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'''KDVR''' is the ]-] ] in ], ]. It broadcasts a ] ] signal on ] channel 32 (] 31.1 via ]) from a transmitter atop ], near ]. Owned by ] (run by ] ]), KDVR operates ] affiliate ] (owned by ]) through a ]. Both stations share studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's ] neighborhood (to the immediate south of ]'s studios). '''KDVR''', ] 31 (] ] channel 32), is a ]-] ] located in ], ], ]. The station is owned by ] (run by ] ]), KDVR operates ] affiliate ] (channel 2) through a ] with that station's owner ]. The two stations share studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's ] neighborhood (to the immediate south of ]'s studios), and KDVR's transmitter is located atop ], near ].


It operates a ]: '''KFCT''' (UHF digital channel 21, virtual channel 22.1 via PSIP) in ] as that area's only full-power station, covering areas of ] receiving a marginal to non-existent signal from KDVR. Though KFCT operates as its satellite, KDVR limits on-air references to the station to ]-mandated hourly ]s during newscasts and other programming. It operates a ]: '''KFCT''' (UHF digital channel 21, virtual channel 22.1 via PSIP) in ] as that area's only full-power station, covering areas of ] receiving a marginal to non-existent signal from KDVR. Though KFCT operates as its satellite, KDVR limits on-air references to the station to ]-mandated hourly ]s during newscasts and other programming.


== Digital television == == Digital television ==

=== Digital channels === === Digital channels ===
KDVR and KFCT's digital signals are ]:
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KDVR was a charter affiliate of ] upon its launch on January 1, 2011, it is carried on digital subchannel 31.2.<ref>http://antennatv.tv/shows/antenna/affiliates/</ref> Interestingly, Local TV-owned KDVR was given the Antenna TV affiliation in the Denver market despite the fact that Tribune Company (parent company of Antenna TV) owns KDVR's sister station KWGN-TV. KDVR became a charter affiliate of ] upon its launch on January 1, 2011, it is carried on ] 31.2.<ref>http://antennatv.tv/shows/antenna/affiliates/</ref> Interestingly, Local TV-owned KDVR was given the Antenna TV affiliation in the Denver market despite the fact that the network's corporate parent, the Tribune Company, owns KDVR's sister station KWGN-TV.


===Analog-to-digital conversion=== ===Analog-to-digital conversion===
On June 12, 2009, KDVR left channel 31. The station continued to broadcast on its pre-transition digital channel 32.<ref name="Analog to Digital">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf</ref> However, through the use of ], digital television receivers display its ] as "31". KDVR shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 31, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States ] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 32.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref> Through the use of ], digital television receivers display the station's ] as its former UHF analog channel 31.


==History== ==History==
KDVR first went on the air on August 10, 1983 as the first new commercial station to sign on in Denver in 30 years, and as the first full-service UHF television station in the state of ]. Denver had a fairly long wait for a second independent station alongside long-established ], even though on paper it had been big enough to support one since the early 1960s. However, the Denver market is a very large one geographically, stretching across large swaths of Colorado, ] and ]. The major stations all operate massive translator networks to cover this vast area, and the expense of building so many translators scared off potential owners. By the late 1970s, however, cable television—a must for acceptable television in some parts of the market—had gained enough penetration to make a second independent viable. KDVR first went on the air on August 10, 1983 as the first new commercial television station to sign on in Denver in 30 years, and as the first full-service UHF television station in the state of ]. Denver had a fairly long wait for a second ] alongside long-established ], even though on paper, the market had been big enough to support one since the early 1960s. However, the Denver market is a very large one geographically, stretching across large swaths of Colorado, ] and ]. The major stations all operate massive translator networks to cover this vast area, and the expense of building so many translators scared off potential owners. By the late 1970s, however, cable television – a must for acceptable television reception in some parts of the market – had gained enough penetration to make a second independent viable.


'']'' had listed a channel 31 in its Denver edition earlier in 1983 (as KX2AEG), but this was a translator station rebroadcasting the Spanish International Network (now ]). KDVR has never considered KX2AEG as part of its history. It was only in 1990 that Univision finally got a regular Denver affiliate of its own in ]. '']'' had listed a channel 31 in its Denver edition earlier in 1983 (as KX2AEG), but this was a translator station rebroadcasting the Spanish International Network (now ]). KDVR has never considered KX2AEG as part of its history. It was only in 1990 that Univision finally got a regular Denver affiliate of its own in ].


KDVR began as a typical general-entertainment independent station running a lineup of cartoons, old sitcoms, drama shows, movies, and religious programming. When KWGN declined to affiliate with Fox in 1986, KDVR stepped in, and became known as "Fox 31" in the late 1980s. The station's original local owners sold it to Chase Broadcasting in 1990. Chase merged with Renaissance Broadcasting in 1992. Renaissance then exchanged the station to Fox for that network's ] in ] (which was to lose Fox programming to that market's longtime ] affiliate, ]) in 1995, making it a network ]. After becoming a Fox-owned station, KDVR added first-run talk and reality shows, but still aired no news programming. KDVR began as a typical general entertainment independent station running a lineup of cartoons, old sitcoms, drama series, movies and religious programming. When KWGN declined to affiliate with ] in 1986, KDVR stepped in, affiliating with that network when it launched on October 9 of that year; KDVR became branded as "Fox 31" in the late 1980s. The station's original local owners sold it to Chase Broadcasting in 1990. Chase merged with Renaissance Broadcasting in 1992. Renaissance then exchanged the station to Fox for that network's ] ] ] (which was set to lose Fox programming to that market's longtime ] affiliate, ]) in 1995, making channel 31 a Fox owned-and-operated station. After becoming a Fox-owned station, KDVR added first-run talk and reality shows, but still aired no news programming.


