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Line 1: {{short description\|Fox TV station in Houston}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=~~July~~January ~~2021~~2024}}▼ ~~{{For\|the air reserve base in Riverside County, California assigned the ICAO code KRIV\|March Joint Air Reserve Base}}~~ ~~{{For\|the [Radio\|Radio Station]] in [[Winona, Minnnesota]]\|[[ KRIV-FM ]]}}~~ ▲{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox television station \| callsign = KRIV \| logo = Fts-houston-a.svg \| logo_upright = 1 \| logo_alt = The Fox network logo next to the number 26, with the word Houston below it. ~~\| logo_size = 240px~~ \| branding = Fox 26; ''Fox 26 News'' \| digital = 26 ([[~~ultra high frequency\|~~UHF]]) \| virtual = 26 \| affiliations = {{unbulleted list\|'''26.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]]\|''~~'26.2:'''~~for ~~[[Decades~~others, ~~(TV~~see ~~network)~~{{Section link\|~~Decades]]~~\|Subchannels}}''~~'26.3:''' [[Fox Weather]]~~}}▼ ~~\| translators =~~ \| owner = [[Fox Television Stations]], ~~[[Limited liability company\|~~LLC]]▼ ~~\| subchannels =~~ \| location = [[~~Houston\|~~Houston, Texas]]▼ ▲\| affiliations = {{unbulleted list\|'''26.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]]\|'''26.2:''' [[Decades (TV network)\|Decades]]\|'''26.3:''' [[Fox Weather]]}} ▲\| owner = [[Fox Television Stations]], [[Limited liability company\|LLC]] ~~\| licensee =~~ ▲\| location = [[Houston\|Houston, Texas]] \| country = United States \| airdate = {{start date and age\|1971\|8\|15\|p=y\|br=y}} ~~\| last_airdate =~~ \| callsign_meaning = Albert Krivin, senior vice president of former owner [[Metromedia]]<ref name="tricks">{{Cite news\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|page=6:4\|work=Houston Chronicle\|title=Metromedia out to teach KDOG new tricks\|date=April 14, 1978}}</ref> \| sister_stations = [[KTXH]] \| former_callsigns = {{unbulleted list\|KVRL (1971–1975)\|KDOG-TV (1975–1978)\|KRIV-TV (1978–1986)}} \| former_channel_numbers = {{unbulleted list\|'''Analog:'''\| 26 (UHF, 1971–2009)\|'''Digital:'''\| 27 (UHF, 2001–2009)}} \| former_affiliations = [[Independent station ~~(North America)~~\|Independent]] (1971–1986) \| erp = 1,000 kW \| haat = {{convert\|598\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}} \| facility_id = 22204 \| coordinates = ~~{{nowrap\|~~{{Coord\|29\|34\|28\|N\|95\|29\|37\|W\|type:landmark_scale:2000~~\|display=inline, title}}~~}} \| licensing_authority = [[~~Federal Communications Commission\|~~FCC]] \| website = {{URL\|~~http~~https://www.fox26houston.com/}} }} [[File:KRIVFox26Channel20StationHouston.JPG\|thumb\|Studios for KRIV and [[KTXH]] on Southwest Freeway in Houston\|alt=A stucco and glass building with a sign outside bearing the KRIV and KTXH logos.]] '''KRIV''' (channel 26) is a [[television station]] in [[~~Houston\|~~Houston, Texas]], United States, ~~airing~~serving ~~programming from~~as the market's [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] network outlet. It is [[~~owned-and-operated station\|~~owned and operated]] by the network's [[Fox Television Stations]] division alongside [[MyNetworkTV]] ~~outlet~~station [[KTXH]] (channel 20). ~~Both~~The two stations share studios on Southwest Freeway ([[Interstate 69 in Texas\|~~Southwest Freeway~~I-69]]/[[U.S. Route 59 in Texas#Interstate 37 to Houston,\|US ~~while~~59]]) in Houston; KRIV's transmitter is located near [[Missouri City, Texas]]. 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. ==History== ===Early years=== On February 17, 1964, the Crest Broadcasting Company, headed by former [[KIKK]] owner Leroy J. Gloger, filed an application to build a new TV station on channel 29 in Houston.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter\|hcards=yes\|letterid=85387\|callsign=KRIV}}</ref> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s UHF allotment overhaul of 1965 substituted channel 26 for 29. Crest was selected over a competing application from radio station [[KXYZ]],<ref>{{cite news\|title=More Color, More Choice on Houston Scene\|page=4:2\|date=February 13, 1966\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> as it got the nod on diversification grounds and superior financial qualifications.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=June 26, 1966\|pages=1, 11\|first=Anne\|last=Cooper\|title=Two More TV Stations Due Houston Area\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> KXYZ appealed and asked to submit a revised financial statement, also claiming that Crest had made a misrepresentation as to one of its stockholders, but FCC hearing examiner Chester F. Naumowicz denied the request<ref>{{Cite news\|title=FCC Disallows New UHF Move by KXYZ\|page=2:2\|date=December 15, 1967\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> and upheld the Crest grant.