KFDA-TV
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| Amarillo, Texas | |
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| 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 LATV (to be Me-TV, January 1, 2012)[citation needed] |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | CBS Television Network |
| 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 |
| Website | www.newschannel10.com |
KFDA-TV NewsChannel 10 is an CBS affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas, USA. In 2002, KFDA-TV was the first Amarillo station to simulcast in HDTV. 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. The station is currently owned by the Drewry Communications Group. Syndicated programming on KFDA includes: Dr. Phil, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jeopardy!, and The Doctors.
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[edit] History
The station signed on the air on April 4, 1953 and the station beats KAMR-TV within little over 2 Weeks. The Station's owner is KFDA, Inc. In 1959 KFDA-TV Sold to The Martin Theaters Company. In 1971 KFDA-TV sold The Martin Theaters Company of Stations to Cosmos Broadcasting Company (Orion Television) and in 1986 KFDA-TV selling Cosmos Broadcasting to The Drewry Communications Group. Drewry had planned to sell its stations to London Broadcasting in 2008;[1] however, by January 2009, the deal fell through.[2]
On February 23, 2011[citation needed] KFDA-TV/DT was the 1st television station in the west Texas region to go full HDTV with its newscasts and syndicated program.[3]
[edit] Digital subchannels
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.[4]
[edit] Rebroadcasters
KFDA is rebroadcast on the following low power stations:
- K26CD Clovis, New Mexico
- K33CQ Canadian, Etc., Texas
- K39AN Mobeetie, Texas
- K41CA Kress/Tulia, Texas
- K41HQ Quanah, Texas
- K42AL Memphis, Etc., Texas
- K44CC Gruver, Texas
- K46BY Capulin, Etc., New Mexico
- K49FE Altus, Oklahoma
- K50CQ Childress, Texas
- K51CB Clarendon, Texas
- K51BC Follett, Texas
- K58DF Turkey, Etc., Texas
- K59GF Guymon, Etc., Oklahoma
- K63GN Bovina, Etc., Texas
- K64AC Perryton, Texas
[edit] Former satellite/repeater stations
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. 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.
[edit] On-air staff
[edit] Current on-air staff
Anchors
- Larry Lemmons - weekday mornings "Early Show"
- Ali Allison- weekday mornings "Early Show & Temp. Weekend Anchor"
- Michelle Langowski - News @ Noon & Live @ 5 Anchor
- Walt Howard - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Stacy Sakai - weeknights at 6, 9 and 10pm
Reporters
- Ashley Paredez - general assignment reporter
- Angelina Perez -general assignment reporter
- Eric Ross -general assignment reporter
- Diana Crawford-general assignment reporter
- Kelly Marose-general assignment reporter
Storm Track Weather Team
- "Doppler" Dave Oliver - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Allan Gwyn - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "Early Show"
- Kris Nation- Meteorologist; weekend edition
Sports team
- Jacob Albracht - Sports Director
- Matt Hamilton- Weekend Sports Anchor
[edit] Former on-air staff
- Marin Hinkle (10 p.m. Anchor 1987-1994; now an actress, best known for playing Judith Melnick on Two and a Half Men.)
- Brian Wilson (now News anchor for the Fox News Channel in Washington, D.C.)
[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 (2000–2003)
- News Matrix (2003–2007)
- The CBS Enforcer Music Collection (2007–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ George Winslow, "West Texas Gets Hi-Def News," Broadcasting & Cable, March 7, 2011.
- ^ http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=9797488
- "Cable channel shuffle heralds area's HDTV era". Amarillo Globe-News. September 15, 2002. http://amarillo.com/stories/091502/new_cablechannel.shtml.
[edit] External links
- KFDA's website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFDA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFDA-TV
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