KDOV-LD

KDOV-LD is a low-power religious television station licensed to Medford, Oregon, and branded as theDove TV. The station is part of theDove Media broadcasting group, which also operates theDove radio service KDOV-FM in Medford and other low-power television facilities in Northern California. KDSO-LD, the facility identified in the supplied record as KDSO-LP, functions as a translator of KDOV-LD rather than as an unrelated commercial brand. The stations use a network-oriented model: a principal low-power outlet originates or carries the theDove TV service, while translators extend its reach into additional communities. The station's programming is centered on Christian religious, news, informational, and family-oriented content. Its schedule has included nationally distributed programs from the Christian Broadcasting Network, including CBN NewsWatch, Christian World News, The 700 Club, and 700 Club Interactive. Local programming has included Mornings on theDove and Focus Today, both of which have been simulcast with theDove radio operation, together with news updates aired at intervals during the day. The service has also carried programming associated with LeSEA Broadcasting in earlier periods. KDOV-LD's operating identity is therefore broader than that of a single local broadcast facility. TheDove brand combines local television and radio production with syndicated Christian programming and a network of low-power transmitters. In addition to the Medford-area station, the wider operation has been associated with KDRC-LD in Redding, California, KKPM-CD in Yuba City, and a number of translators serving locations across California, including Bend, Chico, Monterey, Petaluma, Planada, Salinas, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Yuba City. These outlets generally carry theDove TV service as a primary or translated channel. The station has received recognition from the National Religious Broadcasters. TheDove TV was named the organization's Low Power Television Station of the Year in 2011 and received the same award again in 2022. Its digital distribution also became significant to the brand. YouTube removed and permanently banned the theDove TV channel on March 22, 2021, citing repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation and presidential-election-integrity policies. TheDove appealed the action and challenged the removal, but the appeal and a separate ownership-related claim were initially unsuccessful. In October 2024, YouTube reinstated the channel. This episode illustrates the tension between the station's broadcast ministry model and the content-governance rules of major online platforms. KDOV-LD remains a niche, faith-based local television service whose reach depends on a combination of low-power terrestrial facilities, affiliated translators, radio simulcasts, syndicated Christian programming, and online distribution. Detailed ownership, founding, financial, and executive information is not established in the supplied reference material.

KDOV-LD is a low-power television station serving Medford, Oregon, under the theDove TV brand. The station operates within theDove Media group and is linked to the group's Christian radio and television facilities. The supplied reference material does not establish the station's original launch date, founding organization, or the date on which the theDove identity was adopted, so those details remain undocumented here. The service's role is best understood in relation to a wider low-power broadcasting network. KDSO-LD serves as a translator of KDOV-LD, extending the Medford-originated service to another coverage area. TheDove Media has also been associated with KDOV-FM in Medford, KDRC-LD in Redding, California, and KKPM-CD in Yuba City. KKPM-CD operates a network of low-power translators throughout Northern California, with theDove TV service appearing on the primary channel of many of those facilities. Listed translators have included stations serving Bend, Chico, Middletown, Monterey, Petaluma, Planada, Redding, Salinas, San Francisco, San Francisco–San Rafael, San Jose–Morgan Hill, Santa Rosa, and Yuba City. Programming has combined locally produced material with nationally distributed Christian content. Local programming includes Mornings on theDove and Focus Today, both of which have been simulcast with theDove radio operation, as well as news updates presented during the day. The schedule has also carried programs from the Christian Broadcasting Network, including CBN NewsWatch, Christian World News, The 700 Club, and 700 Club Interactive. Earlier programming has included material from LeSEA Broadcasting. This mix gives the station a hybrid identity: it functions as a local religious broadcaster while relying on established Christian program suppliers for much of its national schedule. TheDove TV's prominence within the low-power religious broadcasting sector was recognized by the National Religious Broadcasters. It received the organization's Low Power Television Station of the Year award in 2011 and again in 2022. These awards are evidence of industry recognition, although the available material does not provide detailed judging criteria or operating statistics. The station's distribution history later included a major platform dispute. On March 22, 2021, YouTube removed and permanently banned the theDove TV channel. The platform attributed the action to repeated violations of policies relating to COVID-19 misinformation and the integrity of the 2020 United States presidential election. TheDove appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied; a separate claim asserting ownership of the videos was also unsuccessful. In October 2024, YouTube reinstated the channel along with other channels removed in connection with similar policy enforcement. The event affected the brand's online availability but did not represent a terrestrial broadcast shutdown. Today, KDOV-LD and the related theDove facilities occupy a specialized position in regional religious broadcasting. Their distribution model combines low-power over-the-air transmission, translator coverage, radio simulcasts, syndicated Christian programming, and online video. Information about the station's executives, finances, exact founding date, corporate structure, and current broadcast schedule is not established by the supplied sources.

• 2024

  YouTube reinstatement

  [1]KDOV-LDen.wikipedia.org

  YouTube reinstated the theDove TV channel in October after the earlier removal.

• 2022

  Second documented Low Power Television Station of the Year award

  [1]KDOV-LDen.wikipedia.org

  TheDove TV received the National Religious Broadcasters' Low Power Television Station of the Year award again.

• 2021

  YouTube removal

  [1]KDOV-LDen.wikipedia.org

  YouTube removed and banned the theDove TV channel over repeated alleged violations of COVID-19 misinformation and presidential-election-integrity policies.

• 2011

  First documented Low Power Television Station of the Year award

  [1]KDOV-LDen.wikipedia.org

  The National Religious Broadcasters recognized theDove TV as its Low Power Television Station of the Year.

religious independent local television

• Religious television service

  theDove TV

  The principal television service associated with KDOV-LD and theDove Media. It carries a mixture of local Christian programming, religious teaching, news and informational material, syndicated ministry programs, and periodic local news updates. The service is distributed through KDOV-LD and related low-power stations and translators.

• Local religious and informational program

  Mornings on theDove

  A local theDove program that has been simulcast with the group's Medford radio operation. It forms part of the station's locally connected schedule and complements nationally supplied Christian programming.

• Local religious and informational program

  Focus Today

  A local program associated with the theDove television and radio services. The program has been carried as a simulcast and contributes to the station's regional Christian broadcasting identity.

• Syndicated television programming

  Christian syndicated programming

  TheDove TV has carried nationally distributed Christian programs, including CBN NewsWatch, Christian World News, The 700 Club, and 700 Club Interactive. Earlier schedules also included programming from LeSEA Broadcasting.

• 2024

  Reinstatement on YouTubeOther

  Background

  TheDove TV had been removed and permanently banned from YouTube in 2021.

  Action taken

  YouTube restored the theDove TV channel in October 2024.

  Aftermath

  The reinstatement restored the brand's presence on the platform, although the available source does not describe any changes to the station's programming or policies.

  Source

• 2021

  Appeal of YouTube channel terminationOther

  Background

  YouTube removed the theDove TV channel after citing repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation and presidential-election-integrity policies.

  Action taken

  TheDove appealed the removal and also submitted a claim concerning ownership of the videos, but both efforts were initially unsuccessful.

  Aftermath

  The channel remained unavailable on YouTube until its reinstatement in October 2024.

  Source

1. 1KDOV-LDen.wikipedia.org
2. 2theDove official websitethedove.us