KEZI is a television station in Eugene, Oregon, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting.
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11 Facts About KEZI
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When KEZI began broadcasting, it became Eugene's primary ABC affiliate, while taking on a secondary CBS affiliation.
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On February 14,1998, KEZI moved from its Coburg Road location to the recently completed Chambers Media Center .
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KEZI has a fully digital master control and an advanced newsroom facility.
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KEZI announced on December 10,2010, that Chambers Communications could not reach an agreement to keep its stations on Dish Network's local feeds, leaving viewers in those areas in danger of losing local ABC programming.
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KEZI pioneered high-definition television programming in the Eugene market by airing a locally originated Oregon Ducks football game in late 2005, coordinating the broadcast with the Oregon Sports Network and ESPN Plus.
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KEZI introduced a 24-hour local-news service, KEZI 9+ Nonstop News, on over-the-air digital channel 9.
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KEZI continues to carry the Friday Night Blitz and Roundball Wrap Game of the Week on channel 9.
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KEZI received several Oregon Associated Press awards in 2010, including one for overall excellence.
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KEZI shut down its analog VHF channel 9 signal on February 17,2009, the original date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to change from analog to digital broadcasts by federal mandate; the deadline was later pushed back to June 12.
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