KLAS-TV

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KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV 8 logo.png
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Las Vegas, Nevada
City of license Las Vegas
Branding Channel 8 (general)
8 News Now (newscasts)
Slogan Nevada's First Choice for News (primary)
Anytime. Anywhere. (secondary)
Channels Digital: 7 (VHF)
Virtual: 8 (PSIP)
Subchannels See article
Affiliations CBS
Me-TV
Owner Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC
(KLAS, LLC)
Founded July 8, 1953
Call letters' meaning LAS Vegas and IATA Code for McCarran International Airport
Former channel number(s) Analog:
8 (1953-2009)
Transmitter power 30.1 kW
Height 609.1 m
Facility ID 35042
Transmitter coordinates 35°56′44″N 115°2′33″W / 35.94556°N 115.04250°W / 35.94556; -115.04250
Website www.8newsnow.com

KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 (digital channel 7), is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises. The station's studios are located at 3228 Channel 8 Drive near the northern portion of The Strip, and its transmitter is located on Mount Arden in Henderson.

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History [edit]

[icon] This section requires expansion with: further information on KLAS' station history. (October 2010)

KLAS was the first TV station in Nevada (beating KOLO-TV in Reno by two months and five days) and was started by Hank Greenspun on July 8, 1953. Greenspun also owned the Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun sold it to aviation magnate Howard Hughes in 1968, reportedly because the tycoon was dismayed that the station never played his favorite late-night movies. After Hughes' death in 1976, the station was held in an outside trust for another two years until 1978 when it was sold to its current owner, Landmark Communications. Landmark Communications renamed itself to Landmark Media Enterprises in September 2008.

On April 16, 1996, KLAS-TV became the first commercial station in Nevada (and one of the first in the United States) to carry a digital broadcast signal. This was for the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention. A little more than four years later on April 6, 2000 the first scheduled high definition network broadcasts in Las Vegas began on KLAS' digital signal.

On January 30, 2008, Landmark announced its intention to sell KLAS, along with its other TV station WTVF in Nashville.[1] No suitable buyer for KLAS was found until Landmark took most of its properties off the market in October 2008 due to the credit crisis. KLAS and WTVF remained under Landmark ownership for more than four years.

On September 4, 2012, Journal Broadcasting announced that it would purchase WTVF in Nashville for $215 million. The sale was finalized on December 6.[2] This leaves KLAS-TV as the only television station in Landmark's portfolio. It also makes WTVF a sister station to KLAS's rival, KTNV-TV.

On January 22, 2013, it was announced that Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune will be moving to KLAS-TV in September from KSNV, when KSNV is scheduled to debut a 7 P.M newscast. It is not clear yet where these shows will end up in Channel 8's lineup.

Digital television [edit]

Digital channels [edit]

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
8.1 1080i 16:9 KLAS-HD Main KLAS-TV Programming / CBS
8.2 480i 4:3 METV Me-TV
8.3 480i 16:9 Movies! (Launch tentatively scheduled May 27, 2013)[3]

Analog-to-digital conversion [edit]

After the digital television transition date of June 12, 2009,[4] KLAS-TV's digital broadcasts remained on channel 7, but through the use of PSIP, digital television will display KLAS-TV's virtual channel as 8.

News operation [edit]

KLAS' newscasts are generally named 8 News Now. KLAS previously branded its newscasts as Eyewitness News, taking over the name from 1982 after KVBC discontinued using the branding until late 2009. Originally, its newscasts were branded as Newscenter 8, and used the opening Phenix Horns music of Earth Wind & Fire's 1979 single In The Stone for two years.

For years, KLAS produced a daily interview show, Face to Face with business and political writer Jon Ralston, on sister channel Las Vegas One. Face to Face moved to KVBC Channel 3 in January 2010. Channel 8 has been the ratings leader in Las Vegas for most of its history. On September 21, 1981, KLAS-TV became the first station in Nevada to provide hour-long newscasts.

In March 2006, KLAS revamped Eyewitness News This Morning. At the time, Casey Smith and Charlotte Evans anchored the newscasts, with Sherry Swensk doing the weather, and Dayna Roselli and Justin Cooper (who is no longer with KLAS for non-conflicting reasons) with Skywitness Traffic. Casey Smith left the station to further pursue his professional career, while Charlotte Evans moved to the noon and 4:30 p.m. newscasts. Smith was thanked for his dedication and contributions. In their place, the station promoted longtime sports director Dave McCann to fill one anchoring spot. Denise Valdez, who had just joined the station in January 2006, swapped positions with Charlotte, leaving the noon and 4:30 p.m. newscasts. Smith joined ABC affiliate KTNV (channel 13) a short time later and is now that station's morning and midday anchor. Evans was let go from the station during a massive reorganization in 2008.

