assigned the icao code ktvl see lake tahoe airport . ktvl medford klamath falls oregon united states branding news 10 slogan your connection channels digital 10 vhf virtual 10 psip subchannels 10.1 cbs 10.2 the cw 10.3 comet tv 10.4 grit translators k19hh d 19 klamath falls k47ld d 47 medford for others see article affiliations cbs secondary from 1978 1983 owner sinclair broadcast group ktvl licensee llc first air date october 3 1961 ; 55 years ago 1961 10 03 call letters meaning the tv refers to the fact that it is a television station ; the l does not stand for anything . sister station s kval tv kmtr former callsigns kmed tv 1961 1977 former channel number s analog 10 vhf 1961 2009 digital 35 uhf until 2009 former affiliations primary nbc 1961 1983 secondary abc 1961 1978 transmitter power 9 kw height 1 001 metres 3 284 feet facility id 22570 transmitter coordinates 42 4 51.4 n 122 43 13.1 w 42.080944 n 122.720306 w 42.080944 ; 122.720306 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website ktvl.com southernoregoncw.com ktvl channel 10 known as news 10 is a cbs television affiliate based in medford oregon and broadcasts from a transmitter high atop mount ashland 15 miles 24 km south of the city . the station covers eight counties in southern oregon and northern california . the studios are located on rossanley drive in northwest medford . the station has 27 translators . 1 contents 1 history 2 news operation 2.1 notable former news staff 3 local programming 3.1 news 10 good morning 3.2 jerry lewis mda telethon 1970 2010 mda labor day telethon 2011 3.3 after 10 4 digital television 4.1 digital channels 4.2 analog to digital conversion 4.3 southern oregon cw 11 5 translators 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit channel 10 signed on the air october 3 1961 as kmed tv owned by ray johnson and his company radio medford inc. along with kmed am 1440 . several groups contended for the second television station in the area but radio medford received a substantial assist from bill smulin owner of ktvm now kobi who offered radio medford space on ktvm s tower . kmed tv was an nbc affiliate since kmed am had been an nbc radio affiliate since 1937 . it also shared abc with ktvm . in 1963 the station started a joint news department with its radio sister . kmed am had set up the first full radio news department between portland and san francisco in 1957 . in 1966 the station moved to a new tower on mount ashland which added klamath falls to its city grade coverage . it is the highest transmitting tower in the pacific northwest with over 132 000 watts of power . to this day channel 10 is the only medford station that covers the entire market without a full power satellite station . kmed tv bought the first color cameras in southern oregon in 1968 a year of many firsts for the station . that year also saw the area s first live remote broadcast the first television editorials and the first use of live microwave technology . in 1977 kmed was sold off and kmed tv became ktvl . a year later the station picked up some cbs programs after kobi switched its primary affiliation to abc . in 1981 johnson sold ktvl to freedom communications marking freedom s entry into television . under freedom s ownership ktvl aired the first color weather forecast in southern oregon . in the meantime johnson was working on another station which would become ktvz in bend oregon . in 1983 ktvl became a cbs affiliate and kobi switched to nbc . abc programming would not return to the market until kdrv signed on a year later . kingsley kelley currently serves as the station s general manager . freedom announced on november 2 2011 that it would bow out of television and sell its stations including ktvl to sinclair broadcast group . 2 on april 2 2012 sinclair took over official ownership of the station as shown at their website . 3 news operation edit the news department is one of the longest running in the market . it was known as newscenter 10 in the late 1970s back when they were an nbc affiliate . citation needed the name newscenter was used by many nbc owned and or affiliated stations to identify their newscasts . after ktvl switched to cbs the name of the newscast was changed to channel 10 news . the news department featured well known news personalities such as terry miller hank henry george warren leon hunsaker also previously of kobi marvin rhodes pete belcastro fred inglis formerly of ktvu and most notably ann curry who went on to become host of nbc s the today show in 2011 . the current news director is chad hypes . the newscasts are currently anchored by trish glose and david de rurange at 5 00 p.m. 6 00 p.m. and 11 00 p.m. the chief meteorologist is kevin lollis . will maetzold and jackie garrity anchor the 5 a.m. newscast news 10 good morning starts at 4 55 a.m. see below with the weather by meteorologist liz mcgiffin . libby dowsett anchors the region s only noon newscast . ktvl does not currently have a full time local sportscast as it was dropped in 2009 by management . however in 2012 hints of a possible return took place as the news team began covering local high school basketball highlights called friday night fastbreaks kdrv is the only station in the market to continue airing a local sportscast and kobi does not have a sports department . . notable former news staff edit ann curry reporter telethon co hostess now of nbc news and formerly of nbc s today logo from 1981 1983 local programming edit