KTVN

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KTVN
Reno, Nevada
Branding	Channel 2
Slogan	Coverage You Can Count On
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 13 (VHF)
Affiliations	CBS The AccuWeather Channel (DT3)
Owner	Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
First air date	June 4, 1967
Call letters’ meaning	TeleVision Nevada
Former affiliations	ABC (1967-1972)
Transmitter Power	89.1 kW (analog) 16.1 kW (digital)
Height	656 m (analog) 876 m (digital)
Facility ID	59139
Transmitter Coordinates	39°15′28.4″N, 119°42′40.2″W (analog) 39°18′56.2″N, 119°53′5.9″W (digital)
Website	www.ktvn.com

KTVN Channel 2 is the CBS affiliate serving Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, California. KTVN's owner is Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. KTVN also operates on digital channel 13.

KTVN's news slogan is "Coverage You Can Count On." In 2005, KTVN hired away veteran Reno market anchor Bill Brown from rival KRNV to anchor many of its evening newscasts.

[edit] History

KTVN signed on the air on June 4, 1967, originally as an ABC affiliate, but took over the CBS affiliation in 1972, after disputes between the CBS network and its affiliate at the time, KOLO-TV.

[edit] Current News Team

• Mike Alger - Weekday Chief Meteorologist
• Patranya Bhoolsuwan - Reporter
• Erin Meehan Breen - Weekday Morning Anchor
• Bill Brown - Weekday Evening Anchor
• Wendy Damonte - Weekday Evening Anchor
• Garrett Dearborn - Weekend Sports
• Kristen Remington - Weekday Evening Anchor
• J K Metzker - Weekday Evening Sports
• Tom Henkenius - Weekday Morning Anchor
• Ron Percivalle - Weekday Morning Meteorologist
• Neda Iranpour - Reporter
• John Potter - Weekend Meteorologist
• Brandon Rittiman - Reporter
• Jen Jackson - Reporter
• Linda Hosmer - Reporter
• Paul Nelson - Sports Reporter

[edit] External links

• KTVN website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVN
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVN-TV

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City market (Nielsen DMA #110) Reno/Sparks stations KTVN 2 (CBS, AccuWX TV on DT2) - KRNV 4 (NBC, LATV on DT2, WX Plus on DT3) - KNPB 5 (PBS, Create on DT2) - KEGS 7/KRRI 25 (LAT TV) - KOLO 8 (ABC) - KRXI 11 (Fox, RTV on DT2) - KAME 21 (MNTV) - KREN 27 (The CW) - K39FF 39 (TBN) - KNVV 41 (UNI) - KAZR 46 (TuV) - K52FF 52 (TEL) Carson City: K17CA 17 (Fox) - K19CU 19 (TBN) - K29ES 29 (PBS) - K32GW-D 32 (MNTV) - K45GZ 45 / K52DN 52 (NBC) - KNCV 48 (UNI) Outlying areas: KWNV 7 (NBC) - K14AJ 14 (Ind) - KSRW-LP 33 (RSN) See also Broadcast television in the Salt Lake City, Sacramento and Los Angeles markets

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Salt Lake City/St. George/Provo/Ogden/Orem market  (Nielsen DMA #35) KUTV 2 (CBS) - KTVX 4 (ABC, TheHiveTV on DT2) - KSL 5 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - KUED 7 (PBS) - KUEN 9 (Ind) - KBYU 11 (PBS) - KUTF 12 / K45GX 45 (TFU) - KSTU 13 (Fox) - KJZZ 14 (Ind/MNTV) - KUPX 16 (ION) - KTMW 20 (Ind) - KPNZ 24 (Ind) - KUCL-LP 26 (3ABN) - KUCW 30 (The CW) - KUTH 32 (UNI) - KSVN-CA 49 / K66FN 66 (AZA) - KEJT-LP 50 / KULX-LP 51 (TEL) - Outlying Areas KCBU 3 (RTN) - KCVB-CA 3 (ION) - KVNV 3 (NBC) - KCSG 4 (A1) - KUSG 12 (RTN) - KGWR 13 (CBS) - KUEW 18/KUES 19 (PBS) - K22BK 22 (PBS) - K35CN 35 (TBN) Reno Repeaters within the Nevada part of the Salt Lake City market KENV 10 (NBC) - K15EE 15 / K23FC 23 (PBS) - K17DT 17 / K57GR 57 (Fox) - K19FZ 19 / K32GK 32 (ABC) - K25FR 25 / K36HA 36 (CBS) - K47HP 47 / K55IK 55 (MNTV) See also: Other media

v • d • e CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Nevada KTVN 2 (Reno / Carson City) - KLAS 8 (Las Vegas) - K25FR 25 / K36HA 36* (Elko) *Repeater of KTVN, Reno, Nevada. See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and PBS stations in Nevada