KVII-TV

KVII-TV and KVIH-TV
Channels for KVII-TV
Channels for KVIH-TV
Branding
  • ABC 7
  • Amarillo CW 11 (7.2/12.2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
  • KVII-TV: December 21, 1957 (1957-12-21)
  • KVIH-TV: December 2, 1956 (1956-12-02)
Former call signs
  • KVII-TV: KVII (1957–1967)
  • KVIH-TV:
    • KICA-TV (1956–1959, 1962–1964)
    • KVER-TV (1959–1962)
    • KFDW-TV (1964–1979)
    • KMCC-TV (1979–1986)
Former channel numbers
  • KVII-TV:
    • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1957–2009)
    • Digital: 23 (UHF, 2000–2009), 7 (VHF, 2009–2022)
  • KVIH-TV:
    • Analog: 12 (VHF, 1956–2009)
    • Digital: 20 (UHF, 2004–2009)
  • KVII-TV:
  • KVIH-TV:
    • CBS (primary, 1956–1976)
    • ABC (secondary, 1956–1976)
    • CBS (as satellite of KFDA-TV, 1976–1979)
    • ABC (as semi-satellite of KMCC, 1979–1986)
Call sign meaning
  • KVII-TV: "VII" is 7 in Roman numerals
  • KVIH-TV: Variation of KVII with an H
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KVII-TV: 40446
  • KVIH-TV: 40450
ERP
  • KVII-TV: 1,000 kW
  • KVIH-TV: 160 kW (CP)
HAAT
  • KVII-TV: 513 m (1,683 ft)
  • KVIH-TV: 204 m (669 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websiteabc7amarillo.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.