KDFI, channel 27, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station licensed to Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The station is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network outlet KDFW-TV (channel 4). Its transmitter is located in Cedar Hill. KDFI is on channel 7 on most cable systems in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
KDFI signed on in 1981 as KTWS-TV with religious shows, public-affairs shows, and ABC, NBC, and CBS shows that were preempted by WFAA-TV, KXAS-TV, and KDFW-TV respectively. Channel 27 aired some limited local news, anchored by former WFAA anchor Bob Gooding. The station also broadcast public-domain movies during the day. At night, the station ran the Preview (TV channel), then later VEU subscription TV services. The station was owned by Liberty Television. In August 1984, the station's call sign changed to the present KDFI-TV.
In 1985, KDFI became a general entertainment station for the entire...