<ref>{{cite news\|page=2\|title=Award of TV Channel 26 To Crest Upheld\|date=January 20, 1968\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> Construction got underway for KVRL in late 1970, with a mast being erected atop [[One Shell Plaza]] in downtown Houston and studios being built in the Schindler Center development at 3935 Westheimer Road{{r\|hc}} in the [[Highland Village, Houston\|Highland Village]] section, now the site of an [[~~Central Market (Texas)\|~~H-E-B Central Market]]. The station began broadcasting on August 15, 1971.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=August 17, 1971\|title=New TV Choice Temporarily an Echo\|page=2:7}}</ref> Programming mostly consisted of syndicated reruns, [[Texas Rangers (baseball)\|Texas Rangers]] baseball,<ref>{{cite news\|title=26 Rangers Games To Be on TV Here\|date=December 19, 1971\|page=3:12\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> and an affiliation with the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]].<ref>{{cite news\|first=Louis\|last=Moore\|title=Buying Television, Radio Stations for God\|date=April 13, 1973\|work=Houston Chronicle\|page=3:21}}</ref> In 1975, Leroy Gloger, who had also taken over general manager duties, was having a conversation when someone remarked that channel 26 was an underdog. For Gloger, who had a penchant for memorable station brands, it was the spark of an idea. He checked with the FCC, found that the call letters KDOG were available, and then changed channel 26 to KDOG-TV on September 1.<ref>{{cite news\|title=KVRL Wagging Tail Over Switch to KDOG\|date=August 18, 1975\|work=Houston Chronicle\|page=2:5\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges}}</ref> A series of program changes accompanied the new moniker; the station added 90 minutes a night of Spanish-language programming in prime time.<ref>{{Cite news\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=December 9, 1975\|title=Blacks' Sitcom Preferences Shown in Poll\|page=23}}</ref> ===Acquisition by Metromedia=== Six years after going on the air, Crest Broadcasting announced the sale of KDOG-TV to [[Metromedia]] for $11  million, including $6  million for the station itself and another $5  million in liabilities.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle\|title=Ch. 26 acquired by Metromedia\|page=3:8\|date=August 17, 1977}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Metromedia purchase of Ch. 26 approved\|page=20\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=April 7, 1978}}</ref> The acquisition closed in April, and on April 17, 1978, the call letters were changed to the current KRIV, in honor of then-Metromedia executive Albert Krivin, who had convinced [[John Kluge]] to take a chance on the Houston station.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/albert-p-krivin-1117932906/\|accessdate=September 15, 2021\|work=Variety\|date=November 14, 2005\|title=Albert P. Krivin, TV exec\|archive-date=September 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916020242/https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/albert-p-krivin-1117932906/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Jerry Marcus, general sales manager of Metromedia's [[Washington, D.C.]], station [[WTTG]], was hired to manage channel 26's operations,{{r\|tricks}} remaining there until his retirement in December 1999.<ref name="quitsm">{{Cite news\|work=Houston Chronicle\|first=Mike\|last=McDaniel\|title=Channel 26 manager to call it quits\|page=10D\|date=October 15, 1999}}</ref> Metromedia, among the top operators of independent stations, turned a station that was regarded as a "mangy mutt"{{r\|quitsm}} into a top-rated outlet. An additional multi-million dollar investment in new programming was immediately apparent; in 1979, channel 26 became the new TV home of the [[Houston Astros]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=ABC news making viewer gains\|date=October 20, 1978\|page=2:4\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> The Spanish-language entertainment programming, from the [[Spanish International Network]], was moved out of prime time and reduced to make way for nightly movies and ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''; the studios were expanded, and a new transmitter facility was constructed.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ch. 26 begins programming changes\|date=May 29, 1978\|page=2:11\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> A local newscast at 7 p.m. was added in 1983.