KTBS-TV
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| KTBS-TV | |
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| Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Branding | KTBS 3 (general) KTBS 3 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | On Your Side (general) The Calm During The Storm (weather) |
| Channels | Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 3 (PSIP) |
| Affiliations | ABC (secondary until 1960) |
| Owner | Wray Family (KTBS, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 3, 1955 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Tri-State Broadcasting System |
| Sister station(s) | KPXJ |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1955-2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1955-1960) |
| Transmitter Power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 563 m |
| Facility ID | 35652 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 32°41′7.6″N 93°56′0.8″W / 32.685444°N 93.933556°W |
| Website | ktbs.com |
KTBS-TV, channel 3, is the ABC-affiliated television station for Shreveport, Louisiana. Its transmitter is located in Mooringsport. The station is locally-owned by the Wray family as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate KPXJ (channel 21). The two stations share studios on East Kings Highway in Shreveport.
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[edit] History
KTBS began broadcasting on September 3, 1955 as a primary NBC affiliate, sharing ABC with KSLA-TV. In 1960, Shreveport and Texarkana were collapsed into a single television market and Texarkana's KTAL-TV (channel 6) took over the NBC affiliation leaving KTBS with ABC.
Over the years, KTBS has been one of the strongest ABC affiliates in the country airing the entire ABC schedule, with the exception of World News Sunday, which is pre-empted in favor of an hour-long newscast on Sundays at 5 p.m. Along with sister station KPXJ, it is one of the only locally owned and operated stations in the area.
KTBS was the home of the Louisiana Lottery drawings from its inception in 1993 until April 2009 when KTAL acquired the rights to the drawings.
As of 2009, it is one of a few TV stations still signing off at night. The station signs off on Friday nights/early Saturday mornings at 1:05-4 a.m. and on Saturday nights/early Sunday mornings at 1:45-5 a.m. But instead of the usual sign-off, their weather radar is displayed instead.
[edit] Digital television
The station's digital signal is UHF 28, multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Virtual Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 3.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Main KTBS-TV programming / ABC HD |
| 3.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KTBS Mega 3 Doppler Radar |
| 3.3 | 480i | 4:3 | KTBS 24 Hour News Channel |
On June 12, 2009, KTBS-TV left channel 3 and moved to channel 28 when the analog to digital conversion completed.[1]
On October 15, 2008, KTBS began broadcasting its newscasts in a 16:9 standard defintion widescreen format.
[edit] Syndicated programming on KTBS
Schedule
Weekdays
| - | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | 6:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
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| - | KTBS 3 First News | Good Morning America | Live With Regis and Kelly | The View | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | KTBS 3 News Midday | All My Children | One Life to Live | General Hospital | Dr. Phil | Deal or No Deal | Jeopardy! | KTBS 3 News at 5 | World News with Charles Gibson | KTBS 3 News at 6 | Inside Edition | ||||||||||||
Late Nights
| - | 10:00 PM | 10:35 PM | 11:05 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:05 AM | 12:30 AM | 1:05 AM |
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| - | KTBS 3 News at 10 | Nightline | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Extra | Access Hollywood | World News Now/Sign Off (Fridays) | |
Saturdays
| - | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 10:45 PM | 11:00 PM | 11:45 PM | 12:15 AM | 12:45 AM | 1:15 AM |
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| - | World News Saturday | KTBS 3 News Weekend Edition | Boston Legal | ABC Saturday Night Movie | KTBS 3 News at 10 | Saturday Night Overtime | Cold Case | Grey's Anatomy | Bones | |||||||||
Sundays
| - | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | 10:45 PM | 11:15 PM | 11:45 PM | 12:15 AM | 12:45 AM | 1:15 AM |
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| - | KTBS 3 News at 10 | Sunday Night Overtime | M*A*S*H | Without A Trace | Access Hollywood Weekend | World News Now | ||
NOTE: Shreveport is one of a few markets to air Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (the latter of which formerly aired on KTBS from 1984-1992, now airing on rival KTAL) on different stations.
[edit] News operation
In 2003, following the Wrays' purchase of KPXJ from Paxson Communications, KTBS began producing a nightly, half-hour 9 o'clock newscast on that station. The broadcast consists of the same format as the 10 o'clock news on KTBS except for different graphics and titles. Additionally, KTBS produces a half-hour, weekday morning newscast at 7 for KPXJ. KTBS had aired rebroadcasts of their 5 and 10 P.M. newscasts on KPXJ before the station switched from i affiliation to UPN. As of the May 2008 ratings period, KTBS is rated number one in several time periods.
