KIVI-TV

U.S. center, local mainstream

Background

KIVI-TV signed on February 1, 1974, under the call sign KITC — standing for Idaho Television Company, its original owner. The station soon changed its call letters to KIVI and operated as an independent before affiliating with ABC. Idaho Television Company sold KIVI to Futura Titanium Corporation in 1977; Futura in turn sold to Evening Post Publishing Company in 1981. In 2002, Milwaukee-based Journal Communications acquired the station. The E.W. Scripps Company, one of the country's larger broadcast groups with roughly 61 stations in 41 markets, later absorbed the Scripps-Journal combined portfolio and became KIVI's current owner. The station is licensed to Nampa, Idaho, but serves the broader Boise metro market, branding itself as 'Idaho News 6.' Media Bias/Fact Check rates KIVI as 'Least Biased' with 'High' marks for factual reporting, reflecting its orientation as a conventional local affiliate without a pronounced national political editorial line. Its coverage centers on local crime, weather, politics, and community affairs in southwest Idaho.

Sources

1. KIVI-TV — Wikipedia
2. KIVI – Boise News – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
3. KIVI 6 Media Bias – AllSides
4. Local Media – Our Brands – The E.W. Scripps Company
5. The E.W. Scripps Company – Britannica Money

Profile compiled 2026-07-31; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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