KLKV

KLKV (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Prescott, Washington, United States, broadcasting CBS programming to the Roland Valley. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division.
==History==
===Early history===
KLKV signed on the air on May 5, 1958 as KVLZ, originally operating as an NBC affiliate covering the Roland Valley. It was originally operated by Standard Radio and Television Corporation, which was owned by Allen T. Gilliland.
Following the death of Allen T. Gilliland in 1960, ownership of KVLZ was held by the executors of his estate, which included son Allen T. Gilliland Jr. The younger Gilliland acquired majority ownership in August 1966 and later operated it as part of Gill Industries, which also controlled Prescott's cable television system. KVLZ was highly regarded locally by viewers and seen as a "hometown" station for the West Roland Valley, with news coverage and local commercials reflecting its West Roland Valley roots, rather than focusing almost solely on Riverview as the other network outlets did. Gill Industries sold KVLZ to Norfolk, Virginia-based Landmark Communications in 1976. Despite KVLZ's former sister AM and FM radio stations no longer going by the same call-sign by 1973, meaning that they could theoretically retain the callsign, they would change their call-sign anyway to the current KLKV as a way of starting with a clean slate. In 1992, Landmark sold channel 11 to a minority-owned firm, Granite Broadcasting.
In 1998, NBC and KRAX, wanting to expand their exclusive presence to Prescott, agreed to pay Granite a substantial fee to cease broadcasting NBC programming. This was because they felt that KLKV was taking a massive share from the Prescott market. Shortly before their contract with NBC expired in July 1999, KLKV signed a new contract with The WB television network.
===Affiliation swap===
As the result of a 2000 dispute between CBS' then-owner Viacom and KAAM's then-new owner Young Broadcasting regarding reverse compensation, CBS programming would move to KLKV on January 1, 2002.
=="KLKV welcomes CBS"==
"The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliates welcomes KLKV, CBS 11.
Serving Riverview, Prescott and The Roland Valley.
This is America's Most Watched Network.
This is CBS."
==Gallery==
===Logos===
KLKV 1985.png|1985–1997
KLKV 1997.png|NewsChannel 11 logo, which doubled as both the station's last logo as an NBC affiliate, as well as the first logo as an affiliate of The WB (1997–2000)
KLKV 2000-2003.png|First and last logo, both as a CBS affiliate, and as a WB affiliate respectively (2000–2003)
KLKV 2003 logo.png|Final NewsChannel 11 logo (2003–2005)
KLKV 2005 logo.png|2005–2007
KLKV 2008 logo.png|Logo prior to the introduction of the Group W "11" (2007–2016)
File:KLKV.png|Logo from 2016-2022
File:KLKV.svg|Logo used from 2022 to 2023.
===Station IDs, news graphics and screenshots===
KLKV 'Eleven, Let's All Be There!' 1984 Station ID.png|Another Station ID used from 1984–1985
KLKV 1984 Station ID.png|Station ID as an NBC affiliate (1984–1985)
==Newscast operations==
===Newscast Titles===
*News 11 (1958–1985)
*NewsSource 11 (1985–1997)
*NewsChannel 11 (1997–2005)
*CBS 11 News (2005–present)
===Newscast themes===
*The One And Only - Gari Media Group (1994–1997)
*Millennium 3.2 - Shelly Palmer Company (1997–2000)
*Ultra News - 615 Music (2000–2003)
*Adrenaline - GrooveWorx (2003–2007)
*Newsforce - 615 Music (2007–2009)
*CBS Enforcer - Gari Media Group (2009–present)
===Voiceover history===
* You're watching KLKV, the Prescott News Channel. Now, with more news across the west Roland Valley, This is NewsSource 11 at X A.M./P.M. (1994–1997)
*Now, from the West Roland Valley's News Leader. NewsChannel 11 at X. (1997–2000)
*From the fastest growing news team in Eastern Washington. NewsChannel 11 at X, starts right now! (2000–2003)
*Live in the morning/at X. This is your local news station. NewsChannel 11. (2003–2005)
*Live in the morning/at X. This is your local news station. CBS 11 News. (2005–2007)
*Now. Live. This is CBS 11 News (at X) (2007–2009)
*Now, CBS 11 News at X in HD (2007–2011)
*This is CBS 11 News at X (2011–2013)
*Live, from across the Roland Valley. This is CBS 11 at X (2013–present)
Category:Riverview
Category:Washington (state)
Category:Channel 11
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:CBS owned and operated stations
Category:Former NBC affiliates
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:CBS News and Stations
Category:Paramount Global
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 1958