KIEM-TV
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| KIEM-TV | |
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| Eureka, California | |
| Branding | News Channel 3 |
| Slogan | The Spirit of the North Coast |
| Channels | Analog: 3 (VHF) |
| Translators | (see article) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Pollack/Belz Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| First air date | October 25, 1953 |
| Former affiliations | Primary: CBS (1953-1984) Secondary: NBC (1953-1958) ABC (1953-1987) DuMont (1953-1955) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 18.5 kW (digital) |
| Height | 503 m (analog) 432 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 53382 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kiem-tv.com |
KIEM-TV is a broadcast television station in Eureka, California which broadcasts as an NBC affiliate on channel 3.
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[edit] Digital Television
KIEM-DT is an ATSC digital television signal broadcast over channel 16 which is available over-the-air with a digital tuner. This channel, along with all the other Eureka digital channels, is not available on cable. Both the SD and HD feeds are not available on Dish Network or DirecTV, along with all the other area channels.
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009, KIEM-TV will will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 16. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display KIEM's virtual channel as 3.
[edit] History
KIEM signed on the air as Eureka's first television station on October 25, 1953. Since KIEM-TV was the only station in the Eureka market at the time, it offered programs from more than one network. Initially KIEM was affiliated with CBS; however, the station also provided programs from NBC, ABC, and DuMont (the DuMont Network folded in 1955). After KVIQ signed on in 1958 and took the NBC affiliation, both stations offered some ABC programs on a part-time basis. Full-time ABC coverage was provided by Redding ABC affiliate KRCR-TV on area cable systems.
Another commercial station, 'KREQ-TV' (later KAEF) signed on the air in 1987 offering ABC to the North Coast. When the new station signed on, both KVIQ and KIEM ceased offering ABC programs on a part-time basis.
By about 1987, KVIQ and KIEM had swapped affiliations, with KIEM picking up the NBC affiliation. Today, KIEM has the distinction of being the only commercial outlet in the Eureka market offering local news, a distinction reflected in the station's branding as "News Channel 3" rather than "NBC3." My Network TV station KEMY offers some newscasts from KTVU in San Francisco, but does not produce its own newscasts. KVIQ and KBVU will soon have a shared local newscast but it's unknown when that will happen.
KIEM is one of the last few NBC affiliates that does not have a morning newscast. In addition, KIEM signs off every weekend night.
The Eureka television market is the only TV market in California currently not available on either Dish Network or DirecTV.
[edit] Translators
KIEM is rebroadcast on the following translator stations. None of them are listed in the FCC database:
- K02OD Channel 2 Shelter Cove
- K04NX Channel 4 Garberville
- K04NY Channel 4 Rio Dell
- K07GJ Channel 7 Hoopa
- K08GR Channel 8 Willow Creek
- K10NU Channel 10 Miranda
- K11IQ Channel 11 Orleans
- K12JL Channel 12 Burnt Ranch
- K13MD Channel 13 Hyampom
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KIEM
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KIEM-TV
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