KSAZ-TV
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KSAZ-TV, virtual channel
10.1, is the Fox
owned-and-operated station in Phoenix, Arizona
. It is owned by Fox Television Stations in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV
station KUTP
(channel 45).
The station broadcasts its digital
signal on VHF
Channel 10, and its signal is relayed on numerous translators throughout Northern Arizona. Its transmitter is located on South Mountain
in Phoenix.
was one of the station's owners. The station was originally a CBS
and ABC
affiliate until 1955, when KTVK
(channel 3) signed on and took the ABC affiliation. As a result, the station was now able to feature Autry's show on its schedule. Over the years, KOOL-TV ran nearly all of the programming CBS offered along with some first run syndicated shows and local news.
On May 28, 1982 at about 5:00 p.m., Joseph Billie Gwin, wanting to "prevent World War III
" forced his way into KOOL-TV studio, fired a shot from his gun, the butt struck Louis Villa in the back of the head, Gwin held Villa in a chokehold, at gunpoint for nearly five hours. Gwin took 4 people hostage and demanded nationwide air time. 2 hostages, Jack Webb and Bob Cimino, were released three hours later. At 9:30 p.m., anchorman Bill Close read a 20-minute statement as Gwin sat next to him holding a gun under the table, Close took Gwin's gun after the statement and set it on the table.
The station was sold to Gulf Broadcasting in 1982, and changed its callsign to KTSP-TV. It had been said that the call sign stands for Tempe
/Scottsdale
/Phoenix, but some have also claimed that the call sign was simply changed to match WTSP
in Tampa
/St. Petersburg, Florida
, which the company also owned. KTSP's logo at the time was similar to WTSP's "Sunset 10" logo; it would remain in use until 1995.
KTSP was sold to Taft Broadcasting
in 1984, as part of a corporate deal. In 1989 KTSP newscaster Shelly Jamison
left the station after appearing nude and on the cover of Playboy
magazine.
Taft was restructured into Great American Broadcasting after a hostile investor takeover late in 1987. The station did not change significantly under Gulf, Taft or Great American Broadcasting. Also in the early 1990s, KTSP's logo was slightly modernized, losing the linear elements at the bottom. When Great American Broadcasting filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1993, the company restructured once again and became known as Citicasters late that year. The station changed its call sign to KSAZ on February 12, 1994 to match its new slogan, "The Spirit of Arizona".
in Kansas City
were then sold to New World Communications
on May 5, 1994 for $360 million, becoming final on September 9 of that year. New World also received WGHP
in Greensboro
/Winston Salem/High Point
, North Carolina
and WBRC
in Birmingham, Alabama
. (WBRC would be placed in a blind trust along with WGHP due to ownership complications.) Just 18 days later, New World announced that all except three of its stations would switch to Fox
affiliation, including KSAZ. As a result, four commercial stations in the Phoenix market swapped network affiliations at different times. KSAZ dropped the CBS affiliation three days after the sale to New World became final, on September 12. This switch temporarily left KSAZ as an independent station as Fox's affiliation agreement with its existing affiliate KNXV-TV
did not run out until December 14. CBS affiliation at that time went to KPHO-TV
.
ABC affiliation was to go KNXV on January 9, 1995 (as part of the corporate affiliation deal between ABC and KNXV's owner E. W. Scripps Company
) but that August, KNXV began running ABC shows that KTVK was preempting.
Fox network's prime time and sports programming moved to the station on December 15, 1994. Fox Kids programming moved to KTVK
and in 1996 to KASW
(channel 61). WB
programming also went to KASW in 1995. KSAZ became known as "10 News" in the fall of 1994. With several top-rated syndicated shows moving to other stations in 1995, KSAZ was up to about 50 hours a week of local news. The remaining syndicated programming on the station was rather low-rated, and as a result KSAZ did not have good ratings in its early days as a Fox affiliate. Much of the news audience went to KTVK, the former ABC affiliate which also took on a news-intensive format. In the fall of 1995, KSAZ added 3 hours of talk shows jointly produced by New World and Fox.
