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{{short description|Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Abilene, Texas}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KXVA
| city =
| logo = [[File:KXVAKIDY 10 Fox 15San Angelo Abilenelogo.png|200px]]
| branding = Fox 15 ''(general)''<br>''{{ubl|Fox West Texas News'' ''(newscasts)''<br>My|MyTV Abilene ''(on DT2)''}}▼
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| digital = 15 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])▼
[[File:KXVA-DT2 Logo.png|100px]]
▲| branding = Fox 15 ''(general)''<br>''Fox West Texas News'' ''(newscasts)''<br>My Abilene ''(on DT2)''
| slogan =
▲| digital = 15 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 15
| subchannels =
| translators = [[#Translators|See''see below]]{{section link|Translators}}''
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''15.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]<br>|'''15.2:''' [[MyNetworkTV]]<br>'''15.3:'|''for [[Coziothers, TV]]<br>'''15.4:'''see [[Twist{{section (TV network)link|Twist]] ('''[[owned-and-operated station|O&O]]'Subchannels}}'')}}
| owner = [[Tegna Inc.]]
| licensee = LSB Broadcasting, Inc.
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| country = United States
| founded = June 29, 2000
| airdate = {{start date and age|2001|01|0918|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = '''"XV''' =Abilene", with the [[Roman numeral]] for 15<br>'''A'''bilene
| sister_stations = [[WFAAKIDY]], ([[KHOU]],San [[KVUE]], [[KENS]], [[KCEN-TV]], [[KAGS-LD]], [[KBMT]], [[KIII]], [[KIDY]], [[KWES-TVAngelo]])
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br> 15 (UHF, 2001–2009)
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 31 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|299|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 62293
| coordinates = {{coord|32|16|31.6|N|99|35|24.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website = {{url|www.fox15abilenemyfoxzone.com}}
}}
 
'''KXVA''', [[virtual (channel|virtual]] and15) is a [[Ultratelevision high frequency|UHFstation]] in [[digitalAbilene, terrestrial television|digitalTexas]], channelUnited 15States, isaffiliated awith [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]-[[network affiliate|affiliated]]and [[television stationMyNetworkTV]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Abilene, Texas]], United States. The station is ownedOwned by [[Tegna Inc.]] KXVA's studios are located in, the [[Bankstation ofbroadcasts America]]from Building on Chestnut Street in downtown Abilene, and itsa transmitter is located in rural southwestern [[Callahan County, Texas|Callahan County]]. [[MasterIts control]]operations and somelocal internal operationsproductions are basedhoused at the studios of [[sister station]] and fellow Fox affiliate [[KIDY]] on South Chadbourne Street in [[San Angelo,]]; the two stations are commonly branded as "Fox West Texas|San" Angelo]]and largely simulcast the same programming, including local newscasts covering both areas.
 
==History==
In 1992, Sage Broadcasting Company established [[KIDZ-LD|K54DT]] "KDT" (call letters changed to KIDZ-LP in 1996), a translator of KIDY, to serve San Angelo. However, when the [[Fox NFL|NFL came to Fox]] in 1994, its insufficient coverage meant that Fox sold the rights to air its football package to ABC affiliate [[KTXS]].<ref name="Abil940429">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87118750/ktxs-outfoxes-kdt-for-local-cowboys/|date=April 29, 1994|page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87118769/football/ 12A]|first=Lance|last=Fleming|title=KTXS outFOXes KDT for local Cowboys coverage|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Fri --> The wife of one of KIDY's owners, doing business as Star Broadcasting, then filed in 1995 to build a station on channel 15.<ref name="Abil950214">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87118849/abilene-may-receive-sixth-tv-station/|date=February 14, 1995|page=1A|first=Doug|last=Williamson|title=Abilene may receive sixth TV station|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Tue --> Four applications were received in total for channel 15, but because the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]] and subsequent amendments shifted all new commercial broadcast stations to being awarded in auctions, the four parties then were ordered to bid on the allotment. That never came to pass, as the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) approved a settlement agreement clearing the way for the Star Broadcasting application in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/wireless/auctions/25/releases/mx_3.pdf|title=Re: Applications for New Television Station on Channel 15 at Abilene, Texas|date=July 1999|publisher=FCC|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
On June 15, 2000, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) granted an original [[construction permit]] to founding owner Sage Broadcasting Company to build a full-power television station to serve the Abilene–Sweetwater–[[Brownwood, Texas|BrownwoodJul]] [[media market|market]]. The station was built quickly, with an estimated launch date set for September or October 2000, but inclement weather caused delays in constructing the transmitter tower.<ref>[http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/fox0106.html Abilene’s new Fox affiliate, KXVA, expected to broadcast next week] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311161115/http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/local/fox0106.html |date=March 11, 2007 }}, ''[[Abilene Reporter-News]]'', January 6, 2001.</ref> Several months later than expected, the station first signed on the air on January 9, 2001, under [[Program Test Authority]]; it was the fourth full-power television station to sign on in the Abilene market and the first full-power network-affiliated station to sign on in the market since [[CBS]] affiliate [[KTAB]] (channel 32) debuted in October 1979. KXVA has been a Fox station since its debut, taking over the affiliation from [[KIDZ-LP]] (channel 42), which (along with its five [[Broadcast relay station#Translator stations|translator stations]]) were also owned by Sage Broadcasting. The station obtained its initial [[broadcast license]] on February 13, 2002, more than a year after applying for the license to the FCC.
 
