KPVI-DT

KPVI-DT

Pocatello/Idaho Falls, Idaho
Branding	KPVI News 6
Slogan	Your News Source For East Idaho
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF)
Subchannels	6.1 NBC 6.2 Antenna TV 6.3 This TV
Affiliations	National Broadcasting Company
Owner	Intermountain West Communications Company (Oregon Trail Broadcasting Company))
First air date	April 26, 1974
Call letters' meaning	Pocatello VI = Roman numeral 6
Sister station(s)	KFXP
Former callsigns	KPVI (1974-2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1974-2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1974-1996)
Transmitter power	505 kW
Height	398.4 m
Facility ID	1270
Transmitter coordinates	42°55′12.8″N 112°20′44.6″W
Website	www.kpvi.com

KPVI-DT is the local NBC affiliated television station for Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho. Licensed to Pocatello, it broadcasts a digital signal on channel 23. The station is owned by Intermountain West Communications Company.

KPVI's transmitter is located on a mountain top about 4 miles (7 km) ENE of the Pocatello city limits, along with its sister station KFXP. This location was chosen because of possible interference from KIVI-TV in Boise, which also broadcast its analog signal on channel 6. At one time, KPVI and KIVI were sister stations (hence the Roman numerals) with the same affiliation (ABC, until 1996). KPVI broadcast its analog signal at 100 kW.

KPVI offers Antenna TV and This TV on its digital subchannels. On January 1, 2012, Antenna TV replaced Universal Sports when it was no longer available to OTA stations.

KPVI's broadcasts are digital-only, effective June 12, 2009.

History

KPVI signed on in 1974 as an ABC affiliate. Previously, ABC had been carried in off-hours by CBS affiliate KID-TV (now KIDK) and NBC affiliate KIFI-TV. In November 1995, Intermountain West Communications Company, owner of NBC stations KVBC (now KSNV-DT) in Las Vegas, NV, KRNV in Reno, NV and KYMA in Yuma, AZ purchased KPVI and satellite stations KJVI (now KJWY) in Jackson, WY and KKVI (now KXTF) in Twin Falls, ID. The three stations remained with ABC until January 1996 when KPVI and KJVI switched to NBC, swapping affiliations with KIFI. Since NBC programming in Twin Falls was provided by Boise NBC affiliate KTVB via translator, KKVI switched from ABC to Fox. KJVI, which became KJWY several months later, remained a semi-satellite of KPVI until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2009.

As a result of the sale to Intermountain West Communications Company, the station moved in the mid-1990s from a smaller downtown facility to a newly remodeled facility on East Sherman Street. Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon was the guest of honor at the official grand opening of the facility.

Due to an ailing economy in January 2011, KPVI announced significant layoffs affecting people in every department at the station, including 12 in news. In addition to personnel cuts, the station also eliminated all weekend newscasts. The announcement of layoffs came nearly a week after former News Director and Main Anchor, Brenda Baumgartner announced her resignation.

Baumgartner's co-anchor and Assistant News Director, Todd Blackinton took over as the new News Director at the station.

The changes at KPVI News 6 come less than a month after CBS affiliate, KIDK, said they would lay off 27 of its 43 employees as they entered a staff-sharing agreement with KIFI Local News 8.

Digital Television

Channel	Name	Video	Aspect	Programming
6.1	KPVI-HD	1080i	16:9	Main KPVI-DT programming / NBC
6.2	KPVI-AT	480i	4:3	Antenna TV
6.3	KPVI-TH			This TV

Newscasts

Monday - Friday

• KPVI News 6 Today- 6-7 a.m.
• KPVI News 6 at 5- 5-5:30 p.m.
• KPVI News 6 at 6- 6-6:30 p.m.
• KPVI News 6 at 10- 10-10:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

• KPVI News Week in Review- 10-10:30 p.m.

Translators

KPVI's network of 23 translators covers eastern Idaho, a portion of western Wyoming, and also West Yellowstone, Montana.

• Arco, Idaho: K13VK
• Ashton, Idaho: K13YF
• Blackfoot, Idaho: K13VI
• Challis, Idaho: K04OH,K07VI
• Driggs, Idaho: K51HF
• Firth, Idaho: K12OE
• Georgetown, Idaho: K17CO
• Idaho Falls, Idaho: K12NZ
• Inkom, Idaho: K07NO
• Leadore, Idaho: K30BU, K34CB
• Montpelier, Idaho: K11PP
• Pescadero, Idaho: K29BM
• Pocatello, Idaho: K12OA
• Ramsey, Tendoy & Baker, Idaho: K55AI
• Rexburg, Idaho: K13UF
• Salmon, Idaho: K59AV
• Shelley, Idaho: K13VI
• Soda Springs, Idaho: K46BW
• St. Anthony, Idaho: K12OB
• Thayne, Wyoming: K12LI
• West Yellowstone, Montana: K32CG

These translators are either owned and operated by KPVI or by local governments or television associations.

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

Anchors

• Todd Blackinton - weeknights at 6 and 10 (also News Director)
• Matt Davenport - weekdays at 5 and 9 on Fox
• Haley Smith - weekday mornings at 6

Reporters

• Phil Campbell - general assignment reporter
• Sasha Zimmerman - general assignment reporter (Upper Valley)
• Logan McDougall - general assignment reporter
• Kris Milgate - outdoor reporter

Weather

• Doug Iverson (AMS/NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
• Brandi Erickson - morning meteorologist; weekday mornings; special assignment reporter

Sports

• Matt Gittins - sports director

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

• NewsCenter 6 (1974-1984)
• Channel 6 Eyewitness News (1984-1996)
• NBC News 6 (1996-1999)
• NewsChannel 6 (1999-2002)
• NBC NewsChannel 6 (2002-2010)
• KPVI News 6 (2010-Present)

Station slogans

• Eastern Idaho's Best News Team (early 1990s-1996)
• Where News Comes First (1996-2011)
• Your News Source for East Idaho (2011-Present)

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External links

• KPVI-DT website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KPVI
• Query TV Fool's coverage map for KPVI
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KPVI-DT

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