KDOC-TV
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KDOC-TV (Channel 56) is an independent television station based in Orange County, California (licensed to Anaheim, with studios and offices in Santa Ana).
History
KDOC-TV was initially owned by locally-based Golden Orange Broadcasting, whose investors included entertainer Pat Boone. KDOC has been on the air since 1982. It was the home of conservative commentator Wally George and televangelist Dr. Gene Scott until their deaths. During this period, the station was also popular for weekend broadcasts of Asian programming, which gained a significant non-Asian audience with the broadcast of the 1984–1985 (subtitled) Japanese Miyamoto Musashi television series.
On April 4, 2006, Bert Ellis along with Anaheim Ducks owners Henry Samueli and his wife Susan bought KDOC-TV for $149.5 million from Golden Orange Broadcasting. The sale closed in July 2006.
In September 2006, KDOC-TV made changes in its line-up and debuted a new slogan and logo Endless Classics (a reference to the Beach Boys album and the 1966 film The Endless Summer). The lineup included more current syndicated repeats, Anaheim Ducks hockey, some movies, as well as hours of paid programming. In 2008, the station's programming began moving away from the "Endless Classics" format and added repeats of talk and judicial shows that have ended production such as the Montel Williams Show and Judge Hatchett.[1]
In September 2008, KDOC-TV launched a new website. The new website brought a new look, promoting their new programming format, and removing the forum section for viewers to post questions and comments on KDOC-TV programming that many stations provide.[2]
Daybreak OC
On September 10th, 2007, KDOC-TV in partnership with the Orange County Register, launched a morning newscast named Daybreak OC. The show initially covered Orange County specific weather, traffic, news in high-definition when the station's studios moved to the Orange County Register headquarters in Santa Ana, California.[3] The program is one of three specifically covering Orange County, the others being KOCE's Real Orange and KOCE's fulltime news/information digital subchannel, the OC Channel.[4] On September 8th, 2008, the show was cut to one hour, moved to late morning and now focuses less on news.[5]
Current Programming
Some of KDOC's programming include:
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- The Andy Griffith Show
- Cheers
- Cold Squad
- Da Vinci's Inquest
- Frasier
- Get Smart
- Hawaii Five-O
- Judge Hatchett
- Montel Williams Show
- Paid programming
- Perry Mason
- Quincy, M.E.
- Saved by the Bell
- The Twilight Zone
- The Wild Wild West
References
- ^ Multiple television listings sources
- ^ Kdoc website Retrieved Sept 4, 2008
- ^ Orange County Register: "Daybreak OC debuts" Retrieved Sept 9, 2007
- ^ KOCE's OC Channel
- ^ Show will move to 10 a.m.