KVII-TV: Channel 7 is an ABC-affiliated television station and licensed to Abilene, Texas. Sinclair Broadcast Group has owned the station and studios located at One Broadcast Centre on Southeast 11th Avenue.
The station founded on 21 December 1957 and first show aired 60 years ago on the same date. The call letter meaning of network is “VII= Roman numeral 7”.
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Slogan
“The Panhandle Spirit”
Website
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History
On 20 September 1956, Southwest States Inc. and real estate firm Estate Development filed an application to FCC for obtaining a license of commercial television on Channel. The radio owner of KLYN, Kenyon Brown and Wichita Falls who the owner of KWFT applied separately for channel 7 license. On 1 August 1957, FCC granted the construction permit to the Southern States for channel 7. So, the group received approval of station with call letters KVII-TV. On 21 December 1957, the station signed as the third television network in the Amarillo market.
It made one of smallest markets in the United States which maintain full-time service broadcasting with all other two networks in August 1988. Southwest States Inc. sold out the station to Television Properties Inc. on 28 June 1958. FCC approved the sale after one month on 16 July 1961.
Southwest States Inc. announced the sale of the network to the Walton group on 1 August 1953 and FCC approved the sale on 12 November after three and a half month. Furthermore, The Walton Group declared the sale to Amarillo based Marsh Media Ltd in October 1967. The sale completed on 31 January 1968. New Vision Group purchased the station from Marsh Media for $16.85 on 26 August 2002. After that, on 7 April 2005, the Vision Group announced the sale of the station to Barrington Broadcasting for $22.5 million.
Programming
KVII-TV carries ABC news programming as well as other talk show, game show, drama series etc. This list of the programs has given below in the table, have a look at it.
The Doctors
It is a talk show, focuses on health and medical issues. A team of professional doctors discuss many health-related topics.
The View
It is a talk show contains a multi-generational panel of women. They discuss hot topics such as sociopolitical and entertainment news.
Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
It is a dancing show in which celebrity’s children make the pair with professional junior ballroom dancers
Sr. No | Programs | Category |
1 | Dancing With the Stars: Juniors | Reality Competition |
2 | ABC 7 News at 10 | News |
3 | Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson | Public Affairs/Investigative news magazine |
4 | 20/20 | Newsmagazine |
5 | Person of Interest | Crime Drama Action Science Fiction |
6 | ABC World News Now | News |
7 | Live With Kelly and Ryan | Talk Show |
8 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Professional Wrestling |
9 | The View | Talk Show |
10 | Judge Judy | Arbitration-based reality court show |
11 | The Doctors | Talk Show |
12 | Wheel of Fortune | Game Show |
Availability
Digital Availability | |
Main KVII-TV programming | Channel 7.1 |
CW 11 Amarillo | Channel 7.2 |
Comet | Channel 7.3 |
Stadium | Channel 7.4 |