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KFXO-CD
Bend, Oregon; United States;
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF); Virtual: 39;
Branding	Fox Central Oregon; Telemundo Bend–Riley, Telemundo Oregón Central (CD2);
Programming
Affiliations	39.1: Fox; 39.2: Telemundo; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	News-Press & Gazette Company; (NPG of Oregon, Inc.);
Sister stations	KTVZ
History
First air date	November 17, 1993 (31 years ago)
Former call signs	K39DU (1993–1995); KFXO-LP (1995–2011);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 39 (UHF, 1993–2011); Digital: 39 (UHF, 2011–2019);
Call sign meaning	"Fox Oregon"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35464
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	192 m (630 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°4′39.4″N 121°19′53.1″W / 44.077611°N 121.331417°W
Translator(s)	KTVZ 21.3 Bend; K32CC-D Montgomery Ranch, etc.;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.ktvz.com
Translator
	KQRE-LD
Bend, Oregon;
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 20;
Programming
Affiliations	20.1: Telemundo; 20.2: Fox; for others, see § Subchannels;
History
Founded	June 16, 1982 (42 years ago)
Former call signs	K05HO (1982–2005); K19GC (2005–2007); KQRE-LP (2007–2009);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1982–2005), 19 (UHF, 2005–2009);
Former affiliations	NBC (repeater of KTVZ); Dark (2009–2011);
Technical information
Facility ID	189246
Class	LD
ERP	9.3 kW
HAAT	675.2 m (2,215 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°26′12.4″N 120°57′15.1″W / 44.436778°N 120.954194°W
Links
Public license information	LMS

KFXO-CD (channel 39) is a low-power, Class A television station in Bend, Oregon, United States, serving Central Oregon as an affiliate of Fox and Telemundo. It is owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) alongside dual NBC/CW+ affiliate KTVZ (channel 21). The two stations share studios on Northwest O. B. Riley Road in Bend; KFXO-CD's transmitter is located on Awbrey Butte west of US 97. There is no separate website for KFXO-CD; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KTVZ.

In addition to its own digital signal, KFXO-CD is simulcast in standard definition on KTVZ's third digital subchannel (21.3) from the same transmitter site.

KQRE-LD (channel 20) operates as a translator of KFXO-CD, broadcasting the same subchannels; however, the Telemundo subchannel is mapped to 20.1 rather than 20.2.

History

The station began as K39DU on November 17, 1993, as a translator of Fox affiliate KPDX in Portland (then owned by First Media). On December 18, 1995, it upgraded to low-power level and became KFXO-LP. The Meredith Corporation acquired KFXO-LP and KPDX in 1997 as part of its $435 million purchase of First Media's stations.^[4] In 2002, when KPDX became a UPN affiliate, KFXO-LP became its own self-sufficient station although some common operations between the two continued. On December 31, 2008, the retransmission agreement with local cable provider BendBroadband expired. Consequently, local viewers had to view the station using broadcast signals. Just before kickoff of the Fiesta Bowl on January 5, 2009, BendBroadband and KFXO-LP successfully negotiated a retransmission agreement that returned its signal to the cable provider in time for the game.^[5]

In late 2006, it was announced that Meredith would sell KFXO-LP to the News-Press & Gazette Company which occurred on May 24, 2007. BendBroadband filed a petition with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the proposed sale but it was still approved. The channel has a construction permit which allowed it to perform a "flash-cut" to digital and upgrade to Class A level. It was not required by law to make the transition on June 12, 2009, because of its low-power status. On July 19, 2011, the station began broadcasting in digital, and changed its calls to KFXO-CD.

Newscasts

In 2002, the simulcast of KPDX's newscasts (by then canceled) were replaced with those of sister station and new Portland Fox affiliate KPTV. In January 2006, this was dropped in favor of KFXO-LP's own separate news department which offered an hour-long prime time broadcast weeknights at 10. On June 22, 2007, the show was replaced by one produced by KTVZ. It was then reduced to a half-hour and expanded to seven nights a week. In September 2007, KTVZ began to air its newscasts in 16:9 widescreen enhanced definition and the broadcast on KFXO-LP was included. While not true high definition, it matches the ratio of HD television screens. At some point in time, KTVZ began producing a two-hour extension of its weekday morning show on this station. As of October 14, 2013, the weekday edition of NewsChannel 21, First at 10:00 on Fox Central Oregon has been expanded to an hour. The weekend edition remains a half-hour and the extended portion of the weekday morning show on KFXO-CD is now a rebroadcast of KTVZ's weekday morning show.^[6]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KFXO-CD^[7] and KQRE-LD^[8]
Channel		Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
KFXO-CD	KQRE-LD	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
39.1	20.2	720p	16:9	KFXO-LP	Fox
39.2	20.1	480i		KQRE-LP	Telemundo
39.3	20.3			GFXO-DT	Grit
39.4	20.4			EFXO-DT	Ion Mystery
39.5	20.5			LFXO-DT	Laff