news 10 good morning edit on january 24 2011 ktvl added an additional hour to their morning news program . originally it was news 10 at 6 a.m. but they changed the start time to 4 55 a.m. dubbing it news 10 good morning going head to head with competitor kdrv s early morning newscast . the show switched up its format differing from its competitors to include faster paced headline style news with more morning weather hits than any other station in southern oregon and northern california . in addition to showcasing the station s strong social media content with the only station to have smart phone and ipad applications . jerry lewis mda telethon 1970 2010 mda labor day telethon 2011 edit ktvl was also the only southern oregon and northern california television station that has continuously broadcast the jerry lewis mda telethon benefiting the muscular dystrophy association every labor day weekend from 1970 to 2011 . fellow cbs affiliate khsl tv in chico california was the next closest station to do so before broadcasting the program was ceased after 1997 by new ownership . the local portion of the telethon was hosted by marvin rhodes who was the main host for 35 years and donna hildebrand who was co host for over 25 years until they ended their tenure as main telethon hosts in 2005 . members of the news 10 newscast team including trish borucki glose kevin lollis and libby dowsett had hosted the telethon at various times until the format was dissolved by the mda in 2012 . it is believed to have been one of the most successful local telethon broadcasts in the country . the most emotional moment came in 2002 when a devastated marvin rhodes announced that grants pass oregon resident ray dimmick who battled courageously against als lou gehrig s disease had died in december 2001 . dimmick accompanied by his wife debra appeared on the show every year for 10 years despite his condition deteriorating . a tribute video was broadcast in his memory . citation needed with jerry lewis s retirement as host of the national telethon and its move from 21 1 2 hours to 6 hours in 2011 ktvl did air the telethon as usual . on february 10 2012 the mda announced that the 2012 edition would be cut to three hours in length airing during primetime on sunday september 2 2012 . the 2012 edition renamed the mda show of strength moving away from its heritage as a telethon effectively ended ktvl s 41 years of telethon coverage . the special was since picked up by abc for two years in 2013 and 2014 before being cancelled altogether by the mda in early 2015 . after 10 edit after 10 program logo launched 2006 on june 3 2006 ktvl launched a new locally produced late night program for young adults called after 10 hosted by curtis bartlett and lindsey matherly every saturday night at 11 30pm . it was dubbed as the only locally produced show that delivers news and information on the local music scene video games movie releases in theaters and on video graphic novels music videos viral videos from the internet and websites . after 10 was ktvl s attempt to compete against nbc s saturday night live by producing a program for its target audience themselves instead on relying on syndication . after 10 was being retooled and was expected to be relaunched in the third quarter of 2007 but it never returned to the air . after various syndicated programs and infomercials aired in the 11 30pm slot the slot became the home of the weekly ring of honor wrestling show in april 2012 upon the acquisition of the station by sinclair which owns the roh circuit . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 4 10.1 1080i 16 9 ktvl hd main ktvl programming cbs 10.2 480i 4 3 ktvl cw southern oregon s cw 11 10.3 ktvl co comet tv 10.4 ktvl gr grit tv analog to digital conversion edit ktvl shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 10 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . 5 the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 35 to vhf channel 10 for post transition operations . 6 7 southern oregon cw 11 edit on september 18 2006 the wb and upn merged to form the new cw network . ktvl has picked up the affiliation to the cw and is broadcasting its programming on a digital subchannel . kmfd medford s former wb cable only station is the new cw affiliate and has been renamed southern oregon s cw 11 . ktvl dt2 is part of the cw plus . translators edit ktvl is rebroadcast on the following translator stations . city grade translators k07pu channel 7 klamath falls city grade signal k45ke d channel 45 jacksonville city grade signal digital k15ho d channel 15 yreka california city grade signal digital repeater stations k02cn channel 2 dunsmuir california k23je d channel 23 dunsmuir california digital k02ek channel 2 applegate valley k33jp d channel 33 applegate valley digital k02kh channel 2 trinity center california k03bz channel 3 rogue river k35iy d channel 35 rogue river digital k04jp channel 4 williams k04jq channel 4 butte falls k04jz channel 4 gold hill k06ka channel 6 fort jones california k24hs d channel 24 fort jones california digital k07gi channel 7 prospect k10lr channel 10 brookings k41kj d channel 41 brookings crescent city california digital k15hu d channel 15 lakeview digital k18if d channel 18 seiad valley california happy camp california digital k21ji d channel 21 cave junction digital k25jw d channel 25 hugo grants pass digital k41kl d channel 41 glendale digital k30js d channel 30 yreka california digital k51kg