KJRH
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| Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Branding | Channel 2(general) 2 News, 2 News HD (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Works for You |
| Channels | Analog: 2 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT2) |
| Owner | The E.W. Scripps Company (Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company) |
| First air date | December 5, 1954 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Jack R. Howard (long time chairman of Scripps Broadcasting) |
| Former callsigns | KVOO-TV (1954–1971) KTEW (1971–1980) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 800 kW (digital) |
| Height | 558 m (analog) 505 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 59439 |
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| Website | www.kjrh.com |
KJRH is the NBC affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. KJRH broadcasts from its studios in the Brookside district in midtown Tulsa on South Peoria Avenue and its transmitter is located in Oneta, Oklahoma. The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 2, and its digital signal on UHF channel 8. On cable, KJRH is the only VHF station in the market not to have a matching cable channel number for the analog, so instead it can be seen on channel 9 on Cox Tulsa.
It has the unique characteristic of being only one of two stations in the state with two Doppler weather radars (the other is KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, also an NBC affiliate), the southwest Oklahoma City Doppler, owned by KFOR being the most powerful at 1 million watts of power.
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[edit] History
Channel 2 signed on as KVOO-TV in December of 1954. It was owned by oilman W.G. Skelly along with KVOO radio (1170 AM, now KFAQ). It was Tulsa's third television station, behind KOTV and KTVX (now KTUL). It has always been an NBC affiliate, owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC Radio.
The E. W. Scripps Company bought the station in 1971 and changed its call letters to KTEW-TV (for Tulsa E.W. Scripps).
The station adopted its present-day calls, KJRH (in honor of the longtime chairman of Scripps Howard Broadcasting, Jack R. Howard) on July 14, 1980.
[edit] Ratings
In the local Nielsen ratings for February 2007, Channel 2 News ranked third place in the 5-7AM time period, and its evening newscasts ranked fourth place overall behind KOTV, KTUL, and KOKI. Channel 2, however, ranked second in the Local Access time period (6:30pm Weeknights) with Wheel of Fortune. [1]
[edit] Controversies
KJRH has the dubious distinction of earning the 'WeatheRate seal of most accurate weather' WeatheRate has been coined a 'kingmaker' in other markets such as Nashville http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/2004/05/06/Fair_Weather_Friends/index.shtml Weatherate's statistics only take into account the 10pm forecast and do not account for weather changes that may occur during the day/late afternoon, which occurs often in Oklahoma.
[edit] High Definition
Because KOTV and KJRH's digital channels are currently on a band of UHF which will be no longer in use after the February 17, 2009 cutoff date for analog television broadcasting (channels 52 to 69), it seemed likely that both stations will move their digital signals to their current analog channel assignments. However, their current analog channel assignments are in the low band of VHF (channels 2 to 6), which are more prone to interference from atmospheric conditions than are higher channel numbers. For this reason, KOTV selected channel 45 for its post-transition operations and KJRH will operate on channel 8 after KTUL ceases analog operations.
On February 25, 2008, KJRH became the first television station in Oklahoma to broadcast news in High Definition format. The station now broadcasts all of its newscasts in HD. 2NEWS also introduced a new graphics package with the format change, but continues to employ the same set it has used since 2000, with the exception of some alterations.