A major catalyst for the Fox-New World deal was the network's contract
with the National Football Conference
of the National Football League
. The local NFL team, the Arizona (formerly Phoenix) Cardinals
, were part of the NFC, and thus, had their games telecast on KTSP/KSAZ since 1988, the first year the Cardinals were in Arizona. At that time, the NFC games were shown on CBS
. Until recently however, home game telecasts were hard to come by, as the Cardinals often failed to sell out games at Sun Devil Stadium
. Since moving to University of Phoenix Stadium
, there have been no blackouts.
Fox purchased New World late in 1996, making KSAZ a fully owned-and-operated station, or "O&O". The merger was completed in January of the next year. Later in 1997, KSAZ along with KTBC
in Austin, Texas
were nearly traded to the Belo Corporation in return for KIRO-TV
in Seattle. That trade fell through; however, Belo would purchase KTVK (and KVUE
in Austin) two years later. KSAZ has since been known as Fox 10. Fox then began to upgrade the station's programming, adding some high-rated off-network sitcoms such as M*A*S*H, Seinfeld
, and King Of The Hill
. The station also added higher-rated court shows and reality shows. Fox Kids though stayed with KASW.
KSAZ and KUTP
(channel 45) became sister stations in 2001, making both the only network O&Os in the Phoenix market. KUTP was previously owned by United Television, which had a 50% stake in the UPN network, until Fox bought the station. Although Fox owns both KSAZ and KUTP (now a MyNetworkTV
station), neither station aired the Saturday morning cartoon block eventually known as 4Kids TV
. This continued on KASW until 4Kids TV was replaced by Weekend Marketplace
as Weekend Marketplace would air on KAZT-CA (channel 7). It was possible after KUTP became a MyNetworkTV affiliate that 4Kids TV could have moved there but nothing was decided.
On July 27, 2007, "SkyFox10" reporter-pilot Don Hooper witnessed a mid-air collision over Phoenix between two news helicopters
. There was a police pursuit in progress at the time and two helicopters, one belong to KTVK
and the other to KNXV-TV
, collided in mid-air and crashed into a city park. There were no survivors. In a video available over the internet, Hooper became very shaken and upset as he reports that "Channel 15 and Channel 3 just had a mid-air collision. They are in a park." The video also contains audio of Hooper calling the tower at nearby Sky Harbor airport
on his aircraft's FAA
radio reporting the collision. Hooper then talked on a discreet frequency to another news helicopter belonging to KPNX
(channel 12) saying he was OK, but two other helicopters had just crashed. Hooper then said "I think it was Scott" referring to KTVK pilot Scott Bowerbank.
KSAZ ceased its analog broadcasts at 8:30AM on 12 June 2009, the day mandated by the Federal government for TV stations to cease analog transmissions
across the country. The analog switchoff occurred during the station's morning newscast. After the transition was complete, KSAZ moved its digital broadcasts to channel 10.
On July 31, 2006, KSAZ launched its new 6 p.m. newscast. The newscast is anchored by Troy Hayden
, who also anchors the 10 p.m. newscast. Alongside the launch of the newscast was the debut of a brand new look for KSAZ, taking on the generic Fox O&O graphics and logo first used by sister stations WTVT
in Tampa and WNYW
in New York. On July 6, 2009 starting with the 5 p.m. newscast, KSAZ was the last FOX-owned station producing its local newscasts in high definition.
On April 1, 2009, Fox Television Stations and E. W. Scripps Company
announced the creation of the Local News Service
model in the Phoenix, Detroit and Tampa Markets. The service pools news gathering efforts for general market news events. Each station provides employees to the pool service in exchange for the sharing of video. CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (channel 5) signed on to the Phoenix LNS model shortly after the announcement.
Meteorologist Jayme King is the only meteorologist on the KSAZ weather staff with a Television Meteorology Seal of Approval, King has a seal of approval from the National Weather Association
.
FOX10 Weather Authority
Sports team
Reporters
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....
10.1, is the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
owned-and-operated station in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. It is owned by Fox Television Stations in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
station KUTP
KUTP
KUTP, channel 45, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox outlet KSAZ-TV . The two stations share studio facilities in Phoenix, and KUTP's transmitter is located on South...
(channel 45).