{{r\|complete}} ===As a Fox owned-and-operated station=== In 1986, ~~[[Australia]]n~~Australian newspaper tycoon [[Rupert Murdoch]] purchased KRIV and the other five television stations in the Metromedia group, all of which became the founding owned-and-operated stations of his new [[television network]], the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. Despite being a member of the new network, KRIV's schedule would not change that much, as at that time, Fox only aired a late-night talk show upon the network's launch; even when prime time programming followed in 1987, the network initially aired the lineup on Saturdays and Sundays. The primary changes were in local programming, where the new owners cut channel 26's existing local public affairs show, ''Houston Live'', and a local children's program,<ref name="burden">{{Cite news\|title=Ch. 26 cuts Roberts, Burden from lineup\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=May 27, 1986}}</ref> and the move of KRIV's news to 9 p.m. to accommodate more Fox prime time programming.{{r\|outfoxing}} Ratings steadily increased, with total-day ratings tying NBC affiliate [[KPRC-TV]] by 1993.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Fox programs swell Channel 26 audience\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=February 26, 1993}}</ref> After having operated from the same quarters on Westheimer since its establishment, KRIV acquired a tract of land near the [[Interstate 69 in Texas\|Southwest Freeway]] to build a new, {{convert\|78000\|ft2\|m2\|adj=on}} facility that would provide sufficient space and parking for the expanding station.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Ralph\|last=Bivins\|work=Houston Chronicle\|title=Channel 26 buys tract on freeway\|date=December 7, 1995}}</ref> The $40  million facility went into full-time use at the end of 1997 and included new, digital equipment.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Mike\|last=McDaniel\|work=Houston Chronicle\|title=KRIV's new home reflects positive changes\|date=December 17, 1997}}</ref> This facility began housing KTXH in 2001 when Fox acquired the station in a trade with [[Viacom (~~1952–2006~~1952–2005)\|Viacom]] after CBS acquired [[UPN]].<ref>{{cite news\|date=December 13, 2001\|title=KTXH to consolidate operations with KRIV\|first=Mike\|last=McDaniel\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> The studios were also used for production of syndicated programming from [[20th Television]], including the [[~~judge show\|~~court show]]s ''[[Texas Justice]]'', ''[[Cristina's Court]]'', and ''[[Judge Alex]]''.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=City is setting for many made-for-TV films\|work=Houston Chronicle\|date=April 1, 2005}}</ref> It also featured a landing pad for the station's news helicopter; a helicopter leased to KRIV crashed in 2000, killing the pilot.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/pilot-dies-news-chopper-crash-71977\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|date=November 19, 2000\|title=Pilot dies in news chopper crash\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|archive-date=September 12, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912055521/https://www.nexttv.com/news/pilot-dies-news-chopper-crash-71977\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Programming== Line 62 ⟶ 56: In 1989, the station began airing Sunday night news specials under the banner ''City Under Siege'', focusing on drug-related issues in Houston.<ref>{{cite news\|date=March 10, 1989\|work=Houston Chronicle\|page=1F, 6F\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|title=Starr shines bright in Miller band reunion}}</ref> The program regularly featured drug busts, and what some viewers called an overemphasis on Black people being arrested led to rules being set by the [[Houston Police Department]].<ref>{{cite news\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|date=October 5, 1989\|title=HPD sets new ground rules for Channel 26's 'Siege'\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> The program later evolved into a general crime program{{r\|outfoxing}} and outlived several others using the same format at other stations.<ref name="hot">{{cite news\|title=Hot Channel 26 gets swept away in good ratings\|date=March 16, 1992\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> Since the 1990s, the station has conducted several major news expansions. In 1993, it started a morning newscast, initially at 7 ~~a.m.~~ am, as well as a Sunday night newscast.