please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message the lead section of this article may need to be rewritten . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . use the lead layout guide to ensure the section follows wikipedia s norms and to be inclusive of all essential details . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message not to be confused with wvii tv . kvii tv kvih tv kvii amarillo texas kvih clovis portales new mexico united states branding abc 7 general abc 7 news newscasts cw 11 amarillo dt2 slogan the panhandle spirit channels digital kvii 7 uhf kvih 12 vhf subchannels x. 1 abc x. 2 the cw x. 3 comet tv owner sinclair broadcast group kvii licensee llc first air date kvii december 21 1957 ; 58 years ago 1957 12 21 kvih december 2 1956 ; 59 years ago 1956 12 02 call letters meaning kvii vii roman numeral 7 kvih variation of kvii with an h sister station s el paso kfox tv kdbc tv harlingen kgbt tv beaumont port arthur kfdm kbtv tv san antonio woai tv kabb kmys former callsigns kvii none kvih kica tv 1956 1964 kfdw tv 1964 1979 kmcc tv 1979 1986 former channel number s kvii 7 vhf analog 1957 2009 kvih 12 vhf analog 1956 2009 kvii 23 uhf digital until 2009 kvih 20 uhf digital until 2009 former affiliations kvii none kvih cbs 1956 1979 dt3 the accuweather channel 2007 2013 grit 2014 2016 transmitter power kvii 21.9 kw kvih 5 kw height kvii 519 m kvih 204 m facility id kvii 40446 kvih 40450 transmitter coordinates kvii 35 22 30 n 101 52 56 w 35.37500 n 101.88222 w 35.37500 ; 101.88222 coordinates 35 22 30 n 101 52 56 w 35.37500 n 101.88222 w 35.37500 ; 101.88222 kvih 34 11 34 n 103 16 44 w 34.19278 n 103.27889 w 34.19278 ; 103.27889 kvih tv licensing authority fcc public license information kvih tv profile kvih tv cdbs website abc7amarillo.com kvii tv virtual channel 7 is an abc affiliated television station in amarillo texas it is owned by sinclair broadcast group . the station also operates a satellite station in clovis new mexico kvih tv digital channel 12 . kvii has a transmitter located north of amarillo in unincorporated potter county while studios are located at one broadcast center inside a pyramid shaped building in the downtown area across the street from kamr tv kcpn lp kcit . kvii and satellite station kvih serve viewers across a four state region including the texas and oklahoma panhandles eastern new mexico and southwestern kansas . the station is broadcast over the air and via cable carriage and several uhf translators . contents 1 digital channels 2 history 3 programming 4 news operation 4.1 former on air staff 5 references 6 external links digital channels edit channels video aspect psip short name programming 1 7.1 12.1 720p 16 9 kvii dt kvih dt main kvii kvih programming abc 7.2 12.2 480i kvii cw kvih cw the cw 7.3 12.3 4 3 comet tv history edit kvii signed on for the first time on december 21 1957 . this made amarillo one of the smallest markets to have full service from all three networks although the market had no pbs station until kacv opened in 1988 . in 1967 the station was sold to stanley marsh 3 . kvii formerly operated another satellite kvij tv channel 8 in sayre oklahoma from 1976 to 1992 . kvij ceased operations because most viewers in its area of western oklahoma received their network programming via cable . this gave them access to stations from the oklahoma city or wichita falls lawton dmas including abc affiliates koco and kswo tv respectively and very few actually tuned into kvij directly . the former studio and transmitter site of kvij now sit vacant northwest of sayre at the intersection of state highways 6 and 152 at 35 25 23.9 n 99 50 35.2 w 35.423306 n 99.843111 w 35.423306 ; 99.843111 kvij tv . channel 8 began operations in 1961 as cbs affiliate kswb tv licensed to elk city oklahoma ; its call sign related to original owner south west broadcasting and changed its call letters to kfdo tv in 1966 when it became a satellite of amarillo s cbs affiliate kfda tv at that time channel 8 moved to sayre . in 1976 it was sold to marsh . the kswb call letters now reside to the fox affiliate in san diego california . also in 1976 kfda s then satellite station in clovis kfdw channel 12 was sold to mel wheeler manager and a part owner of kfda s then ownership . the station remained a satellite of kfda until 1979 when the station was sold to mcalister tv in lubbock texas and began operating as an adjunct to abc affiliate kamc channel 28 in lubbock under the call sign of kmcc . after the death of bill mcalister kmcc was sold to marsh in 1986 and became a kvii satellite changing the call letters to kvih in the process . 2 kvii was one of the first commercial stations to air the pbs program sesame street . it started in 1970 and continued to air it until kacv opened . from 1999 to 2006 kvii helped provide an amarillo affiliate station of the wb television network . kvii promoted and sold advertising for the network while amarillo s cable television operator broadcast the station on a cable channel . on september 18 2006 kvii s dt2 subchannel became the area s new affiliates of the cw television network . 