KPTH
Encyclopedia
KPTH is the Fox-affiliated television station
for the Southern Siouxland
licensed to Sioux City, Iowa
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 49 (or virtual channel
44.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in unincorporated
Plymouth County, Iowa
, east of James and US 75
, along the Woodbury
county line. The station can also be seen on Cable ONE
channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 475. Owned by New World TV Group, KPTH operates CBS
affiliate KMEG
(owned by Waitt Broadcasting, Inc.) through a shared services
agreement (SSA). The two outlets share studios along I-29
(postal address says Gold Circle) in unincorporated
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
. Syndicated
programming on KPTH includes Two and a Half Men
, The Big Bang Theory
, 30 Rock
, and The Office among others.
& This TV
affiliate. Known on-air as My 44.2, there is no syndicated programming offered since This TV takes up the entire schedule outside weeknight prime time (from 7 until 9).
. Since all are licensed as low-powered
stations, they were exempt from transitioning to digital-only broadcasts in 2009 as mandated by law for all full-power television stations.
The station signed-on May 9, 1999
as the market
's fifth television outlet. Airing an analog signal on UHF channel 44, it immediately joined Fox. Prior to KPTH's launch, future sister station KMEG carried a secondary affiliation with the network. Initially at its sign-on, this outlet only covered the Sioux City metro area before increasing to full-power in October 1999. This upgrade extended its coverage area to include the 23 county area that makes up the designated market area.
KPTH quickly became Siouxland's most-watched station and was a member of the "Fox #1 Club" in 2004 and 2005. In May 2005, Waitt Broadcasting (owner of KMEG) entered into a shared services agreement with Pappas Telecasting Companies
(then owner of KPTH). Although this station was designated the senior partner in the arragement, KPTH integrated into KMEG's facility. In November 2007, Waitt announced it would sell that station to Siouxland Television, LLC. Pappas was to have continued operating the CBS affiliate as part of the deal. However, Pappas' Sioux City duopoly is among the company's thirteen stations which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection.
As a result, the sale of KMEG to Siouxland Television fell through. On January 16, 2009, it was announced several of the Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy (including KPTH) would be sold to New World TV Group after the transaction received United States bankruptcy court
approval. The change in ownership was completed on October 15, 2009, and on that day, New World TV Group took over the SSA with KMEG. Since noon on February 17, 2009, KPTH's broadcasts have been digital-only. The station is the market's home for Iowa high school
sports championships in basketball
, wrestling
, and football
.
to upgrade its news operation to 16:9
enhanced definition widescreen
. Although not truly high definition, the broadcasts match the ratio of HD television screens. The weeknight news at 9 on KPTH was included in the change. KCAU became the area's first outlet to add full high definition newscasts soon after on November 23. It would not be until June 2011 when KITV would complete the same upgrade.
News team
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Southern Siouxland
Siouxland
Siouxland is a vernacular region that encompasses the entire Big Sioux River drainage basin in the U.S. states of South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa....
licensed to Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 49 (or virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
44.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Plymouth County, Iowa
Plymouth County, Iowa
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 24,986 in the 2010 census, an increase from 24,849 in the 2000 census. The county seat is Le Mars...
, east of James and US 75
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...
, along the Woodbury
Woodbury County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 102,172 in the county, with a population density of . There were 41,454 housing units, of which 39,052 were occupied.-2000 census:...
county line. The station can also be seen on Cable ONE
Cable One
Cable ONE is a United States cable service provider and subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, functioning as its own self-contained corporation within its parent company. The company's name and current focus dates back to 1997; prior to that time the company was known as Post-Newsweek Cable...
channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 475. Owned by New World TV Group, KPTH operates CBS
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 KMEG
KMEG
KMEG is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Southern Siouxland licensed to Sioux City, Iowa. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter in unincorporated Plymouth County, Iowa east of James and US 75 along the Woodbury county line...
(owned by Waitt Broadcasting, Inc.) through a shared services
Shared services
Shared services refers to the provision of a service by one part of an organization or group where that service had previously been found in more than one part of the organization or group. Thus the funding and resourcing of the service is shared and the providing department effectively becomes an...
agreement (SSA). The two outlets share studios along I-29
Interstate 29 in South Dakota
In the U.S. state of South Dakota, Interstate 29 traverses on the eastern side of the state, bypassing through Sioux Falls, the state's largest city.-Route description:...
(postal address says Gold Circle) in unincorporated
Union County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,584 people, 4,927 households, and 3,517 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 5,345 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Dakota Dunes is an unincorporated, master-planned residential and commercial development covering about in Union County in the extreme southeast corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The development is sandwiched between the Big Sioux River and the Missouri River...
. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on KPTH includes Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
, The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...
, 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
, and The Office among others.
