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{{short description|Fox TV station in Houston}}
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{{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.
| branding = Fox 26; ''Fox 26 News''
| digital = 26 ([[
| virtual = 26
| affiliations = {{unbulleted list|'''26.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|''
▲| affiliations = {{unbulleted list|'''26.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|'''26.2:''' [[Catchy Comedy]]|'''26.3:''' [[Fox Weather]]}}
▲| owner = [[Fox Television Stations]], [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
▲| location = [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1971|8|15|p=y|br=y}}
| 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:'''
| former_affiliations = [[Independent station
| erp = 1,000 kW
| haat = {{convert|598|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 22204
| coordinates =
| licensing_authority = [[
| website = {{URL|
}}
[[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
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 [[
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
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,
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
==Programming==
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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
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
On September 24, 2018, KRIV rebranded the first three hours of its weekday morning newscast from 4
===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=
====Notable current on-air news staff====
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====Notable former on-air staff====
* [[Anna Davlantes]] – anchor (later at [[WFLD]] in
* [[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>
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==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's
{| 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>
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! 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]] || Catchy || [[Catchy Comedy]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 26.3
| FOX WX || [[Fox Weather]]
|- style="background-color:#DFEBF6; border-top: 2px solid #003399;"
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===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KRIV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[
==References==
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==External links==
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