3 in 2002 stanley marsh sold the station to atlanta based new vision group . in 2005 new vision group s parent company sold the station to barrington broadcasting for 22.5 million . 4 5 by mid october 2006 the digital signal was fully operating coinciding with the introduction of a viewer interactive newscast in which viewers can send e mails with questions and concerns in regards to the stories and features in the newscasts . on february 28 2013 barrington broadcasting announced the sale of its entire group including kvii tv to sinclair broadcast group . 6 the sale was completed on november 25 . 7 kvii tv uses the circle 7 logo shared with abc s owned and operated stations o & o and many abc affiliates with channel 7 frequencies . the circle 7 logo has been in use continuously at kvii tv since 1968 when it was adopted by then owner marsh media shortly after purchasing the station . in 2007 kvii launched the accuweather channel to its third digital subchannel to provide weather information around the panhandle and the high plains it was first a competitor to kamr tv when that station had nbc weather plus until they replaced the network with a simulcast of mynetworktv affiliate kcpn lp the affiliation lasted until 2013 when the subchannel went silent for a year then in 2014 the station added grit to the subchannel . concurrently in 2016 the station s third digital subchannel replaced grit with comet . grit can now be seen on klkw ld s third digital subchannel . programming edit syndicated programming on kvii kvih includes live with kelly harry the ellen degeneres show wheel of fortune opposite jeopardy on kfda tv and monopoly millionaires club among others . news operation edit the pro news title had been used at kvii tv continuously since marsh media purchased the station from john walton in late 1967 . for many years the 10 p.m. edition of pro news was a 45 minute broadcast but has been truncated back to 35 minutes in recent years . also pro news 7 broadcast a noon newscast on sundays during the 1970s and 1980s along with the noon broadcast monday through friday . when general manager john tyler moved to wqxi tv now wxia tv in atlanta in 1972 he took the pro news title expanded the 11 p.m. newscast to 40 minutes and added noon newscasts on saturdays and sundays . in february 2012 kvii tv launched a weeknight 9 p.m. newscast on digital subchannel 7.2 . on april 6 2015 kvii unveiled a new studio and discontinued the previous pro news 7 brand in favor of simply abc 7 news . 8 former on air staff edit ben mccain anchor reporter 1976 1978 ; now anchor reporter and actor references edit http www.rabbitears.info market.php request station search & callsign kvii station 1 chip chandler august 25 2006 . kvii benefitting from partnership with the wb . amarillo globe news . george schwarz january 20 2005 . kvii changes ownership . amarillo globe news . greg rohloff january 20 2005 . marsh set to sell station to tv group . amarillo globe news . malone michael february 28 2013 . sinclair s chesapeake tv acquires barrington stations . broadcasting & cable . retrieved march 1 2013 . http www.sbgi.net site mgr temp barrington % 20closes.pdf abc 7 news unveils new set today . connectamarillo.com . sinclair broadcast group . retrieved 6 april 2015 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for kvii query the fcc s tv station database for kvih biafn s media web database information on kvii tv biafn s media web database information on kvih tv links to related articles v t e broadcast television in the texas panhandle oklahoma panhandle high plains area including amarillo amarillo and surrounding area kacv tv 2.1 pbs 2.2 v me kamr tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 mntv 4.3 laff kbex lp 6 wn kvii tv 7.1 abc 7.2 cw 7.3 comet kfda tv 10.1 cbs 10.3 keyu 10.4 24 7 news and weather kwet 12.1 pbs oeta 12.2 oeta okla 12.3 create 12.4 pbs kids kdax ld 13 daystar kcit 14.1 fox 14.2 grit 14.3 escape 14.4 bounce tv kauo ld 15.1 bounce tv 15.2 drtv 15.3 laff k17hi d 17.1 3abn 17.2 3abn latino 17.3 3abn radio 17.4 radio 74 kptf dt 18.1 glc klkw ld 22.1 estrella tv 22.2 gettv 22.3 sbn 22.4 buzzr 22.5 grit 22.6 escape keyu 31.1 telemundo 31.2 latv kcpn lp 33 mntv k45iq 45 mtv2 k51jn d 51 rev n defunct k25gi tbn kamm lp 30 tres ktmo lp 36 tmd k39hf 39 ion ktxd lp 43 aza ktxc lp 46 ind kamt lp 50 telefutura k69ih 69 insp northeastern new mexico kenw 3.1 pbs hd 3.2 pbs sd 3.3 pbs kids encore portales kvih tv 12.1 abc 12.2 the cw 12.3 grit clovis kcvp 34 glc clovis albuquerque channels with repeaters in region kasa tv 2.1 fox 2.2 cozi tv 2.3 ion kob 4.1 nbc 4.2 this tv 4.3 comet koat tv 7.1 abc 7.2 estrella tv krqe 13.1 cbs 13.2 gettv oklahoma panhandle k16ab d 16.1 pbs oeta 16.2 okla 16.3 create 16.4 kids southwest kansas channels available in region kswk 3.1 pbs shptv 3.2 pbs hd 3.3 create 3.4 world kbsd dt 6.1 cbs 6.2 weather ksng 11.1 nbc 11.2 telemundo 11.3 ion kupk 13.1 abc 13.2 metv klkt 41 a1 texas broadcast television areas by city abilene sweetwater amarillo texas panhandle austin hill country beaumont port arthur corpus christi dallas fort worth north texas ciudad acu a del rio eagle pass el paso west texas houston laredo lubbock south plains midland odessa permian basin rio grande valley san angelo san antonio sherman