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.

KAVU-TV
Victoria, Texas
United States
BrandingABC 25
Newscenter 25
SloganYour Hometown News
ChannelsDigital: 20 (UHF)
Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Affiliations25.1: ABC
25.2: NBC
25.3: CBS
25.4: 25 Now
25.5: Ion Television
OwnerMorgan Murphy Media
LicenseeQueenB Television of Texas, LLC
FoundedDecember 7, 1981 (1981-12-07)
First air dateJuly 21, 1982 (1982-07-21)
Call sign meaningAll Victoria Universal
Sister station(s)KMOL-LD, KVCT, KUNU-LD, KQZY-LD, KXTS-LD, KVTX-LP
Former channel number(s)Analog:
25 (UHF, 1982–2009)
Digital:
15 (UHF, until 2020)
Former affiliationsNBC (1982–1994)
Transmitter power1,000 kW
Height312 m (1,024 ft)
Facility ID73101
Transmitter coordinates28°50′43.4″N 97°7′34″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewww.crossroadstoday.com

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

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
25.1720p16:9KAVU-HDMain KAVU-TV programming / ABC
25.2480iKMOL-SDSimulcast of KMOL-LD / NBC
25.3KXTS-SDSimulcast of KXTS-LD / CBS
25.425-NOW25 Now
25.5IONIon Television

References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KAVU
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