KNXV-TV (channel 15) is a television station affiliated with the ABC network in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station launched on September 9, 1979, as an independent station with evening pay subscription television service from ON TV. It was acquired by Scripps in 1985 and served as Phoenix's first affiliate of the then-new Fox network in 1986, becoming one of its strongest affiliates nationally. A multi-market affiliation realignment caused the station to switch from Fox to ABC between 1994 and 1995, in spite of the latter network's reluctance, as part of a deal between ABC and Scripps. During this time, KNXV-TV launched local newscasts, which met with early success before a downturn in the late 1990s and early 2000s; the news department has since recovered, winning a total of three George Foster Peabody Awards. In 2019, Scripps acquired a second Phoenix station, KASW.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1141:

Yelü Dashi, the Liao general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeated Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan, near Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qatwan

1796:

French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_9_September_1796

1954:

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Chlef, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the Algerian government to implement comprehensive reforms in building codes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Chlef_earthquake

1971:

Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_%28John_Lennon_album%29

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

silver-tongued: (idiomatic, informal) Articulate and charming in speech; eloquent; also, having a pleasant-sounding voice or way of speaking. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/silver-tongued

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The law of love is in accord with the nature of man. But men can only recognize this truth to its full extent when they have completely freed themselves from all religious and scientific superstitions and from all the consequent misrepresentations and sophistical distortions by which its recognition has been hindered for centuries.   --Leo Tolstoy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy