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KVAL-TV
Eugene, Oregon; United States
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF); (to move to 28 (UHF)); Virtual: 13
Branding	KVAL CBS 13 (general); KVAL News (newscasts)
Slogan	First. Fair. Accurate.
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: CBS (secondary 1954–1960 & 1978–1982; primary 1982–present); 13.2: TBD (O&O); 13.3: Charge (O&O)
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group ; (Sinclair Eugene Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KMTR, KTVL, KATU, KUNP
History
First air date	April 15, 1954 (67 years ago)[2]
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 13 (VHF, 1954–2009); Digital:; 25 (UHF, 2001–2009);
Former affiliations	Primary:; NBC (1954–1982); Secondary:; ABC (1954–1960); DuMont (1954–1955);
Call sign meaning	Willamette VALley
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49766
ERP	30.64 kW; 1,000 kW (application)
HAAT	441 m (1,447 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°0′6″N 123°6′57″W / 44.00167°N 123.11583°W
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Website	kval.com

KVAL-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 13, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Eugene, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates dual NBC/CW+ affiliate KMTR (channel 16) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Roberts Media, LLC. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities on Blanton Road in Eugene. KMTR maintained separate facilities on International Court in Springfield, Oregon, until 2020 when the station relocated to KVAL's building; master control and some internal operations for KMTR were based at the KVAL studios.

KVAL-TV reaches additional viewers in central and western Oregon via co-owned full-powered semi-satellites KCBY-TV in Coos Bay (virtual and VHF digital channel 11) and KPIC in Roseburg (virtual channel 4, UHF digital channel 19).

History[]

The station began broadcasting on April 15, 1954, locally owned by Eugene Television. It originally carried programming from all three networks, but was primarily an NBC affiliate. It lost CBS and ABC when KEZI signed on in 1960. Eugene Television bought KBCI-TV (now KBOI-TV) in Boise, Idaho in 1975 and changed its name to Northwest Television.

In the summer of 1978, as NBC was floundering in third place in the Nielsen ratings, KVAL started airing five hours of CBS programming each week. During the next four years, the station gradually offered more programs from CBS. NBC affiliated with newly signed-on KMTR in 1982, and KVAL formally switched its affiliation to CBS.

Retlaw Enterprises (a company owned by relatives of Walt Disney, Retlaw being "Walter" backwards) bought the station in 1996. Fisher Communications bought Retlaw's entire broadcasting division, including KVAL, in 1998.

Many KVAL alumni have gone on to elected office. As of 2009, schools superintendent Susan Castillo is a former KVAL reporter. Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who left office in January 2009, is also a former reporter and on-air personality. Bradbury and Castillo also served in the Oregon Legislature, as did KVAL alumni and Mark Hass.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2000, KVAL debuted an original sports program, Inside the Pac, a reference to the Pac-12 Conference which includes the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, both in KVAL's coverage area. Inside the Pac was created after the Oregon Sports Network TV contract went to local rival KEZI, along with the seasonal weekly program featuring Oregon Ducks football head coach Mike Bellotti. Airing each Sunday afternoon, Inside the Pac features game highlights and talk about Pac-12 sports. It was originally hosted by former KVAL sports director and longtime Eugene TV broadcaster Todd McKim, who left KVAL in 2005. Also featured on the show as in-studio guests are former college football players from Oregon and Oregon State, who share their knowledge and experience.

On April 11, 2013, Fisher announced that it would sell its properties, including KVAL, KCBY, and KPIC, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.^[4] The deal was completed on August 8, 2013.^[5]

KVAL, KCBY and KPIC air nearly all CBS programs, but preempt occasional programs and the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade for a regular episode of CBS-distributed Dr. Phil, as well as infomercials. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it preempted The Bold and the Beautiful to air syndicated talk shows in the 11 a.m. hour, which is usually the slot for The Young and the Restless on the West Coast, while Y&R was moved to 12 noon, followed by As the World Turns and Guiding Light, the usual slots for the latter two soaps.

