KTVE

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KTVE
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El Dorado, Arkansas
Branding NBC 10
Slogan Coverage You Can Count On
Channels

Digital: 27 (UHF)
Affiliations NBC
Owner Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.)
First air date December 1955[1]
Call letters’ meaning TV El Dorado
Sister station(s) KARD
Former callsigns KRBB-TV (1955-1961)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
10 (1955-2009)
Former affiliations ABC (secondary 1955-1974, primary 1974-early 1980s)
Transmitter Power 822.8 kW
Height 582 m
Facility ID 35692
Transmitter Coordinates 33°4′41″N 92°13′41″W / 33.07806°N 92.22806°W / 33.07806; -92.22806
Website www.myarklamiss.com

KTVE, Channel 10, is the NBC affiliate for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana DMA. The station is licensed to El Dorado, but its main studio is located in West Monroe, Louisiana. KTVE is owned by Mission Broadcasting, and is sister station to the area's Fox affiliate, KARD.

KTVE’s transmitter is a 609.6 meter high guy-wired aerial mast (or antenna) is located in Bolding, Arkansas (geographical coordinates: 33°4′41.7″N 92°13′31″W / 33.07825°N 92.22528°W / 33.07825; -92.22528), is one of the largest structures of its kind. As a result, KTVE’s signal can be seen in 18 counties and parishes in Arkansas and Louisiana. On certain occasions, the signal can been seen as far north as Hot Springs, Arkansas, and as far west as Texarkana, Texas. For many years, it was known as "Region 10" because it could be seen over the air and on cable in many areas outside the market.

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[edit] History

The KTVE calls were originally assigned to UHF channel 32 in Longview, TX. KTVE Longview, which was a CBS affiliate, was on the air from 1953 to 1955. A history of the original KTVE can be found at [1].

The station debuted on December 3, 1955 as KRBB-TV. It became KTVE in 1961, and brought color television to the Ark-La-Miss in 1966. It shared ABC with KNOE-TV until KLAA-TV (now KARD) signed on in 1974 and took the NBC programming, leaving KTVE as an ABC affiliate. However, KTVE would return to NBC in the early 1980s.

For a time, former El Dorado mayor Mike Dumas served as the main evening anchor, while he was serving his early days in office.

In 1983, then-owner Gray Communications swapped networks with KARD, and moved KTVE's main studio to Kilpatrick Blvd in Monroe; it only retained a satellite studio in El Dorado with only a few staff members, including a video journalist. This led to many complaints that KTVE only featured stories from the Louisiana side of the market. In the late 1990s, the FCC forced KTVE to adopt a split-anchor format as a condition of renewing its license. During the weekday morning and weekday 5:00 pm newscasts, one anchor was stationed in Monroe, while another was stationed in El Dorado. This condition is no longer enforced by the FCC. KTVE does still report news from El Dorado, one of the smallest cities with a television news bureau in place.

KTVE originally aired Louisiana Lottery numbers during the station's 10pm newscast until a complaint by rival KNOE to the FCC in 1997 forced the station to cease the practice. Because the station was licensed to Arkansas, where there was no lottery, the Louisiana Lottery numbers could not air.

In 2002, KTVE took control of KARD's operations under a local marketing agreement, and moved into KARD's studio in West Monroe. The two stations also share a web site.

KTVE also operated a translator station W02AW on Channel 2. The transmitter was said to be located south of Monroe, Louisiana. This translator was removed when KTVE increased its tower height.

In 2006, KTVE was the winner of the Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Ultimate News Makeover contest. The station received about $300,000 in free design, consultation, manufacturing, production and coaching. [2] On the same day that the station revealed its new set, it dropped the longstanding “Region 10” brand in favor of “NBC10.”

On January 3, 2007, KTVE-DT signed on with a full-power digital signal with an ERP of 822 kW. KTVE-DT then started broadcasting the network feed of NBC in high definition on January 12, 2007. Viewers in the El Dorado/Monroe DMA can now see programming from three major networks in HD, the others being sister station KARD and KNOE. KTVE's DTV transmitter also airs its Live Storm Track Doppler images 24/7 on 10-2 and soon will add a 24/7 local weather channel.

