KAVU signed on in July 21, 1982 as an affiliate of NBC.
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In 1993, KAVU became a exclusive ABC affiliate after the station chose not to renew its affiliation contract with NBC due to schedule difficulties. In response to the move, cable providers within the Victoria market decided to pipe in either KXAS-TV from Ft. Worth–Dallas, KPRC-TV from Houston or KMOL-TV (now WOAI-TV) from San Antonio to act as their default affiliate of choice. NBC subsequently affiliated with low-power station K64EQ (now CBS affiliate KXTS-LD on channel 41) in 1994; this lasted until 1995, when that station became a charter affiliate of UPN.
On March 29, 2021, KAVU adopted owner Morgan Murphy Stations' standardized orange/gray graphics as well as the "Vision" news music theme from inthegroovemusic previously introduced at sister stations WISC-TV, WKBT-DT, KXLY-TV, and KAPP/KVEW. KAVU also ditched its longtime quarter-circle logo and "Newscenter 25" branding, replacing the former with a new "Star 25" logo (featuring a tiny play button, as incorporated into the logos at its sister stations) and the latter with the 25 News Now brand, also helping bring it in line with the rest of the group.
1Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, Morgan Murphy operates these stations under a shared services agreement. 2Indicates a station built and signed on by Morgan Murphy Media (then known as the Evening Telegram Company). 3Owned by Sullivan's Landing, LLC., Morgan Murphy operates this station under joint sales and shared services agreements.