Fox did not intend to hold on to KDVR for long; the network intended to divest the station to Qwest Broadcasting (a company backed by ] and ]) and move its affiliation to KWGN, which would have made KDVR the market's ] affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/1995/tv/features/qwest-s-station-quest-99128821/|title=Qwest's Station Quest|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=16 October 1995|publisher=Variety|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref> However, this deal never came to fruition. Fox did not intend to hold on to KDVR for long; the network intended to divest the station to Qwest Broadcasting (a company backed by ] and ]) and move its affiliation to KWGN, which would have made KDVR the market's ] affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/1995/tv/features/qwest-s-station-quest-99128821/|title=Qwest's Station Quest|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=16 October 1995|publisher=Variety|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref> However, this deal never came to fruition.

⚫ In October 1994, KDVR opened satellite station '''KFCT''' on channel 22, which expanded its coverage area north to the ] border. Before KFCT signed on, channel 22 in Fort Collins was home to an early UHF station, KNCO. However, it folded soon afterward in part due to the difficulties of broadcasting on UHF at the time. All-channel tuning would not be required until 1964, and the area is very mountainous, making UHF reception even more difficult.<ref>http://dumonthistory.tv/a10.html</ref>


] ]
⚫ In October 1994, KDVR signed on Fort Collins satellite station KFCT (channel 22), which expanded its coverage area north to the ] border. Before KFCT signed on, channel 22 in Fort Collins was home to an early UHF station, KNCO. However, it folded soon afterward in part due to the difficulties of broadcasting on UHF at the time. All-channel tuning would not be required until 1964, and the area is very mountainous, making UHF reception even more difficult.<ref></ref>

In September 2006, KDVR, along with other Fox-owned stations, had their websites migrated to the MyFox web platform created by ], featuring expanded multimedia and social networking features. In September 2006, KDVR, along with other Fox-owned stations, had their websites migrated to the MyFox web platform created by ], featuring expanded multimedia and social networking features.


On December 22, 2007, Fox entered into an agreement to sell KDVR and seven other Fox owned-and-operated stations<ref></ref> to ] (operated by ] ]), adding to the nine stations that the group had acquired in May of that same year from ]. The sale was finalized on July 14, 2008. On September 17, 2008, as part of a wider management partnership with Local TV, ] announced that the operations of its ] affiliate ] would be consolidated with KDVR under a ].<ref name=tvnc-duops>{{cite web|title=Denver, St. Louis To Get Fox-CW Duops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/25485/denver-st-louis-to-get-foxcw-duops?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref> Also as part of its partnership with Tribune, KDVR would move from the MyFox web platform to a new website platform managed by Tribune Interactive.<ref name=trib-schurz-local>{{cite web|title=Tribune Interactive, Schurz in Web Deal|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/41314/tribune-interactive-schurz-in-web-deal?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref> All of Local TV's stations, as well as the Tribune-owned stations in Denver and ] that are operated under local marketing agreements with Local TV-owned Fox stations in those two markets, would later switch to ] hosted websites in 2012. On December 22, 2007, Fox entered into an agreement to sell KDVR and seven other Fox owned-and-operated stations<ref></ref> to ] (operated by ] ]), adding to the nine stations that the group had acquired in May of that same year from ]. The sale was finalized on July 14, 2008. On September 17, 2008, as part of a wider management partnership with Local TV, ] announced that the operations of its ] affiliate ] would be consolidated with KDVR under a ].<ref name=tvnc-duops>{{cite web|title=Denver, St. Louis To Get Fox-CW Duops|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/25485/denver-st-louis-to-get-foxcw-duops?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref> Also as part of its partnership with Tribune, KDVR would move from the MyFox web platform to a new website platform managed by Tribune Interactive.<ref name=trib-schurz-local>{{cite web|title=Tribune Interactive, Schurz in Web Deal|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/41314/tribune-interactive-schurz-in-web-deal?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref> All of Local TV's stations, as well as the Tribune-owned stations in Denver and ] that are operated under local marketing agreements with Local TV-owned Fox stations in those two markets, would later switch to ] hosted websites in 2012.

Dennis Leonard announced he was leaving the Denver stations on February 11, 2010. In March 2010, Peter Maroney has been named the new general manager for KDVR and KWGN-TV.


==News operation== ==News operation==
] ]
KDVR presently broadcasts a total of 36½ hours of local newscasts each week (with 6½ hours on weekdays, and two hours on Saturdays and Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any station in Colorado. As is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts, KDVR's Sunday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption and the Saturday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to delay due to ]. KDVR presently broadcasts 36½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6½ hours on weekdays, and two hours on Saturdays and Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any television station in Colorado. As is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts, KDVR's Sunday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption and the Saturday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to delay due to ].


