KVIJ-TV
Television station in Sayre, Oklahoma (1961–1992)
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::summary Television station in Sayre, Oklahoma (1961–1992) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | KVIJ-TV |
| above | Former satellite of KVII-TV, Amarillo, Texas |
| location | Sayre, Oklahoma |
| country | US |
| analog | 8 (VHF) |
| airdate | |
| last_airdate | |
| callsign_meaning | Disambiguation from parent station KVII-TV |
| former_callsigns | |
| affiliations | |
| owner | Marsh Media, Inc. |
| erp | 131.5 kW |
| haat | 580 ft |
| facility_id | 40451 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = KVIJ-TV | above = Former satellite of KVII-TV, Amarillo, Texas | location = Sayre, Oklahoma | country = US | analog = 8 (VHF) | airdate = | last_airdate = | callsign_meaning = Disambiguation from parent station KVII-TV | former_callsigns = | affiliations = | owner = Marsh Media, Inc. | erp = 131.5 kW | haat = 580 ft | facility_id = 40451 | coordinates =
KVIJ-TV (channel 8) was a television station licensed to Sayre, Oklahoma, United States. It was owned by Marsh Media and served as a satellite station of its KVII-TV in Amarillo, Texas. The transmitter was located northwest of Sayre at the intersection of State Highway 152 and State Highway 6.
Originally a separate station in Elk City under the KSWB call letters, it was soon acquired and moved to Sayre, where it served in turn as a semi-satellite of two different Amarillo television stations—first KFDA-TV, then KVII-TV. Marsh shut the station down on December 2, 1992, citing the availability of Oklahoma-based ABC affiliates on cable in KVIJ-TV's service area.
History
The station began broadcasting on August 7, 1961, as KSWB-TV, nearly four years after the award of its construction permit on November 20, 1957. It was owned by—and named for—the Southwest Broadcasting Company; its primary investor was Lonnie Preston, who owned radio station KWOE at nearby Clinton and had previously owned Elk City station KASA. KSWB-TV was an independent station, with local program features including a children's hour, women's show, and a 9:00 newscast.
KSWB was not a financially successful venture. In June 1965, Southwest Broadcasting sold channel 8 to the Bass Broadcasting Company, which owned KFDA-TV, the CBS affiliate in Amarillo. While the sale was pending, Bass filed to move the channel 8 license and facility from Elk City to Sayre; meanwhile, the station also suspended operations on August 11, 1965, due to financial difficulties. The call letters were changed to KFDO-TV, and Bass received program test authority from the Federal Communications Commission to begin broadcasting as a satellite from Sayre on May 13, 1966. Under Bass management, KFDA-TV stationed a reporter in the Sayre–Elk City area and also employed four technical personnel at the transmitter.
In 1975, Marsh Media purchased KFDO-TV for $300,000, from Bass—its direct competitor in Amarillo. In time for coverage of the 1976 Winter Olympics on ABC, the sale was closed and KFDO-TV became KVIJ-TV, rebroadcasting KVII-TV, on January 29, 1976.
On August 16, 1996, the KSWB call letters resurfaced in San Diego, California, on what is now that city's Fox affiliate.
References
References
- (1991). "KVIJ-TV". Television Factbook.
- "New State TV Station Will Open Monday". Guthrie Daily Leader.
- "History Cards for KVIJ-TV". [[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards.
- (October 10, 1961). "Channel 8, KSWB-TV, Elk City - SCHEDULE: Monday, Oct. 9th". Elk City Daily News.
- (May 29, 1968). "In re Applications for RENEWAL OF STANDARD BROADCAST AND TELEVISION LICENSES FOR OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, AND NEBRASKA (14 F.C.C. 2d 2 (1968))". Federal Communications Commission}}{{Dead link.
- (October 23, 1975). "Sayre TV Station Purchased by Marsh". Amarillo Globe Times.
- (January 24, 1976). "Station Changing Programming". Amarillo Daily News.
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