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KVCW, virtual channel 33 (UHF digital channel 29), is a CW-affiliated television station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and is part of a duopoly with NBC affiliate KSNV (channel 3), and is also a sister station to television station KVMY (channel 21). The two stations share studios on South Jones Boulevard in Spring Valley (although it uses a Las Vegas address), and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain, near Henderson, Nevada (southwest of I-515/U.S. 93/U.S. 95). On cable, it can be seen on Cox Communications channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 706 and clear QAM 6.1. Syndicated programming seen on KVCW includes ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Dr. Phil'' and ''Judge Judy''.〔http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/134992910〕 ==History== On April 22, 1987, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an original construction permit to 4-A Communications to build a new full-power television station, on UHF channel 33, to serve the Las Vegas market. 4-A Communications, owned by Lawrence and Teri DePaulis, became Channel 33, Inc. (which remained the station's licensee until 2015) in August 1987. The station, known as KFBT, went on the air on July 30, 1989 under a program test authority and was given a license one month later. The station's original transmitter was located in the McCullough Range southwest of Henderson. On July 20, 1990, a family ownership group headed by Daniel "Danny" Koker purchased Channel 33, Inc. Under the Kokers, KFBT was an independent station with a firmly local flavor and soon garnered much acclaim with features such as the scary B-movie showcase ''Saturday Fright at the Movies'', hosted by Count Cool Rider, which aired at 10 p.m. Count Cool Rider was actually Koker, one of the station's owners, who has since gone on to become a respected builder of custom motorcycles, as well as a regular expert on the History channel series ''Pawn Stars''〔(Meet the Experts: Danny Koker ), History.com, Accessed November 1, 2010.〕 and host of its spinoff, ''Counting Cars''.〔("Danny "The Count" Koker is in the Driver's Seat When New Car-Loving Series Premieres on History(R) - 'Counting Cars'" ). The Futon Critic. July 25, 2012.〕〔Rose, Lacey (July 20, 2012). ("History Orders Car Flipping Series Starring 'Pawn Stars' Personality (Exclusive)" ). ''The Hollywood Reporter''.〕 The station primarily broadcast older programming during this era, as well as professional wrestling (most notably World Class Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance). KFBT became a charter affiliate of The WB at the network's launch on January 11, 1995 and remained an affiliate while owned by the Koker family. On December 18, 1997, the Koker family sold Channel 33, Inc. to Montecito Broadcasting Corporation with the sale being finalized on February 3, 1998. The same day that Montecito closed on its purchase of KFBT, it immediately entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which Montecito entered into a local marketing agreement to operate KFBT, until the transaction was completed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Sinclair/MBC Stock Purchase Agreement )〕 On March 1, 1998, Sinclair moved the WB affiliation to KUPN (channel 21, which later changed calls to KVWB, now KVMY) and KFBT was to affiliate UPN but did not signed a contract and instead became an indepdendent station. The station was rebranded as "Gold 33" and began showing mainly newer syndicated programming. Sinclair completed its purchase of Montecito and Channel 33, Inc. in February 2000, resulting in the creation of the market's first duopoly between KFBT and KVWB. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner announced that The WB and UPN would be shut down that September and have some of their higher-rated programs migrated onto a new jointly owned network called The CW.〔('Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September ), CNNMoney.com, January 24, 2006.〕〔(UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network ), ''The New York Times'', January 24, 2006.〕 On February 22, News Corporation announced that it would start up another new network called MyNetworkTV.〔(News Corp. Unveils MyNetworkTV ), ''Broadcasting & Cable'', February 22, 2006.〕 This new service, which would be a sister network to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division, Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created in order to give stations affiliated with UPN and The WB that were not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates another option besides becoming independent stations, as well as to compete against The CW. Sinclair chose to affiliate KVWB with MyNetworkTV leaving The CW to join with either low-power UPN affiliate KTUD-CA (channel 25) or KFBT. Sinclair began negotiations with The CW to affiliate KFBT, and in April, when KTUD decided to go independent instead of pursuing a CW affiliation, KFBT was virtually assured The CW affiliation. An affiliation agreement was announced on May 2 and KFBT changed its call letters to the current KVCW on June 19, reflecting its pending affiliation with the new network. KVMY affiliated with MyNetworkTV, when the network launched on September 5, two weeks before The WB was scheduled to shut down and The CW made its debut; as a result, KVCW rejoined The WB for the network's last two weeks of programming before switching its affiliation to The CW on September 18. On May 15, 2012, Sinclair and Fox agreed to a five-year affiliation agreement extension for the station group's 19 Fox-affiliated stations until 2017. This included an option, that was exercisable between July 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, for Fox parent News Corporation to buy a combination of six Sinclair-owned stations (two CW/MyNetworkTV duopolies and two standalone MyNetworkTV affiliates) in three out of four markets; KVCW and KVMY were included in the Fox purchase option, along with stations in Cincinnati (WSTR-TV), Raleigh (WLFL/WRDC) and Norfolk (WTVZ).〔(Sinclair Reups With Fox, Gets WUTB Option ), ''TVNewsCheck'', May 15, 2012.〕 In January 2013, Fox announced that it will not exercise its option to buy any of the Sinclair stations in the four markets included in the option.〔(Sinclair In An Acquisition State Of Mind ), ''TVNewsCheck'', February 6, 2013.〕 On August 13, 2013, KSNV-DT announced that the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' would move to KVCW as of August 19. The move of the program was necessitated after KSNV changed its schedule to accommodate a 3 p.m. newscast. On September 3, 2014, Sinclair announced the purchase of KSNV from Intermountain West Communications Company for $120 million. As Sinclair already owns KVCW and KVMY, the company will sell the license assets (though not the programming) of one of the three stations to comply with FCC ownership restrictions, with the divested station's programming being relocated to the other stations. On November 1, 2014, KVMY's programming was moved to KVCW's second digital subchannel. Sinclair could not buy KSNV-DT outright because Las Vegas has only seven full-power stations — four too few to legally permit a duopoly. When the sale closes, Sinclair will control half of those stations. It will also create a situation in which a CW affiliate is the nominal senior partner in a duopoly involving an NBC affiliate and a "Big Four" station. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KVCW」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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