The station broadcasts its digital
ATSC
ATSC standards are a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable, and satellite networks....
signal on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
Channel 10, and its signal is relayed on numerous translators throughout Northern Arizona. Its transmitter is located on South Mountain
South Mountains (Arizona)
The South Mountains , known locally as simply South Mountain, is a mountain range in central Arizona in south Phoenix, Arizona. It is on public land managed by the city of Phoenix as South Mountain Park...
in Phoenix.
As a CBS affiliate
Channel 10 was founded in 1953 as a shared-time signal between KOY-TV and KOOL-TV; the two later merged to become simply KOOL-TV. Gene AutryGene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
was one of the station's owners. The station was originally a 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...
and 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...
affiliate until 1955, when KTVK
KTVK
KTVK is a full-service, independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, and can be seen across northern Arizona on a network of nearly two dozen translator stations...
(channel 3) signed on and took the ABC affiliation. As a result, the station was now able to feature Autry's show on its schedule. Over the years, KOOL-TV ran nearly all of the programming CBS offered along with some first run syndicated shows and local news.
On May 28, 1982 at about 5:00 p.m., Joseph Billie Gwin, wanting to "prevent World War III
World War III
World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
" forced his way into KOOL-TV studio, fired a shot from his gun, the butt struck Louis Villa in the back of the head, Gwin held Villa in a chokehold, at gunpoint for nearly five hours. Gwin took 4 people hostage and demanded nationwide air time. 2 hostages, Jack Webb and Bob Cimino, were released three hours later. At 9:30 p.m., anchorman Bill Close read a 20-minute statement as Gwin sat next to him holding a gun under the table, Close took Gwin's gun after the statement and set it on the table.
The station was sold to Gulf Broadcasting in 1982, and changed its callsign to KTSP-TV. It had been said that the call sign stands for Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
/Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
/Phoenix, but some have also claimed that the call sign was simply changed to match WTSP
WTSP
WTSP is a CBS-affiliated television station in St. Petersburg, Florida . It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 10....
in Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
/St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
, which the company also owned. KTSP's logo at the time was similar to WTSP's "Sunset 10" logo; it would remain in use until 1995.
KTSP was sold to Taft Broadcasting
Taft Broadcasting
The Taft Broadcasting Company, also known as Taft Television and Radio Company, Incorporated, was an American media conglomerate based in Cincinnati, Ohio....
in 1984, as part of a corporate deal. In 1989 KTSP newscaster Shelly Jamison
Shelly Jamison
Shelly Jamison is a former television news reporter from Phoenix, Arizona, who appeared as a Playboy magazine cover model, and the sideline reporter on the 1989 souped-up roller derby TV series RollerGames. Jamison majored in broadcast journalism at Arizona State University.Jamison appeared...
left the station after appearing nude and on the cover of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine.
Taft was restructured into Great American Broadcasting after a hostile investor takeover late in 1987. The station did not change significantly under Gulf, Taft or Great American Broadcasting. Also in the early 1990s, KTSP's logo was slightly modernized, losing the linear elements at the bottom. When Great American Broadcasting filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 1993, the company restructured once again and became known as Citicasters late that year. The station changed its call sign to KSAZ on February 12, 1994 to match its new slogan, "The Spirit of Arizona".
As a Fox station
Due to the bankruptcy, Citicasters put four stations, including KSAZ-TV up for sale. KSAZ and sister station WDAF-TVWDAF-TV
WDAF-TV, virtual channel 4.1, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. Its studios and transmitter are located in the Signal Hill...
in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
were then sold to New World Communications
New World Communications
New World Pictures was an independent motion picture and television production company, and later television station owner in the United States from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s...
on May 5, 1994 for $360 million, becoming final on September 9 of that year. New World also received WGHP
WGHP
WGHP, channel 8, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, North Carolina designated market area...
in Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
/Winston Salem/High Point
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and WBRC
WBRC
WBRC, virtual channel 6, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Birmingham, Alabama designated market area. The station is owned by Raycom Media, and its transmitter is located atop Red Mountain in Birmingham...
