KBTX-TV
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| KBTX-TV (semi-satellite of KWTX-TV, Waco, Texas) |
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| Bryan/College Station, Texas | |
| Branding | News 3 CW Texas |
| Slogan | The People You Know. The News You Trust. |
| Channel | Digital: 50 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 3.1 CBS 3.2 The CW |
| Affiliations | CBS Television Network |
| Owner | Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, Inc.) |
| First air date | May 22, 1957 |
| Callsign meaning | Bryan, TeXas |
| Former channels | Analog: 3 (1957-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary, 1957-85) UPN (DT2, until 2006) |
| Effective power | 1 megawatt |
| Height | 507.2 m |
| Facility ID | 6669 |
| Antenna coordinates | 30°33′16.5″N 96°1′52.4″W / 30.554583°N 96.031222°W |
| Website | www.kbtx.com www.cwtexas.com |
KBTX-TV 3 is the CBS television network affiliate located in Bryan/College Station, Texas, and has the only television news organization based in the Brazos Valley. It airs on digital UHF Channel 50 and is owned by Gray Television. It is a sister station to KWTX-TV in Waco. Its transmitter is located in Carlos, Texas.
In its own market, KBTX broadcasts on cable systems -- including on Suddenlink channel 5 -- and on DirecTV and Dish Network.
KBTX also offers The CW programming on its digital feed. Prior to the September 2006 merger of The WB and UPN, KBTX offered UPN programming on digital. The CW Texas is a joint effort between KBTX and KWTX.
KBTX-TV falls under the "KBTX Media" banner, which also includes CW Texas, KBTX.com and MobileKBTX.com.
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[edit] History
KBTX was the first television station in the Brazos Valley. It has broadcasted from the same building on East 29th Street in Bryan since it went on the air on May 22, 1957, though that building has been added on to multiple times. Originally airing both CBS and ABC programming, KBTX became an exclusive CBS affiliate in 1984.
On October 14, 1983, KBTX flipped the switch on a new transmitter in the Grimes County community of Carlos. The 1,700-foot tower nearly doubled the number of homes the station reached.
Perhaps the most noteworthy coverage from KBTX was on November 18, 1999. Early that morning, the Aggie Bonfire stack collapsed, killing 12 and injuring 27. The station provided non-stop coverage of the event, and served as a major source of information locally and nationally in the hours that followed.
KBTX began celebrating its 50th anniversary in May 2007. Many former personalities returned for the celebration, including some who guest-anchored newscasts.[1]
In accordance with the original February 2009 date mandated by the federal government, KBTX permanently shut down its analog signal effective January 20, 2009 as it made the transition to digital television.[2]
On February 28, 2009, KBTX began broadcasting at full power digital from the enhanced Carlos tower, again expanding its signal dramatically.[3] The station had been broadcasting on low power digital between its analog signal shutdown and the full power activation, in addition to being carried on cable systems and DirecTV.
KBTX and KWTX experimented with a jointly-run noon show in early 2009. News stories for both viewing areas were read from KWTX's Waco studios for the first half of the show, with KBTX running live weather and additional local content from its studios for the remainder of the show airing in the Brazos Valley. KWTX aired its own live weather and content in its part of the market during that time. However, in late March 2009, the two stations returned to running their own, separate shows, with KBTX citing "an overwhelming request from viewers for the show to be based out of the Twin Cities again." [4]
In 2009, KBTX reached agreements with the nation's two major satellite providers. For years, Dish Network had refused to offer KBTX to the Bryan/College Station area, instead just carrying KWTX. However, in 2009, Dish relented[5], and on April 23 of that year, KBTX was made available in the Waco/Temple/Bryan market area.[6] In May 2009, after years of carrying KBTX to the market, DirecTV announced it would be dropping KBTX from its service. DirecTV and KBTX were said to be bombarded with calls from frustrated customers, this as negotiations were said to be underway to keep KBTX on DirecTV. In June 2009, an agreement was reached to keep the station available to customers of the satellite provider.[7]
[edit] Operations
Though identifying as a station in its own right, KBTX is technically considered a semi-satellite of KWTX. It has most of its internal operations run alongside KWTX, and clears all of KWTX's syndicated programming (although it has some shows not seen on KWTX).
It is the only station airing a full schedule of live, local news for the Bryan/College Station side of the Waco/Temple/Bryan market, airing five newscasts each weekday from its studios in Bryan, along with weekend newscasts.
[edit] Coverage Area
KBTX serves Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker and Washington counties, some of which are also in the Houston market, but receive KBTX. Texas A&M University, Sam Houston State University and Blinn College are in its coverage area.
