KPHO TV 5 is a TV station in Phoenix, Arizona, USA airing CBS network programs, local news and weather.
The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network.
KPHO TV 5 is the CBS network affiliate station in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with sister station KTVK TV 3, it is branded as "Arizona's Family" and together they broadcast over 100 hours of live news each week.
On December 4, 1949, KPHO became Arizona's first TV station. For the first few months, the station signed on around 4 p.m. daily and signed off between 10pm and midnight. The first programs aired by KPHO were created for children, including "The Man From Planet X" and "The Lew King Show." KPHO was the first Arizona station to telecast local live programs, to cover sports events with remote telecasts and to telecast underwater.
On December 1, 2021, Gray Television closed on its acquisition of KPHO, KTVK and the rest of the Local Media Group of Meredith Corporation, adding 17 television stations in 12 markets to the Gray portfolio.
This TV station is owned by Gray Television, Inc.
For KPHO TV 5 contact information, see the Arizona news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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-- May 3, 2021: Gray Television will pay $2.7 billion to acquire the 17 television stations of Meredith Corporation. Meredith, known for publishing national magazines for women, will use the funds to pay off the debt it took on in buying Time Inc. in 2018.
Gray issued this press release:
Gray To Acquire Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group in a $2.7 Billion Transaction
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