KMVU Fox 26

What KMVU Fox 26 does

KMVU Fox 26 (legal name: FOX 26 KMVU DT) is a local broadcast television station licensed to Medford, Oregon, serving the Medford/Southern Oregon market as a FOX network affiliate. The station operates under the FOX26 Marquee Broadcasting West corporate umbrella and is headquartered at 3624 Avion Dr., Medford, OR, with 11-50 employees. Its core product is local television broadcasting, supplemented by a live streaming service (FOX26 News Stream) available via its website fox26medford.com.

The station's product portfolio includes local news coverage (State & Region, National, Politics), weather reporting with 7-day forecasts for the Medford area (ZIP 97504), local and national sports coverage, a programming schedule guide, and a community events calendar. Content is distributed through traditional over-the-air broadcast and website live streaming, with social media presence on Facebook and Twitter for audience engagement. The station produces FOX26 First News at 10 and other programming seven nights a week.

KMVU generates revenue exclusively through traditional broadcast television advertising — commercials, sponsorships, and promotional segments sold to local businesses and national advertisers reaching the Medford/Southern Oregon viewing audience. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; advertisers must contact the station directly for rates. The station operates as a privately held, FCC-licensed broadcaster with no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, no subsidiaries, and no named enterprise customers in the source data. Customer segments are defined geographically: local residents of Medford and Southern Oregon seeking news, weather, sports, and community information.

Name

KMVU Fox 26

Legal name

FOX 26 KMVU DT

Website

https://fox26medford.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KMVU Fox 26 is a local FOX-affiliate broadcast television station licensed to Medford, Oregon, serving Southern Oregon residents with local news, weather, sports coverage, and live streaming via its website. It generates revenue through broadcast television advertising sold to local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Television

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

Keywords

• Broadcast television station
• Local news coverage
• Weather forecasting services
• Sports news reporting
• Television advertising airtime

Headquarters

HQ city

Medford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Television Advertising: Traditional broadcast television advertising model where the station generates revenue through commercials, sponsorships, and promotional segments aired during programming. Local businesses and national advertisers purchase airtime to reach the Medford/Southern Oregon viewing audience.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KMVU FOX 26 is a local FOX-affiliated broadcast television station licensed to Medford, Oregon, delivering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming to the Medford/Southern Oregon viewing audience. It generates revenue primarily by selling advertising airtime during its broadcasts and live news stream to local and national advertisers. Distribution occurs via traditional over-the-air broadcast and a complementary website live-streaming channel.

Product overview

KMVU FOX 26 Medford is a local broadcast television station serving Medford, Oregon (ZIP 97504). The station operates as a single-channel broadcast TV platform offering live news streaming, local news coverage (State & Region, National, Politics), weather reporting with 7-day forecasts, sports coverage, and a programming schedule guide. The station provides a Watch Live streaming feature for FOX26 News Stream and maintains an Events Calendar for local community events. All content is delivered through a traditional broadcast model with companion web streaming capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FOX26 News Stream Live video streaming service that allows viewers to watch FOX26 First News at 10 and other station programming seven nights a week via the station's website.
• Local News Coverage State, regional, national, and political news coverage produced for the Medford, Oregon area and surrounding Southern Oregon communities.
• Weather Reporting Local weather forecasts, current conditions, and 7-day forecasts for the Medford area (ZIP code 97504).
• Sports Coverage Local and national sports news and event coverage aimed at Medford/Southern Oregon viewers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Sinclair Broadcast Group: One of the largest US operators of local television stations, including FOX, CBS, NBC, and ABC affiliates. Comparable as a multi-station local broadcast operator with similar advertising-driven revenue model and network affiliate structure.
• Nexstar Media Group: The largest television station owner in the US, operating numerous local network affiliates across small and mid-sized markets. Directly comparable to KMVU in business model (local ad-supported broadcast TV) and affiliate-driven content strategy.
• Gray Television: Operates a large portfolio of local television stations, with significant focus on small and mid-sized US markets. Closely comparable to KMVU's positioning as a smaller-market FOX/NBC/CBS affiliate serving regional audiences.
• Tegna: Owns and operates local television stations in mid-sized US markets, generating revenue primarily through broadcast advertising. Operates in a similar local TV advertising model with network affiliate content supply.
• E.W. Scripps Company: Diversified media operator with local broadcast TV stations across smaller US markets. Comparable to KMVU in small-market local TV operations and reliance on advertising revenue.
• FOX Television Stations: Owned-and-operated FOX stations group; directly comparable as the network affiliate counterparty providing content to KMVU, and a peer in the same local broadcast advertising ecosystem.
• Hearst Television: Operates local television stations across the US, including network affiliates. Comparable in business model and scale of local-market TV operations.
• Cox Media Group: Operates local television stations in multiple US markets along with radio and digital media. Comparable as a multi-platform local broadcaster with advertising-driven revenue.

Direct peers

• Marquee Broadcasting: Parent company of KMVU; directly comparable as the operating group running FOX-affiliated local broadcast stations, providing the closest internal peer reference for KMVU's unit economics and operating model.

Others

• Imagicomm Communications: Listed as the public file contact entity for KMVU-DT, indicating operational/administrative adjacency in broadcast station management. Comparable as an ecosystem participant in local TV station operations and compliance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KMVUFOX26Medfrd
• Facebookfacebook.com/KMVUFox26
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kmvu-tv-fox-26

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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