new affiliation.[2] The station moved to channel 12 on the local cable system in 1999, when Cox Communications acquired Prime Cable.
In 2003, the station launched a local newscast, combined with Sinclair's own "News Central" national broadcast, at 10:00 p.m.. The local news department was shared with co-owned independent station KFBT "Gold 33", which aired its News Central newscast at 7:00 p.m.. The news department was shut down at the beginning of March 2006. KVWB later entered into an agreement to air a 10:00 p.m. newscast produced by KVBC, the local NBC affiliate. The newscast debuted on April 6, 2006, titled "NEWS 3 at 10 on The WB Las Vegas" and later renamed to "NEWS 3 at 10 on My LV TV". It was discontinued on December 15, 2006, and "NEWS 3 at 10 on The CW Las Vegas" was launched the following Monday on sister station KVCW.
In January 2006, UPN and The WB announced that in September 2006, both networks would cease operations. In their place would be a new network called The CW. In February 2006, Fox announced that they would also launch a new network, which they eventually named My Network TV. Sinclair chose to put The CW on their other station in town, the then-independent KFBT, and to put My Network TV on KVWB. In June 2006, anticipating the start of My Network TV, Sinclair changed the station's call letters yet again, and the station became KVMY.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Original CP application summary. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Callsign changes. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
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| Broadcast television stations in the Las Vegas market (Nielsen DMA #48) | ||
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KVBC 3 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KVVU 5 (FOX) - KLAS 8 (CBS) - KLVX 10 (PBS, Create on DT3) - KTNV 13 (ABC) - KINC 15 (UNI) - KEEN 17 (TLN) - KHDF 19 (AZA) - KVMY 21 (MNTV) - KLVD 23 (DS) - KTUD 25 (Ind) - KELV 27 (TFU) - KVPX 28 (VSEN-TV) - KPVT 30 (FamilyNet) - KNBX 31 (TeleFórmula) - KVCW 33 (The CW) - KMCC 34 (Multimedios) - KVTE 35 (Ind) - KBLR 39 (TEL) - K41IO 41 (TBN) - KPVM 41 (ION) - K43FO 43 (3ABN) KGNG 47 (HSN) - KLSV 50 (JTV) KHMP 62 (A1) - KEGS 63 (IA/RTN) |
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Corporate Staff: David D. Smith (COB and President & CEO) | Frederick G. Smith | J. Duncan Smith | Robert E. Smnith | Daniel C. Keith | Martin R. Leader | Lawrence E. McCanna | Basil A. Thomas | David B. Amy | Lucy A. Rutishauser | Barry M. Faber | David R. Bochenek | Nat S. Ostroff | Donald H. Thompson | Thomas I. Waters III | Darren Shapiro | Gregg Siegel | Jeff Sleete | M. William Butler | Steven M. Marks | Delbert R. Parks III | Joe DeFeo |
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ABC Network Affiliates: KDNL | WCHS | WEAR | WGGB | WICD | WICS | WKEF | WLOS | WSYX | WXLV |
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The CW Network Affiliates: KOCB | KVCW7 | WLFL8 | WNAB1 | WNUV2 | WTTO / WDBB | WUCW | WVTV |
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Fox Network Affiliates: KABB | KBSI | KDSM | KOKH | WBFF | WDKY | WMSN | WPGH3 | WRGT2 | WRLH | WSMH6 | WSYT | WTAT2 | WTTE2 | WUHF4 | WUTV | WVAH2 | WYZZ4 | WZTV |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMYS | KVMY | WABM | WCGV | WDKA5 | WFGX5 | WMMP | WMYA2 | WMYV | WNYO9 | WNYS5 | WPMY | WRDC | WRLH | WSTR | WSYX | WTTA5 | WTVZ | WUXP |
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1Sinclair operates this station owned by Tennessee Broadcasting under an outsourcing agreement. Sinclair is looking to acquire the station outright. |
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2These stations are nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. However, Sinclair effectively owns Cunningham because it controls nearly all of Cunningham's stock. |
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3This station is involved in a "news-share" agreement with Cox Enterprises-owned WPXI. |
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4Sinclair has ownership interests in these stations, but management capabilities belong to Nexstar Broadcasting Group. |
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5Sinclair operates these stations, which are owned by local independent or private companies, with the execption of WTTA where Sinclair CEO David Smith is the station's majority owner. |
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6This station is involved in a "news share" with Meredith Corporation-owned WNEM-TV |
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7This station is involved in a "news share" with Sunbelt Communications Company-owned KVBC |
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8This station is involved in a "news share" with Disney/ABC-owned WTVD. |
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9This station is involved in a "news share" with Gannett-owned WGRZ. |
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Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI | Website: www.sbgi.net |
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