A final construction permit for channel 15 was issued on June 15, 2000, but the call letters KXVA had already been announced, as had been the programming plan: to move Fox to the new full-power station and convert the low-power outlet into a [[UPN]] affiliate.<ref name="Abil000504">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97810900/new-station-to-carry-more-sports-upn-pr/|date=May 4, 2000|page=1D|first=Brien|last=Murphy|title=New station to carry more sports, UPN programming|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Thu --> The new station's startup was pushed back from a planned September or October 2000 launch due to equipment delays<ref name="Abil001001">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97811033/fox-gains-new-local-station-upn-takes-o/|date=October 1, 2000|page=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97811104/ 3B]|first=Brien|last=Murphy|title=Fox gains new local station; UPN takes over KIDZ full-time|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sun --> and bad weather affecting the construction of the tower<ref name="Abil010106">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97811151/abilenes-new-fox-affiliate-kxva-expec/|date=January 6, 2001|page=2AA|first=Brien|last=Murphy|title=Abilene's new Fox affiliate, KXVA, expected to broadcast next week|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sat --> to January 18, 2001.<ref name="Abil010119">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97811256/kxvaabilenes-fox-affiliate-hits-air/|date=January 19, 2001|page=3AA|first=Brien|last=Murphy|title=KXVA—Abilene's Fox affiliate hits air|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Fri --> It was the first new full-power TV station in Abilene since [[KTAB]] began in October 1979.<ref name="Abil010123">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97811370/full-power-now/|date=January 23, 2001|page=4AA|first=Bill|last=Carter|title=Full power now|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|location=Abilene, Texas|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><!-- Tue -->
[[File:KXVA Logo.png|165px|thumb|left|KXVA logo, used from 2006 to January 20, 2014.]]
In 2008, the station was purchased by [[Bayou City Broadcasting]] in a group deal for approximately $3&nbsp;million. On September 27, 2012, Bayou City Broadcasting announced an agreement to sell KXVA and its seven other television stations to the [[Dallas]]-based London Broadcasting Company (the sale price initially was not disclosed). The sale marked a temporary exit from the broadcasting industry for the company's owner DuJuan McCoy, who planned on refocusing his company to acquire major network affiliates in mid-sized markets larger than San Angelo and Abilene.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/62479/temporary-exit-with-fox-duo-sale-by-mccoy Temporary Exit With Fox Duo Sale by McCoy], ''TVNewsCheck'', September 27, 2012.</ref> The FCC granted its approval of the sale on November 14.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/view_auth.pl?Application_id=1517183&File_number=BALCDT-20120927ADA&Callsign=KIDY&Facility=58560 Extension of Consummation]</ref> The sale was completed on December 31.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101535867&formid=905&fac_num=58560 Consent to License Transfer Reassignment]</ref>▼
 