Digital channels[]

The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:

Channel			Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name			Programming^[6]^[7]
KVAL-TV	KPIC	KCBY-TV	Video	Aspect	KVAL-TV	KPIC	KCBY-TV	Programming^[6]^[7]
13.1	4.1	11.1	1080i	16:9	KVAL-DT CBS4	KPIC CBS4	KCBY CBS4	Main KVAL-TV/KPIC programming / CBS
13.2	4.2	11.2	480i		TBD			TBD
13.3	4.3	11.3	480i		Charge!			Charge!

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KVAL-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 25 to VHF channel 13.^[8]^[9] The stations' analog signals went off-air at 12:37 a.m. PDT on June 12.

Semi-satellites[]

Station	City of license	Channels RF / VC	First air date	Call letters' meaning	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter coordinates	Transmitter location	Public license information	Website
KCBY-TV	Coos Bay	11 (VHF) 11 (PSIP)	October 1, 1960 (60 years ago) (1960-10-01)^[10]	Coos BaY	5 kW	192 m (630 ft)	49750	43°23′25.4″N 124°7′50.3″W / 43.390389°N 124.130639°W / 43.390389; -124.130639 (KCBY-TV)	atop Noah Butte	Profile LMS	www.kcby.com
KPIC¹	Roseburg	19 (UHF) 4 (PSIP)	April 1, 1956 (65 years ago) (1956-04-01)	Television PICture	50 kW	292 m (958 ft)	61551	43°14′7″N 123°19′22″W / 43.23528°N 123.32278°W / 43.23528; -123.32278 (KPIC)	atop Mount Rose, east of Roseburg	Profile LMS	www.kpic.com

Notes:

1. KPIC is licensed to South West Oregon TV Broadcasting Corporation, which is half-owned by Sinclair and half-owned by California Oregon Broadcasting.
2. Both KCBY-TV and KPIC maintain separate studio facilities/newsrooms, and air local commercials targeting the Coos Bay and Roseburg areas.

News operation[]

KVAL News logo

In December 2005, KVAL launched a newscast called Northwest News at 10 on Fox for local Fox affiliate KLSR-TV (channel 34). Katie Dyer anchored the newscast until April 2007, when Natasha Chugthai took over. This newscast came into its own in April 2007, with a new graphics scheme similar to that of such Fox affiliates as WNYW in New York and KTTV in Los Angeles. In August 2007, the newscast got its own theme music, rather than continuing to share the opening tune with KVAL. In March 2008, Northwest News at 10 was renamed Fox News @ 10 for the live weekday broadcast, and KVAL News @ 10 on Fox for the weekend repeats of the evening news. KVAL's 6 a.m. hour of morning news is replayed on KLSR at 7 a.m.

In September 2007, KVAL's morning news started airing from 5 to 7 a.m., beating rival KMTR, whose morning newscasts start at 5:30 a.m. KEZI soon announced it would begin to broadcast from 5 to 7 a.m. as well, branding the early-morning newscast with a new look and a new team.

In October 2008 Al Peterson, former KEZI morning news anchor, joined KVAL's morning news team. He replaced Seth Wayne, who moved to a station in Tucson, Arizona. The day Peterson took over, KVAL, like most other Fisher stations, adopted a new graphics scheme heavily emphasizing the station's CBS affiliation. KVAL also rebranded its news as KVAL News, dropping the 50-year-old Northwest News. The station also adopted a new news slogan: "First, Fair, Accurate." On May 10, 2010, KVAL News debuted a new set and started broadcasting newscasts in 16:9 widescreen.

