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First air date | July 3, 2006 (19 years ago) (2006-07-03) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 130106 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 0.25kW |
| HAAT | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°17′53.4″N122°45′1.1″W / 42.298167°N 122.750306°W /42.298167; -122.750306 |
| Translator(s) | K26NB-DKlamath Falls |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | kfbimy48 |
KFBI-LD (channel 48) is alow-power television station inMedford, Oregon, United States, affiliated withMyNetworkTV,Heroes & Icons, andTelemundo. It is owned byMarquee Broadcasting alongsideFox affiliateKMVU-DT (channel 26). The two stations share studios onCrater Lake Avenue in Medford; KFBI-LD's transmitter is located atop Mount Baldy, nearPhoenix, Oregon.
KFBI was founded in 2006 bySainte Partners II, L.P. ownerChester Smith to bring one of his stations to the Medford market. The station hit the air on July 3, 2006, about one month before the official launch of MyNetworkTV; the station launched with the network's imaging to save the costs of a two-month interim brand. The operations were out of the Sainte offices inChico, California, home ofKCVU,MyTV Northern California and three Spanish stations. The sales offices were located on North Riverside Avenue in Medford and Peter Rogers, former general manager at KMVU, served as the station's first full-time general manager.
In November 2007, it was announced that KFBI and sister station KMCW-LP were up for sale, but they were never purchased. The stations remained Sainte property.
In April 2012, KFBI owners Sainte Television Group (aka Sainte Partners II) entered into alocal marketing agreement withBonten Media Group, a New York-based private equity group that owns Northern CaliforniaABC andMeTV affiliatesKRCR-TV inRedding, California, andKAEF-TV inEureka, California (the two stations are now owned by theSinclair Broadcast Group). KFBI and its sister station KMCW were not included in the package. They were being sold toNorthwest Broadcasting, owner ofKMVU-DT, on July 22, 2013. Upon the sale, the station replacedThis TV withTelemundo, thus airing KMCW on channels 14 and 48.2. ThisTV now airs on KOBI-TV channel 5.2; KMCW's license was canceled on March 17, 2016.
In February 2019,Reuters reported thatApollo Global Management had agreed to acquire all of Brian Brady's television portfolio, which it intended to merge withCox Media Group (which Apollo was acquiring at the same time) and stations spun off fromNexstar Media Group's purchase ofTribune Broadcasting, once the purchases were approved by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).[2] In March 2019 filings with the FCC, Apollo confirmed that its newly formed broadcasting group, Terrier Media, would acquire Northwest Broadcasting, with Brian Brady holding an unspecified minority interest in Terrier.[3] In June 2019, it was announced that Terrier Media would instead operate as Cox Media Group, as Apollo had reached a deal to also acquire Cox's radio and advertising businesses.[4] The transaction was completed on December 17.[5]
On March 29, 2022, Cox Media Group announced it would sell KFBI-LD, KMVU-DT and 16 other stations toImagicomm Communications, an affiliate of the parent company of theINSP cable channel, for $488 million;[6] the sale was completed on August 1.[7]
On January 16, 2025, it was announced thatMarquee Broadcasting would purchase KFBI-LD and KMVU-DT from Imagicomm (Imagicomm Medford,LLC) after the company announced it would sell 12 of its stations.[8] The transaction was completed on May 1.[9]
KFBI began airing Telemundo on its sub-channel 48.2 while at the same time continuing to air it on its sister station KMCW-LP (channel 14).
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 48.1 | 720p | 16:9 | MyNetwk | MyNetworkTV/Heroes & Icons |
| 48.2 | Telemun | Telemundo |
KFBI became available on localcable TV viaCharter Communications on channel 3 in both Medford andKlamath Falls as of September 5, 2006.
KFBI, as of October 10, 2007, also became available onDish Network on channels 48 and 7648.
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