On January 16, 2008, Piedmont Television completed the sale of KTVE to Mission Broadcasting. On the same day, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the owner of KARD, took over control of KTVE under a local sales agreement (LSA), like all of Mission's stations. As a result of the change, Nexstar now controls four of the five NBC affiliates serving Arkansas. Memphis-based WMC-TV, which covers northeast Arkansas, is owned by Raycom Media.

In March 2009, KARD and KTVE informed the Federal Communications Commission that they needed to pull the plug on analog much earlier than June 12 (the earliest they could do so is April 16). KARD stated that a transmitter tube failed, bringing power down to 50% - KTVE claimed that its power was at 40%. Used parts were deemed unreliable, and staffers had to travel 50 miles to the transmitter from the studio - two to three visits per week are required to monitor the analog facilities, according to Nexstar.[2] The FCC denied the request based on the fact that they are the last two analog channels in the market.[3]

[edit] Personalities and programming

Current personalities on KTVE-TV news broadcasts (as of June 2009) include:

  • Griffin Scott, senior anchor
  • Heather Parker, weekday news anchor
  • Candace Miers, weekend anchor, news reporter
  • Angela Cruz, morning news anchor
  • Jarod Floyd, chief meteorologist
  • Robert Neagli, sports director
  • Joaquin Sanchez, weekend sports anchor

In addition to NBC programming, KTVE-TV airs syndicated programs such as Entertainment Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The 700 Club.

[edit] Former Staff

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 3, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 18.
  2. ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/190618-Four_Stations_Waiting_For_FCC_Approval_On_Earlier_Analog_Cut_Off_Dates.php?rssid=20065
  3. ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/196011-FCC_Denies_Nexstar_DTV_Hardship_Waivers.php?rssid=20065
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Television stations in North Louisiana and South Arkansas, including Monroe, Louisiana and El Dorado, Arkansas
Local stations

KCIB 5 (FN/Worship) • KNOE 8 (CBS, 8.2 CW) • KTVE 10 (NBC) • KAQY 11 (ABC) • KETZ 12 (PBS/AETN, digital) • KLTM 13 (PBS/LPB) • KARD 14 (Fox) • KMCT 39 (Worship) • KEJB 43 (MNTV)
Distant stations
Cable channel
Defunct

KLSE 13 (educ.) • KFAZ 43 (DuMont) • KYAY 39
See also: Shreveport-Texarkana TV • Little Rock TV
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NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Arkansas
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NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Louisiana
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Corporate Staff
Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Matt Devine (CFO) · Duane A. Lammers (COO) · Timothy Busch · Brian Jones · Shirley E. Green · Susana G. Schuler-Willingham · Richard Stolpe · Paul Greeley · Blake R. Battaglia · Erik Brooks · Jay M. Grossman · Brent Stone · Royce Yudkoff · Geoff Armstrong · Michael Donovan · I. Martin Pompadur
ABC Network Affiliates
KAMC1 · KMID · KODE1 · KQTV · KSVI · WDHN · WJET · WTVO1 · WUTR1
Azteca América Network Affiliates
WTVX4 · WWHB4
CBS Network Affiliates
KEYE4 · KLBK · KLST · KOLR1 · KTAB · KUTV4 · WCIA · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU1
The CW Network Affiliates
WCWJ · WLWC4 · WLYH5 · WTVX4
Fox Network Affiliates
KARD · KBTV · KCIT1 · KHMT1 · KFTA2 · KJTL1 · KSFX · WFFT · WFXP1 · WFXV · WFXW1 · WQRF · WTVW · WUHF3 · WYZZ3
MyNetworkTV Affiliates
KARZ · KCPN1 · KJBO1 · WCFN · WPNY · WTCN4 · WTVO1 · WTVX4
NBC Network Affiliates
KARK · KAMR · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC1 · KSAN1 · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE1 · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO
Retro Television Network Affiliates
KEYE4 · WTVX4
This TV Network Affiliates
KUSG4 · KUTV4
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.

2Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.
3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
4Nexstar operates these stations owned by Four Points Media Group.

5Nexstar holds the license to this station, but management capabilities belong to Newport Television.
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com
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