KVII-DT has its transmitter and Doppler radar facilities for its AccuWeather sub-channel 20 miles northwest of Amarillo in the rolling ranchland area of West Texas. The tower also hosts PBS TV station KACV-DT Channel 2 and three FM radio stations.
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"KVII-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Amarillo, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station maintains studios at One Broadcast Center between South Pierce and South Buchanan streets in downtown Amarillo, and its transmitter is located west of US 87/287, in unincorporated Potter County.
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History
On September 20, 1956, Southwest States Inc. – a consortium managed by George Oliver, Robert Houck, Hoyt Houck, John McCarthy, Sam Fenberg and real estate firm Estate Development, and which owned radio station KAMQ (1010 AM, now KTNZ) – filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to obtain a license and construction permit to operate a commercial television station on VHF channel 7. ,. . . The FCC awarded the license and permit for channel 7 to Southern States on August 1, 1957; the group subsequently requested and received approval to assign KVII-TV (referencing the roman numeral for the number "7") as the television station's call letters.
Channel 7 first signed on the air on December 21, 1957, as the third television station to sign on in the Amarillo market, behind NBC affiliate KGNC-TV (channel 4, now KAMR-TV) and CBS affiliate KFDA-TV (channel 10), both of which signed on over four years earlier. KVII-TV has operated as an ABC affiliate since its debut.
KVII-TV
Amarillo, Texas
United States
Channels
Digital: 20 (UHF)
Virtual: 7
Branding ABC 7
Amarillo CW 11 (on DT2)
Programming Affiliations
7.1: ABC
7.2: CW+
7.3: Comet
7.4: TBD
7.5: Charge!
Owner Sinclair Broadcast Group (KVII Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date December 21, 1957 (65 years ago)
Former call signs KVII (1957–1967)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
7 (VHF, 1957–2009)
Digital:
23 (UHF, 2000–2009)
7 (VHF, 2009–2022)
Former affiliations
Analog/DT1: PBS (Sesame Street only, 1970–1988)
DT2: The WB (1998–2006, via The WB 100+)
DT3: The Tube (2006–2007), AccuWX (2007–2013), Grit (2014–2016)
DT4: Stadium (2017–2020)
Call sign meaning: "VII" is 7 in Roman numerals
Technical information
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 40446
ERP 1,000 kW[1]
HAAT 513 m (1,683 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates 35°22'30?N 101°52'58?W
Translator(s)
City of license Callsign
Canadian K33CQ-D 33
Childress K16LY-D 16
Red River Val K23DE-D
Clarendon K31OV-D 31
Memphis K28OF-D 28
New Mobeetie K22NS-D 22
Quanah K20OA-D 20
Turkey K24IX-D 24
Tulia K36CC-D 36
Tucumcari, NM K21OF-D 21
Guymon, OK K26JO-D 26
Also on this stick is PBS Station KACV-DT, Channel 2.
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"KACV-TV (channel 2) branded on-air as Panhandle PBS, is a PBS member television station in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It is owned by Amarillo College alongside NPR member station KACV-FM (89.9). The two outlets share studios at the Gilvin Broadcast Center on Amarillo College's Washington Street campus (near the intersection of West 24th Avenue and South Jackson Streets; KACV-TV's transmitter is located west of US 87–287 in unincorporated Potter County.
Translators
In addition to maintaining cable carriage within this area, KACV-TV covers a large portion of the Texas Panhandle through a network of UHF translators that distribute its programming beyond the 67.6-mile-wide (108.8 km) range corridor of its broadcast signal.
Childress: K21IR-D
Clarendon: K17DS-D
Perryton: K36MA-D
Quitaque: K35EM-D
Tulia: K34KO-D
KACV-TV
Panhandle PBS
Amarillo, Texas
Channels
Digital: 9 (VHF)
Virtual: 2
Branding Panhandle PBS
Programming Affiliations
2.1: PBS
2.2: PBS Kids 24/7
2.3: Create
Ownership
Owner
Amarillo College (Amarillo Junior College District)
Sister stations Radio: KACV-FM
History
First air date August 29, 1988 (34 years ago)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
2 (VHF, 1988–2009)
Digital:
8 (VHF, 2002–present)
Call sign meaning ; Amarillo College Voice
Technical information
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 1236
ERP 30 kW
HAAT 398 m (1,306 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 35°22'29.7?N 101°52'57.3?W
UHF Translator(s)
Childress: K21IR-D
Clarendon: K17DS-D
Perryton: K36MA-D
Quitaque: K35EM-D
Tulia: K34KO-D"
KACV's affiliated FM station also transmits from this site, according to radio-locator.com: (
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"KACV-FM 89.9 MHz
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo College
"Amarillo's Cutting Edge"
Station Format: College
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Station Owner:
Amarillo Junior College District
Station Address:
P. O. Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
Phone: 806-371-5227
Fax: 806-345-5576
KACV-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C Non-Commercial FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 352 meters (1155 feet)
Height above Ground Level 338 meters (1109 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1384 meters (4541 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 35° 20' 33" N, 101° 49' 23" W
License Granted December 17 1990
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021"
KMXJ-FM 94.1 is here as well: (
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KMXJ-FM 94.1 MHz
Amarillo, Texas
"Best Music Mix"
Station Format: Adult Contemporary
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Station Owner:
Townsquare License, LLC
Station Address:
6214 West 34th St
Amarillo, TX 79109
Phone: 806-355-9777
Fax: 806-355-5832
KMXJ-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 330 meters (1083 feet)
Height above Ground Level 318 meters (1043 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1364 meters (4475 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 35° 20' 33" N, 101° 49' 23" W
License Granted September 12 1991
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021
Previous Call Signs:
KBUY first used 8/3/1978
KDJW first used 3/6/1987
KBUY first used 11/15/1990
KMXJ first used 12/13/1999"
KATP-FM 101.9 is the 4th radio station on this tower: (
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"KATP-FM 101.9 MHz
Amarillo, Texas
"101.9 The Bull"
Station Format: Country
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Station Owner:
Townsquare License, LLC
Station Address:
5406 Winners Circle
Amarillo, TX 79110
Phone: 806-355-9777
Fax: 806-355-5832
KATP-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C1 [Help] FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 100,000 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 285 meters (935 feet)
Height above Ground Level 272 meters (892 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1318 meters (4324 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 35° 20' 33" N, 101° 49' 23" W
License Granted December 30 1991
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update August 02 2021
Previous Call Signs:
KZZQ first used 10/5/1985
KESE first used 4/22/1988
KATP first used 4/1/1990"