With its full power digital signal transmitting at the maximum power allowed by law as of early 2009, the KBTX signal also reaches Houston county in the Tyler/Longview market; Trinity, San Jacinto, Austin, Harris and Waller counties in the Houston market; and Lee County in the Austin market. The News 3 Weather team monitors those counties and provides forecasts and updates, including during severe weather events.
KBTX is part of a rare American television market. Designated Market Area #94 in the U.S. is "Waco/Temple/Bryan."[8] Only a handful of DMAs in the country have multiple stations under the same network affiliation serving viewers (KBTX serving the Bryan/College Station area, KWTX serving the Waco/Temple/Killeen area).
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Current On-Air Talent
Anchors
- Joe Brown - News 3 at 6 and 10 at Ten
- Steve Fullhart - Brazos Valley This Morning
- Crystal Galny - News 3 at Noon
- Barbara Smith - Brazos Valley This Morning
- Meredith Stancik - News 3 at 5, News 3 at 6 and 10 at Ten
Reporters
Hosts
- Brenda Sims - Names and Faces segment
- Tom Turbiville - Voices of Veterans segment
Weather Team
- Ashley Batey - Meteorologist, Weekends
- Mark Edwards - Fill in Weather Anchor
- Bob French - Chief Meteorologist, News 3 at 5, News 3 at 6 and 10 at Ten
- Shel Winkley - Meteorologist, Brazos Valley This Morning and News 3 at Noon
Sports Team
- Darryl Bruffett - Sports Director, News 3 at 5, News 3 at 6 and 10 at Ten
- Dwayne Parsons - Sports Anchor, Weekends
- John Wilson - Sports Reporter
As of October 2009[9]
[edit] Former On-Air Personalities
- Roger Barry - TXCN
- Polly Bell
- Jon Boaz - Still at KBTX as General Sales Manager (Former 5 PM, Morning Show Anchor)
- Jeff Braun
- Josh Byerly - Public Affairs Officer for NASA
- Laura Cornett
- Tony Cornett
- Cree Craig
- Ron Crozier - Twin City Mission, Bryan, TX
- Rick Davenport - Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M
- Aaron Drawhorn - KLAS, Las Vegas, NV
- Mike Fleming - Sports Anchor 1973-1979, Retired 3M Corp., Still doing freelance radio, Bryan-College Station, TX
- Casey Flinn - Bryan High Media Tech/Volleyball Coach
- Mike George - Still at KBTX as News Director (Former Anchor/Reporter)
- Krystle (Kaliszewski) Gutierrez - KDFW, Dallas, TX
- Charlie Haldeman - KXII, Sherman, TX
- Tamron Hall - MSNBC
- Rodney Harris - WGCL, Atlanta, GA
- Toni Harrison
- Johanna Henry
- Travis Herzog - KTRK, Houston, TX
- Chip Howard - KZNE (radio), College Station, TX
- Matt Iazzetti
- Conley Isom - KXXV/KRHD, Waco, TX
- Carmen Izzo
- Jeff Jamison - KTVT, Dallas, TX
- Carly Kennelly - KOIN, Portland, OR
- Lisa Keyes
- Troy Kimmel - KEYE, Austin, TX
- Kandace Krueger
- Lindsay Liepman - WINK, Ft. Myers, FL
- Jenni Lee - KTBC, Austin, TX
- Blake Mathews
- Jeff McShan - KHOU, Houston, TX
- Shane Motley
- Chace Murphy - WTAW (radio), College Station, TX
- Amanda (Humes) O'Neal
- John Oakey - KETV, Omaha, NE
- Kimberly Olsen
- Michelle Peltier
- Pachatta Pope - KSAN, San Angelo, TX
- David Reed - KXII, Sherman, TX
- Halie Richardson - KETK, Tyler, TX
- Steve Ring - WRBL, Columbus, GA
- Russ Roberts
- Mike Rockwood - WALA, Mobile, AL
- Kristen Ross
- Mark Schnieder
- Derek Shore - KFOX, El Paso, TX
- Orelon Sidney - Former CNN Meteorologist
- Dave Taylor - Attorney
- Aaron Tuttle
- Eric Watson - Texas A&M
- Sherry Williams - KHOU, Houston, TX
- Aimee Wilmoth - KXII, Sherman, TX
- Teresa Woodard
- Mike Wright - Still at KBTX as General Manager (Former Morning Show Anchor)
[edit] More information
- Darryl Bruffett has been on the air at KBTX longer than any current personality. He made his debut in 1987, and has been sports director since 1990.
- Barbara Smith and Joe Brown both worked at KBTX, left to work for the City of Bryan (as well as other jobs), then came back to the station.
