KNIN-TV
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| Caldwell/Boise, Idaho | |
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| Branding | Fox 9 (general) Fox 9 News |
| Slogan | Better News. Better Time. |
| Channels | Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 9 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | 9.1 Fox 9.2 Live Well Network |
| Owner | Journal Communications (Journal Broadcast Corporation) |
| Founded | March 8, 1991 |
| Call letters' meaning | NINe (channel number/canine as tribute to former dog mascot) |
| Sister station(s) | TV: KIVI-TV-KSAW-LD Radio: KCID, KGEM, KJOT, KQXR. KRVB, KTHI |
| Former callsigns | KTMW (1991-1992) KHDT-TV (1992-1996) |
| Former channel number(s) | 9 (VHF analog, 1991-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: HSN (1991-1995) UPN (1995-2006) The CW (2006-2011) Secondary: The WB (1995-1998) Pax (1998-2003, mornings) |
| Transmitter power | 14 kW |
| Height | 818 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 59363 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′18″N 116°5′52″W / 43.755°N 116.09778°W |
KNIN-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Caldwell. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 (or virtual channel 9.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 485. Owned by Journal Communications, KNIN is sister to ABC affiliate KIVI-TV and the two outlets share studios (with several co-owned radio stations) on East Chisholm Drive in Nampa along I-84/US 30/SH-55. Syndicated programming on this station includes Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Office, and Swift Justice with Nancy Grace among others.
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[edit] Digital television
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 9.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | main KNIN-TV programming / Fox |
| 9.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Live Well Network |
[edit] History
The station signed-on March 8, 1991 as KTMW and aired an analog signal on VHF channel 9. It was originally locally-owned by William Schuyler and affiliated with the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The call sign would change to KHDT-TV in 1992. Schuyler later sold the station to a subsidiary of Lambert Broadcasting, LLC. On January 16, 1995, it became a charter UPN affiliate, also carrying The WB programming on a secondary basis.
The call letters became KNIN-TV in 1996 and, during the first five years with those calls, the station was known as Boise's "no news" network with a rotweiller as its mascot. The call letters are pronounced "canine", the Latin term for a dog.[1] It phased out the dog mascot in 2002.[2]
In late-1998, the station dropped WB programming, as the network decided to only air on cable outside the top 100 markets. Through national service The WB 100+, "KWOB" replaced KNIN as Boise's affiliate, and cleared the entire WB schedule. KNIN was eventually sold to Banks Broadcasting (50% of the company was owned by the LIN TV Corporation of Providence, Rhode Island).
On September 18, 2006, KNIN became an affiliate of The CW (the merger of UPN and The WB), carrying it on the main channel in place of UPN. A new second digital subchannel signed-on offering The CW Plus (a similar operation to The WB 100+) as the replacement for "KWOB". The former cable-exclusive station then dropped the faux calls in favor of KNIN-DT2. On July 1, 2008, Banks Broadcasting announced that it had agreed to sell KNIN to Journal Communications (owner of KIVI), creating Boise's first television duopoly.[3][4]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initially rejected the application on November 10;[5] shortly afterward, Banks Broadcasting filed an appeal, and on January 16, 2009 the FCC reversed its decision, allowing the deal to go through.[6] The purchase closed on April 24, at which point KNIN vacated its longtime studios on West Bannock Street in Downtown Boise and was integrated into KIVI's facilities in Nampa.[7] On September 1, 2011, KNIN assumed the Fox affiliation from KTRV-TV, upon expiration of their CW affiliation agreements[8][9][10] [11].
On September 12, CW Plus programming moved to KYUU-LP and a subchannel of KBOI-TV.[12] The last CW program to air on KNIN was America's Next Top Model. KNIN's first Fox program was a repeat of Bones. Besides this television station sharing the same call sign with KNIN-FM 92.9 in Wichita Falls, Texas, there is no relation between the two. KNIN-DT2 now carries the Live Well Network.
[edit] Newscasts
Following Journal's acquisition of KNIN, it began airing a weeknight prime time newscast produced by KIVI. Then known as Today's 6 News on K9, the show could be seen for thirty minutes. In January 2011, KIVI upgraded its local newscasts to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen and the KNIN weeknight broadcast was included. Although not true high definition, broadcasts match the aspect ratio of HD television screens.
Corresponding with the station's affiliation switch to Fox from The CW on September 1, 2011, the weeknight prime time show became known as Fox 9 News at 9. The newscast was expanded to an hour features separate news anchors. The newscast competes with a weeknight half-hour show on KYUU that is produced by KBOI. In addition, KIVI made the prime time news on this station a seven night operation.
[edit] News team[13]
+ denotes KNIN-TV personnel
Anchors
- + Roland Beres - weeknights at 9 p.m.
- Gemma Gaudette - weekends at 9 p.m.
- + Tamara Jolee - weeknights at 9 p.m.
- Amanda Maynard - sports director; weeknights at 9 p.m.
Weather team
- Scott Dorval (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 9 p.m.
- Bob Anthony - meteorologist; weekends at 9 p.m.
Reporters
- Jennifer Auh - video journalist
- Eric Fink - general assignment reporter
- Tina Jensen - video journalist
- Mac King - general assignment reporter
- Michael Lopez - general assignment reporter
- Natalee Morales - video journalist
- Don Nelson - "The Rant" segment producer
[edit] References
- ^ Welcome to KNIN.com - Put Your Feet Up at Archive.org
- ^ KNIN-TV.com at Archive.org
- ^ JS Online: NewsWatch
- ^ TVNEWSDAY - Journal Broadcast Doubling Up in Boise
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2471A1.pdf
- ^ http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-jan2109-KIVI_KNIN_purchase.181d3448.html KTVB.COM: FCC gives OK for Channel 6 to buy Channel 9
- ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/209880-Journal_Closes_on_KNIN.php
- ^ http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/05/11/mdeeds/channel_9_become_new_fox_affiliate_treasure_valley
- ^ http://www.kivitv.com/story/14628639/knin-to-become-boises-fox-affiliate
- ^ http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/11/51171/fox-pulls-affiliations-in-evansville-boise
- ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/468137-Fox_Inks_New_Affiliation_Agreements_Scraps_Others.php
- ^ "CW lands with Fisher in Boise". Television Business Report. June 13, 2011. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/cw-lands-with-fisher-in-boise.html. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Anchors & Reporters
[edit] External links
- KNIN-TV "Fox 9"
- KIVI-TV "Today's Channel 6"
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KNIN-TV
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KNIN
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KNIN-TV
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