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channel 11, is a low-powered

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serving

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, United States that is

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to Salem. Its

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is located in West Portland. Operated by Northwest Television, LLC, the call sign KWVT-LD stands for "Willamette Valley Television". Independent producers develop original programming for KWVT-LD, such as ''Garden Time'', ''Fusion'', ''High Desert Outdoorsman'' and ''Living Culture'', as well as music video shows ''Hard Times'', ''My Hits'' and ''Country Comfort''. KWVT-LD has a high definition production facilities that covers area events such as high school football. KWVT-LD is the local primary

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(EAS) station for the "(Oregon State) Capitol Operational Area".

History

The station signed on the air on channel 52, licensed to Eola, on May 20, 2005. On May 8, 2007, Northwest Television sold channel 52 to Churchill Media of

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. On August 17, 2007, channel 52 began carrying programming from the Spanish-language Azteca network, as KXPD-LP. (That station would cease operations by the end of 2009.) Northwest Television had since moved to K17IV (channel 17), which adopted the KWVT-LP calls in November 2007, and changed the city of license from Eola to Salem. In September 2008, Northwest Television activated a digital signal on KSLM-LD (channel 16). As of March 15, 2010, KSLM has moved to channel 27. In December 31, 2022

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ceased operations.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is

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Analog-to-digital conversion

KWVT-LP had a

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to convert to digital and move the transmitter to the Skyline Tower in

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, home to numerous TV and

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s. After negotiations to use the Skyline site broke down, other sites were considered. On December 22, 2010, an application was filed to locate the digital facility on the former KPDX tower, approximately half a kilometer from the Skyline tower. KWVT-LP would use the antenna

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affiliate

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(channel 49) had shut down at the end of the DTV transition. The modified construction permit was granted on January 7, 2011. Since no construction was required on the tower, KWVT-LP began transmitting a digital signal in Portland later the same day. KWVT-LD remains available in Salem on a digital subchannel of KSLM-LD, and KSLM-LD programming (

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) is also relayed to Portland on a digital subchannel of KWVT-LD. KWVT-LD and KSLM-LD also relay the programming of KPWC, which acquired the Azteca America affiliation after Churchill Media ceased operation of KXPD, as well as KVDO (

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). On December 31 of 2022

cease operations.

Other translator stations

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(launched 9/24/10)

References

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External links

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