in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. (WBRC would be placed in a blind trust along with WGHP due to ownership complications.) Just 18 days later, New World announced that all except three of its stations would switch to Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliation, including KSAZ. As a result, four commercial stations in the Phoenix market swapped network affiliations at different times. KSAZ dropped the CBS affiliation three days after the sale to New World became final, on September 12. This switch temporarily left KSAZ as an independent station as Fox's affiliation agreement with its existing affiliate KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 15. Owned by The E. W. Scripps Company, its transmitter is located on South Mountain in Phoenix....
did not run out until December 14. CBS affiliation at that time went to KPHO-TV
KPHO-TV
KPHO-TV, channel 5, is a CBS-affiliate television station located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. KPHO-TV is owned by the Meredith Corporation, and has its studios located on Black Canyon Highway in the Alhambra Village section of Phoenix, with its transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix...
.
ABC affiliation was to go KNXV on January 9, 1995 (as part of the corporate affiliation deal between ABC and KNXV's owner E. W. Scripps Company
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
) but that August, KNXV began running ABC shows that KTVK was preempting.
Fox network's prime time and sports programming moved to the station on December 15, 1994. Fox Kids programming moved to KTVK
KTVK
KTVK is a full-service, independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, and can be seen across northern Arizona on a network of nearly two dozen translator stations...
and in 1996 to KASW
KASW
KASW is a full-service television station licensed to Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 49 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, on cable channel 6 on major Phoenix cable systems , and several translators in northern and eastern Arizona...
(channel 61). WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
programming also went to KASW in 1995. KSAZ became known as "10 News" in the fall of 1994. With several top-rated syndicated shows moving to other stations in 1995, KSAZ was up to about 50 hours a week of local news. The remaining syndicated programming on the station was rather low-rated, and as a result KSAZ did not have good ratings in its early days as a Fox affiliate. Much of the news audience went to KTVK, the former ABC affiliate which also took on a news-intensive format. In the fall of 1995, KSAZ added 3 hours of talk shows jointly produced by New World and Fox.
A major catalyst for the Fox-New World deal was the network's contract
NFL on FOX
NFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
with the National Football Conference
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The local NFL team, the Arizona (formerly Phoenix) Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, were part of the NFC, and thus, had their games telecast on KTSP/KSAZ since 1988, the first year the Cardinals were in Arizona. At that time, the NFC games were shown on CBS
NFL on CBS
The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage and television policies:...
. Until recently however, home game telecasts were hard to come by, as the Cardinals often failed to sell out games at Sun Devil Stadium
Sun Devil Stadium
Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass...
. Since moving to University of Phoenix Stadium
University of Phoenix Stadium
University of Phoenix Stadium, opened August 1, 2006, is a multipurpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League and the annual Fiesta Bowl...
, there have been no blackouts.
Fox purchased New World late in 1996, making KSAZ a fully owned-and-operated station, or "O&O". The merger was completed in January of the next year. Later in 1997, KSAZ along with KTBC
KTBC
KTBC, channel 7, is the Fox owned-and-operated television station in Austin, Texas. Studios are located in downtown Austin at the corner of 10th and Brazos Streets , and its transmitter is located in the city....
in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
were nearly traded to the Belo Corporation in return for KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...
in Seattle. That trade fell through; however, Belo would purchase KTVK (and KVUE
KVUE
KVUE, virtual channel 24 , is the local Austin, Texas-based ABC affiliate, owned by Belo Corporation. Its transmitter is located in West Lake Hills, just west of Downtown...
in Austin) two years later. KSAZ has since been known as Fox 10. Fox then began to upgrade the station's programming, adding some high-rated off-network sitcoms such as M*A*S*H, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, and King Of The Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
. The station also added higher-rated court shows and reality shows. Fox Kids though stayed with KASW.
KSAZ and KUTP
KUTP
KUTP, channel 45, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox outlet KSAZ-TV . The two stations share studio facilities in Phoenix, and KUTP's transmitter is located on South...
(channel 45) became sister stations in 2001, making both the only network O&Os in the Phoenix market. KUTP was previously owned by United Television, which had a 50% stake in the UPN network, until Fox bought the station. Although Fox owns both KSAZ and KUTP (now a MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
station), neither station aired the Saturday morning cartoon block eventually known as 4Kids TV
4Kids TV
4Kids TV was a Saturday morning television programming block on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The block was part of the Fox Network schedule...