In spring 2012, KVAL took complete control over the news departments at semi-satellites KCBY and KPIC. Previously, the content in those newsrooms was controlled by a news director who oversaw two to three reporters. Today, the KVAL news director oversees KCBY and KPIC's content. During the third block during the 5 and 6 p.m. news and second block during the 11 p.m. news, KCBY and KPIC air pre-recorded four-minute local news blocks that include a local weather forecast. In the mornings, KPIC and KCBY have five minutes of local news at 6:55 a.m., and produce their own local cut-ins during CBS This Morning. Roseburg and Coos Bay content is also interwoven into KVAL and KLSR's news. If there is a large breaking-news event or a special project happening in Roseburg and/or Coos Bay, Eugene viewers will see the KPIC and/or KCBY reporters, respectively. On a normal day, they do not because the signals are not switched for viewers in Eugene, or on DirecTV and Dish Network. Usually while the semi-satellites are running the local segment, a long block of weather is aired in Eugene and on satellite.

On February 26, 2020 KVAL debuted a new set, and became the second station in Eugene to broadcast news in HD.

Translators[]

City of license	Callsign	Translating	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter coordinates	Owner
Camas Valley	K29KR-D	KPIC-TV	29	1 kW	471 m (1,545 ft)	190502	43°0′5.8″N 123°46′36.6″W / 43.001611°N 123.776833°W / 43.001611; -123.776833 (K29KR-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Cottage Grove	K26MZ-D	KVAL-TV	26	0.2 kW	138 m (453 ft)	61131	43°46′40.4″N 123°2′36.4″W / 43.777889°N 123.043444°W / 43.777889; -123.043444 (K26MZ-D)	South Lane Television
Florence	K24MF-D	KVAL-TV	24	2.5 kW	216 m (709 ft)	71619	43°57′25″N 124°4′30″W / 43.95694°N 124.07500°W / 43.95694; -124.07500 (K24MF-D)	West Lane Translator Association
Glide	K26HO-D	KPIC-TV	26	2 kW	813 m (2,667 ft)	61548	43°22′18.4″N 123°3′52.2″W / 43.371778°N 123.064500°W / 43.371778; -123.064500 (K26HO-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Gold Beach	K33CP-D	KCBY-TV	33	0.5 kW	65 m (213 ft)	49762	42°26′24″N 124°25′2″W / 42.44000°N 124.41722°W / 42.44000; -124.41722 (K33CP-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
London Springs	K27JY-D	KVAL-TV	27	0.012 kW	−72 m (−236 ft)	61138	43°38′12.4″N 123°5′38.5″W / 43.636778°N 123.094028°W / 43.636778; -123.094028 (K27JY-D)	South Lane Television
Mapleton	K21LY-D	KVAL-TV	21	0.45 kW	237 m (778 ft)	190070	44°2′59.4″N 123°50′49.3″W / 44.049833°N 123.847028°W / 44.049833; -123.847028 (K21LY-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Myrtle Creek	K13HM-D	KPIC-TV	13	0.024 kW	232 m (761 ft)	61547	43°1′4″N 123°18′50″W / 43.01778°N 123.31389°W / 43.01778; -123.31389 (K13HM-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Port Orford	K35MT-D	KCBY-TV	35	0.45 kW	18 m (59 ft)	182753	42°44′40.4″N 124°30′12.4″W / 42.744556°N 124.503444°W / 42.744556; -124.503444 (K35MT-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Powers	K24MH-D	KCBY-TV	24	0.554 kW	223 m (732 ft)	53292	42°54′57.8″N 124°4′44″W / 42.916056°N 124.07889°W / 42.916056; -124.07889 (K24MH-D)	Powers TV Translator, Inc.
Roseburg	KPIC (DRT)	KPIC-TV	16	0.478 kW	114.9 m (377 ft)	61551	43°12′21″N 123°21′53″W / 43.20583°N 123.36472°W / 43.20583; -123.36472 (KPIC (DRT))	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Scottsburg	K21MB-D	KVAL-TV	21	0.5 kW	81 m (266 ft)	49754	43°38′49.4″N 123°49′29.3″W / 43.647056°N 123.824806°W / 43.647056; -123.824806 (K21MB-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Squaw Valley	K15KB-D	KCBY-TV	15	0.1 kW	469 m (1,539 ft)	49759	42°23′50″N 124°21′54.4″W / 42.39722°N 124.365111°W / 42.39722; -124.365111 (K15KB-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group
Tri-City, etc.	K11GH-D	KPIC-TV	11	0.0312 kW	511 m (1,677 ft)	61552	42°54′5.4″N 123°17′11.2″W / 42.901500°N 123.286444°W / 42.901500; -123.286444 (K11GH-D)	Sinclair Broadcast Group