Digital television
On KPTH-DT2 and Cable ONE digital channel 476 is the area's MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
& This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
affiliate. Known on-air as My 44.2, there is no syndicated programming offered since This TV takes up the entire schedule outside weeknight prime time (from 7 until 9).
| Channels (virtual/physical) | Name | Video | Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.1/49.1 | KPTH-HD | 720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
main KPTH programming/Fox (HD) |
| 44.2/49.2 | KPTH-DT2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | "My 44.2" (SD) |
Translators
KPTH's signal is repeated over three translatorsBroadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
. Since all are licensed as low-powered
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
stations, they were exempt from transitioning to digital-only broadcasts in 2009 as mandated by law for all full-power television stations.
| Call letters | Channel | City of license | Transmitter location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBVK-LP | 52 | Spencer, Iowa Spencer, Iowa Spencer is a city in the state of Iowa , and the county seat of Clay County . It is located at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers. The population was 11,233 in the 2010 census, a decline from 11,317 in the 2000 census. Spencer is famous as the home of the Clay County Fair,... |
south of Terril Terril, Iowa Terril is a city in Dickinson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 404 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Terril is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... along the Clay Clay County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,667 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,062 housing units, of which 7,282 were occupied.-2000 census:... County line |
has construction permit Construction permit A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance... for low-powered digital signal on channel 21 |
| KCWL-LP | 57 | Storm Lake, Iowa Storm Lake, Iowa Storm Lake is a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States. The population was 10,600 in the 2010 census, an increase from 10,076 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buena Vista County. Storm Lake is home to Buena Vista University, originally Buena Vista College... |
east of city in Buena Vista Buena Vista County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 20,260 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,237 housing units, of which 7,522 were occupied.-2000 census:... County near Pocahontas Pocahontas County, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 7,310 in the county, with a population density of . There were 3,794 housing units, of which 3,233 were occupied.-2000 census:... County line |
former call sign (without "-LP" suffix) of former sister station KFXL-TV |
| KPTP-LP | 57 | Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the... |
east of city in Western Stanton County, Nebraska Stanton County, Nebraska -History:Stanton County was formed in 1865. It was named after the Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.-Demographics:... County near Madison Madison County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 35,226 people, 13,436 households, and 8,894 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile . There were 14,432 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile... County line |
has construction permit for low-powered digital signal on channel 31 |
History
1999 in television
The year 1999 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1999.For the American TV schedule, see: 1999-00 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:...
as the market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
's fifth television outlet. Airing an analog signal on UHF channel 44, it immediately joined Fox. Prior to KPTH's launch, future sister station KMEG carried a secondary affiliation with the network. Initially at its sign-on, this outlet only covered the Sioux City metro area before increasing to full-power in October 1999. This upgrade extended its coverage area to include the 23 county area that makes up the designated market area.
KPTH quickly became Siouxland's most-watched station and was a member of the "Fox #1 Club" in 2004 and 2005. In May 2005, Waitt Broadcasting (owner of KMEG) entered into a shared services agreement with Pappas Telecasting Companies
Pappas Telecasting Companies
Pappas Telecasting Companies was a diversely organized broadcasting company headquartered in Visalia, California, United States. Founded in 1971, it was one of the largest privately held broadcasting companies in the country, with its stations reaching over 15% of all U.S. households and over 32%...
(then owner of KPTH). Although this station was designated the senior partner in the arragement, KPTH integrated into KMEG's facility. In November 2007, Waitt announced it would sell that station to Siouxland Television, LLC. Pappas was to have continued operating the CBS affiliate as part of the deal. However, Pappas' Sioux City duopoly is among the company's thirteen stations which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to every business, whether organized as a corporation or sole proprietorship, and to individuals, although it is most...
protection.
As a result, the sale of KMEG to Siouxland Television fell through. On January 16, 2009, it was announced several of the Pappas stations involved in the bankruptcy (including KPTH) would be sold to New World TV Group after the transaction received United States bankruptcy court
United States bankruptcy court
United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution. They function as units of the district courts and have subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. The federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all cases arising...
approval. The change in ownership was completed on October 15, 2009, and on that day, New World TV Group took over the SSA with KMEG. Since noon on February 17, 2009, KPTH's broadcasts have been digital-only. The station is the market's home for Iowa high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
sports championships in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, and football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
.
Newscast
On October 9, 2006, KMEG began producing a weeknight prime time newscast on this sister outlet. Known as Fox 44 News at Nine, the broadcast can currently be seen for thirty minutes. The former station handles primary newscast production even through KPTH is the senior partner in the SSA. On October 25, 2010, KMEG became the first station in the marketMedia market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
to upgrade its news operation to 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
enhanced definition widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
. Although not truly high definition, the broadcasts match the ratio of HD television screens. The weeknight news at 9 on KPTH was included in the change. KCAU became the area's first outlet to add full high definition newscasts soon after on November 23. It would not be until June 2011 when KITV would complete the same upgrade.
News team
- Jordan Furbee - news anchor
- Michelle Stuhr - news anchor
- Chad Sandwell (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist - Lisa Ryan - fill-in meteorologist
- Mike Foss - Sports DirectorSports DirectorA sports director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the sports director is typically the station's primary sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. They are in charge of sports programming and...
- Olivia Wilmsen - news reporter
- Jacob Heller - news reporter
External links
- KPTH (can be entered into web-enabled mobile device for wireless access)
- KPTH-DT2 "My 44.2"
- KMEG