In 2000, KDVR began making plans to produce a primetime newscast to compete with KWGN's 9 p.m. newcast; the station built an entirely new "news and technology center" in downtown Denver, and on July 16, 2000, ''Fox 31 News at 9 O'Clock'' premiered (as a result, KDVR became the last Fox owned-and-operated station to begin producing local newscasts). Former ] and ] sportscaster Ron Zappolo and former ] reporter and '']'' host Libby Weaver joined KDVR, and were the lead anchors for the newscast from its inception until Weaver's departure in 2012. KDVR began airing ''Good Day Colorado'' on March 22, 2004, to compete with KWGN's morning newscast (known then as ''WB2 Morning News''). Initially a 2½-hour newscast beginning at 5:30 a.m., ''Good Day'' expanded over time into a five-hour block beginning at 5 a.m. In 2005, KDVR began producing a 5 p.m. newscast on Saturdays, which was later followed by a half-hour 5:30 p.m. newscast in September 2008. As of 2008, the primetime newscast has done very well against its competition, while the morning newscast has lagged behind. In 2000, KDVR began making plans to produce a primetime newscast to compete with KWGN's longer-established 9 p.m. newcast; the station built an entirely new "news and technology center" in downtown Denver to house the new news department. KDVR became the last Fox-owned station to date to begin producing local newscasts on July 16, 2000, with the premiere of ''Fox 31 News at 9 O'Clock''. Former ] and ] sportscaster Ron Zappolo and former ] reporter and '']'' host Libby Weaver joined KDVR, and were the lead anchors for the newscast from its inception until Weaver's departure in 2012. KDVR debuted a weekday morning newscast called ''Good Day Colorado'' on March 22, 2004, to compete with KWGN's morning newscast (known then as ''WB2 Morning News''). Initially a 2½-hour newscast beginning at 5:30 a.m., ''Good Day'' expanded over time into a four-hour block beginning at 5 a.m. In 2005, KDVR began producing a 5 p.m. newscast on Saturdays, which was later followed by a half-hour 5:30 p.m. weekday newscast in September 2008. As of 2008, the primetime newscast has done very well against its competition, while the morning newscast has lagged behind.


Under the ], the news operations of both KDVR and KWGN have changed to benefit both stations as best as possible. While it does hinder both stations, they each produce a weekday morning news block from 5 to 9 a.m. Besides competing with KWGN, the 7-9 a.m. block of the newscast also competes with the ]-produced weekday morning newscast on KTVD. KWGN discontinued its 5:30 p.m. news broadcast on January 12, 2009, while KDVR expanded its news broadcast to a full hour from 5 to 6 p.m.<ref>, ''Denver Business Journal'', January 6, 2009.</ref> Also, prior to the LMA, both stations had competing hour-long primetime newscasts at 9 p.m. KWGN moved its late evening newscast to 7 p.m. (an unusual timeslot for a network-affiliated station in the ]) on March 30, 2009 to avoid competition with KDVR's 9 p.m. newscast and scaled back the program to weekdays only,<ref>, '']'', March 18, 2009.</ref> leaving KDVR's only 9 p.m. news competitor also being a KUSA-produced newscast on KTVD. There is a considerable amount of sharing between KDVR and KWGN in regards to news coverage, video footage and the use of reporters; though both outlets maintain their own primary on-air personalities (such as news anchors and meteorologists) that only appear on one station; several KWGN on-air staffers that remained with the station after the LMA was formed joined KDVR's news staff with the consolidation of news departments, with most of KDVR's news staff also appearing on KWGN's newscasts as well. On June 28, 2010, KDVR added a half-hour 10 p.m. newscast named ''Nightside'', which focuses on more hard-hitting stories than the local news programs seen on the other major network affiliates during the same timeslot.<ref>, ''The Denver Post'', May 26, 2010.</ref> Under the ], the news operations of both KDVR and KWGN have changed to benefit both stations as best as possible. While it does hinder both stations, KDVR and KWGN each produce weekday morning newscasts from 5 to 9 a.m. Besides competing with KWGN, the 7-9 a.m. block of the newscast also competes with the ]-produced weekday morning newscast on KTVD. KWGN discontinued its 5:30 p.m. news broadcast on January 12, 2009, while KDVR expanded its early evening newscast to a full hour from 5 to 6 p.m.<ref>, ''Denver Business Journal'', January 6, 2009.</ref> Also, prior to the LMA, both stations had competing hour-long primetime newscasts at 9 p.m. KWGN moved its late evening newscast to 7 p.m. (an unusual timeslot for a network-affiliated station in the ]) on March 30, 2009 to avoid competition with KDVR's 9 p.m. newscast and scaled back the program to weekdays only,<ref>, '']'', March 18, 2009.</ref> leaving KDVR's only 9 p.m. news competitor also being a KUSA-produced newscast on KTVD. There is a considerable amount of sharing between KDVR and KWGN in regards to news coverage, video footage and the use of reporters; though both outlets maintain their own primary on-air personalities (such as news anchors and meteorologists) that only appear on one station; several KWGN on-air staffers that remained with the station after the LMA was formed joined KDVR's news staff with the consolidation of news departments, with most of KDVR's news staff also appearing on KWGN's newscasts as well. On June 28, 2010, KDVR added a half-hour 10 p.m. newscast named ''Nightside'', which focuses on more hard-hitting stories than the local news programs seen on the other major network affiliates during the same timeslot.<ref>, ''The Denver Post'', May 26, 2010.</ref>