Low-power translators in Elkton, Glendale, Mapleton, Myrtle Point, Newport, Oakland, Oakridge, and Swisshome have been discontinued.^[when?]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Report and Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 2 July 2021, Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
^ Malone, Michael (April 11, 2013). "Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition". All Access. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KVAL
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KPIC
^ Wright, Jeff (13 February 2009). "Two local television stations delay switch to all-digital broadcasting." The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon. Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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External links[]

[kvalchanges-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[2] "Report and Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 2 July 2021, Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[bob-3] Nelson, Bob (June 2, 2009). "Call Letter Origins". 238. The Broadcast Archive. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

[b&c-saletosinclair-4] Malone, Michael (April 11, 2013). "Sinclair to Acquire Fisher Stations for $373 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 12, 2013.

[aa-fishersinclaircomplete-5] "Sinclair Broadcast Group Closes On Fisher Communications Acquisition". All Access. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

[6] RabbitEars TV Query for KVAL

[7] RabbitEars TV Query for KPIC

[8] Wright, Jeff (13 February 2009). "Two local television stations delay switch to all-digital broadcasting." The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon. Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today

[9] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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show v t Broadcast television in Western Oregon, including Eugene, Roseburg, and Coos Bay
Eugene/Springfield	KOAC-TV 7 / KEPB-TV 28 (PBS/OPB, x.1 PBS, x.2 "Plus", x.3 PBS Kids, x.4 FM) KEZI (9.1 ABC, 9.2 MeTV, 9.3 Ion) KVAL-TV (13.1 CBS, 13.2 TBD, 13.3 Charge!) KORY-CD 15 (MiCasa) KMTR (16.1 NBC, 16.2 CW+, 16.3 Comet) KEVU-CD (23.1 MNTV, 23.2 Dabl) KLSR-TV/K19GH-D (34.1/19.1 Fox, 34.2/19.2 KEVU-CD) KAMK-LD (36.1 3ABN) KHWB-LD (38.1 NRB)
Roseburg/Myrtle Creek	KPIC (4.1 CBS, 4.2 TBD, 4.3 Charge!) K46KS-D (22.1 ABC, 22.2 MeTV, 22.3 Ion) KTVC (36.1 3ABN) K38LQ-D (38.1 Fox, 38.2 KEVU-CD) K41JQ-D (41.1 NBC, 41.2 This) KTCW/K46AS (46.1 NBC, 46.2 CW+ 46.3 Comet) K47HT 47 (3ABN) K51GJ-D (51.1 PBS/OPB, 51.2 OPB+, 51.3 PBS Kids, 51.4 FM)
Coos Bay/North Bend	KCBY-TV (11.1 CBS, 11.2 TBD, 11.3 Charge!) K14MQ-D (14.1 Fox, 14.2 KEVU-CD) K16IE-D/K23KD-D (16.1/23.1PBS/OPB, 16.2/23.2 OPB+, 16.3/23.3 PBS Kids, 16.4/23.4 FM) KMCB (23.1 NBC, 23.2 CW+, 23.3 Comet) K27CL-D (27.1 ABC, 27.2 MeTV, 27.3 Ion) K30BN (30.1 MNTV) K36BX-D (36.1 NBC, 36.2 This) K44FH 44 (3ABN)
Local cable channels	NBC Sports Northwest Oregon Sports Network Root Sports Northwest
Defunct	KTVF 20 K33AO 33 (TBN) KXOR-LP 36 (Azteca) K49FV 49 (TBN) Northwest Cable News
See also Portland TV Medford TV Bend TV

