KNDO
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| KNDO | |
|---|---|
| Yakima, Washington | |
| Branding | KNDO Local News |
| Slogan | Right Now. |
| Channel | Digital: 16 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 23.1 NBC-HD 23.2 Universal Sports 23.3 SWX Right Now |
| Affiliations | NBC (secondary until 1965) |
| Owner | Cowles Publishing Company (KHQ, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 15, 1959 |
| Sister station(s) | KNDU |
| Former channels | Analog: 23 (1959-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1959-1970, secondary from 1965) CBS (secondary, 1959-1965) |
| Effective power | 150 kW |
| Height | 266 m |
| Facility ID | 12395 |
| Antenna coordinates | 46°31′58.4″N 120°30′30.2″W / 46.532889°N 120.508389°W |
| Website | www.kndo.com |
KNDO is the NBC affiliate serving the Yakima, Washington, USA, area. It is owned by the Cowles Publishing Company of Spokane as part of The KHQ Television Group. It is sister station to KNDU in the Tri-Cities, which is considered a semi-satellite of KNDO even though the two stations produce separate newscasts.
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[edit] History
KNDO debuted on the air on October 15, 1959 as an ABC (primary) affiliate. It was owned by Hugh Davis and his Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corporation. During this time it also showed occasional programs from NBC, as well as a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV, including Laramie and Andy Griffith. In 1965 KNDO became a primary NBC affiliate, but showed some ABC programming until KAPP debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation.
Davis sold KNDO and KNDU to Cowles Publishing in 1988.
[edit] KNDO 50th Anniversary
On October 15, 2009, KNDO will celebrate 50 years of broadcasting to the Yakima Valley. Leading up to that date, KNDO is airing stories of local businesses that have also been around for 50 years or longer. To check out some of these videos, follow the link to the KNDO 50th Anniversary page on their website.
[edit] Digital television
KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.[1][2] NBC Weather+ had been carried on digital subchannel 23.3; the originating national network ceased operation on December 1, 2008.
Digital channels
| Virtual Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main KNDO programming / NBC HD |
| 23.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Universal Sports |
| 23.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SWX Right Now - Sports and Weather |
[edit] Current Newscasts
- KNDO Local News Northwest Today - 5-7am (Weekdays)
- KNDO Local News @5pm - 5-5:30pm (Weekdays)
- KNDO Local News @6pm - 6-6:30pm
- KNDO Local News :11@11 - 11-11:35pm
- KNDO Local News Saturday - 8-8:30am
[edit] News Team
[edit] Current personalities
Anchors
- Kevin Shaub - KNDO Northwest Today & Northwest Today Saturday Co-Anchor
- Melanie Falcon - KNDO Northwest Today Co-Anchor
- Christine Brown - KNDO Local News at 5:00 and 6:00 Co-Anchor
- Scott Stovall - KNDO Local News at 5:00, 6:00 Co-Anchor, and 11 @ 11 Anchor
- Adam Harding - KNDO Local News at 6:00 and 11 @ 11 Weekend Co-Anchor
Reporters
- Aaron Cagwin (Northwest Today)
- Shawn Chitnis (Northwest Today)
- Katie Utehs
- Ileana Diaz
- Nick Paradise
Weather Anchors
- Jordan Youngs - Northwest Today Forecaster
- Tim Adams - Chief Forecaster
- Aaron Cagwin - Weekend Forecaster
Sports Anchors
- Patrick Noland - Weekday Sports Anchor
- Joe Gorchow - Weekend Sports Anchor
[edit] Other Staff
- Larry Forsgren - General manager
- Matt Funk - Executive producer
- Christine Brown - News director
- Lara Harmon - Northwest Today producer
- Scott Stovall - Evening producer
- Garrett Shawstad - News producer
- Megan Cross - Web Producer
[edit] Former Staff
News Anchors
- Heather Hays - Currently Anchor at KDFW in Dallas, TX
- Dave Ettl - Currently KIT Radio Anchor
- Jamie Kern - Currently CEO of IT Cosmetics
- Jay Frank - Currently Anchor at KOHD, Bend, OR
- Whit Johnson - Currently Reporter at KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT
- Faye Hoffman - Currently Anchor/Reporter at WGGB, MA
- Dave Erickson - Currently evening anchor for KXLY-TV in Spokane, WA
- Jade Jordan - Currently reporter for sister station KHQ-TV in Spokane, WA
- Ruth Johnson - Currently Anchor at KIMA-TV/KEPR; Pasco, WA
- Stephanie Stricklen - Currently Anchor at KGW Portland, OR
- Rob Piercy - Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle
- Natalie Hurst - Currently evening anchor for KBCI-TV in Boise, ID
- Kate Callaghan - Whereabouts unknown
News Reporters
- Andrea Nguyen - Currently Reporter at KIAH, Houston, TX
- Kim Holcomb - Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle
- Julie Haener - Currently main anchor at KTVU Oakland, CA
- Jenny Hansson - Currently anchor at KOIN Portland, OR
- Joe Vithayathil - Currently feature reporter at KPTV Portland, OR
- Amy Frazier - Currently reporter KOIN Portland, OR
- Greg Nieto - Currently reporter at KWGN-TV Denver
Weather Forecasters
- Harry Bounds - Returned to the insurance profession
Sports Reporters
- Derek Deis - Worked for sister station KHQ-TV from 2002-2009. Currently sports director for KXLY-TV in Spokane, WA.
- Anish Shroff - Currently Anchor at ESPNews, Bristol, CT
[edit] News/Station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- KNDO Local News (2000-present)
- News 23NBC
[edit] Station slogans
- Live, Local & Up to the Minute
- Your LOCAL News Station
- More Local News. More Often. (2004-2008)
- Right Now. (2008-present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] References
- ^ FCC list of full-service US TV stations, February 16, 2009
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022694/
[edit] External links
- KNDO Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KNDO
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KNDO-TV
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