. This continued on KASW until 4Kids TV was replaced by Weekend Marketplace
Weekend Marketplace
Weekend Marketplace is a two hour Saturday morning block of paid programming airing on Fox that began airing on January 3, 2009, replacing the 4Kids TV Saturday morning cartoon block that aired using time leased by 4Kids from Fox from 2002 until the last Saturday of 2008...
as Weekend Marketplace would air on KAZT-CA (channel 7). It was possible after KUTP became a MyNetworkTV affiliate that 4Kids TV could have moved there but nothing was decided.
On July 27, 2007, "SkyFox10" reporter-pilot Don Hooper witnessed a mid-air collision over Phoenix between two news helicopters
2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision
The 2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision occurred on July 27, 2007 at exactly 12:46:20 P.M. MST when two AS-350 AStar helicopters from KNXV-TV and KTVK news stations collided in mid-air above Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Arizona while covering a police pursuit...
. There was a police pursuit in progress at the time and two helicopters, one belong to KTVK
KTVK
KTVK is a full-service, independent television station in Phoenix, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix, and can be seen across northern Arizona on a network of nearly two dozen translator stations...
and the other to KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV
KNXV-TV, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 15. Owned by The E. W. Scripps Company, its transmitter is located on South Mountain in Phoenix....
, collided in mid-air and crashed into a city park. There were no survivors. In a video available over the internet, Hooper became very shaken and upset as he reports that "Channel 15 and Channel 3 just had a mid-air collision. They are in a park." The video also contains audio of Hooper calling the tower at nearby Sky Harbor airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States...
on his aircraft's FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
radio reporting the collision. Hooper then talked on a discreet frequency to another news helicopter belonging to KPNX
KPNX
KPNX is a full-service television station serving the Phoenix, Arizona television market as the NBC affiliate. Its studios and offices are located in Phoenix and its transmitter is on South Mountain in Phoenix but it is licensed to the suburb of Mesa. It is owned by the Gannett Company which also...
(channel 12) saying he was OK, but two other helicopters had just crashed. Hooper then said "I think it was Scott" referring to KTVK pilot Scott Bowerbank.
Digital television
The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 10.| Digital subchannel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 10.1 | Main KSAZ programming/Fox HD |
| 10.2 | Main KSAZ programming/Fox SD |
KSAZ ceased its analog broadcasts at 8:30AM on 12 June 2009, the day mandated by the Federal government for TV stations to cease analog transmissions
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
across the country. The analog switchoff occurred during the station's morning newscast. After the transition was complete, KSAZ moved its digital broadcasts to channel 10.
News operation
KSAZ broadcasts a total of 48 hours of local news a week (8½ hours on weekdays, 2½ hours on Saturdays and three hours on Sundays), more than any other station in Phoenix and the state of Arizona; however as is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts, KSAZ's Saturday and Sunday 5 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption due to sports coverage.On July 31, 2006, KSAZ launched its new 6 p.m. newscast. The newscast is anchored by Troy Hayden
Troy Hayden
Troy Hayden is the weeknight 6 and 10pm news anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, Arizona. He been an anchor at the station since 1994. He started his media career as a sports writer at the Sacramento Bee, then worked in television in Sacramento, Eureka, and Reno. He attended Sacramento State...
, who also anchors the 10 p.m. newscast. Alongside the launch of the newscast was the debut of a brand new look for KSAZ, taking on the generic Fox O&O graphics and logo first used by sister stations WTVT
WTVT
WTVT, channel 13, is a television station in Tampa, Florida. It is an owned and operated station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the News Corporation...
in Tampa and WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
in New York. On July 6, 2009 starting with the 5 p.m. newscast, KSAZ was the last FOX-owned station producing its local newscasts in high definition.
On April 1, 2009, Fox Television Stations and E. W. Scripps Company
E. W. Scripps Company
The E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
announced the creation of the Local News Service
Local News Service
The name Local News Service refers to a variety of news resource share services all started in 2008 and 2009. It sometimes does not refer to a specific sharing service but to the category in general...
model in the Phoenix, Detroit and Tampa Markets. The service pools news gathering efforts for general market news events. Each station provides employees to the pool service in exchange for the sharing of video. CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (channel 5) signed on to the Phoenix LNS model shortly after the announcement.