▲In 2008, the station was purchased by [[Bayou City Broadcasting]] in a group deal for approximately $3&nbsp;million. On September 27, 2012, Bayou City Broadcasting announced an agreement to sell KXVA and its seven other television stations to the [[Dallas]]-based London Broadcasting Company (the sale price initially was not disclosed). The sale marked a temporary exit from the broadcasting industry for the company's owner DuJuan McCoy, who planned on refocusing his company to acquire major network affiliates in mid-sized markets larger than San Angelo and Abilene.<ref>[{{cite news|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/62479/temporary-exit-with-fox-duo-sale-by-mccoy |title=Temporary Exit With Fox Duo Sale by McCoy], ''|work=TVNewsCheck'', |date=September 27, 2012.}}</ref> The FCC granted its approval of the sale on November 14.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/view_auth.pl?Application_id=1517183&File_number=BALCDT-20120927ADA&Callsign=KIDY&Facility=58560; Extension of Consummation]</ref> Thethe sale was completed on December 31.<ref>[{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101535867&formid=905&fac_num=58560|publisher=FCC CDBS|title=Consent to License Transfer Reassignment]|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
On May 14, 2014, the [[Gannett|Gannett Company]] announced that it would acquire KIDY and five other London Broadcasting stations for $215&nbsp;million. Gannett CEO [[Gracia Martore]] touted that the acquisition would give the company a presence in several fast-growing markets, and opportunities for local advertisers to leverage its digital marketing platform.<ref name=tvnc-londongannett>{{cite web|title=Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76329/gannett-buys-6-london-broadcasting-stations|work=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> Both KIDY and Abilene sister station KXVA will be the first Fox affiliates to be owned by Gannett outright; the company had acquired [[KMSB]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] from [[Belo]] (as part of a group deal that also included stations in four other Texas markets, [[WFAA|Dallas]], [[KHOU|Houston]], [[KVUE|Austin]] and [[KENS|San Antonio]]) in 2013—however, KMSB is operated by [[Gray Television]] (owner of that market's [[CBS]] affiliate [[KOLD-TV]]) under a [[shared services]] agreement that was established under Belo ownership, and Gannett could not directly own the station's license due to newspaper cross-ownership restrictions.<ref name=itb-saletogannett>{{cite news|last=Hatfield|first=David|title=Little change on Tucson TV expected from Belo's sale to Gannett|url=http://www.insidetucsonbusiness.com/news/little-change-on-tucson-tv-expected-from-belo-s-sale/article_df926a4a-d470-11e2-9fca-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=June 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Inside Tucson Business]]|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=stlpd-saletosander>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Lisa|title=Gannett to buy TV station owner Belo for $1.5&nbsp;billion|url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/gannett-to-buy-tv-station-owner-belo-for-billion/article_31e7fb91-676f-50cb-825f-9f9f6a6e6f8c.html |access-date=June 13, 2013 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> The sale was completed on July 8.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/77580/gannett-completes-london-broadcasting-buy Gannett Completes London Broadcasting Buy], ''TVNewsCheck'', Retrieved July 8, 2014.</ref> 13 months later, on June 29, 2015, the Gannett Company split in two, with one side specializing in print media and the other side specializing in broadcast and digital media. KXVA was retained by the latter company, named [[Tegna, Inc.|Tegna]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Separation of Gannett into two public companies completed {{!}} TEGNA|url = http://www.tegna.com/separation-of-gannett-into-two-public-companies-completed/|publisher=Tegna|access-date = June 29, 2015}}</ref>▼
 
▲On May 14, 2014, the [[Gannett|Gannett Company]] announced that it would acquire KIDY, KXVA, and fivefour other London Broadcasting stations for $215&nbsp;million.; Gannett CEO [[Gracia Martore]] touted that the acquisition would give the company a presence in several fast-growing markets, and opportunities for local advertisers to leverage its [[digital marketing]] platform.<ref name=tvnc-londongannett>{{cite web|title=Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/76329/gannett-buys-6-london-broadcasting-stations|work=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> BothThe KIDY and Abilene sister station KXVA will be the first Fox affiliates to be owned by Gannett outright; the company had acquired [[KMSB]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] from [[Belo]] (as part of a group deal that also included stations in four other Texas markets, [[WFAA|Dallas]], [[KHOU|Houston]], [[KVUE|Austin]] and [[KENS|San Antonio]]) in 2013—however, KMSB is operated by [[Gray Television]] (owner of that market's [[CBS]] affiliate [[KOLD-TV]]) under a [[shared services]] agreement thatsale was established under Belo ownership, and Gannett could not directly own the station's license due to newspaper cross-ownership restrictions.<ref name=itb-saletogannett>{{cite news|last=Hatfield|first=David|title=Little changecompleted on TucsonJuly TV expected from Belo's sale to Gannett|url=http://www8.insidetucsonbusiness.com/news/little-change-on-tucson-tv-expected-from-belo-s-sale/article_df926a4a-d470-11e2-9fca-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=June 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Inside Tucson Business]]|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=stlpd-saletosander>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Lisa|title=Gannett to buy TV station owner Belo for $1.5&nbsp;billion|url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/gannett-to-buy-tv-station-owner-belo-for-billion/article_31e7fb91-676f-50cb-825f-9f9f6a6e6f8c.html |access-date=June 13, 2013 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> The sale was completed on July 8.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/77580/gannett-completes-london-broadcasting-buy |title=Gannett Completes London Broadcasting Buy], ''|work=TVNewsCheck'', Retrieved |access-date=July 8, 2014.}}</ref> 13 months later, on June 29, 2015, the Gannett Company split in two, with one side specializing in print media and the other side specializing in broadcast and digital media. KXVA was retained by the latter company, named [[Tegna, Inc.|Tegna]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Separation of Gannett into two public companies completed {{!}} TEGNA|url = http://www.tegna.com/separation-of-gannett-into-two-public-companies-completed/|publisher=Tegna|access-date = June 29, 2015}}</ref>
==Digital television==
 
