KGNS-TV

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KGNS-TV
KGNS.png
Laredo, Texas
Branding Pro 8 News
Channels Digital: 8 (VHF)
Subchannels 8.1 NBC
8.2 The CW
8.3 Telemundo
Affiliations NBC
Owner SagamoreHill Broadcasting, LLC
(SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Texas, LLC)
First air date January 7, 1956
Call letters' meaning Good Neighbor Station
Former callsigns KHAD-TV (1956-1958)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
8 (VHF, 1956-2009)
Digital:
15 (UHF, 2004-2009)
Former affiliations Both secondary:
CBS (1956-1973)
ABC (1956-1985)
Transmitter power 20 kW
Height 312 m
Facility ID 10061
Transmitter coordinates 27°40′21″N 99°39′51″W / 27.6725°N 99.66417°W / 27.6725; -99.66417Coordinates: 27°40′21″N 99°39′51″W / 27.6725°N 99.66417°W / 27.6725; -99.66417
Website www.pro8news.com

KGNS-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Laredo, Texas as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. KGNS also operates digital subchannels offering KGNS-DT2 (The CW) and KGNS-DT3 (Telemundo), both also available on Time Warner Cable channels 19 and 25, respectively. Syndicated programming on KGNS includes: Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, and Ellen.

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[edit] History

KGNS studios on Del Mar Boulevard near the intersection with Interstate 35

KGNS originally went on air January 7, 1956, as KHAD-TV. Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media Group bought the station on September 1, 1958. One of its first moves was to change the call letters to KGNS-TV. The new calls, standing for "Good Neighbor Station", came from the winning entry of a contest among students on both sides of the Rio Grande to rename the station. On April 8, 2004, KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.

KGNS was part of Century Development Corporation from 1987 until 2004, when the station was purchased by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.

[edit] Digital services

KGNS-TV began broadcasting in HDTV on channel 8.1, and carries CW programming on sub-channel 8.2 and Telemundo programming on digital sub-channel 8.3 in October 2008.[1]

KGNS 8.1 signs off during overnight hours, generally from 1:35AM to 5:30AM; however, 8.2 and 8.3 remain on the air during late-night hours.[2]

DT Callsign Network
8.1 (1080i) KGNS NBC-HD
8.2 (480i) KGNS-DT2 The CW
8.3 (480i) KGNS-DT3 Telemundo

[edit] News

Since KVTV shut down its news department in 2006, KGNS has operated the only English-language news department in the market. It currently airs three hours of news every weekday and one hour per day on weekends. The station employs a number of recent college graduates.

According to Nielsen Media Research, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.

[edit] Laredo's First News at 9 on KGNS-DT2

Since 2008, KGNS produces "Laredo's First News at 9" for KGNS-DT2 (The CW) on its subchannel 8.2, airing weeknights at 9PM. Produced by KGNS's news staff, the half-hour news program is anchored by Brenda Medina and Ryan Bailey, who also covers the weather. The target audience for this news program is viewers between the ages of 21 through 34, which is the largest growing demographic in the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area. The newscast debuted June 21, 2008.[3]

[edit] On-air staff

[edit] Current on-air staff

Anchors

  • Tim Gutierrez - weeknight anchor
  • Ann Hutyra - weeknight anchor
  • Mindy Casso - morning and noon anchor

Reporters

  • Noraida Negron - general assignments
  • Annette Garcia - general assignments
  • Ryan Bailey - general assignments
  • Brenda Medina - general assignments

Weather

  • Richard "Heatwave" Berler - chief meteorologist
  • Victoria Marshall - meteorologist/reporter

Sports

  • Michael Blake - weeknight sports anchor
  • Jay Gilmore - weeknight sports anchor
  • Dan Joseph - weekend sports anchor/reporter
  • Patrick Nelson - weekend sports anchor/reporter

[edit] References

  1. ^ KGNS | About Us
  2. ^ Per zap2it, zip code 78041.
  3. ^ Laredo Morning Times article; New news show begins Monday on CW, ch. 19

[edit] External links
American stations
KGNS (8.1 NBC, 8.2 CW, 8.3 TMD)
KVTV (13.1 CBS)
KLMV (15.1 BVB)
KLDO (27.1 UNI, 27.2 TFU, 27.3 Fox/MNTV, 27.4 LATV)
KETF (31.1 TFU, 31.2 Fox/MNTV, 31.3 LATV)
KXOF 39 (Fox/MNTV/LATV)
KNEX 55 (KQUR Audio)
Mexican stations
San Antonio stations
available on cable
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

KGNS-TV (NBC) · KGWN-TV (CBS) · KXLT-TV (Fox)1 · KZTV (CBS)3 · WLTZ (NBC) · WLTZ-DT2 (CW, WLTZ-DT 2) · WNCF (ABC)4 · WWMB (CW)2

1KXLT-TV is operated by Quincy Newspapers under a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA).
2WWMB is operated by Barrington Broadcasting under an LMA.
3KZTV is operated by Cordillera Communications under a Shared Services Agreement (SSA).
4WNCF is operated by Bahakel Communications under an SSA.
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