Meteorologist Jayme King is the only meteorologist on the KSAZ weather staff with a Television Meteorology Seal of Approval, King has a seal of approval from the National Weather Association
National Weather Association
The National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
.
Newscast titles
- The Esso Reporter (1953–1965)
- The National News/24 Hours (1965–1968)
- Channel 10 National News/Channel 10 World News (1968–1977)
- The Big News/Niteline News (1960s)
- KOOL News (1970s)
- KOOL News 10 (1977–1982)
- NewsCenter 10 (1982–1992)
- Channel 10 News (1992–1994)
- 10 News (1994–1996)
- Fox 10 News (1996–present)
Station slogans
- We're the Team (early 1980s-1989)
- Sharing the Vision (1989-1992)
- The Spirit of Arizona (1992–1996)
- Arizona's News Leader (1996–2006; news slogan)
- Just You Watch! (1997–2000; general slogan)
- Just You Watch The Best (2000–present; still used for programming and news promo after the first 10 minutes of the newscast)
- The Most Powerful Name in Local News (2006; promotional for new look)
- Let The News Begin (2006; promotional for new look)
Current on-air staff (as of August 28, 2010)
Anchors- Kristen Anderson - weekday mornings "Arizona Morning" and noon
- Rick D'Amico - weekday mornings "Arizona Morning" (7-10 a.m.) and noon
- Troy HaydenTroy HaydenTroy Hayden is the weeknight 6 and 10pm news anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, Arizona. He been an anchor at the station since 1994. He started his media career as a sports writer at the Sacramento Bee, then worked in television in Sacramento, Eureka, and Reno. He attended Sacramento State...
- weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. - John Hook - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 9 p.m.
- Ron Hoon - weekday mornings "Arizona Morning" (5-10 a.m.); also fill-in noon anchor
- Kari Lake - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 9 p.m.
- Marc Martinez - weekends at 5, 9 and 10 p.m.
- Andrea Robinson - weekday mornings "Arizona Morning" (5-10 a.m.); also general assignment and "Traffic Authority" reporter, and fill-in anchor
- Linda Williams - weekends at 5, 9 and 10 p.m.
FOX10 Weather Authority
- Dave Munsey - Chief Weather Anchor; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6, 9 and 10 p.m.
- Cory McCloskey - Weather Anchor; weekday mornings "Arizona Morning" (5-10 a.m.) and noon, also substitute morning and noon anchor
- Jayme King (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) - Meteorologist; weekends at 5, 9 and 10 p.m.
Sports team
- Jude LaCava - Sports Director; weeknights at 6, 9 and 10 p.m.
- Richard Saenz - Sports Anchor; weekends at 5, 9 and 10 p.m.
- Gayle Jansen - sports reporter and fill-in sports anchor
Reporters
- Rick Crabbs - "SkyFox" pilot reporter
- Miriam Garcia - general assignment reporter
- Andrew Hasbun - general assignment reporter
- Kelly Hessedal - general assignment reporter
- Brian Kelley - "SkyFox" pilot reporter
- Steve Krafft - political reporter
- Britt Moreno - general assignment reporter
- Allie Rasmus - general assignment reporter
- Diane Ryan - general assignment reporter
- Laura Sambol - general assignment reporter
- Alex Savidge - general assignment reporter
- Dan Spindle - general assignment reporter
- Alexis Vance - general assignment reporter
- Keith Yaskin - investigative reporter; also substitute anchor
Former on-air staff
| Name | Position at KSAZ | Years Active | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis DelChiaro | Weekday mornings "Arizona Mornings" (5-10 a.m.) and noon | 2006-2010 | Morning show, KUSI, San Diego |
| Stephanie Angelo | General Assignment Reporter | Unknown | Married Fox 10 News Live at 6 and 10 Anchor Troy Hayden Troy Hayden Troy Hayden is the weeknight 6 and 10pm news anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, Arizona. He been an anchor at the station since 1994. He started his media career as a sports writer at the Sacramento Bee, then worked in television in Sacramento, Eureka, and Reno. He attended Sacramento State... , now an interior designer in Phoenix. |
| Kathleen Bade | Host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning | to 2000s | Weeknight 10 PM anchor for KSWB-TV KSWB-TV KSWB-TV, virtual channel 69, is a Fox-affiliated television station in San Diego, California. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter southeast of Spring Valley... San Diego |
