KSON

KSON is the FOX affiliate that serves the Gravity Falls, OR area. It broadcasts on channel 9 and was owned by Krueger Broadcasting until they sold the station to BeloOne, and then sold to Bird Broadcasting. Syndicated programs airing on KSON include: The Real, Celebrity Name Game, Monopoly Millionaires' Club, Lauren Lake's Paternity Court, and America's Court with Judge Ross among others. On December 8, 2015 the BeloOne purchase was finalized. It was later sold to Bird Broadcasting on January 25, 2016.
==History==
KSON first began in 1962 as an Independent station one of the top rated independent stations in the Gravity Falls market. It became a charter Fox affiliate on October 6, 1986. KSON produces 36 hours of produced newscasts each week (including newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays). From August 1995 until June 1996, the station had no newscast at all due to a labor dispute. It was branded on the air as "Channel 9" from 1962 until 1986, and from 1986 until 1996 and since 2002, it has been branded as "FOX 9". From 1996 until 2002, it was branded as simply "FOX" with no channel number indicator.
==Station Slogans==
*KSON Channel 9, Your New Entertainment Station (1962-1970)
*Prime Time, All the Time! (1970-1979)
*Where Independence Is Fun (1979-1986)
*Fox 9, Gravity Falls' Clear Choice! (1986-1992)
*Where We Watch the Best (1992-1997)
*Just You Watch the Best (1997–present)
==Logos==
KSON 1977.png|KSON logo from 1977-1982
KSON 1982 ID.png|KSON logo from 1982-1986
KSON 1986-1987.png|KSON logo from 1986-1987
KSON 1990.png|KSON logo from 1990-1993
KSON 1993.png|KSON logo from 1993-1996
KSON Last ID before returning to newscasts (1996).png|Funny logo used for one time only in 1996 before bringing back its newscasts
KSON 1996.png|KSON logo from 1996-2001
KSON 2001.png|KSON logo from 2001-2004
KSON 2004.png|KSON logo from 2004-2007
KSON Logo.png|KSON logo from 2007-September 2016
Category:Channel 9
Category:Fox network affiliates
Category:Gravity Falls, Oregon
Category:Oregon
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1962
Category:Bird Broadcasting