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Current On-Air Talent
KJRH ANCHORS
- Deana Goll: Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
- Erin Christy: Weekday Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter
- Justin Wilfon Weekday Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter
- Karen Larsen: Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter
- Russ McCaskey: Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter
- Lindsay Patterson: Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter
KJRH REPORTERS
- Beth Burnett: General Assignment Reporter
- Marla Carter: General Assignment Reporter
- Keidron Dotson: General Assigment Reporter
- Krista Flasch: General Assignment Reporter
- Jason Grubbs: General Assignment Reporter
- Casey Roebuck: General Assignment Reporter
- Natalie Sentz: General Assignment Reporter
CHANNEL 2 PROBLEM SOLVERS
- Pete Knutson: "Problem Solvers" Investigative Reporter
- Michelle Lowry: "Problem Solvers" Investigative Reporter
WORKS FOR YOU WEATHER TEAM
- Dan Threlkeld (AMS Seal of Approval/NWA Seal of Approval): Chief Meteorologist
- George Waldenberger (AMS Seal of Approval): Weekend Evening Meteorologist
- Julie Chin (AMS Seal of Approval): Weekday Morning Meteorologist
- George Flickinger (AMS Seal of Approval): Weekend Morning Meteorologist
SPORTS ANCHORS/REPORTERS
- Big Al Jerkens, Sports Director/Weekday Evening Sports Anchor
- Jason Shackelford, Weekend Sports Anchor/Sports Reporter
[edit] Former Personalities
- Mike Anderson, Weekend/Morning Meteorologist
- David Bernard, Morning Meteorologist (Now at WFOR in Miami, FL)
- Denise Brewer, Evening Anchor (Now Spokesperson for Hillcrest Healthcare System)
- Debbie Denmon, Weekend Anchor (Now at WFAA in Dallas, TX)
- Stephanie Dukes, Fill-In Anchor (Now at WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL)
- Lis Exon, Anchor (Now at OETA)
- Nancy Herr, Evening Co-Anchor, Early 1980s
- John Hudson, Co-Anchor and Reporter (Deceased)
- Keith Isbell, Sports Anchor/ Morning Anchor (Now with Broken Arrow Public Schools)
- Sam Jones, Main Anchor 1981-1986
- Scott Jones: Weekday Morning and Midday Anchor/Reporter (Now at WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, IN)
- Amy Kaufeldt, Weekend Anchor (Now at WOFL in Orlando, FL)
- Karen Keith, Anchor (Now Working as Press Secretary for Tulsa Mayor)
- Dean Lewis, Main Anchor 1979-1981
- Glenn McEntyre, Weekend Anchor (Now at WBNS in Columbus, OH)
- Anthony Mason, Reporter (Now at CBS News)
- Bill Mitchell, Reporter (Now at KTUL in Tulsa)
- Nicole Mitchell, Meteorologist (Now at The Weather Channel)
- Mike Morgan, Meteorologist (Now at KFOR in Oklahoma City)
- Jack Morris, Main Anchor 1970-1979 (Now Retired)
- Omadelle Nelson, Reporter (Now at KPHO in Phoenix, AZ)
- Jay Rickerts, Main Anchor (Now at WFMY in Greensboro, NC)
- Sara Scott, Midday and Weekend News Anchor 1975-1980
- Gillian Sheridan, Reporter/Anchor (Now at KLTV in Tyler, TX)
- Gary Shore, Chief Meteorologist (held same position at KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa from 2001 until his death Feb. 25, 2008)
- Vince Sims, Weekend Anchor (Now at WPXI in Pittsburgh, PA)
- Stephanie Stanton, Weekend Anchor (Now Correspondent for MSNBC
- Rick Tillery, Reporter (Now Morning & Noon Anchor at KAUZ in Wichita Falls, TX)
- Jamison Uhler, Reporter (Now at WCAU in Philadelphia, PA)
- Alan Winfield, Meteorologist (Now at Bay News 9 in Tampa, FL)
- John Walls, Main Anchor(Now works for CTIA with Steve Largent)
- Jerry Webber, Sports Director, later News Anchor (Deceased)
- Larry Wheeler, Reporter and Midday Anchor (Later at KTUL, Deceased}
- Mike Olmstead, Sports Anchor/Reporter (Now Sports Reporter/Anchor at WDRB in Louisville, KY)
[edit] Logos
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- Scene 2 News (1970s)
- NewsCenter 2 (Early 1980s-Early 1990s)
- 2 News NBC (1995-1999)
- Channel 2 News (Early 1990s-1995; 1999-2008)
- 2NEWS HD (2008-Present)
[edit] Station slogans
- Two's Company You Can Depend On (Early 1970s)
- You're in 2 Country! (Mid 1970s)
- Two's Family is You (Mid 1970s)
- Turn on 2 (Late 1970s)
- Hello, Tulsa (Early 1980s)
- Hello, Oklahoma (Mid 1980s)
- Making a Difference for Oklahoma (Mid '80s-1991)
- Oklahoma's Hometeam (1991-2001)
- 2 Works for You (2001-2008)
- 2NEWS Works for You (2008-Present)
[edit] External links
- KJRH Homepage
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KJRH
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KJRH-TV
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