Later that year, the station kept its name going. Longtime Meteorologist Kevin Janison left the station before re-surfacing (after sitting out a year) at NBC affiliate, KVBC (now KSNV). Gina Cancelliere, Kevin's replacement, joined the station in September 2006. Cancelliere did not stay with the station long. After having a baby, she left to be a stay at home Mom and KLAS brought in Darren Miller as her replacement. On September 17, 2006 KLAS became the first station in the Las Vegas market and the state of Nevada, and the eleventh station in the United States, to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition.

KLAS produced a 10 p.m. newscast for KTUD-CA called UPN Eyewitness News, anchored by Denise Saunders. In the fall of 2006 when UPN and The WB merged, KTUD was rebranded on-air as "Vegas TV" and the newscasts was renamed to suit the new identity. Shortly after the merger however, the station dropped the 10 p.m. newscast and Sanders would later go to KTNV (KTUD later revived its 10 p.m. newscast, produced by KSNV, from October 2009 to August 2010).

In recent years, KLAS has been losing ground in the ratings race. Rivals KTNV and KSNV have successfully eroded KLAS's evening ratings and 11pm is currently the only newscast that KLAS wins in total viewers thanks in large part to a strong CBS primetime lineup. In June 2012 a new anchor team was announced for KLAS's last place morning show.

On July 9, 2012, longtime evening Anchor Gary Waddell announced on the 4:00 broadcast that he was retiring after 32 years at KLAS-TV. His tenure at channel 8, along with 4 years previous at KORK-TV (now KSNV) is, as he figured out, the longest of any television anchor in Southern Nevada. He also noted that as many people know, he rides motorcycles and wants to get to a lot of places on his "Bucket List". His last day was August 3, 2012. WOIO's Paul Joncich took over on August 13.

Newscasts [edit]

Weekdays

  • 8 News NOW This Morning - 4:00-7:00 a.m.
  • 8 News NOW at Noon - 12:00-12:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 4:00 - 4:00-4:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 4:30 - 4:30-5:00 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 5:00 - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 6:00 - 6:00-6:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 11:00 - 11:00-11:35 p.m.

Saturdays

  • 8 News NOW at 5:00 - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 6:30 - 6:30-7:00 p.m..
  • 8 News NOW at 11:00 - 11:00-11:35 p.m.

Sundays

  • 8 News NOW Sunday Morning at 6:00 a.m. - 6:00-6:30 a.m.
  • 8 News NOW Sunday Morning at 8:00 a.m. - 8:00-8:30 a.m.
  • 8 News NOW Sunday Morning at 9:30 a.m. - 9:30-10:00 a.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 5:00 - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 6:30 - 6:30-7:00 p.m.
  • 8 News NOW at 11:00 - 11:00-11:35 p.m.

News/station presentation [edit]

Newscast titles [edit]

  • Shell News (1953–1957)
  • KLAS-TV News (1957–1966)
  • The Big News
  • Channel 8 News (1966–1974)
  • TV-8 News (1974–1980)
  • NewsCenter 8 (1980–1982)
  • Eyewitness News 8 (1982–1989)
  • Channel 8 Eyewitness News (1989–2009)
  • Channel 8 Eyewitness News HD (2006–2009)
  • 8 News Now (2009–present)

Station slogans [edit]

  • "Channel 8 News, in Color" (late 1960s-early 1970s)
  • "Turn to Channel 8" (early 1970s)
  • "Count on the TV-8 News" (late 1970s)
  • "Join the Team, on NewsCenter 8" (early 1980s)
  • "The NewsChannel for Southern Nevada" (mid-1980s)
  • "Southern Nevada's 24-Hour News Source" (late 1980s)
  • "Southern Nevada's Number One News Team" (early 1990s)
  • "People You Can Count On" (1992–1995)
  • "The News Leader" (1995–2006)
  • "The First Local News in HD" (2006–2009)
  • "This Is Where Experience Counts!" (2009)
  • "Anytime. Anywhere." (2009–present; secondary slogan)
  • "Nevada's First Choice for News" (2009–present; primary slogan)
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News team[5] [edit]