===Digital channels===
==News operation==▼
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:▼
In 2009, KIDY and KXVA began airing simulcasts of the 9 p.m. newscast of [[KABB]], the Fox affiliate in [[San Antonio]], which were augmented in 2010 with a simulcast of KABB's morning newscast. In addition to local news headline updates aired during these programs, KXVA provided hourly local news updates weekdays from 9&nbsp;a.m. to 7&nbsp;p.m., with headlines and news information provided by the ''[[Abilene Reporter News]]'' newspaper.
 
On January 20, 2014, KXVA debuted ''Fox News First at Nine''—a, a half-hour prime9 time newscast at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. onnewscast weeknights—whichproduced isfrom producedSan byAngelo, sisteras stationpart [[KIDY]]of atthe itslaunch studiosof inlocal Sannews Angelofor KXVA and KIDY. The KABB morning news simulcast has been replaced by other programming including ''The Texas Daily'' and ''The Broadcast'', news and interview programs produced by its Dallas then-sister station [[KTXD-TV]].▼
 
On August 2, 2016, KXVA re-launched its news operation, moving its 6:30&nbsp;p.m. news to 6:00 p.m. and moving its prime time newscast to 10:00&nbsp;pmp.m., and introducing a new studio, standalone website, and on-air branding as "Fox 15.".<ref>{{cite web|title=Update: KXVA, Fox 15, Relaunched in Abilene|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/marketshare/2016/08/05/update-kxva-fox-15-relaunched-in-abilene/ |website=TVNewsCheck|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> By 2019, the two stations had recombined their news operation and branding as Fox West Texas with a half-hour 6 p.m. newscast and an hour-long 9 p.m. newscast. A shared morning show, ''Wake Up West Texas'', aired on both stations until 2020.▼
 
==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
▲The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
!|+ ProgrammingSubchannels of KXVA<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KXVA#station |title=RabbitEars TV Queryquery for KXVA]|access-date=March 17, 2022|website=rabbitears.info}}</ref>▼
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]▼
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|VideoRes.]]▼
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]▼
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.1
▲! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
| 15.1 || [[720p]] || rowspan="7"|[[16:9]] || KXVA-DT || Main KXVA programming / [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]▼
▲! [[Display resolution|Video]]
▲! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
▲! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KXVA#station RabbitEars TV Query for KXVA]</ref>
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.2
▲| 15.1 || [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || KXVA-DT || Main KXVA programming / [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| 15.2 || rowspan="36"|[[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KIDZ || [[MyNetworkTV]]▼
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.3
▲| 15.2 || rowspan="3"|[[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KIDZ || [[MyNetworkTV]]
| 15.3 || rowspan="2"|16:9 || COZI || [[Cozi TV]]▼
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.4
▲| 15.3 || rowspan="2"|16:9 || COZI || [[Cozi TV]]
| 15.4 || TwistQUEST || [[TwistQuest (American TV network)|TwistQuest]]▼
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.5
▲| 15.4 || Twist || [[Twist (TV network)|Twist]]
| TRUCRIM|| rowspan="2"|[[True Crime Network]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.6
| Twist
|-
! scope = "row" | 15.7
| Get TV|| [[Get (TV network)|Get]]
|}
 
In 2011, KXVA added a second [[digital subchannel]] as a [[simulcast]] of KIDZ-LD. InOn January 25, 2018, KIDZ signed off and KXVA-DT2 became the sole MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Abilene [[media market|market]].
 