<ref>{{cite news\|date=May 27, 1993\|title=Channel 26 plans local morning newscasts\|work=Houston Chronicle\|first=Ann\|last=Hodges}}</ref> The morning newscast first expanded to three hours, then to four in 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Three to get ready, now it's four to go\|first=Ken\|last=Hoffman\|date=July 1, 2003\|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> On August 18, 2008, KRIV debuted an hour-long weeknight 5 p.m. newscast.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/kriv-going-live-5-28613\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|title=KRIV Going Live at 5\|first=Michael\|last=Malone\|date=June 2, 2008\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|archive-date=September 12, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912055518/https://www.nexttv.com/news/kriv-going-live-5-28613\|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 7, 2012, KRIV significantly expanded its news offerings on weekends beyond its one prime time hour, debuting a three-hour weekend morning newscast from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and expanding its hour-long 5 p.m. newscast to weekends for a total of eight additional hours of news on the weekends.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/in-houston-kriv-adding-weekend-newscasts_b52014\|title=In Houston, KRIV Adding Weekend Newscasts\|work=TVSpy\|date=June 15, 2012\|access-date=June 16, 2012\|archive-date=June 22, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622062432/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/in-houston-kriv-adding-weekend-newscasts_b52014\|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the launch of the new newscasts, KRIV was one of only two Fox-owned stations – alongside [[Chicago]] sister station [[WFLD]] – that did not have an early evening newscast seven nights each week. On August 21, 2017, KRIV launched a 10 p.m. weeknight newscast titled ''The NewsEdge at 10'', which emphasizes a recap format.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/kriv-houston-adds-non-traditional-news-10-pm-167864\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|date=August 14, 2017\|first=Diana\|last=Marszalek\|title=KRIV Houston Adds Non-Traditional News at 10 P.M.\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|archive-date=September 12, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912055520/https://www.nexttv.com/news/kriv-houston-adds-non-traditional-news-10-pm-167864\|url-status=live}}</ref> The NewsEdge brand was expanded in 2020 to a 6 p.m. newscast, anchored by Kaitlin Monte.<ref name="rashi">{{cite web\|url=https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2020/09/rashi-vats-5pm-anchor-fox26.html\|website=mikemcguff.com\|date=September 29, 2020\|title=Rashi Vats's 5pm anchor journey is a Texas story of hard work and love\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|first=Mike\|last=McGuff\|archive-date=September 12, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912055521/https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2020/09/rashi-vats-5pm-anchor-fox26.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 24, 2018, KRIV rebranded the first three hours of its weekday morning newscast from 4 ~~a.m.~~ to 7 a.m. as ''Wake Up! with SallyMac & Lina'', with longtime KRIV reporter/anchor Sally MacDonald and new hire Lina De Florias (who would join the station from [[KTVK]]/[[KPHO-TV]] in Phoenix) serving as the namesake anchors, featuring a format similar to that of its 10 p.m. newscast; the remainder of the newscast was then rebranded months later as "Houston's Morning Show".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/09/wake-up-with-sallymac-lina-fox-26-kriv.html\|title='Wake Up! With SallyMac & Lina' debuts Monday on FOX 26 KRIV\|last=McGuff\|first=Mike\|date=September 23, 2018\|website=mikemcguff.com\|access-date=July 2, 2019\|archive-date=July 2, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702233607/https://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/09/wake-up-with-sallymac-lina-fox-26-kriv.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Non-news programming=== In addition to local news, KRIV produces other news and public affairs programs. ''The Isiah Factor: Uncensored'', a nightly program hosted by [[Isiah Carey]], features interviews with newsmakers; ''What's Your Point?'' is a political program hosted by Greg Groogan.