===News team=== ===News team===
====Current on-air staff====
KDVR's primary news anchors are Nick Emmons (weeknights at 7 p.m. (KWGN); also reporter), ] (weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m.), Hema Mullur (weeknights at 7 (KWGN) and 10 p.m.; also reporter), Kim Posey (weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.; also reporter), Boris Sanchez (weeknights at 10 p.m.), Eli Stokols (Sundays at 5 and 9 p.m., also political reporter), Deborah Takahara (weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m.), Brooke Wagner (weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' from 5-9 a.m.)<ref name="mediabistro.com">, '']'' April 8, 2013.</ref> and Kirk Yuhnke (weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' from 5-9 a.m.).<ref name="team"></ref>


The ''Pinpoint Weather'' team (shared with KWGN) includes chief meteorologist Dave Fraser (] and ] Seals of Approval; weeknights at 5, 7 (KWGN), 9 and 10 p.m.), and meteorologists Jennifer Broome (weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' from 5-9 a.m.), Nick Carter (fill-in meteorologist) and Shanna Mendiola (meteorologist; weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.).<ref name="team"/>
====Current on-air staff<ref></ref><ref name="mediabistro.com">http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/brooke-wagner-to-join-kdvr-as-part-of-new-morning-team_b86420#more-86420</ref>====
'''Anchors'''
* Nick Emmons - weeknights at 7:00 p.m. (KWGN) (2012)
* ] - weeknights at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. (2004-2007; 2011)
* Hema Mullur - weeknights at 7:00 (KWGN) and 10:00 p.m.; also reporter (2011)
* Kim Posey - weekends at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m.; also reporter (2000)
* Boris Sanchez - weeknights at 10:00 p.m. (2012)
* Eli Stokols - Sundays at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m., also political reporter (2009)
* Deborah Takahara - weeknights at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. (2006)
* Brooke Wagner - weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' 5:00-9:00 a.m. (2013)
* Kirk Yuhnke - weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' 5:00-9:00 a.m. (2013)


The station's sports team (shared with KWGN) includes sports director Nick Griffith (weeknights at 5, 7 (KWGN), 9 and 10 p.m., also host of ''Sunday Sports Zone'' on Sundays at 10 p.m.), and sports anchors Kami Carmann (fill-in sports anchor; also sports reporter) and Raul Martinez (weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.).<ref name="team"/>
'''''Pinpoint Weather''''' (shared with KWGN)
* Dave Fraser (] and ] Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5:00, 7:00 (KWGN), 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. (2009)
* Jennifer Broome - meteorologist; weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' 5:00-9:00 a.m. (2010)
* Nick Carter - fill-in meteorologist (2009)
* Shanna Mendiola - meteorologist; weekends at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. (2012)


The station's reporting staff (shared with KWGN) includes Josh Bernstein (senior investigative reporter), Jon Bowman (general assignment reporter), Ken Clark (weekday morning ''Timesaver Traffic'' reporter), Dan Daru (weekday morning feature reporter), Julie Hayden (investigative reporter), Heidi Hemmat (investigative reporter), Jim Hooley (part-time assignment reporter), Chris Jose (general assignment reporter), Justin Joseph (general assignment reporter), Marika Lorraine (general assignment reporter), Mark Meredith (general assignment reporter), Sara Morris (weekday morning reporter), Greg Nieto (general assignment reporter), Hendrik Sybrandy (part-time assignment reporter), Shaul Turner (weekday morning reporter), Tammy Vigil (general assignment reporter) and Dave Young (general assignment reporter).<ref name="team"/>
'''Sports team''' (shared with KWGN)
* Nick Griffith - sports director; weeknights at 5:00, 7:00 (KWGN), 9:00 and 10:00 p.m., also host of ''Sunday Sports Zone'' Sunday at 10 p.m. (2011)
* Kami Carmann - sports anchor/reporter (2011)
* Raul Martinez - sports anchor; weekends at 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. (2012)


Hosts for the lifestyle program ''Everyday'' are Melody Mendez (fill-in co-host; also reporter)<ref name="mediabistro.com"/> and Chris Parente (co-host; also entertainment reporter).<ref name="team"/>
'''''Timesaver Traffic'''''
* Ken Clark - weekday mornings on ''Good Day Colorado'' 5:00-9:00 a.m. (2004)

'''Reporters''' (shared with KWGN)
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* Josh Bernstein - senior investigative reporter (2012)
* Jon Bowman - general assignment reporter (2000)
* Dan Daru - weekday morning feature reporter (2006)
* Julie Hayden - investigative reporter (2007)
* Heidi Hemmat - investigative reporter (2002)
* Jim Hooley - part-time assignment reporter (2009)
* Chris Jose - general assignment reporter (2010)
* Justin Joseph - general assignment reporter (2010)
* Marika Lorraine - general assignment reporter (2012)
* Mark Meredith - general assignment reporter (2011)
* Sara Morris - weekday morning reporter (2010)
* Greg Nieto - general assignment reporter (2009)
* Hendrik Sybrandy - part-time assignment reporter (2010)
* Shaul Turner - weekday morning reporter (2000)
* Tammy Vigil - general assignment reporter (2000)
* Dave Young - general assignment reporter (2009)
{{div col end}}