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the [[digital television]] allotment plan on April 21, 1997,<ref>[http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html FCC]</ref> the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. KXVA shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 15, on February 17, 2009, and "[[flash-cut]]" its digital signal into operation UHF channel 15.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=httphttps://hraunfosswww.fccnexttv.govcom/edocs_publicnews/attachmatch/DAkxva-06fcc-1082A2.pdf wrong-about-dtv-switch-list-41729|titlefirst=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds John|formatlast=PDF Eggerton|access-date=MarchJune 245, 2012 2009|url-statustitle=dead |archive-url=httpsKXVA://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf FCC Wrong About DTV Switch List|archive-datework=August 29,Broadcasting 2013& Cable}}</ref>
 
===Translators===
KXVA's signal is relayed on the following [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator stations]]:
 
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53545|3=KIDB-LD}}''' 35 [[Sweetwater, Texas|Sweetwater]]
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|58571|3=KIDV-LD}}''' 34 [[Albany, Texas|Albany]]
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|58559|3=KIDU-LD}}''' 17 [[Brownwood, Texas|Brownwood]]
 
AThere fourthwere translator,two additional translators. KIDT-LD (channel 44) at [[Stamford, Texas|Stamford]], closed in August 2020 to allow [[US Cellular]] to commence 600 &nbsp;MHz cellular service and never reopened on a new channel; the license was surrendered on July 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f917a62b850017a8206ace427f3&id=25076f917a62b850017a8206ace427f3&goBack=N|title=Cancellation Application|date=July 8, 2021|publisher=FCC Licensing and Management System|accessdate=July 8, 2021}}</ref> KIDB-LD (channel 35) at [[Sweetwater, Texas|Sweetwater]] closed in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f917f6bcef3017f899d66d4218b&id=25076f917f6bcef3017f899d66d4218b&goBack=N|title=Cancellation Application|date=March 17, 2022|publisher=FCC Licensing and Management System|accessdate=March 17, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Programming==
KXVA carries the entire Fox network schedule, airing all of the network's programming in pattern. Through Fox's [[NFL on Fox|national broadcast rights]] to the [[National Football League|NFL]], KXVA serves as the local broadcaster of for NFL games featuring the [[Dallas Cowboys]], airing up to 14 of the team's 16 regular season games annually.
 
[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] programs broadcast by KXVA include ''[[The Kelly Clarkson Show]]'', ''[[Live with Kelly and Ryan]]'', ''[[The People's Court]]'', ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Syndicated programming on KXVA-DT2 includes ''[[Divorce Court]]'', ''[[Friends (TV series)|Friends]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' and ''[[Modern Family]]''. KXVA shares the majority of its programming inventory with San Angelo sister station KIDY, with most programs airing in the same timeslots as those seen on that station; as such, KXVA essentially acts as a ''de facto'' [[Broadcast relay station#Semi-satellites|semi-satellite]] of KIDY.
 
▲==News operation==
From 2009 to January 2014, KXVA aired a simulcast of ''Fox News at Nine'', an hour-long evening newscast from San Antonio Fox affiliate [[KABB]]; the newscast aired every night at 9&nbsp;pm, except in the case of Fox programming overruns due to [[Fox Sports (United States)|network sports coverage]], and was rebroadcast nightly at 10 p.m. on a one-hour [[broadcast delay|tape delay]] on KXVA-DT2. From October 2010 to 2014, the station simulcasted KABB's four-hour morning newscast, ''Fox News First'' weekday mornings from 5:00 to 9:00&nbsp;am. In addition to local news headline updates aired during ''Fox News at Nine'' and ''Fox News First'', KXVA provided an hourly local news updates weekdays from 9 a.m. to 7&nbsp;pm, with headlines and news information provided by the ''[[Abilene Reporter News]]'' newspaper.
 
▲On January 20, 2014, KXVA debuted ''Fox News First at Nine''—a half-hour prime time newscast at 9:00&nbsp;p.m. on weeknights—which is produced by sister station [[KIDY]] at its studios in San Angelo. The KABB morning news simulcast has been replaced by other programming including ''The Texas Daily'' and ''The Broadcast'', news and interview programs produced by its Dallas sister station [[KTXD-TV]].
 
▲On August 2, 2016, KXVA re-launched its news operation, moving its 6:30&nbsp;p.m. news to 6:00 and moving its prime time newscast to 10:00&nbsp;pm, and introducing a new studio, standalone website, and on-air branding as "Fox 15."<ref>{{cite web|title=Update: KXVA, Fox 15, Relaunched in Abilene|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/marketshare/2016/08/05/update-kxva-fox-15-relaunched-in-abilene/ |website=TVNewsCheck|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref>
 
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== External links ==
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