KBSD-TV
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KBSD-DT channel 6 is a CBS
affiliate based in Dodge City, Kansas
, and serves the southwestern Kansas portion of the Wichita
TV market and part of the Oklahoma panhandle (part of the Amarillo market). It is owned by Schurz Communications
.
KBSD is part of the Kansas Broadcasting System (KBS) network of CBS affiliates, repeating the signal of KWCH-TV
in Wichita, Kansas
, with local advertising and news inserts.
KTVC/KBSD produced a full local newscast for many years, in addition to carrying the newscast from KTVH/KWCH. More recently, the station has been downsized to contribution reports to the Wichita newscast and web content supplied through KWCH.COM. Master control and commercial scheduling functions for KBSD are now handled through a fully digital operating system based at KWCH in Wichita.
On April 6, 2006, previous owner Media General
announced that, in addition to acquiring four NBC owned-and-operated stations, Media General would be selling four of its TV stations. KWCH (including its satellites, which all count as one station) was one of them http://www.media-general.com/press/2006/april6_06.htm. A deal was made for them to be sold to Schurz, who completed the acquisition on September 25, 2006. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6357398.html?display=Breaking+News http://www.mediageneral.com/press/2006/sep25_06.html
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate based in Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
, and serves the southwestern Kansas portion of the Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
TV market and part of the Oklahoma panhandle (part of the Amarillo market). It is owned by Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications is a South Bend, Indiana-based radio, television, cable tv and newspaper media group.-Cable Television Systems:*Antietam Cable, Hagerstown, Maryland *Advanced Cable Communications, Coral Springs, Florida...
.
KBSD is part of the Kansas Broadcasting System (KBS) network of CBS affiliates, repeating the signal of KWCH-TV
KWCH-TV
KWCH-DT is the CBS-affiliated television station for Wichita, Kansas that is licensed to Hutchinson. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter in Colwich. The station can be seen on Cox cable channel 12 and in high definition on digital channel 2012...
in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, with local advertising and news inserts.
History
KBSD began on July 24, 1957, as KTVC, licensed to Ensign with a studio and transmitter at Dodge City. Cowles Broadcasting purchased KTVC in 1962 and united it with KTVH Hutchison (now KWCH), KLOE Goodland and KAYS Hays to form the Kansas Broadcasting System. In the mid-1980s, KTVC's call letters were changed to KBSD, to reflect the regional identities of the other KBS satellites (KLOE became KBSL; KAYS became KBSH).KTVC/KBSD produced a full local newscast for many years, in addition to carrying the newscast from KTVH/KWCH. More recently, the station has been downsized to contribution reports to the Wichita newscast and web content supplied through KWCH.COM. Master control and commercial scheduling functions for KBSD are now handled through a fully digital operating system based at KWCH in Wichita.
On April 6, 2006, previous owner Media General
Media General
Media General, Inc. is a media company based in the Southeastern United States. Its major properties include newspapers such as The Tampa Tribune, the Winston-Salem Journal, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, as well as numerous television stations, such as flagship station WFLA-TV.The company was...
announced that, in addition to acquiring four NBC owned-and-operated stations, Media General would be selling four of its TV stations. KWCH (including its satellites, which all count as one station) was one of them http://www.media-general.com/press/2006/april6_06.htm. A deal was made for them to be sold to Schurz, who completed the acquisition on September 25, 2006. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6357398.html?display=Breaking+News http://www.mediageneral.com/press/2006/sep25_06.html
KBSD-FM
From July 24, 1957 until June 12, 2009, KTVC at first and KBSD from 1989 unitl June 12, 2009, was broadcast on the radio in Southwest Kansas on 87.7 FM. This is possible because channel 6 is close to the FM radio band and radios sold in the United States at the time. KBSD made history in Kansas by being the first 87.7 FM radio staiton that Sign On and broadcast for 51 years 10 months 2 weeks and 5 days or 18,938 days. It was the second 87.7 FM station that went off air and the only 87.7 full power radio station in Kansas. It was the only televison station providing severe weather coverage in-house from KWCH in Wichita, parent of KBSD-TV and KBSD-FM (KBSD was a satellite staion to KWCH as it still is today), that was on the radio during the Greensburg Torando in May 2007.Digital TV
In 2009, KBSD-TV remained on channel 6 when the analog to digital conversion completed. It changed its callsign to KBSD-DT to reflect the switch to digital on June 25, 2009.Newscast titles
- Pro 6 News (late 1970s–early 1980s)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1983–1995) - Channel 12 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1995–2001, Wichita feed) - Channel 6 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1995–2001, Local feed) - KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(2001–2008, Wichita feed) - KBSD 6 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(2001-2008, Local feed) - KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
HD (2008-Present)
Station slogans
- The Look of a Leader (Late 1980s-Early 1990s)
- Kansas' #1 News Source (1995–2001)
- Coverage You Can Count On/People You Can Count On (2001–2009)
- Expect More (2008–present)
Station personnel
- Cameron SandersCameron SandersRonald L. "Cameron" Sanders Ronald L. "Cameron" Sanders is an American Journalist as well as a Consultant to non-profits and corporations on media matters. He was Business Editor and Host of public radio’s Marketplace 1989-1993 and a correspondent for CNN from 1989–1993, based in Los Angeles. He...
- anchor/reporter (1978-1979; later CNN Correspondent & host of public radio's "Marketplace")