KTNV-TV

KTNV-TV

Las Vegas, Nevada
Branding	Channel 13 (general) Channel 13 Action News (newscasts)
Slogan	You Ask, We Investigate (primary) Making Las Vegas a Better Place to Live (secondary)
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP)
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (Journal Broadcast Corporation)
First air date	May 4, 1956
Call letters' meaning	Television Nevada
Former callsigns	KSHO-TV (1956-1980) KTNV-TV (1980-1988) KTNV (1988-2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1956-2009) Digital: 12 (VHF)
Transmitter power	30.5 kW
Height	606 m
Facility ID	74100
Transmitter coordinates	35°56′43″N 115°2′32″W
Website	KTNV.com

KTNV-TV, channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada which is owned by Journal Broadcast Group and serves as the ABC affiliate for the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevada and northwest Arizona. The station's studios are based out of nearby Paradise, with the station transmitting from Mount Arden.

Digital television

Channel	Picture	Aspect	Name	Programming
13.1	720p	16:9	KTNV-HD	Main KTNV-TV programming / ABC
13.2	480i	4:3	KTNV-SD	Mexicanal
13.3			KTNV-DT	Live Well Network

KTNV-TV turned-off its analog transmitter on June 12, 2009. The station's digital broadcasts moved back to channel 13. As with all of Journal's television stations, the station also added the "-TV" suffix to its calls to become KTNV-TV.

History

The station signed on the air for the first time on May 4, 1956 as KSHO-TV. The station was Journal's second television station (and its first television station acquisition outside of Milwaukee), having purchased it in 1979. It changed its callsign to KTNV-TV on March 2, 1980 (the -TV suffix was removed from 1988 to 2009).[1]

Formerly, KTNV transmitted from a tower right outside the station at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Valley View Boulevard, on the quadruple border of city of Las Vegas, Township of Spring Valley, Township of Paradise, and Township of Winchester. The tower is a unique and visible landmark throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

On December 15, 2007 KTNV became the third television station in Las Vegas to broadcast local news in high definition. The station also unveiled its new digital production facilities and news set on the same day.

Programming

KTNV presently carries ABC network programming (primetime, late night, national morning and evening news, and daytime) largely in its entirety, with few preemptions.

Over the past several years, KTNV has been phasing out syndicated programming and replacing it with either news, or more recently, self-produced lifestyle programming. Most notably, in 2004 KTNV lost Oprah to rival CBS affiliate KLAS-TV (channel 8) (replacing it with a half-hour 4 p.m. newscast, and syndicated programming) and in 2009 KTNV declined to renew the local rights to the syndicated morning talk show Live with Regis and Kelly (replacing it with the Morning Blend).

Morning Blend

Following the lead of many Journal stations, The Morning Blend was launched in KTNV's 9 a.m. hour on July 6, 2010. The morning program, hosted by Dao Vu and Shawn Tempesta, is a mix of paid and unpaid segments. All segments which promote a certain product or company are clearly disclaimed on air. The show is produced through the sales and advertising departments.

News operation

Currently, KTNV-TV broadcasts a total of 38 hours of local newscasts each week (with six hours on weekdays and four hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).

KTNV's newscasts have been called: News 13 Inside Las Vegas, News 13, 13 Inside Las Vegas, and Channel 13 News. This was discontinued in 2003 in favor of the current Action News campaign.

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

• KSHO-TV News (1956–1970s)
• The 5 O'Clock Report/The 10 O' Clock Report (1960s)
• NewsWatch 13 (general)/NightWatch 13 (11 p.m. newscast; 1970s–1981)
• News 13 (1981–1987)
• Channel 13 News (1987–1992)
• News 13: Inside Las Vegas (1992-January 2003)
• 13 Inside Las Vegas (January–August 2003)
• Channel 13 Action News (August 2003–present)

Station slogans

• "Las Vegas' Television is Channel 13" (early 1970s)
• "If It's News, It's On NewsWatch 13" (mid-late 1970s)
• "Las Vegas Turns Us On" (late 1970s)
• "13 Belongs" (early 1980s)
• "We're the Team" (mid-1980s)
• "You'll Love It On Channel 13" (1985–1986; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
• "Together in the Territory" (1986–1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
• "People You Can Count On" / "Turn to the Channel 13 News" (late 1980s)
• "Count on 13" (late 1980s–1992)
• "Inside Las Vegas" (1992–2003)
• "Breaking News. Solving Problems." (2003–2008)
• "You Ask, We Investigate" (2008–present)
• "Making Las Vegas a Better Place to Live" (2012–present; secondary slogan)

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News team

Anchors

• Tricia Kean - weekdays at 4 and 5 p.m.; also consumer reporter
• Blake McCoy - weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.; also weeknight reporter and fill-in anchor
• Tina Patel - weekend mornings (5-7 and 8-8:30 a.m.); also weekday morning reporter and fill-in anchor
• Nina Radetich - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
• Lisa Remillard - weekday mornings Action News This Morning (4:30-7 a.m.) and 11 a.m.
• Casey Smith - weekday mornings Action News This Morning (4:30-7 a.m.) and 11 a.m.
• Steve Wolford - weekdays at 4, weeknights at 5, 6, 6:30 and 11 p.m.

13 Action News Weather First

• Bryan Scofield (NWA Seal of Approval; AMS associate member - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4, 5, 6, 6:30 and 11 p.m.
• Mike Tsolinas (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings Action News This Morning (4:30-7 a.m.) and 11 a.m.
• Christian Boris (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekend mornings (5-7 and 8-8:30 a.m.)
• Ashlee DeMartino - meteorologist; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.

Sports

• Doug Kezirian - sports director; weeknights at 6, 6:30 and 11 p.m.

Reporters

• Rikki Cheese - general assignment reporter
• Katie Crowther - general assignment reporter
• Jessica Janner - general assignment reporter
• Drew Karedes - general assignment reporter
• Spencer Lubitz - general assignment reporter
• Roger Maynulet - "Action News Hawk" pilot and reporter
• Kim Smith - "Problem Solver Traffic" in-studio reporter
• Darcy Spears - chief investigative reporter ("Contact 13 Problem Solvers")
• Marco Villarreal - general assignment reporter
• Makayla Zurn - general assignment reporter

Morning Blend'

• Shawn Tempesta - co-host
• Dao Vu - co-host

Notable former on-air staff

• Christina Brown - weekend anchor/reporter (now at MSNBC)
• Paula Francis - evening anchor (1985–1988; now anchor at KLAS-TV)
• Dave Malkoff - reporter (2000–2003; now at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles)
• Nathan Tannenbaum - weather (1989-1994 and 2000-2006)

Translator stations

KTNV can also be seen on the following translator stations:

• K04GT Bullhead City, Arizona
• K59EX Bullhead City, Arizona/Laughlin, Nevada
• K13LV Caliente, Nevada
• K04HF Panaca, Nevada
• K13LU Ursine, Nevada
• K36BQ-D Pahrump, Nevada
• K42AA Pahrump, Nevada
• K11IV Pioche, Nevada

External links

• KTNV.com (Official Website)
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTNV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTNV-TV
• http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/12/ap6044561.html