KRCG
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KRCG Channel 13 is the CBS
affiliate television station for the Columbia
/Jefferson City, Missouri
television market. The station is licensed to Jefferson City, with studios in the nearby town of New Bloomfield
.
KRCG has always been a CBS affiliate, though it shared ABC
with KOMU-TV
until KCBJ-TV (now KMIZ-TV) signed on in 1971. It is the only station in Mid-Missouri to have never changed its affiliation. KOMU and KMIZ have switched networks twice (first in 1982, then reverting back to their original networks in 1986). During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
.
In 1961, the News Tribune bought KMOS-TV
in Sedalia
, operating it as a full-time satellite for the western portion of the market. However, later in the decade KMOS began breaking away from KRCG to produce its own newscasts at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. KRCG operated KMOS at a relatively low power level, and shied away from selling KMOS to another commercial owner. By this time, Columbia/Jefferson City was just barely big enough to support a third full network affiliate. With this in mind, KRCG and KOMU feared that if KMOS was sold, the station could potentially become a full-power ABC affiliate.
In 1967, KRCG and KMOS were sold to Kansas City Southern Industries
. In 1978, Kansas City Southern donated KMOS to Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri
) in Warrensburg
. At that time, KMOS was converted to a stand-alone PBS
station. KRCG then signed on a Sedalia translator, K11OJ. In 1985, Kansas City Southern sold the station to Price Communications Corporation. After three years KRCG was sold to Mel Wheeler, Inc., which owned the station until March 2005, when KRCG was purchased by Barrington Broadcasting
.
Its transmitter, built in 1957, is a 282.5-meter-high guyed tower at Holts Summit, Missouri
.
Although KRCG has traditionally dominated the western side of the market, it spent most of its history as a distant runner-up to KOMU. In November 2006, however, KRCG's 10 p.m. newscast took first place in the market--the first time in memory that long-dominant KOMU had lost any timeslot. As of the February 2011 sweeps, KRCG remains first at 10 p.m.
as 13.
KRCG WeatherLab meteorologists
Sports
Reporters
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 television station for the Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
/Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
television market. The station is licensed to Jefferson City, with studios in the nearby town of New Bloomfield
New Bloomfield, Missouri
New Bloomfield is a town in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 669 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:New Bloomfield is located at ....
.
History
The station was founded on February 13, 1955 and was owned by the Jefferson City News Tribune. The paper's publisher, Betty Goshorn Weldon, named the station in honor of her late father, Robert C. Goshorn. Goshorn had wanted to bring a television station to the area before he died in 1953. Ms. Weldon inherited the paper on his death and took over his dream. She thus became one of the first women to own and operate a television station.KRCG has always been a CBS affiliate, though it shared ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
with KOMU-TV
KOMU-TV
KOMU-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Mid-Missouri licensed to Columbia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter at studios on US 63 southeast of downtown. The station can also be seen on Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Charter channel 7 as well...
until KCBJ-TV (now KMIZ-TV) signed on in 1971. It is the only station in Mid-Missouri to have never changed its affiliation. KOMU and KMIZ have switched networks twice (first in 1982, then reverting back to their original networks in 1986). During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
NTA Film Network
The NTA Film Network was an early American television network founded by Ely Landau in 1956. The network was not a full-time television network like CBS, NBC, or ABC. Rather, it operated on a part-time basis, broadcasting films and several first-run television programs from major Hollywood studios...
.
In 1961, the News Tribune bought KMOS-TV
KMOS-TV
KMOS-TV is a PBS member public television station in Sedalia, Missouri, owned and operated by the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Although Warrensburg and Sedalia are part of the Kansas City media market , KMOS serves as the PBS member station for the Columbia/Jefferson City market...
in Sedalia
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of...
, operating it as a full-time satellite for the western portion of the market. However, later in the decade KMOS began breaking away from KRCG to produce its own newscasts at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. KRCG operated KMOS at a relatively low power level, and shied away from selling KMOS to another commercial owner. By this time, Columbia/Jefferson City was just barely big enough to support a third full network affiliate. With this in mind, KRCG and KOMU feared that if KMOS was sold, the station could potentially become a full-power ABC affiliate.