In addition to their main studios, KTBS operates two news bureaus. The Texarkana Bureau is located on Jefferson Avenue in Texarkana, Arkansas. On weeknights at 6 and 10 o'clock, the station airs news segments from the East Texas area. KTBS operates a 24-hour live signal of its "KTBS Mega 3 Radar" on its second digital subchannel, which, in addition to airing weather reports, also air Texas Rangers baseball games. On its third digital subchannel, KTBS operates a 24-hour news rebroadcast channel known as KTBS 24 Hour News. It is also offered on Comcast basic channel 30 and digital channel 201.
[edit] News team
[edit] Current personalities
Current Anchors
- Sonja Bailes - weekday mornings and 11:30AM (also consumer and investigative reporter)
- Chrissi Coile - Saturdays at 5:30, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10PM (also reporter)
- Bob Griffin - weekend mornings "FirstNews"
- Gerry May - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10PM (also reporter)
- Sherri Talley - weeknights at 5 and 6PM (also reporter)
- Trish Williford - weeknights at 9PM (on KPXJ)
- Ed Walsh - weekday mornings "FirstNews" (also reporter)
Reporters
- Corrie Cross - general assignment reporter
- Casey Ferrand - education and weekend reporter
- Sharon Fullilove - general assignment reporter
- Erin Moore - East Texas bureau reporter
- Julie Parr - Texarkana bureau reporter
- Chris Redford - Crime Team reporter
- Jim Roberts - general assignment reporter
- Rick Rowe - morning reporter (also "Live and On the Scene" segment producer)
Storm Team 3
- Joe Haynes (AMS Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6, 9 (on KPXJ) and 10PM
- Jennifer Gray (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "FirstNews"
- Marcy Novak (AMS Member) - Meteorologist; weekend mornings "FirstNews", Saturdays at 5:30, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10PM
- Skip Kordas (AMS Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; fill-in
Sports Team
- Tim Fletcher - Sports Director; weeknights at 6, 9 (on KPXJ), and 10PM
- Leslie Spoon - Sports Anchor; Saturdays at 5:30, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10PM (also sports reporter and host of Saturday and Sunday Overtime)
[edit] Former personalities
- Ed Baswell - sports anchor (1970s-1997; now with the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office)
- Ed Borne - reporter (1970s; later at KALB-TV in Alexandria, LA)
- Paul Butler - sports reporter
- Gwen Campbell - reporter (now works for Shreveport mayor Cedric B. Glover)
- Clif Cotton - sports (2003-2007)
- Janine D'Adamo - chief meteorologist
- Paul Devlin - sports (1997-1998)
- Ed Durancyk - eeporter/meteorologist (later with KSLA)
- Charles Hadlock - anchor (now with NBC News)
- Dan Harrison - reporter (1970s; later KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
- Brenda Hodge - reporter (1970s)
- Jody Lowery - health reporter (2000-2008; now at Bay News 9 in Tampa, FL)
- Ted Madden - sports (2000-2003; now with WFAA in Dallas)
- Will Moses - education reporter
- Knox Nunnally - sports (1970s)
- Mike Pass - chief meteorologist (1998-2000)
- Emily Pearce - producer/reporter (1970s; later at WDSU-TV in New Orleans)
- Al Pierce - anchor (1970s-1980s)
- John Rasmussen - weather (1970s)
- Fred Rhodes - anchor (1970s; later KHOU-TV in Houston, KTVI-TV in St. Louis, and Houston City Magazine, now an attorney in Houston)
- David Rothman - sports (1998-2000)
- Mark Rowlett - meteorologist
- Liz Swaine - reporter (1980s-1998; executive assistant to the mayor of Shreveport, 1998-2006; candidate for mayor of Shreveport, 2006)
- Harry Wadsworth - reporter (1970s)
- Mary Walker - reporter (1970s; later with KSAT-TV in San Antonio)
- Todd Warren - reporter/meteorologist (now with KTAL-TV)
- Laura Wibbenmeyer - reporter/meteorologist (now with KFVS in Cape Girardeau, MO)
[edit] News/Station presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- News Final (1950s)
- The Night Report (1960s)
- Eyewitness News (1960s-1970s)
- Action 3 News (1970s-1982)
- The News on 3 (1982-1985)
- Channel 3 News (1985-1993)
- Nightcast (10 PM newscast; 1980s-1993)
- KTBS 3 News (1993-present)
[edit] Station slogans
- On Your Side (1988-present)
- The Calm During the Storm (2008-present; weather slogan)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] Trivia
- A clip from KTBS' newscast was featured in the movie Meet Joe Black.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- KTBS-TV/DT
- KTBS on Twitter
- KTBS wireless weather
- KPXJ "CW 21"
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTBS-TV
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