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KMVT

KMVT (channel 11) is a television station in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Fox affiliate KSVT-CD (channel 14) and ABC affiliate KSAW-LD (channel 6). KMVT and KSVT-CD share studios on Blue Lakes Boulevard North/US 93 in Twin Falls; KMVT's transmitter is located on Flat Top Butte east of Jerome. KMVT began broadcasting on May 31, 1955, as KLIX-TV, an extension of KLIX radio and the first television station in Twin Falls. Built by the Carman–Wrathall group and owned by the Glasmann family from 1955 to 1970, it was a primary CBS affiliate, although it aired programs from all three networks. Under Western Broadcasting ownership in the 1970s, the station changed primary affiliations twice, to ABC in 1973 and NBC in 1977, although its lineup continued to incorporate the other networks in varying proportions. Root Communications acquired KMVT in 1984 and fitted out the station's current studio facility. The station returned to CBS affiliation in 1985 and began airing its programs exclusively the next year. In spite of the arrival of competing commercial stations to the market in the late 1980s, KMVT continued to dominate as the only local news station, with evening news audience shares surpassing 70 percent.…

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KMVT (channel 11) is a television station in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Fox affiliate KSVT-CD (channel 14) and ABC affiliate KSAW-LD (channel 6). KMVT and KSVT-CD share studios on Blue Lakes Boulevard North/US 93 in Twin Falls; KMVT's transmitter is located on Flat Top Butte east of Jerome. KMVT began broadcasting on May 31, 1955, as KLIX-TV, an extension of KLIX radio and the first television station in Twin Falls. Built by the Carman–Wrathall group and owned by the Glasmann family from 1955 to 1970, it was a primary CBS affiliate, although it aired programs from all three networks. Under Western Broadcasting ownership in the 1970s, the station changed primary affiliations twice, to ABC in 1973 and NBC in 1977, although its lineup continued to incorporate the other networks in varying proportions. Root Communications acquired KMVT in 1984 and fitted out the station's current studio facility. The station returned to CBS affiliation in 1985 and began airing its programs exclusively the next year. In spite of the arrival of competing commercial stations to the market in the late 1980s, KMVT continued to dominate as the only local news station, with evening news audience shares surpassing 70 percent.…

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  1. date of death: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374852607

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