KKTV

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KKTV
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Branding KKTV 11 (general)
KKTV 11 News (newscasts)
MyKKTV (general)
My11 News (newscasts)
Channels Digital: 49 (UHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)
Subchannels 11.1 CBS
11.2 MNTV
Owner Gray Television, Inc.
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
First air date December 7, 1952
Former channel number(s) Analog:
11 (VHF, 1952-2009)
Digital:
10 (VHF, 2003-2011)
Former affiliations All secondary:
NBC (1952-1953)
DuMont (1952-1956)
ABC (1952-1960)
Transmitter power 550 kW
Height 723.8 m
Facility ID 35037
Transmitter coordinates 38°44′42″N 104°51′43″W / 38.74500°N 104.86194°W / 38.74500; -104.86194Coordinates: 38°44′42″N 104°51′43″W / 38.74500°N 104.86194°W / 38.74500; -104.86194
Website www.kktv.com
www.mykktv.com

KKTV, virtual channel 11 (digital channel 49), is the CBS-affiliated television station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It serves the Colorado Springs/Pueblo market and is owned by Gray Television. Its transmitter is located on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs. KKTV is carried on Comcast cable channel 10 in Colorado Springs and channel 11 in Pueblo.

In the northern part of New Mexico, KKTV's broadcast area overlaps with that of KRQE's, especially in New Mexico's Capital, Santa Fe.

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Digital television [edit]

KKTV turned on its original digital signal at Channel 10 in 2003.

On September 5, 2006 KKTV launched an affiliate with Fox's new sister network MyNetworkTV on digital subchannel 11.2 called MyKKTV. [1] Other programming on MyKKTV includes replays and extra runs of KKTV's syndicated programming (such as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune) and some syndicated programs of its own such as Futurama and 30 Rock. For newscasts, MyKKTV features a 9 p.m. newscast seen only on MyKKTV. MyKKTV is carried on cable channel 41 in Colorado Springs and cable channel 246 Pueblo.

From October 2007 to January 2010, KKTV broadcasted a 24-hour weather channel called "KKTV No Wait Weather" on digital channel 11.3 and area cable providers. The channel began as a time filler service on KKTV digital channel 11.2. No Wait Weather was also seen on 11.2 overnights but this was discontinued in June 2009. On January 1, 2010, this service was discontinued and KKTV-DT3 was removed from Cable 140.

On January 21, 2011, KKTV began broadcasting on UHF frequency 49 and discontinued its broadcast on VHF channel 10 at 12 p.m. on January 24.[2] Moving to the UHF dial was deemed necessary because of viewer reception (all other Springs area commercial stations were on UHF by 2009) and interference issues with the VHF broadcast.[3]

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming
11.1 1080i 16:9 KKTV-DT Main KKTV programming / CBS
11.2 480i MyKKTV KKTV-DT2 / MyNetworkTV

Associated Translator Facilities

K25LE-D Ch. 25 Las Animas, Colorado

K36LB-D Ch. 36 Cheyenne Wells, Colorado

K13ZI-D Ch. 13 Canon City, Colorado (formerly K10LI Ch 10 analog)

K07BW-D Ch. 7 Westcliffe, Colorado

K31IV-D Ch. 31 Romeo, Colorado

K35JS-D Ch. 35 Lamar, Colorado

K47MP-D Ch. 47 and K18JX-D Ch. 18 Hoehne, Colorado [4]

History [edit]

KKTV signed on the air on December 7, 1952 as KVOR-TV. It is the third-oldest station in Colorado— behind Denver's KWGN-TV and KUSA-TV—and the oldest outside Denver. It originally carried programming from CBS, NBC, ABC, and DuMont.[5] In 1953, KRDO-TV signed on and took the NBC affiliation. DuMont folded in 1956. During the late 1950s, KKTV was a primary CBS affiliate and held a secondary affiliation with ABC.

By 1960, the formerly separate Colorado Springs and Pueblo markets became one single market serving the Pikes Peak region and surrounding areas with each of the area's three TV stations becoming "exclusive" network affiliates. KKTV became a sole CBS affiliate with KRDO-TV becoming a full-time ABC affiliate and Pueblo's KCSJ-TV (now KOAA-TV), which had been a primary NBC affiliate since its inception in 1953, becoming the area's sole NBC affiliate.

In late 1982, KKTV's original local owners sold the station to the Seattle-based Ackerley Group, becoming one of that company's earliest acquisitions. Ackerley owned the station until early 1999 when it swapped KKTV to Benedek Broadcasting in exchange for KCOY in Santa Maria, California. Current owner Gray Television acquired KKTV when it bought most of Benedek's stations in April 2002.

On October 17, 2009; KKTV became the second station in the Colorado Springs-Pueblo market to present its newscasts in high definition (HD) beginning with its 10 p.m. newscast.

