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KTVB began broadcasting on the 12th of July 1953, under the call sign KIDO-TV. It changed its name to KTVB on the 1st of February 1959, after owner Georgia Davidson sold the associated KIDO radio station. It is the oldest continuously operating television station in Idaho.
Georgia Davidson founded the station as KIDO-TV in 1953. She was for years the only woman among more than 100 men at annual NBC affiliate meetings, and she owned and operated the station until she sold it to King Broadcasting of Seattle in 1979.
Vern Moore, a KIDO radio announcer, was the first voice heard on KIDO-TV when it signed on in 1953, making him the first TV news anchor in Idaho.
KTVB is owned by Nexstar Media Group through its Tegna subsidiary. Nexstar announced the acquisition of Tegna in August 2025 and completed the transaction in March 2026.
KTFT-LD is a low-power semi-satellite station on channel 7 in Twin Falls, Idaho that rebroadcasts KTVB's programming for the Magic Valley area. It debuted on the 1st of July 1986, as K38AS, and was the first low-power station in the United States to affiliate with NBC. The two stations are jointly branded as the KTVB Media Group.
Dee Sarton spent nearly 42 years at KTVB, anchoring Idaho at Five and other early evening newscasts. Her co-anchor Carolyn Holly worked at channel 7 for close to 34 years, and anchor Mark Johnson served 30 years before retiring in 2021.