KTVB
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| Boise, Idaho | |
| Branding | Idaho's NewsChannel 7 |
| Channels | Analog: 7 (VHF) |
| Translators | KTFT-LP 38 Twin Falls (for others, see article) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Belo Corporation (King Broadcasting Company) |
| First air date | July 12, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | TeleVision Boise |
| Former callsigns | KIDO-TV (1953-1959) |
| Former affiliations | Both secondary: DuMont (1953-1955) ABC (1953-1974) |
| Transmitter Power | 195 kW (analog) 948 kW (digital) |
| Height | 808 m (analog) 785 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 34858 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.ktvb.com |
KTVB "Idaho's NewsChannel 7" is a television station in Boise, Idaho, affiliated with the NBC network, that broadcasts on analog VHF channel 7 and on channel 26, for its digital signal. This digital signal maps to channel 7.1 and 7.2. In additon the station operates a low power channel on channel 49, which broadcasts news
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[edit] History
The station, Idaho's oldest, signed on July 12, 1953 as KIDO-TV, owned by Georgia Davidson along with KIDO-AM. Davidson was one of only two female station owners in the NBC network. The other was Dorothy Bullitt, who founded future sister station KING-TV. Davidson sold KIDO-AM in 1959 but kept KIDO-TV, which she renamed KTVB.
Philo Farnsworth, the father of television — and an Idaho native — was present as the station signed on the air. During KTVB's fiftieth year celebration, the tag line "the first television station in the state where TV was invented" was used in some promotional announcements.
In 1979, KTVB was sold to KING Broadcasting Company, joining stations KREM-TV in Spokane, KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon and KING-TV in Seattle. KING Broadcasting was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1992, which was later sold to current owner Belo in 1997.
[edit] Other initiatives
In November 2003, KTVB launched the 24/7 NewsChannel - a 24 hour cable channel consisting primarily of newscast repeats.
Programming for co-owned KTFT-LP in Twin Falls originates from the KTVB building. The two signals are identical, with the exception of commercials, which are sold and targeted to the Magic Valley area.
The station operates the state's first full-time online news service - KTVB.COM - featuring news, video, weather, sports and traffic information.
KTVB has branched out in to non-traditional areas, such as its free Idaho Classifieds project on the ZIdaho website.
[edit] Digital Television
KTVB simulcasts on two digital channels:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 7.1 | Main KTVB and NBC broadcasts |
| 7.2 | 24/7 NewsChannel |
[edit] News Operations
The KTVB news slogan is "Where the News Comes First." The station produces just more than 30 hours of original news and sports programming per week.
Several former reporters have gone on to attain national prominence, including Christi Paul of CNN Headline News, Trace Gallagher of Fox News and Meg Oliver of CBS News Up To The Minute.
The KTVB news gathering fleet includes a new state of the art satellite truck purchased in 2006, allowing for live coverage of events across the region. KTVB's resources also include two live units, 10 news gathering vehicles, and a digital production truck.
In 2004 and 2006, KTVB-TV was recognized with Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Northwest Chapter in the area of Program Achievement for having the best evening newscast in the Pacific Northwest, small market division.
The July 2006 ratings show KTVB's news programs are number one in each timeslot by wide margins [1]
[edit] Current On-Air Talent
[edit] Idaho's NewsChannel 7 Anchors
- Ysabel Bilbao
- Carolyn Holly
- Mark Johnson
- Jonelle Merrill
- Maggie O'Mara
- Doug Petcash
- Dee Sarton
[edit] Idaho's NewsChannel 7 Reporters
- Ysabel Bilbao
- Monique James
- Edgar Linanes
- Jonelle Merrill
- Kaycee Murray
- Scott Evans
- Maggie O'Mara
- Alyson Oüten
[edit] First Alert Weather
- Rick Lantz : Chief Meteorologist
- Larry Gebert: Meteorologist
- Joni Shriver: Weather Anchor
[edit] Idaho's NewsChannel 7 Sports
- David Augusto: Sports Director/Anchor
- Justin Corr: Sports Anchor
- Zach Wolken: Sports Reporter/Sports Dude Guy
[edit] Trivia
KTVR-TV channel 13 in La Grande, Oregon was originally a satellite of KTVB until the mid-1970s, when it was sold to Oregon Public Broadcasting, becoming part of the then-OEPBS network.
[edit] Translators
KTVB is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.
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Some translators in Nevada and Oregon are in the Pacific Time Zone.
[edit] Logos
 Video still-frame of logo used from 1979-1996. A variation of this logo was used from sign-on until 1979. |
 KTVB logo used from October, 1999-July 2007 |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- KTVB website
- KTFT website
- Belo website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVB
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVB-TV
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