On Saturday June 23, 2012 at around 2:00 p.m. MDT, KKTV provided live 24/7 continuous coverage of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs. KKTV called in help from KOLN in Lincoln, Nebraska, WOWT in Omaha, Nebraska, KCNC-TV in Denver, and KOLO-TV in Reno, Nevada (KOLN, WOWT, and KOLO are sister stations to KKTV, CBS-owned KCNC shares a helicopter with KKTV) to help out with the coverage of the fire. The nonstop coverage wrapped up at midnight June 29, 130 hours after it started. KKTV's syndicated & CBS programming were shown on Channel 11.2 during its 24/7 fire coverage. The coverage won acclaim from various critics, and won the Colorado Springs Independent's Best Local TV Newscast award for 2012,[6] ending a long streak in that category by KOAA. KKTV's news ratings have gone up considerably since their Waldo Canyon Fire Coverage, and as of January 2013, they are claiming their news ratings are "Southern Colorado's Most Watched", higher than KOAA or KRDO.

KKTV has announced plans to move into a new location at 520 East Colorado Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs. The move is scheduled for mid-2013.[7]

News operation [edit]

News/station presentation [edit]

Newscast titles [edit]

  • Telenews (1952–1964)
  • The Six O'Clock Report/The Ten O'Clock Report (1964–1968)
  • Newsnight (1968–1970)
  • NewsScene (1970–1974)
  • Action News (1974–1976)
  • KKTV News (1976–1979)
  • NewsCenter 11 (1979–1989)
  • 11 News (1989–present)
  • KKTV 11 News (2002–present)
  • My 11 News (2006–2009; on MyKKTV; the monker was dropped in October 2009)

Station slogans [edit]

  • "Television 11 in Color" (1960s)
  • "Action News, Where the Action Is" (1974–1975)
  • "We're #1 in Southern Colorado, TV-11!" (late 1970s)
  • "NewsCenter 11: We're The Team" (1982–1983)
  • "KKTV is On The Go" (1985–1986)
  • "Channel 11, The Team To Watch" (1988–1989)
  • "It's All Right Here on KKTV" (1994–1995)
  • "Coverage That Counts" (1997–1998)
  • "Coverage You Can Count On" (1998–2005)
  • "On Air, Online, or On the Go, KKTV 11 News Delivers" (2008)
  • "On Your Side" (2009–present)
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News team[8] [edit]

Anchors

  • Dianne Derby - Sundays-Thursdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Mondays-Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
  • John Harding - weekday mornings on 11 News This Morning (4:30-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m.) and weekdays at noon
  • David Nancarrow - Fridays-Saturdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Fridays at 6:30 p.m.; also weekday reporter
  • Mecca Rayne - Fridays-Saturdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Fridays at 6:30 p.m.; also weekday reporter
  • Stacia Naquin - weekday mornings on 11 News This Morning (4:30-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m.)
  • Don Ward - Sundays-Thursdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Mondays-Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
  • Betty Sexton - weekdays at noon and 4:30 p.m.; also the "Call for Action" consumer reporter

11 Weather

  • Brian Bledsoe (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; Sundays-Thursdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Mondays-Thursdays at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
  • Branden Borremans (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings on 11 News This Morning (4:30-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m.) and weekdays at noon
  • Sarah Schwabe - weather anchor; Fridays-Saturdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Fridays at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Sports team

  • Sam Farnsworth - sports director; Sundays-Thursdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Mondays-Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
  • Patrick Nelson - sports reporter Fridays-Saturdays at 5:30, 9:00 (KKTV-DT2) and 10:00 and Fridays at 6:30 p.m.

Reporters

  • Catherine Bilkey - general assignment reporter
  • Alyssa Chin - general assignment reporter
  • Lauri Martin - senior reporter and "Crime Stoppers" reporter
  • Karen Morfitt - general assignment reporter
  • Kendra Potter - Pueblo bureau reporter

Trivia [edit]

Current evening news anchor Don Ward appeared on the long-running British Children's show Crackerjack. It was his first appearance on TV ever. Ward was a contestant in their "Crackerjack Young Entertainer of The Year" contest as a young magician. His father was in the American Armed Forces stationed in the UK at the time. However Ward did not move into the semi-finals.

References [edit]

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ KKTV Launches New Transmitter
  3. ^ [2][dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1414568
  5. ^ [3][dead link]
  6. ^ "Best of 2012: Personalities | Best of 2012 Vol. II | Colorado Springs Independent". Csindy.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26. 
  7. ^ Andrew Wineke (2012-08-23). "KKTV plans to move station downtown | kktv, move, downtown - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO". Gazette.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26. 
  8. ^ Meet the 11 News Team

External links [edit]
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ABC network affiliates
CBS network affiliates
CW network affiliates1
Fox network affiliates
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MyNetworkTV network affiliates1
NBC network affiliates
  • 1These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
  • 2Gray and Journal Broadcast Group entered into a "news share" agreement.
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