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KQTV, later renamed KVFD-TV, was a television station in Fort Dodge, Iowa, which operated from November 23, 1953 to May 4, 1977. Edward J. Breen, a Fort Dodge attorney and former Democratic state legislator, owned KVFD radio and bought KQTV Channel 21 in 1953.〔Papers of Edward J. Breen, University of Iowa Library, http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/msc/tomsc350/msc334/msc334_breen.html〕 It was an NBC affiliate,〔TV Guide, Iowa Edition, 1963-1977, http://www.mcsittel.com/html/tvg-ia.htm〕 and local programming included the ''Barndance'' program,〔The Humboldt Independent, 9/2/2004, "Dee Coleman to be inducted into Hall of Fame"〕 ''Uncle Dick's Fun House'' with longtime KQTV/KVFD-TV announcer, weather and newscaster Dick Johnson.〔Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows By Tim Hollis〕〔e-mail correspondence with Dick Johnson〕 and "Eve's Kitchen" with Eve Rubenstein.〔http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/sw/about_women/HOF/iafame-rubenstein.html〕 Breen himself appeared on-air, with a couple of news/public affairs programs, ''Conference Table'' and ''Calling Ed Breen.''〔 Throughout the station's history, it competed against Des Moines NBC affiliate WHO-TV. The station changed its callsign to KVFD-TV in 1966.〔(Old Tv Newscast Titles )〕 It moved to channel 50 in early 1977 after selling its Bradgate, Iowa transmitter and tower to Iowa Public Television (IPTV). Viewership, and thus advertising revenues, for KVFD-TV had not increased as much as expected after building the 1200 foot Bradgate tower in 1970. This prompted the channel swap between KVFD-TV and IPTV's unbuilt KTIN, which was originally assigned to channel 46. KTIN took over the Bradgate tower and began operations on channel 21. KVFD-TV opted to return to its original 600-foot Fort Dodge tower at the studio and moved to channel 50, as a used transmitter and antenna that was tuned to channel 50 was available.〔Federal Communications Commission, “In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.606(b), Table of Assignments, Television Broadcast Stations. (Fort Dodge, Iowa) Docket No. 20632, RM-2594 Report and Order, Released May 17, 1976〕 After only a few months of operation on channel 50, the KVFD-TV studio and transmitter were struck by a tornado on the evening of May 4, 1977.〔The Fort Dodge Messenger, May 5, 1977, Brown, Bob, “College Area in the Eye of the Twister”〕Part of the roof was torn off of the KVFD-TV studio building, and the 600 foot tower, while still standing, suffered damage at the 200 foot level. As it was no longer safe, the tower was razed later that month.〔The Fort Dodge Messenger, May 4, 1978, "KVFD-TV still off the air" (one year later)〕 Breen made plans to rebuild the transmission facilities, but he died in 1978 before any new construction began.〔The Fort Dodge Messenger, June 16, 1978, “City Loses No. 1 Citizen: Edward J. Breen is Dead at 79”〕 Apparently, his heirs (or the executors of his estate) chose not to pursue his rebuilding plans, since the station's callsign was deleted by the FCC in 1981.〔FCC Callsign History, DKVFD-TV〕 The building previously used by KVFD-TV was later sold to Iowa Central Community College.〔(Radio-Info: "Retro: "Eye-Uh-Way," Feb 19, 1973", December 22, 2011. )〕 The KQTV callsign has been used by a TV station in St. Joseph, Missouri since 1969. Fort Dodge does not have any other commercial TV stations, and receives commercial TV from Des Moines. ==References== 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「KVFD-TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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