KBCI-TV
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| KBCI-TV | |
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| Boise, Idaho | |
| Branding | CBS 2 (general) CBS 2 Eyewitness News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Watching Out for You |
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| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Fisher Communications, Inc. (Fisher Broadcasting - Idaho TV, LLC) |
| First air date | November 26, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | see main article |
| Sister station(s) | KYUU-LP |
| Former callsigns | KBOI-TV (1953-1974) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (1953-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Both secondary: DuMont (1953-1955) ABC (1953-1974) |
| Transmitter Power | 89 kW |
| Height | 858 m |
| Facility ID | 49760 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 43°45′21″N 116°5′54″W / 43.75583°N 116.09833°W (digital) |
| Website | www.2news.tv |
KBCI-TV channel 2 (digital 28) is the CBS affiliate in Boise, Idaho. It is owned by Fisher Communications and is the market's second television station, having signed on the air on November 26, 1953.
KBCI originally signed on as KBOI-TV with CBS, ABC and DuMont affiliations. By 1974 the ABC affiliation went to new sign-on KIVI, leaving KBOI with CBS. After its co-owned radio stations were sold, its call letters were changed to KBCI. The KBCI call letters were chosen because at the time, the station had a sign consisting of 10 to 12-foot (3.7 m) high metal letters "KBOI" on the front of its studio, and the station could make the old sign match the new call letters simply by sawing out a section of the "O."[citation needed]
KBCI, along with KIVI, have hour-long newscasts in the evening.
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[edit] Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Name | Programming |
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| 2.1 | KBCI-DT | main KBCI-TV programming/CBS HD |
| 2.2 | KYUU-LP | Retro Television Network |
[edit] Awards
In 2004, KBCI's news team received the prestigious DuPont and Edward R. Murrow awards for the 2002/2003 investigation into former Boise Mayor Brent Coles. [1][2] The investigation into Cole's mismanagement of public funds led to the mayor's resignation and subsequent prosecution by the Idaho Attorney General's Office.
[edit] Logos
 KBCI logo used in 1986; this logo is similar to the one used by Oakland-San Francisco's KTVU. |
KBCI current logo |
[edit] On-Air Talent
[edit] Anchors
- Natalie Hurst - Weekdays, 4, 5, 5:30, 10@10
- Mike Murad - Weekdays, 4, 5, 5:30, 10@10
- Adam Rodriguez - Weekends
- Kayna Whitworth - Weekday Mornings
[edit] Reporters
- Scott Logan
- Paul Fredericks
- Kiersten Throndsen
- Nicole Navarro
- Callie Zanandrie
- Jen Wahl
[edit] Weather
- Brian Carrington - Weekdays, 4, 5, 5:30, 10@10
- Jon Aaron - Weekday Mornings
[edit] Sports
- J Bates - Weeknights, 5:30, 10@10
- Troy Oppie - Weekends
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KBCI-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KBCI-TV
[edit] References
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