'''''Everyday'''''
* Melody Mendez - fill-in co-host; also reporter (2009)<ref name="mediabistro.com"/>
* Chris Parente - co-host; also entertainment reporter (2009)
* Natalie Tysdal - co-host: also fill-in anchor (2009; leaving station at end of May)<ref name="mediabistro.com"/>


====Notable former on-air staff==== ====Notable former on-air staff====
* Josina Anderson - sports reporter (2005-2011; now at ])<ref>http://frontrow.espn.go.com/2011/12/fast-break-josina-anderson/ Fast Break: Josina Anderson]</ref>

* Josina Anderson - sports reporter (2005-2011; now at ])<ref>http://frontrow.espn.go.com/2011/12/fast-break-josina-anderson/</ref> * Peggy Bunker - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2007-2010; later anchor at ] in Seattle)<ref>[http://www.komonews.com/about/people/156478115.html </ref>
* Peggy Bunker - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2007-2010; now anchor at ] in Seattle)<ref>http://www.komonews.com/about/people/156478115.html</ref>
* Stacey Donaldson - ''Good Day Colorado'' meteorologist (2002-2006; now chief meteorologist at ] in Las Vegas)<ref>http://www.staceydonaldson.com/</ref> * Stacey Donaldson - ''Good Day Colorado'' meteorologist (2002-2006; now chief meteorologist at ] in Las Vegas)<ref>http://www.staceydonaldson.com/</ref>
* Chris Dunn - chief meteorologist (2004-2009; now at ] in Phoenix)<ref>http://www.kpho.com/story/14849541/chris-dunn</ref> * Chris Dunn - chief meteorologist (2004-2009; now at ] in Phoenix)<ref>http://www.kpho.com/story/14849541/chris-dunn KPHO profile for Chris Dunn]</ref>
* Chrystal Egger - ''Good Day Colorado'' meteorologist (2006-2010; now at ])<ref>http://www.weather.com/tv/personalities/Crystal-Egger.html</ref> * Chrystal Egger - ''Good Day Colorado'' meteorologist (2006-2010; now at ])<ref></ref>
* Justin Farmer - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2004-2006; now anchor at ] in Atlanta)<ref>http://www.wsbtv.com/staff/justin-farmer/</ref> * Justin Farmer - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2004-2006; now anchor at ] in Atlanta)<ref></ref>
* Eric Goodman - sports director (2005-2009) * Eric Goodman - sports director (2005-2009)
* Mike Headrick - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2009-2012; now anchor at ] in Salt Lake City)<ref>http://www.ksl.com/?sid=20769090&nid=166&title=mike-headrick</ref> * Mike Headrick - ''Good Day Colorado'' anchor (2009-2012; now anchor at ] in Salt Lake City)<ref></ref>
* ] - weekend anchor/reporter (2000–2004; now at ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/phil-keating/bio/#s=h-l|title=Phil Keating Bio|publisher=]|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> * ] - weekend anchor/reporter (2000–2004; now at ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/phil-keating/bio/#s=h-l|title=Phil Keating Bio|publisher=]|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref>
* Erin Little - meteorologist (2006-2008; now at ] in Kansas City, MO)<ref>http://www.kmbc.com/tv/-/11666000/13083040/-/ehduc2z/-/index.html</ref> * Erin Little - meteorologist (2006-2008; now at ] in Kansas City, MO)<ref></ref>
* ] - "Troubleshooter" consumer reporter and host of ''Martino TV'' (2000-2011) * ] - "Troubleshooter" consumer reporter and host of ''Martino TV'' (2000-2011)
* Zubin Mehenti - sports anchor/reporter (2009–20011; now at ])<ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/tag/zubin-mehenti</ref> * Zubin Mehenti - sports anchor/reporter (2009–20011; now at ])<ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/tag/zubin-mehenti</ref>
* Nina Sparano - reporter/fill-in anchor (2009-2012; now reporter at ] in Denver * Nina Sparano - reporter/fill-in anchor (2009-2012; now reporter at ] in Denver
* Chris Tanaka - sports director/reporter (2004–2011; now sports director at ] in Honolulu)<ref>http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/16575249/chris-tanaka</ref> * Chris Tanaka - sports director/reporter (2004–2011; now sports director at ] in Honolulu)<ref></ref>
* ] - sports director (2000–2005) * ] - sports director (2000–2005)
* Dr. John Torres - health correspondent (2004–2009; now at ] in Denver and ] in Colorado Springs)<ref>http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=201343</ref> * Dr. John Torres - health correspondent (2004–2009; now at ] in Denver and ] in Colorado Springs)<ref></ref>
* Leland Vittert - weekend anchor/reporter (2007–2009; now at ])<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/leland-vittert/bio/#s=r-z</ref> * Leland Vittert - weekend anchor/reporter (2007–2009; now at ])<ref></ref>
* Libby Weaver - weeknight anchor (2000-2012)<ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/libby-weaver-signs-off-kdvr-for-last-time_b73523#more-73523</ref> * Libby Weaver - weeknight anchor (2000-2012)<ref>, '']'', December 14, 2012.</ref>
* Ron Zappolo - weeknight anchor (2000-2013; Retired for now) * Ron Zappolo - weeknight anchor (2000-2013; retired for now)


==References== ==References==
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KDVR, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 32), is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Denver, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Local TV (run by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners), KDVR operates CW affiliate KWGN-TV (channel 2) through a local marketing agreement with that station's owner Tribune Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's Speer neighborhood (to the immediate south of KMGH-TV's studios), and KDVR's transmitter is located atop Lookout Mountain, near Golden.