<ref name="twolocal">{{Cite news \|last=Miller \|first=Mark K. \|date=May 1, 2017 \|title=KRIV Houston Expands Two Local Shows \|language=en \|work=TVNewsCheck \|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/kriv-houston-expands-two-local-shows/ \|access-date=~~2021-09-~~September 12, 2021 \|archive-date=September 12, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912055518/https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/kriv-houston-expands-two-local-shows/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> ====Notable current on-air news staff==== Line 76 ⟶ 70: ====Notable former on-air staff==== * [[Anna Davlantes]] – anchor (later at [[WFLD]] in [[Chicago]])<ref>{{cite news\|via=ProQuest\|id={{ProQuest\|213628418}}\|title=Houston\|work=Mediaweek\|pages=22–30\|date=October 23, 2000\|first=Carrie\|last=Beylus}}</ref> * [[Jan Jeffcoat]] – anchor (2004–2007; currently lead anchor of [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]'s television news program ''[[The National Desk]]'')<ref>{{Cite news\|first=Mike\|last=McDaniel\|work=Houston Chronicle\|title=TV Notes - Jan Jeffcoat leaving Channel 26 anchor post\|page=Star 6\|date=May 25, 2007}}</ref> * [[Kaitlin Monte]] – anchor (2016–2022)<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/houston-station-hires-reporter-from-new-york/173807/\|first=Kevin\|last=Eck\|title=Houston Station Hires Reporter From New York\|work=TVSpy\|date=August 5, 2016\|access-date=January 7, 2023\|archive-date=January 7, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107064913/https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/houston-station-hires-reporter-from-new-york/173807/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 85 ⟶ 79: ==Technical information== ===Subchannels=== The station's ~~digital~~ signal is [[~~multiplexing~~multiplex (TV)\|multiplexed]], including the main subchannel of [[KTXH]], which in turn broadcasts KRIV as one of Houston's [[ATSC 3.0]] (Next Gen TV) stations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTXH#station\|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KTXH\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|website=rabbitears.info\|archive-date=April 16, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416185943/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTXH#station\|url-status=live}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable" \|+ Subchannels of KRIV<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KRIV#station\|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KRIV\|accessdate=September 11, 2021\|website=rabbitears.info\|archive-date=December 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206041602/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KRIV#station\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 94 ⟶ 88: ! scope = "col" \| Programming \|- ! scope = "row" \| 26.1 \| [[720p]] \|\| rowspan="3"\|[[16:9]] \|\| KRIV DT \|\| Main KRIV programming / [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] \|- ! scope = "row" \| 26.2 \| rowspan="2"\| [[480i]] \|\| ~~Decades~~Catchy \|\| [[~~Decades~~Catchy ~~(TV network)\|Decades~~Comedy]] \|- ! scope = "row" \| 26.3 \| FOX WX \|\| [[Fox Weather]] \|- style="background-color:#DFEBF6; border-top: 2px solid #003399;" Line 110 ⟶ 104: ===Analog-to-digital conversion=== KRIV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[~~Ultra high frequency\|~~UHF]] channel 26, on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States\|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web \|date=May 23, 2006 \|title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds \|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf \|archive-date=August 29, 2013 \|access-date=August 29, 2021 \|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}}</ref> The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 27 to channel 26 for post-transition operations.<ref name="FCCForm387">{{Cite web \|date=February 19, 2008 \|title=DTV Transition Status Report \|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101238126&formid=387&fac_num=22204 \|access-date=December 14, 2008 \|website=Federal Communications Commission }}</ref> ==References== Line 117 ⟶ 111: ==External links== {{Portal\|Texas\|Television\|United States}} * {{Official website\|~~http~~https://www.fox26houston.com/}} {{Houston TV}} Line 123 ⟶ 117: {{Fox (company)}} {{Major U.S. TV O-O Stations}} {{~~Fox~~MLB ~~Major~~on ~~League Baseball~~Fox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kriv}} [[Category:~~Television~~1971 ~~stations~~establishments in ~~Houston\|RIV (TV)~~Texas]] [[Category:~~Fox~~Catchy ~~network~~Comedy affiliates]] [[Category:~~Decades~~Fox ~~(TV~~Broadcasting ~~network)~~Company affiliates]]▼ [[Category:Fox Television Stations]] ▲[[Category:Decades (TV network) affiliates]] [[Category:Metromedia]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1971]] [[Category:~~1971~~Television ~~establishments~~stations in ~~Texas~~Houston\|RIV (TV)]]