| Bob Bruce | 6 and 10pm anchor | Unknown | WPXI morning anchor |
| Karen Carns | Primetime Anchor | 1989 to mid-1990s | went to KPHO. Now runs her own business. |
| Jennifer Burgess | Fox 10 Arizona Morning Co-Anchor | to mid-2000s | moved to KNXV-TV as weathercaster, morning anchor, and reporter. Quit in 2009 after extended absence from anchor table. |
| Bill Leverton | Arizona Road Presenter | to 1990s | Retired |
| Ilona Carson Ilona Carson Ilona Carson in Houston, Texas) is a reporter and late afternoon anchor for ABC owned-and-operated station KTRK in Houston. Prior to KTRK, Carson was an anchor for Fox-owned KSAZ in Phoenix, Arizona. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania... |
Fox 10 Arizona Morning Co-Anchor | to 2000s | Anchoring 13 Eyewitness News at Four at KTRK-TV KTRK-TV KTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas... Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
| Bill Close | Evening and late news anchor | 1969–1986 | In retirement |
| Donna Cordova | Weeknight anchor | 1989–1993 | Anchoring news at 10PM weeknights on KTXL KTXL KTXL, channel 40, is a Fox Broadcasting Company-affiliated television station in Sacramento, California, owned by the Tribune Company. Its studios and offices are located in South Sacramento, and its transmitter is near Walnut Grove, California.-History:... Sacramento, CA |
| Steve Deshler | Morning news anchor and weatherman | 1994–1997 | Real estate agent Chicago, Illinois |
| Carrie Edwards Scharbo | Reporter/Investigative Reporter | 2000-2003 | Founding Partner Case-matehttp://www.case-mate.com//New York City-based Actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3879201/ |
| Pat Flannigan | Weather presenter | Late 1980s to early 1990s | Runs production company in Phoenix |
| Heidi Foglesong | Co-host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning | 1994 to 1996 | Created Life A TO Z on KTVK-TV, now afternoon news co-anchor at KTAR-FM KTAR-FM KTAR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Phoenix area and is currently owned by Bonneville Holding Company... radio |
| Marlene Galan | Co-host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning, Co-anchor of Fox 10 News @ 6 & 10 | 1990s to 2000s | In retirement and married to former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods Grant Woods Grant Woods served as attorney general of Arizona from 1991 until 1999. A Republican, he was first elected in 1990 and was reelected in 1994. He was selected by his fellow Attorneys General as the nation’s top Attorney General in 1995. He chaired the Civil Rights and Supreme Court committees for... |
| Robin Garrison | Fox 10 News at 5 and 9 Co-Anchor; Arizona Prime News Co-Anchor | 1994 to 1999 | Residing in Phoenix as a stay-at-home mom |
| J.D. Hayworth | Evening sports anchor | to 1994 | U.S. Congressman elected 1994, unseated in 2006. Hosted talk show on KFYI KFYI KFYI is an American news/talk radio station broadcasting in Phoenix, Arizona. KFYI is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KFYI transmits in both analog AM and digital HD Radio.The digital signal is also rebroadcast on KNIX-FM's HD2 channel.... , then failed in a United States Senate bid in 2010. |
| Don Hooper | Helicopter pilot-reporter | 2006–2008 | Now flying for Native Air in Arizona |
| Dewey Hopper | Weather anchor at KTSP | 1983–1992 | Later moved to KOVR KOVR KOVR, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated station of the CBS Television Network located in Sacramento, California and licensed to Stockton. KOVR-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KMAX-TV in West Sacramento, California, and its transmitter is located in Walnut Grove,... from 1993–2005, then did local news updates for KPHX/KNUV KNUV KNUV is a Spanish-language station broadcasting from studios located in midtown Phoenix; the station is licensed to Tolleson, Arizona. It is owned by New Radio Venture .- History :... until shutdown |
| Fred Kalil | Sports Director | 1986–1997 | Now Sports Director at WXIA-TV WXIA-TV WXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL... in Atlanta, GA |
| Ramin Khalili | General Assignment Reporter | Unknown | Now at WKMG-TV WKMG-TV WKMG-TV channel 6 is the CBS network affiliate for Central Florida . WKMG is licensed to Orlando and is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. The station refers to itself as "Local6". WKMG's transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida... Orlando, FL |