In 1967, KRCG and KMOS were sold to Kansas City Southern Industries
Kansas City Southern Industries
Kansas City Southern Industries is the former diversified parent company of the Kansas City Southern Railway, a Class I railroad headquartered in the Quality Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, USA...
. In 1978, Kansas City Southern donated KMOS to Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri
University of Central Missouri
The University of Central Missouri is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg, Missouri.- History :...
) in Warrensburg
Warrensburg, Missouri
Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
. At that time, KMOS was converted to a stand-alone PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
station. KRCG then signed on a Sedalia translator, K11OJ. In 1985, Kansas City Southern sold the station to Price Communications Corporation. After three years KRCG was sold to Mel Wheeler, Inc., which owned the station until March 2005, when KRCG was purchased by Barrington Broadcasting
Barrington Broadcasting
Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC , headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois is an entity wholly focused on broadcast television. The company's assets mainly consist of television stations in middle and small sized markets...
.
Its transmitter, built in 1957, is a 282.5-meter-high guyed tower at Holts Summit, Missouri
Holts Summit, Missouri
Holts Summit is a small city in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,247 at the 2010 census. Holts Summit is located northeast of Jefferson City, Missouri's state capital. It is part of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Area.-History:...
.
Although KRCG has traditionally dominated the western side of the market, it spent most of its history as a distant runner-up to KOMU. In November 2006, however, KRCG's 10 p.m. newscast took first place in the market--the first time in memory that long-dominant KOMU had lost any timeslot. As of the February 2011 sweeps, KRCG remains first at 10 p.m.
Digital television
On June 12, 2009, KRCG digital broadcasts are now on channel 12 ; but, through the use of PSIP, digital television will display its virtual channelVirtual 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....
as 13.
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Ladd Egan - weeknights at 5 and news director
- Kate Walls - weekday mornings
- Kermit Miller - weeknights at 6 and 10
- Dick Preston - weekday mornings and noon
- Teresa Snow - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10
- Daniel Winn - weekend anchor and weekday reporter
KRCG WeatherLab meteorologists
- Mike Roberts (NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 (currently on military leave) - Chester Lampkin - chief meteorologist
- Zac Evans - weekday mornings and noon
- Zach Paul (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...
Member, NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Member) - weekends
Sports
- Rod Smith - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10
- Tony Mullen - weekend sports anchor and sports reporter
- Jeremy Stein - sports reporter
Reporters
- Mark Slavit - Columbia bureau chief
- Meghan Lane - reporter
- Lucas Bond - reporter
Newscast titles
- Telenews (1955-1958)
- The Marlboro News Report (1958-1962)
- The Big News on 13 (1962-1966)
- Channel 13 News (1966-1970)
- TV-13 Newsroom (1970-1984)
- NewsScene 13 / NightScene 13 (1984-2000)
- KRCG News (2000–present)
Station slogans
- We're Looking Good on Channel 13 (1979–1980; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Looking Good Together, Channel 13 (1980–1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Reach for the Stars on Channel 13 (1981–1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Great Moments on Channel 13 (1982–1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 13 (1983–1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and Channel 13, We've Got the Touch (1984–1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got the Touch on Channel 13 (1985–1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Share the Spirit on Channel 13 (1986–1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Channel 13 Spirit, Oh Yeah! (1987–1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You Can Feel It on Channel 13 (1988–1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Get Ready for Channel 13 (1989–1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Look is Channel 13 (1991–1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- This is CBS, on Channel 13 (1992–1993; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- News That Works for You (1998–2004)
- Working for You (2004–2007)
- Because Accuracy Matters (2007–present)
See also
- KMOS-TVKMOS-TVKMOS-TV is a PBS member public television station in Sedalia, Missouri, owned and operated by the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Although Warrensburg and Sedalia are part of the Kansas City media market , KMOS serves as the PBS member station for the Columbia/Jefferson City market...
(Former KRCG satellite, now a PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station)
External links
- KRCG website
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b6809