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| Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Branding | CW Nebraska |
| Slogan | Omaha's CW |
| Channels | Digital: 38 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | The CW Azteca (DT2) |
| Owner | Mitts Telecasting Company (operated through an LMA by Pappas Telecasting Companies) |
| First air date | June 10, 1995 |
| Call letters’ meaning | XV = Roman numeral 15 Omaha |
| Sister station(s) | KPTM |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 15 (1995-2009) |
| Former affiliations | The WB (1995-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 490 kW (digital) |
| Height | 475 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 23277 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 41°4′16″N 96°13′31″W / 41.07111°N 96.22528°W |
| Website | www.kxvo.com |
KXVO Channel 15 is the The CW affiliated television station in Omaha, Nebraska. The station is owned by Mitts Telecasting Company and operated by Pappas Telecasting through a local marketing agreement. KXVO shares operations and studios with another Pappas-owned station, Fox affiliate KPTM. KXVO began broadcasting in 1995; its transmitter is located in Gretna, Nebraska.
KXVO's schedule includes The CW, The CW4Kids and Weekend Marketplace (Fox) programs as well as reruns of The Simpsons, That '70s Show, Family Guy, Malcolm in the Middle, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, King of the Hill, and other shows. The station's DT-2 digital subchannel carries Spanish language network Azteca America, with local news, entertainment, and advertising inserts. This Azteca America feed is simulcast on KMEG-DT2 in Sioux City, IA. The Azteca America subchannel brands itself as "MXVO"; although this might seem to be a misprint of "KXVO" it appears in multiple forms on station ID screens as well as on station flyers and posters.
On January 16, 2009, it was announced that several Pappas stations, including sister station KPTM, would be sold to New World TV Group, after the sale received United States bankruptcy court approval.[1] The LMA between KXVO and KPTM is expected to continue after the deal is finalized.
News on KXVO
With KXVO's original identity and tagline of "All Entertainment, all the Time" in 1995, news did not seem like a natural fit. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, KXVO aired sixty-second "news updates" that promoted stories from that night's newscast on KPTM. These updates aired during the six-o-clock hour.
In 2001, KXVO station management made plans to produce a 5:30 pm newscast, utilizing on-air talent and production from sister station KPTM. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the resulting economic downturn, these plans were put on hold and eventually abandoned.
In the days following the 9/11 attacks, KXVO aired continuous news coverage from CNN Headline News.
Early in 2006, the station began airing a ten o'clock newscast, "The KXVO 15 10 O'Clock News," which was produced by KPTM. The show debuted on January 28, 2006. In April of the same year former MTV VJ and reality show host Brian McFayden was hired to anchor the program. McFayden left the show to explore other options in his career, amid rumors that he was becoming more and more difficult to work with. In any case, his hiring was unable to save the newscast's low ratings.
In late August 2006, comedian and Second City Training Center alumnus Matt Geiler was named the new anchor of "The KXVO 15 10 O'Clock News." By this time, the show had become some sort of sketch comedy program, with news content being handled by KPTM staff. Throughout its run, the show never registered a single ratings point, and was canceled in 2007.
References
- ^ "New World Gets Pappas TVs for $260M". TVnewsday. January 16, 2008. http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/01/16/daily.11/. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
External links
- Omaha's CW
- KXVO 10 O'Clock News on Youtube
- KXVO 10 O'Clock News on Myspace
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXVO
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXVO-TV
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