show v t Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Oregon
ABC	KATU 2 (Portland) KIVI 6 (Nampa, ID) KEZI 9 (Eugene) KDRV 12 / KDKF 31 (Medford/Klamath Falls) KVEW 42 (Kennewick, WA) KOHD 51 (Bend)
CBS	KBOI 2 (Boise, ID) KOIN 6 (Portland) KBNZ-LD 7 (Bend) KTVL 10 (Medford) KVAL 13 / KPIC 4 / KCBY 11 (Eugene/Roseburg/Coos Bay) KEPR 19 (Pasco, WA)
Fox	KNIN 9 (Caldwell, ID) KFFX 11 (Pendleton) KPTV 12 (Portland) KMVU 26 (Medford) KLSR 34 (Eugene) KFXO-CD 39 (Bend)
NBC	KOTI 2 / KOBI 5 (Klamath Falls/Medford) KTVB 7 (Boise, ID) KGW 8 (Portland) KMTR 16 / KMCB 23 / KTCW 46 (Eugene/Coos Bay/Roseburg) KTVZ 21 (Bend) KNDU 25 (Richland, WA)
The CW	KTVL-DT 10.2 (Medford) KMTR-DT 16.2 / KMCB-DT 23.2 / KTCW-DT 46.2 / "KZWB" (Eugene/Coos Bay/Roseburg) KEPR-DT 19.2 (Pasco, WA) KTVZ-DT 21.2 (Bend) KRCW 32 (Salem) KYUU-LD 35 / KBOI-DT 2.2 (Boise, ID)
MyNetworkTV	KEVU-CD 23 (Eugene) KUBN-LD 43 (Bend) KFBI-LD 48 (Medford) KPDX 49 (Vancouver, WA)
PBS	OPB KOAB 3 (Bend) KOAC 7 / KEPB 28 (Corvallis/Eugene) KOPB 10 (Portland) KTVR 13 (La Grande) SO PBS KSYS 8 / KFTS 22 (Medford/Klamath Falls)
Other	KTRV 12 (Ion, Nampa, ID) KRHP-LD (14.1 NRB, 14.2 Walk, 14.3 Smile, 14.4 JUCE; The Dalles) KORS-CD 16 (HSN/YTA, Salem) KUNP 16 / KUNP-CA 47 / KABH-CA 15 (UNI, La Grande/Portland/Bend) KWVT-LD 17 (YTA, Salem) KQRE-LD 20 (TMD, Bend) KPXG 22 (Ion, Salem) KNMT 24 (TBN, Portland) KSLM-LD 27 (Retro/Azteca, Salem) KBLN 30 (3ABN, Grants Pass) KTVC 36 (3ABN, Roseburg) KKJB (39.1 TMD, 39.2 Cozi, 39.3 ANT, 39.4 Buzzr; Boise, ID) KDSO-LD 43 (Rel. Ind., Medford)
Defunct	KMCW-LP 14 (SBN, Medford) KBSC-LP 49 (Ind., Brookings)

Eugene, Oregon United States

Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) (to move to 28 (UHF)^[1]^[2]) Virtual: 13
Branding	KVAL CBS 13 (general) KVAL News (newscasts)
Slogan	First. Fair. Accurate.
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: CBS (secondary 1954–1960 & 1978–1982; primary 1982–present) 13.2: TBD (O&O) 13.3: Charge (O&O)
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair Eugene Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KMTR, KTVL, KATU, KUNP
History
First air date	April 15, 1954 (67 years ago) (1954-04-15)[2]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1954–2009) Digital: 25 (UHF, 2001–2009)
Former affiliations	Primary: NBC (1954–1982) Secondary: ABC (1954–1960) DuMont (1954–1955)
Call sign meaning	Willamette VALley^[3]
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49766
ERP	30.64 kW 1,000 kW (application)^[1]
HAAT	441 m (1,447 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°0′6″N 123°6′57″W / 44.00167°N 123.11583°W / 44.00167; -123.11583
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS
Website	kval.com