KVII-TV

KVII-TV
Amarillo, Texas; United States;
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 7;
Branding	ABC 7; Amarillo CW 11 (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC; 7.2: CW+; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group; (KVII Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	December 21, 1957
Former call signs	KVII (1957–1967)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1957–2009); Digital: 23 (UHF, 2000–2009); 7 (VHF, 2009–2022);
Former affiliations	PBS (Sesame Street only, 1970–1988);
Call sign meaning	"VII" is 7 in Roman numerals
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40446
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	513 m (1,683 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°22′30″N 101°52′58″W / 35.37500°N 101.88278°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	abc7amarillo.com

KVII-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Amarillo, Texas, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station maintains studios at One Broadcast Center between South Pierce and South Buchanan streets in downtown Amarillo, and its transmitter is located west of US 87/287, in unincorporated Potter County.

KVIH-TV (channel 12) in Clovis, New Mexico, operates as a full-time satellite of KVII-TV; this station's transmitter is located along State Road 88 (east of Portales). KVIH-TV covers areas of northeastern and east-central New Mexico that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KVII-TV, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. KVIH-TV is a straight simulcast of KVII-TV; on-air references to KVIH-TV are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during newscasts and other programming. Besides the transmitter, KVIH-TV does not maintain any physical presence in Clovis.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, May 20, 2021, Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ "FCC History Cards for KVII-TV" (PDF).
^ "Facility Technical Data for KVII-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[kviichanges-1] "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 27, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[2] "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, May 20, 2021, Retrieved May 20, 2021.

[3] "FCC History Cards for KVII-TV" (PDF).

[4] "Facility Technical Data for KVII-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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Amarillo, Texas United States


Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF)^[1]^[2] Virtual: 7
Branding	ABC 7 Amarillo CW 11 (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC 7.2: CW+ for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (KVII Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date	December 21, 1957 (66 years ago) (1957-12-21)
Former call signs	KVII (1957–1967)^[3]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1957–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2000–2009) 7 (VHF, 2009–2022)
Former affiliations	PBS (Sesame Street only, 1970–1988)
Call sign meaning	"VII" is 7 in Roman numerals
Technical information^[4]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40446
ERP	1,000 kW^[1]
HAAT	513 m (1,683 ft)^[1]
Transmitter coordinates	35°22′30″N 101°52′58″W / 35.37500°N 101.88278°W / 35.37500; -101.88278 (KVII-TV)
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	abc7amarillo.com