KTIV
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| Sioux City, Iowa | |
| Branding | KTIV 4 |
| Slogan | Siouxland's News Channel |
| Channels | Analog: 4 (VHF) |
| Translators | K40HB Neligh NE K48CH Norfolk NE K51CC O'Neill NE |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | Quincy Newspapers, Inc. (KTIV Television, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 10, 1954 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Television IV (Roman numeral 4) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary, 1954-1967) The WB (DT2 until 2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 873 kW (digital) |
| Height | 585 m (analog) 609 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 66170 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | (analog) (digital) |
| Website | www.ktiv.com |
KTIV is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, broadcasting on NTSC Channel 4 (analog) and ATSC Channel 41 (digital).
KTIV also carries on its DT2 subcarrier the market's CW Network affiliate, which replaced The WB network in September 2006.
[edit] Station History
After overcoming some construction obstacles, including having to raise the microwave tower height twice to avoid interference with a tree which blocked the microwave signal, KTIV made its broadcasting debut on Sunday, October 10, 1954. That first broadcast evening included four NBC shows: "People are Funny" at 6pm; "The Liebman Spectacular" from 6:30-8pm; "The Television Playhouse" from 8-9pm; and "The Loretta Young Show" from 9-9:30pm.[1]
The station has always been an NBC affiliate, but it shared ABC programming with KVTV/KCAU-TV until KMEG-TV signed on in 1967.
For many years, the station was co-owned with the Sioux City Journal.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw began his television career at KTIV.
[edit] Translators
KTIV's signal is re-broadcast over three translators:[2]
- Neligh, Nebraska: K40HB, channel 40.
- Norfolk, Nebraska: K48CH, channel 48.
- O'Neill, Nebraska: K51CC, channel 51.
[edit] Personnel
- Bridget Breen, news director
- Kristie VerMulm, anchor
- Matt Breen, anchor
- Ron Demers, Storm Team 4 chief meteorologist
- Brad Pautsch, sports director
- Al Joens, morning/noon anchor
- Christy Batien, morning anchor/producer
- Dave Winslow, Storm Team 4 morning meteorologist
- Mike Zwier, Storm Team 4 weekend meteorologist
- Mike Orlando, weekend sports anchor
- Michelle Rook, Storm Team 4 meteorologist
- Kristen Johnson, weekend anchor/reporter
- Melissa Lanzourakis, reporter
- Adam Uhernik, reporter
- Rebecca Sunshine, reporter
- Tia Heidebrecht, chief photographer
- Tom McConnell, photographer
- Travis Hofer, photographer
- Kim Wilson, assignment editor
- Danny Rapinchuk, Noon, 6pm producer
- Jason Rollison, internet director
[edit] External links
- KTIV website
- SIOUXLAND CW Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTIV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTIV-TV
[edit] References
- ^ KTIV History, KTIV website, archived from the original April 21, 2006; original page has since been deleted.
- ^ REC Broadcast Query, retrieved July 25, 2006.
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