KAIT
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| KAIT | |
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| Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
| Branding | Region 8 News |
| Slogan | Always Tracking-Always Watching-Always On |
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| Subchannels | 8.1 ABC 8.2 WX 8.3 silent |
| Affiliations | ABC (1965-Present) |
| Owner | Raycom Media, Inc. (KAIT License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date | July 15, 1963 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Arkansas Independent Television (AIT also sounds like eight) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 8 (1963-2009) Digital: 9 (2003-2009) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1963-1965) |
| Transmitter Power | 28.2 kW (digital) |
| Height | 531 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 13988 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 35°53′22″N 90°56′7.5″W / 35.88944°N 90.935417°W |
| Website | www.kait8.com/ |
KAIT in Jonesboro, Arkansas is the ABC television affiliate for Northeastern Arkansas and Southeastern Missouri, offering a mix of news and syndicated programming and local broadcasts.
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[edit] History
KAIT first signed on July 15, 1963 as an independent station, a venture of Fort Smith businessman George Hernreich. It has been affiliated with ABC since 1965. The station is currently owned and operated by Raycom Media, which obtained the station in 2005 through its purchase of The Liberty Corporation.[1]
Its transmitter is located in Egypt. For many years, KAIT also operated a low-powered translator station K11JW operating on Channel 11 in nearby Blytheville, Arkansas.
KAIT currently uses its digital signal to broadcast a 24-hour weather information channel (8-2).
Beginning at 5 p.m. on October 15, 2007, all of KAIT's local newscasts were re-branded, replacing the former "K8 News" branding with "Region 8 News" - a branding the station had used during much of the 1980s. The station's long-time slogan, "Your Good Neighbor Station," was also replaced with "Always Tracking-Always Watching-Always On."
[edit] On-air staff
- Diana Davis - News Anchor
- Craig Rickert - News Anchor
- Bob Snell - News Anchor/Managing Editor
- Ryan Vaughan - Weather/Chief Meteorologist
- Sarah Tipton - Weather
- Justin Logan - Weather
- Lauren Payne - News Anchor/Reporter
- Yalanda Young - News Anchor/Reporter
- Brandi Hodges - Reporter
- Keith Boles - Reporter
- Josh Harvison - Reporter
- Mitch Lilly - Sports Director
[edit] Media Partnerships
Although not owned by the same company, KAIT frequently forms a partnership with the Triple FM Radio Group of Jonesboro, Arkansas, for community projects and promotions. The three radio stations owned by the Triple FM are KEGI 100.5 FM, KDXY 104.9 FM and KJBX 106.7 FM. The audio from the 6 p.m. KAIT newscast is simulcast Monday through Friday on KJBX.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- KAIT 8
- 40th anniversary
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KAIT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KAIT-TV
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