KRIV (TV)
KRIV (channel 26) is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, serving as the market's Fox network outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside MyNetworkTV station KTXH (channel 20). The two stations share studios on Southwest Freeway (I-69/US 59) in Houston; KRIV's transmitter is located near Missouri City, Texas.
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| Branding | Fox 26; Fox 26 News |
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| Owner | Fox Television Stations, LLC |
Sister stations | KTXH |
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First air date | August 15, 1971 |
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Former affiliations | Independent (1971–1986) |
Call sign meaning | Albert Krivin, senior vice president of former owner Metromedia |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22204 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′28″N 95°29′37″W |
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| Website | www |
Established in 1971 as an independent station under the KVRL call sign and later as KDOG-TV, channel 26 hit its stride after being sold to Metromedia in 1978; it was then renamed in honor of the Metromedia executive who had encouraged the company to purchase it. Metromedia started the station's news department before being sold and becoming the nucleus of the Fox network in 1986. KRIV's local news programming has since steadily expanded to cover hours of morning, evening, and late news.