It operates a satellite station: KFCT (UHF digital channel 21, virtual channel 22.1 via PSIP) in Fort Collins as that area's only full-power station, covering areas of northern Colorado receiving a marginal to non-existent signal from KDVR. Though KFCT operates as its satellite, KDVR limits on-air references to the station to FCC-mandated hourly station identifications during newscasts and other programming.

Digital television

Digital channels

KDVR and KFCT's digital signals are multiplexed:

Channel
(KDVR / KFCT) 		Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
31.1 / 22.1 720p 16:9 KDVR DT Main KDVR Programming / Fox
31.2 / 22.2 480i 4:3 Antenna Antenna TV

KDVR became a charter affiliate of Antenna TV upon its launch on January 1, 2011, it is carried on digital subchannel 31.2. Interestingly, Local TV-owned KDVR was given the Antenna TV affiliation in the Denver market despite the fact that the network's corporate parent, the Tribune Company, owns KDVR's sister station KWGN-TV.

Analog-to-digital conversion

KDVR shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 31, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 32. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 31.

History

KDVR first went on the air on August 10, 1983 as the first new commercial television station to sign on in Denver in 30 years, and as the first full-service UHF television station in the state of Colorado. Denver had a fairly long wait for a second independent station alongside long-established KWGN-TV, even though on paper, the market had been big enough to support one since the early 1960s. However, the Denver market is a very large one geographically, stretching across large swaths of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The major stations all operate massive translator networks to cover this vast area, and the expense of building so many translators scared off potential owners. By the late 1970s, however, cable television – a must for acceptable television reception in some parts of the market – had gained enough penetration to make a second independent viable.

TV Guide had listed a channel 31 in its Denver edition earlier in 1983 (as KX2AEG), but this was a translator station rebroadcasting the Spanish International Network (now Univision). KDVR has never considered KX2AEG as part of its history. It was only in 1990 that Univision finally got a regular Denver affiliate of its own in KCEC.

KDVR began as a typical general entertainment independent station running a lineup of cartoons, old sitcoms, drama series, movies and religious programming. When KWGN declined to affiliate with Fox in 1986, KDVR stepped in, affiliating with that network when it launched on October 9 of that year; KDVR became branded as "Fox 31" in the late 1980s. The station's original local owners sold it to Chase Broadcasting in 1990. Chase merged with Renaissance Broadcasting in 1992. Renaissance then exchanged the station to Fox for that network's Dallas-Fort Worth owned-and-operated station KDAF (which was set to lose Fox programming to that market's longtime CBS affiliate, KDFW) in 1995, making channel 31 a Fox owned-and-operated station. After becoming a Fox-owned station, KDVR added first-run talk and reality shows, but still aired no news programming.

Fox did not intend to hold on to KDVR for long; the network intended to divest the station to Qwest Broadcasting (a company backed by Quincy Jones and Tribune Broadcasting) and move its affiliation to KWGN, which would have made KDVR the market's WB affiliate. However, this deal never came to fruition.

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KDVR logo, used from 2008 to 2011.

In October 1994, KDVR signed on Fort Collins satellite station KFCT (channel 22), which expanded its coverage area north to the Wyoming border. Before KFCT signed on, channel 22 in Fort Collins was home to an early UHF station, KNCO. However, it folded soon afterward in part due to the difficulties of broadcasting on UHF at the time. All-channel tuning would not be required until 1964, and the area is very mountainous, making UHF reception even more difficult.

In September 2006, KDVR, along with other Fox-owned stations, had their websites migrated to the MyFox web platform created by Fox Interactive Media, featuring expanded multimedia and social networking features.

On December 22, 2007, Fox entered into an agreement to sell KDVR and seven other Fox owned-and-operated stations to Local TV (operated by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners), adding to the nine stations that the group had acquired in May of that same year from The New York Times Company. The sale was finalized on July 14, 2008. On September 17, 2008, as part of a wider management partnership with Local TV, Tribune Broadcasting announced that the operations of its CW affiliate KWGN-TV would be consolidated with KDVR under a local marketing agreement. Also as part of its partnership with Tribune, KDVR would move from the MyFox web platform to a new website platform managed by Tribune Interactive. All of Local TV's stations, as well as the Tribune-owned stations in Denver and St. Louis that are operated under local marketing agreements with Local TV-owned Fox stations in those two markets, would later switch to WordPress.com hosted websites in 2012.

News operation

File:KDVR open.png
KDVR 10 p.m. newscast title card.

KDVR presently broadcasts 36½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6½ hours on weekdays, and two hours on Saturdays and Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any television station in Colorado. As is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts, KDVR's Sunday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption and the Saturday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to delay due to sports coverage.

