KVVV-TV
Encyclopedia
KVVV-TV channel 16 was an Independent
television station for the Houston
area. KVVV was officially licensed to Galveston, Texas
, but physically located at 1400 Lundy Lane in Friendswood
, at FM 528
, 4 miles north of Alvin
.
KVVV signed on in February 1968, operating at 3.39 MW ERP visual. The owner was Mr. Beach and prior to the station signing on, he stored the original transmitter for KVVV in the basement of a building across the street from the 1920s Cotton Exchange Building in Houston, Texas. Bill Paradoski, the "community announcer," hosted the "Community Wrap-Up" each evening "reporting the news and weather daily."
Among the programs carried on KVVV were the locally-originated children's program "No-No the Clown" and stock market coverage during the day. KVVV also carried syndicated programming, as well as network shows not cleared by the local affiliates or Houston's other independent station, KHTV.
By late 1968, much of the staff was laid off, and the stock market program was canceled. As a result, the station was generally on the air only in the afternoons and evenings -- signing on between 2PM and 3PM, and signing off at 10PM.
KVVV lost so much money in its only year in operation that the owners closed the station down on August 31, 1969. The equipment and tower used by KVVV were eventually sold to a new PBS
member station in Corpus Christi
, KEDT
, which signed on in 1972.
As of October 2006, the building and some of the furnishings were still there, though it was vandalized and in poor condition.
In later years, KUBE-TV used the KVVV calls when they were affiliated with Value Vision
. Today, the KVVV call letters are now being used for an unrelated low-power station.
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
television station for the Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
area. KVVV was officially licensed to Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
, but physically located at 1400 Lundy Lane in Friendswood
Friendswood, Texas
Friendswood is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city lies in Galveston and Harris counties. As of the 2000 U.S...
, at FM 528
Farm to Market Road 528
Farm to Market Road 528, or FM 528 or Urban Road 528, is a farm to market road in southeast Texas. The road runs from Interstate 45 in Webster, Texas southwest to State Highway 35C Business . FM 528 was designated on June 21, 1945; it originally ran past I-45 to State Highway 146 in Seabrook...
, 4 miles north of Alvin
Alvin, Texas
Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and Brazoria County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 21,413. Alvin's claim to fame is Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as...
.
KVVV signed on in February 1968, operating at 3.39 MW ERP visual. The owner was Mr. Beach and prior to the station signing on, he stored the original transmitter for KVVV in the basement of a building across the street from the 1920s Cotton Exchange Building in Houston, Texas. Bill Paradoski, the "community announcer," hosted the "Community Wrap-Up" each evening "reporting the news and weather daily."
Among the programs carried on KVVV were the locally-originated children's program "No-No the Clown" and stock market coverage during the day. KVVV also carried syndicated programming, as well as network shows not cleared by the local affiliates or Houston's other independent station, KHTV.
By late 1968, much of the staff was laid off, and the stock market program was canceled. As a result, the station was generally on the air only in the afternoons and evenings -- signing on between 2PM and 3PM, and signing off at 10PM.
KVVV lost so much money in its only year in operation that the owners closed the station down on August 31, 1969. The equipment and tower used by KVVV were eventually sold to a new PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, KEDT
KEDT
KEDT is a full-service Public television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 23 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station...
, which signed on in 1972.
As of October 2006, the building and some of the furnishings were still there, though it was vandalized and in poor condition.
In later years, KUBE-TV used the KVVV calls when they were affiliated with Value Vision
ShopNBC
ShopNBC is an American broadcast and cable home shopping network, owned and operated by ValueVision Media, which is in turn 30% owned by GE Equity and NBC Universal...
. Today, the KVVV call letters are now being used for an unrelated low-power station.
External links
- http://good-times.webshots.com/album/579969668qgdhDf?vhost=good-times Webshots: Ruins of KVVV]