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KFDA-TV
KFDA-TV's logo as of 2006

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Amarillo, Texas
Branding NewsChannel 10
Slogan The Most Watched News In The Panhandle
Channels Digital: 10 (VHF)
Subchannels 10.1 CBS
10.2 News Channel 10 Too
10.3 Telemundo
10.4 Me-TV
Translators (see article)
Affiliations CBS
Owner Drewry Communications Group
(Panhandle Telecasting Company)
First air date April 4, 1953
Former channel number(s) Analog:
10 (VHF, 1953-2009)
Digital: 9 (VHF)
Former affiliations UPN (subchannel, to 2006)
Transmitter power 20.8 kW
Height 466 meters (1,529 ft)
Facility ID 51466
Transmitter coordinates 35°17′34″N 101°50′42″W / 35.29278°N 101.845°W / 35.29278; -101.845
Website www.newschannel10.com

KFDA-TV, virtual channel 10, is the CBS-affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas. The station is currently owned by the Drewry Communications Group. Its transmitter is located in Amarillo. The station is broadcast throughout its coverage area across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, eastern New Mexico and southwestern Kansas over-the-air as well as cable carriage and through a network of 19 additional UHF translators in distant locations. Syndicated programming on KFDA includes: Dr. Phil, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jeopardy!, and The Doctors.

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[edit] Digital television

Former logo for KZBZ, before becoming News Channel 10 Too

Drewry also operates independent station KZBZ on digital channel 10-2. Previously, KZBZ was UPN Amarillo, which launched to replace KCPN-LP as that network's affiliate. A digital subchannel of KVII-TV gained the affiliation for the new CW network, which merged the programming assets of both UPN and The WB, while KCPN affiliated with the News Corporation-owned MyNetworkTV. KTMO-LP, the Telemundo affiliated station's digital signal, occupies channel 10-3.

KFDA's broadcasts became digital-only, effective June 12, 2009.[1]

Channel Aspect Format Programming
10.1 16:9 1080i main KFDA-TV programming / CBS
10.2 4:3 480i Simulcast of KZBZ-LP ("News Channel 10 Too")
10.3 Simulcast of KTMO-LP (Telemundo)
10.4 Me-TV

[edit] History

The station signed on the air on April 4, 1953, beating NBC affiliate KAMR-TV (channel 4) to the airwaves within a little over two weeks; the station was originally locally owned by KFDA, Inc. In 1959, KFDA-TV was sold to The Martin Theaters Company. KFDA operated satellite stations during the 1960s and 1970s in Clovis, New Mexico and in Sayre, Oklahoma. The Clovis station was KFDW-TV (channel 12), which was a KFDA satellite from 1964 to 1976 and is currently KVIH-TV, a satellite of Amarillo's ABC affiliate, KVII-TV (channel 7). The Sayre station was KFDO-TV Channel 8 and operated as a KFDA repeater from 1966 to 1976, when it was sold to KVII and operated as satellite station KVIJ-TV until it ceased operations in 1992.

In 1971, The Martin Theaters Company of stations were sold to Cosmos Broadcasting Company (Orion Television) and in 1986, Cosmos Broadcasting sold the station to current owners Drewry Communications Group. In 2002, KFDA-TV was the first Amarillo station to simulcast in high definition.

Drewry had planned to sell its stations to London Broadcasting in 2008;[2] however, by January 2009, the deal fell through.[3]

On February 23, 2011[citation needed] KFDA became the first television station in the West Texas region to upgrade its local newscasts to high definition, and also upgraded its master control facilities to allow syndicated programming to be broadcast in HD.[4]

[edit] News operation

[edit] News/station presentation

[edit] Newscast titles

  • Newsroom (1953–1962)
  • Enco Reporter (1962–1963)
  • TV–10 News (1963–1966)
  • The Scene Today (1966–1974)
  • Eyewitness News (1974–1980)
  • Big 10 News (1980–1982)
  • NewsCenter 10 (1982–1986)
  • Channel 10 News (1986–1990)
  • KFDA News (1990–1995)
  • KFDA NewsChannel 10 (early–mid 1995)
  • NewsChannel 10 (1995–present)[5]

[edit] Station slogans

  • "Channel 10: Better Every Day" (1984–1987)
  • "The Four State News Authority" (1990–1997)
  • "The Area's Most Experienced News Team" (1997–2000)
  • "Where The News Comes First" (2000–2002)
  • "Your News Channel" (2002–2007)
  • "The Most Watched News in the Panhandle" (2007–present)

[edit] Newscast music

  • WTLV 1972 News Theme (1975–1983)
  • CBS News Ticker (1983–1989)
  • KFDA 1989 News Theme (1989–1990)
  • KFDA 1990 News Theme (1990–1997)
  • KFDA Custom News Package (1997–2000)
  • Texas Highway by Stephen Arnold (2000–2003)
  • News Matrix by Stephen Arnold (2003–2007)
  • The CBS Enforcer Music Collection by Gari Communications (2007–present)
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[edit] On-air staff

[edit] Current on-air staff[6]

Anchors

  • Ali Allison - weekday mornings Early Show; also temporary weekend evening anchor
  • Walt Howard - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Michelle Langowski - weekdays at noon and weeknights at 5 p.m.
  • Larry Lemmons - weekday mornings Early Show
  • Maury Román - weeknights at 10 p.m. on KTMO-LP/KFDA-DT3
  • Stacy Sakai - weeknights at 6, 9 and 10 p.m.

Storm Track Weather Team

  • "Doppler" Dave Oliver (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Allan Gwyn - meteorologist; weekday mornings Early Show
  • Kris Nation - meteorologist; weekend evenings

Sports team

  • Jacob Albracht - sports director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Matt Hamilton - sports anchor; weekend evenings

Reporters

  • Jessica Abuchaibe - general assignment reporter
  • Diana Crawford - general assignment reporter
  • Paola Duarte-Marin - KTMO-LP/KFDA-DT3 general assignment reporter
  • Kelly Marose - general assignment reporter
  • Ashley Paredez - general assignment reporter; also producer
  • Angelina Perez - general assignment reporter
  • Eric Ross - general assignment reporter

[edit] Former on-air staff

[edit] Translators

KFDA is rebroadcast on the following low power stations:

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=9797488
  2. ^ "NewsChannel 10 is purchased by London Broadcasting". NewsChannel 10. June 30, 2008. http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=8582337. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
  3. ^ "London adds a market, leaves a crater". Television Business Report. January 16, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/12348.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
  4. ^ George Winslow, "West Texas Gets Hi-Def News," Broadcasting & Cable, March 7, 2011.
  5. ^ KFDA NewsChannel 10 Weekend Open-2011
  6. ^ News Staff

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