In 2000, KDVR began making plans to produce a primetime newscast to compete with KWGN's longer-established 9 p.m. newcast; the station built an entirely new "news and technology center" in downtown Denver to house the new news department. KDVR became the last Fox-owned station to date to begin producing local newscasts on July 16, 2000, with the premiere of Fox 31 News at 9 O'Clock. Former KCNC-TV and KUSA-TV sportscaster Ron Zappolo and former WMAQ-TV reporter and Extra host Libby Weaver joined KDVR, and were the lead anchors for the newscast from its inception until Weaver's departure in 2012. KDVR debuted a weekday morning newscast called Good Day Colorado on March 22, 2004, to compete with KWGN's morning newscast (known then as WB2 Morning News). Initially a 2½-hour newscast beginning at 5:30 a.m., Good Day expanded over time into a four-hour block beginning at 5 a.m. In 2005, KDVR began producing a 5 p.m. newscast on Saturdays, which was later followed by a half-hour 5:30 p.m. weekday newscast in September 2008. As of 2008, the primetime newscast has done very well against its competition, while the morning newscast has lagged behind.

Under the local marketing agreement, the news operations of both KDVR and KWGN have changed to benefit both stations as best as possible. While it does hinder both stations, KDVR and KWGN each produce weekday morning newscasts from 5 to 9 a.m. Besides competing with KWGN, the 7-9 a.m. block of the newscast also competes with the KUSA-produced weekday morning newscast on KTVD. KWGN discontinued its 5:30 p.m. news broadcast on January 12, 2009, while KDVR expanded its early evening newscast to a full hour from 5 to 6 p.m. Also, prior to the LMA, both stations had competing hour-long primetime newscasts at 9 p.m. KWGN moved its late evening newscast to 7 p.m. (an unusual timeslot for a network-affiliated station in the Mountain Time Zone) on March 30, 2009 to avoid competition with KDVR's 9 p.m. newscast and scaled back the program to weekdays only, leaving KDVR's only 9 p.m. news competitor also being a KUSA-produced newscast on KTVD. There is a considerable amount of sharing between KDVR and KWGN in regards to news coverage, video footage and the use of reporters; though both outlets maintain their own primary on-air personalities (such as news anchors and meteorologists) that only appear on one station; several KWGN on-air staffers that remained with the station after the LMA was formed joined KDVR's news staff with the consolidation of news departments, with most of KDVR's news staff also appearing on KWGN's newscasts as well. On June 28, 2010, KDVR added a half-hour 10 p.m. newscast named Nightside, which focuses on more hard-hitting stories than the local news programs seen on the other major network affiliates during the same timeslot.

News team

Current on-air staff

KDVR's primary news anchors are Nick Emmons (weeknights at 7 p.m. (KWGN); also reporter), Jeremy Hubbard (weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m.), Hema Mullur (weeknights at 7 (KWGN) and 10 p.m.; also reporter), Kim Posey (weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.; also reporter), Boris Sanchez (weeknights at 10 p.m.), Eli Stokols (Sundays at 5 and 9 p.m., also political reporter), Deborah Takahara (weeknights at 5 and 9 p.m.), Brooke Wagner (weekday mornings on Good Day Colorado from 5-9 a.m.) and Kirk Yuhnke (weekday mornings on Good Day Colorado from 5-9 a.m.).

The Pinpoint Weather team (shared with KWGN) includes chief meteorologist Dave Fraser (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval; weeknights at 5, 7 (KWGN), 9 and 10 p.m.), and meteorologists Jennifer Broome (weekday mornings on Good Day Colorado from 5-9 a.m.), Nick Carter (fill-in meteorologist) and Shanna Mendiola (meteorologist; weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.).

The station's sports team (shared with KWGN) includes sports director Nick Griffith (weeknights at 5, 7 (KWGN), 9 and 10 p.m., also host of Sunday Sports Zone on Sundays at 10 p.m.), and sports anchors Kami Carmann (fill-in sports anchor; also sports reporter) and Raul Martinez (weekends at 5 and 9 p.m.).

The station's reporting staff (shared with KWGN) includes Josh Bernstein (senior investigative reporter), Jon Bowman (general assignment reporter), Ken Clark (weekday morning Timesaver Traffic reporter), Dan Daru (weekday morning feature reporter), Julie Hayden (investigative reporter), Heidi Hemmat (investigative reporter), Jim Hooley (part-time assignment reporter), Chris Jose (general assignment reporter), Justin Joseph (general assignment reporter), Marika Lorraine (general assignment reporter), Mark Meredith (general assignment reporter), Sara Morris (weekday morning reporter), Greg Nieto (general assignment reporter), Hendrik Sybrandy (part-time assignment reporter), Shaul Turner (weekday morning reporter), Tammy Vigil (general assignment reporter) and Dave Young (general assignment reporter).

Hosts for the lifestyle program Everyday are Melody Mendez (fill-in co-host; also reporter) and Chris Parente (co-host; also entertainment reporter).

