KDRV-TV | KDKF-TV
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
Medford, OR 519 followers
NewsWatch 12 is the powerhouse ABC affiliate on the Oregon-California border, serving the Medford-Klamath Falls DMA.
About us
In the early 1980’s, a group of local investors, led by Medford orchardist Dunbar Carpenter, formed Sunshine Television, Inc. The group secured a license from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast locally on VHF Channel 12. Sunshine Television built its new station, KDRV-TV, on property just off Biddle Road near the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport. On February 26, 1984, KDRV-TV signed on as an affiliate of the ABC Television Network. KDRV-TV soon launched local news. NewsWatch 12 premiered September 16, 1985. In a few short years, the station’s newscasts became the most-watched in the region. That tradition continues. Today, NewsWatch 12 produces 36 hours of local news programming a week, more than any other station in the region. NewsWatch 12 has earned honors for excellence in journalism from numerous professional organizations, including the Oregon Associated Press Award for Best Newscast during four out of five years. NewsWatch 12 has received multiple regional Emmy nominations and been honored twice for Outstanding Daily Newscast. KDRV-TV’s commitment to the communities it serves has made it an innovator in local television news. NewsWatch 12 produced the market’s first late local weekend newscasts. We introduced the region’s first 6:00 p.m. weeknight newscast. We were the first to bring Southern Oregon a live early-morning newscast. The addition of KDKF-TV in 1989 brought a powerful signal carrying KDRV-TV programs to viewers throughout the Klamath Basin. NewsWatch 12 is owned by Allen Media Broadcasting. AMB is part of one of the nation’s largest privately owned media companies, Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group, which owns nine 24-hour HD television networks including The Weather Channel and produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 64 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations.
- Website
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http://www.kdrv.com
External link for KDRV-TV | KDKF-TV
- Industry
- Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Medford, OR
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1984
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
1090 Knutson Ave.
Medford, OR 97504, US
Employees at KDRV-TV | KDKF-TV
Updates
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NEWS DIRECTOR Can you help make a news operation that’s already a dominant #1 even stronger? Allen Media Broadcasting’s KDRV-TV (ABC) in Medford, Oregon, is looking for a news director ready to meet the challenge. Our next ND will work closely with the GM, other department managers, and the news team to better our position across all the content platforms we serve – on-air and digital. This position is responsible for strategic planning, preparing and managing a budget, as well as recruiting, hiring and developing members of the news team. In addition to possessing strong organizational skills, our news director must be a hands-on leader with a successful track record as a mentor and motivator. Previous experience teaching and leading staff as a news director, assistant news director, executive producer, managing editor, assignment manager, or senior producer is required. KDRV is located in the beautiful Rogue Valley near the Southern Oregon Wine Trail and is just a short drive away from great hiking, mountain biking, skiing, golfing, fishing, whitewater rafting, the Britt Festival’s concerts under the stars, and the Tony award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival. If you still need an occasional big city fix, then Portland and San Francisco are just a quick direct flight or a few hours’ drive away. Or visit waterfalls, redwood forest, Crater Lake National Park and the Oregon coast all in our coverage area. All of this is available along with a competitive salary and benefits from a station that has been the ratings leader in the Medford-Klamath Falls market for more than thirty years. If all of this sounds appealing, then go to our website at kdrv.com. Click on ``Work With Us`` near the bottom of the home page. How to apply To learn more about these opportunities and qualifications needed to apply, please go to our website at kdrv.com. Click on "Work With Us" near the bottom of the home page. A PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREEN IS REQUIRED along with a good driving record. Must possess or be able to obtain an Oregon driver’s license. KDRV-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. About our company KDRV is part of Allen Media Broadcasting, a division of Entertainment Studios/Allen Media Group, one of the largest privately-owned media companies in the nation. AMG owns nine 24-hour HD television networks including The Weather Channel and produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 64 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations.
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