- Brown, Crystal Galny and Dwayne Parsons grew up in KBTX's viewing area. Brown is from Iola and Bedias. Galny is a Bryan native. Parsons grew up in Wellborn.
- Six members of the News 3 team are listed as having attended Texas A&M University (Ashley Batey, Bob French, Galny, Parsons, Smith, Shel Winkley).
- Three other talents are graduates of another area university, Sam Houston State (Bruffett, Shannon Dillon, John Wilson)
- Of those who list the college they graduated from, only Karla Castillo and Steve Fullhart received degrees from outside of Texas. Castillo graduated from San Jose State University. Fullhart is an Indiana University alum.
- Shane McAuliffe and Meredith Stancik are married to each other.
- McAuliffe, Stancik and Wilson all worked at KRBC-TV in Abilene prior to arriving at KBTX.
- Castillo was a reporter for the local ABC station, KRHD, left television news, then returned with KBTX.
From information at the station's website[10]
[edit] Awards
KBTX News 3 won 13 honors (four First Places, three Second Places, six Honorable Mentions) at the 2008-2009 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards, as announced in February 2009[11], among the most of any station in the state. KBTX competes in Division 3, which includes the next biggest Texas markets after the four major metro areas (Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin).[12]
- Best Newscast - Hon Men: Joe Brown & Crystal Galny, 6 p.m. newscast from September 9, 2008
- Best Spot Coverage/Station - Hon Men: Hurricane Ike
- Best Spot Story/Individual - #1: Ashlea Sigman & Matt Craig, Caldwell Plane Crash
- Best Spot Story/Individual - Hon Men: Kristen Ross, Hurricane Dolly
- Best Photojournalism/Station - #2
- Best Photojournalism/Individual - Hon Men: Jordan Meserole
- Best Documentary/TV Magazine or Special - #2: Aggie Game Day
- Best Reporter - #1: Steve Fullhart
- Best General Assignment - #1: Ashlea Sigman & Chris Pace, Political Gun Run
- Best Website - Hon Men
- Best Feature Editing - #2: Jordan Meserole & Bob French. Back to Bolivar
- Best Feature Editing - Hon Men: Jordan Meserole & Joe Brown, Medal of Honor
- Best Online/Special Content - #1: Romei Trial
KBTX also won an AP award for "Best Spot News Reporting" for its coverage of the Aggie Bonfire collapse in 1999.[13]
"Aggie Game Day," News 3 Sports' pregame show before Texas A&M home football games, is a multi-time recipient of honors from the national Telly Awards for outstanding local programming.[14] Aggie Game Day has won a Telly every year since the show's debut in 2004.
Also awarded a Telly was News 3's special, All the Best: 10 Years of the George Bush Presidential Library, which aired the day before the grand reopening of the 41st president's library and museum on the Texas A&M campus. The main exhibit of the museum was closed for months during an $8.5 million renovation that coincided with the facility's anniversary.
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- TX News (1957-1975; local news aired separately from KWTX, while sports, world news and weather aired on KBTX and KWTX)
- Dimension 3 News (1975-c. 1982)
- 3 News (1982-1992; also known as "Channel 3 News")
- NewsStar 3 (1992-2004)
- News 3 (2004-present)
[edit] Station Slogans
- Dimension 3 News: All the News in 3 Dimensions (1975-1982)
- Count on the Channel 3 News (mid 1980s)
- Your 24 Hour News Source (early 1990s)
- This is Your News (1996-2004)
- Live and Local (1996-2006)
- The News Leader (2006-2008)
- The People You Know. The News You Trust. (2008-present)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ KBTX Media History KBTX.com, KBTX Media History
- ^ KBTX Digital Transition Underway, Mike Wright, KBTX TV, Jan 20, 2009
- ^ KBTX Now Broadcasting at Full Power Digital, KBTX.com, Feb 28, 2009
- ^ [1] KBTX.com, "News 3 at Noon Returns to KBTX Studios in Bryan Monday" (March 20, 2009)
- ^ KBTX on Dish Network KBTX.com
- ^ http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-uplink-center/172698-4-23-2009-6-46pm-uplink-activity-report-2-changes.html
- ^ KBTX Responds to DirecTV Notice KBTX.com
- ^ Nielsen Media, [2]
- ^ KBTX News Team, KBTX.com, News Team Bios
- ^ KBTX News Team, KBTX.com, News Team Bios
- ^ TAPB Awards Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 2008-2009 Awards
- ^ Texas AP Broadcasters Awards Rules TAPB 2008-2009 Rules
- ^ KBTX Media History KBTX.com, KBTX Media History
- ^ Aggie Game Day KBTX.com, Aggie Game Day Home Page
[edit] External links
- KBTX Web Channel
- CW Texas Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KBTX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KBTX-TV
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