Notable former on-air staff

  • Josina Anderson - sports reporter (2005-2011; now at ESPN)
  • Peggy Bunker - Good Day Colorado anchor (2007-2010; later anchor at KOMO in Seattle)
  • Stacey Donaldson - Good Day Colorado meteorologist (2002-2006; now chief meteorologist at KVVU in Las Vegas)
  • Chris Dunn - chief meteorologist (2004-2009; now at KPHO in Phoenix)
  • Chrystal Egger - Good Day Colorado meteorologist (2006-2010; now at The Weather Channel)
  • Justin Farmer - Good Day Colorado anchor (2004-2006; now anchor at WSB in Atlanta)
  • Eric Goodman - sports director (2005-2009)
  • Mike Headrick - Good Day Colorado anchor (2009-2012; now anchor at KSL in Salt Lake City)
  • Phil Keating - weekend anchor/reporter (2000–2004; now at Fox News Channel)
  • Erin Little - meteorologist (2006-2008; now at KMBC in Kansas City, MO)
  • Tom Martino - "Troubleshooter" consumer reporter and host of Martino TV (2000-2011)
  • Zubin Mehenti - sports anchor/reporter (2009–20011; now at ESPN)
  • Nina Sparano - reporter/fill-in anchor (2009-2012; now reporter at KCNC in Denver
  • Chris Tanaka - sports director/reporter (2004–2011; now sports director at Hawaii News Now in Honolulu)
  • David Treadwell - sports director (2000–2005)
  • Dr. John Torres - health correspondent (2004–2009; now at KUSA in Denver and KRDO in Colorado Springs)
  • Leland Vittert - weekend anchor/reporter (2007–2009; now at Fox News Channel)
  • Libby Weaver - weeknight anchor (2000-2012)
  • Ron Zappolo - weeknight anchor (2000-2013; retired for now)

References

  1. RabbitEars TV Query for KDVR
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for KFCT
  3. http://antennatv.tv/shows/antenna/affiliates/
  4. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  5. Flint, Joe (16 October 1995). "Qwest's Station Quest". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  6. DuMont History - A Trail of Bleached Bones
  7. News Corporation
  8. "Denver, St. Louis To Get Fox-CW Duops". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  9. "Tribune Interactive, Schurz in Web Deal". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  10. Fox31 boosts early-evening news to an hour, Denver Business Journal, January 6, 2009.
  11. Channel 2 shuffles primetime, The Denver Post, March 18, 2009.
  12. Fox31 to launch 10 p.m. news, The Denver Post, May 26, 2010.
  13. ^ KDVR Announces Anchor Changes, Hires New Morning Team, TVSpy April 8, 2013.
  14. ^ FOX31 Personalities
  15. http://frontrow.espn.go.com/2011/12/fast-break-josina-anderson/ Fast Break: Josina Anderson]
  16. [http://www.komonews.com/about/people/156478115.html
  17. http://www.staceydonaldson.com/
  18. http://www.kpho.com/story/14849541/chris-dunn KPHO profile for Chris Dunn]
  19. The Weather Channel profile for Crystal Egger
  20. WSB-TV profile for Justin Farmer
  21. KSL-TV profile for Mike Headrick
  22. "Phil Keating Bio". Fox News. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  23. KMBC-TV profile for Erin Little
  24. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/tag/zubin-mehenti
  25. Hawaii News Now profile for Chris Tanaka
  26. KUSA profile for Dr. John Torres
  27. Fox News profile for Leland Vittert
  28. Libby Weaver Signs Off KDVR For Last Time, TVSpy, December 14, 2012.

External links

Broadcast television in Northern Colorado
This region includes the following cities: Denver
Boulder
Fort Collins
Greeley
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power
Low power
ATSC 3.0
Cable
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Outlying areas
Glenwood Springs
KREG-TV 3 (.1 MeTV, .2 H&I, .3 Start, .4 Catchy, .5 Movies!, .6 MeTV+, .7 Story, .8 MeToons)
Cripple Creek
KRDH-LD 5 (.1 SBN, .2 Defy, .3 beIN Xtra, .4 beIN Español, .5 LC, .6 Outlaw, .7 The365)
Fort Collins / Greeley
KCDO-TV 3 (.1 Ind., .2 Grit, .3 Buzzr, .4 JTV, 7.1 ABC, 10.1 Bounce, 10.2 Ion, 10.3 QVC)
KFCT 22 (.1 Fox, .2 ANT, .3 TBD)
Avon / Vail
K36DB-CD 36 / K34QB-D 45 (Outside)
Defunct
See also
Colorado TV
Wyoming TV
Nebraska TV
Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Colorado
ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
The CW
MyNetworkTV
Ion Television
PBS
Rocky Mountain PBS
KRMA-TV 6 (Denver)
KTSC 8 (Pueblo/Colorado Springs)
KRMJ 18 (Grand Junction)
KRMU 20 (Durango)
KRMZ 24 (Steamboat Springs)
Telemundo
KRTN-TV 2 (Durango)**
KKCO-DT 11.3 (Grand Junction)*
KDEN-TV 25 (Longmont/Denver)*
KTLO-LD 46.3 / KRDO-DT 13.2 (Colorado Springs)*
Univision
KCEC 14 (Boulder/Denver)*
KLUZ-TV 14 (Albuquerque, NM)**
KVSN-TV 48 (Pueblo/Colorado Springs)*
UniMás
KGHB-CD 27 (Pueblo/Colorado Springs)*
KTFQ-TV 41 (Albuquerque, NM)**
KTFD-TV 50 (Denver)*
Other
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