Anchors
  • Kirsten Joyce - weekday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning 4:00-7:00 a.m.
  • Cale Ramaker - weekday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning 4:00-7:00 a.m.
  • Denise Valdez - weekdays at noon, 4:00 and 4:30 p.m.
  • Paul Joncich - weekdays at noon, 4:00 and 4:30 p.m.
  • Paula Francis - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
  • Dave Courvoisier - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
  • Patranya Bhoolsuwan - Sunday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning (6:00-6:30, 8:00-8:30 and 9:30-10:00 a.m.)
  • Cristina Rodda - weekends at 5:00, 6:30 and 11:00 p.m.
8 News NOW Neighborhood Weather
  • Darren Miller (AMS member; NWA member) - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30 and weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
  • Tedd Florendo (member, AMS; member, NWA) - meteorologist; Sunday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning (6:00-6:30, 8:00-8:30 and 9:30-10:00 a.m.) and weekends at 5:00, 6:30 and 11:00 p.m.; also reporter
  • Sherry Swensk - weather anchor; weekday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning (4:00-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon
Sports team
  • Chris Maathuis - sports director; weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
  • Scott Bemis - sports anchor; weekends at 6:30 and 11:00 p.m.
I-Team
  • George Knapp - Senior Investigative Reporter
  • Collen McCarty - Investigative Reporter
  • Nathan Baca - Investigative Reporter
  • Michelle Mortenson - Investigative Reporter
Reporters
  • Joe Bartels - General Assignment Reporter
  • Patranya Bhoolsuwan - General Assignment Reporter
  • Brian Brennan - General Assignment Reporter
  • Scott Daniels - General Assignment Reporter
  • Aaron Drawhorn - General Assignment Reporter
  • Cassandra Garcia - General Assignment Reporter
  • Sharie Harvin - weeknight 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. reporter
  • Brian Loftus - weekday morning traffic reporter (4:00-7:00 a.m.)
  • Lauren Rozyla - General Assignment Reporter
  • Steve Sebelius - Political Reporter
  • Ken Smith - "Chopper 8" reporter; weekday mornings on 8 News NOW This Morning (4:00-7:00 a.m.), weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00 p.m.

Former 8 News Now personalities [edit]

  • Cindy Cesare - reporter (now at Cin City Media, Inc.)
  • Polly Gonzalez - Noon and 4pm Anchor (deceased)
  • John Gilbert - Noon and 4pm Anchor
  • Ned Day - reporter (1970–1987; deceased)
  • Brian Wood - anchor/reporter (now at KATU in Portland, OR)
  • Edward Lawrence - General Assignment Reporter
  • Jonathan Humbert - Investigative Reporter (2007–2012) (Now at KOMO-TV in Seatlle, WA)
  • Jessica Lovell - Morning Reporter
  • Dave McCann - Morning Anchor (1992-2012) (now at KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, UT)
  • Dayna Roselli - Morning Anchor (2004–2012)
  • Atle Erlingsson - General Assignment Reporter (2002-2005)
  • Charlotte Evans - Morning Anchor
  • Shauna Khorrami - Morning Anchor
  • Casey Smith - Morning Anchor
  • Colleen May - Weekend Evening Anchor
  • Calvert Collins - General Assignment Reporter (2007–2012) (now at KDFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
  • Melissa Duran - General Assignment Reporter
  • Gina Cancelliere - Chief Meteorologist
  • Jamie Guirola - General Assignment Reporter
  • Gary Waddell - Evening Anchor (Retired) (1980-2012)
  • Zahid Arab - General Assignment Reporter (2010-2012); now at KING-TV (NBC) Seattle, WA
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Translator channels [edit]

KLAS' signal is relayed on the following translator channels:

Heliport [edit]

KLAS Channel 8 Heliport - (FAA LID: NV38)

References [edit]

  1. ^ "NewsChannel 5 owner looks to sell station". Nashville Business Journal. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
  2. ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101534170&formid=905&fac_num=36504
  3. ^ Stations for Network - Movies!
  4. ^ http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9797310&nav=menu102_2
  5. ^ KLAS-TV Personalities, 8NewsNow.com, Accessed October 20, 2010.

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