| Kirby Maus | Sports Anchor/Reporter | 1997–2000 | Unknown |
| Dennis McBroom | Traffic reporter | Unknown | Now on KUPD KUPD KUPD is a radio station broadcasting an Active rock format. Licensed to Tempe, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Phoenix, Arizona, area... radio in Phoenix |
| Kevin McCabe Kevin McCabe Kevin McCabe is an American economist and economic theorist who serves as the director of the Center for the Study of Neuroeconomics at George Mason University.Kevin McCabe received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Pennsylvania... |
Sports Reporter | Unknown | Now at KDUS KDUS KDUS, also known as "The Fan," or "The Fan AM 1060," is a sports talk radio station broadcasting out of Tempe, Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan radio market... radio in Phoenix; also sideline reporter for Fox NFL National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... broadcasts, covering Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... home games |
| Terry McSweeney | Co-Anchor for Fox 10 News @ 6 & 10 | to 2001 | Moved to WTEN WTEN WTEN is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England that is licensed to Albany. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter southwest of the Voorheesville section of New Scotland... in Albany, NY as evening anchor (2000–2006), now a reporter at KGO-TV KGO-TV KGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California... in San Francisco San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
| Geoff Morrell | General Assignment Reporter | mid-1990s | Was White House White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical... correspondent for ABC News ABC News ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company... , now press secretary for the Pentagon The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect... |
| Anne Montgomery Anne Montgomery Anne Butler Montgomery is an American female sportscaster, sports official, author and teacher. She was among the first women sportscasters on television, and is reported to be the only woman high school football referee in the state of Arizona.... |
Sports Reporter | 1980s | later at ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... , now a teacher at South Mountain High School South Mountain High School South Mountain High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 5401 South 7th Street in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. South Mountain’s enrollment is 2000 students... |
| Vicky Nguyen Vicky Nguyen Vicky Nguyen is a television reporter who works as the San Jose Bureau reporter at KNTV in San Jose. Previously, she worked as a collaborator at Phoenix, Arizona's KSAZ-TV channel.-Education:... |
Investigative reporter/collaborator | 2004–2006 | Currently reporter at KNTV KNTV KNTV, channel 11, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in the Bay Area market. It is licensed to San Jose, with its transmitter located on San Bruno Mountain, just south of San Francisco. It shares facilities in San Jose with NBC Universal sister station KSTS and CNBC's Silicon... in San Jose |
| Corrie O'Connor | Traffic reporter | 1994 to 2000 | Working for Clear Channel Communications in Phoenix |
| Dave Patterson | Co-Anchor of Fox 10 NEWS 5, 6, 10PM. | 1984 to 1990s | Owns a Safari business |
| Natalia Perez | General Assignment Reporter | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rob Piercy | Weekend news co-anchor | To 2004 | Became North Bureau Chief and substitute anchor at KING-TV KING-TV KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center... in Seattle, WA |
| Randy Rauch | Weekend weather presenter | Unknown | later at WTSP-TV in Florida as weekend meteorologist |
| Sherry Ray | Co-host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning, meteorologist on Fox 10 Arizona Morning and Fox 10 News @ NOON | To 2000s | Currently at WTSP-TV in Florida as the weekend meteorologist |
| Gina Salazar-Hook | Anchor/Reporter | 1990s to 2000s | now a spokesperson for Nationwide Vision and occasionally reporting for Fox 10; married to Fox 10 News at 5&9 anchor, John Hook |
| Stephanie Sandoval | Fox 10 News @ 10 co-anchor | Late 2002 to Early 2007 | Currently KNXV-TV's ABC15 Sonoran Living Live Host |
| Jim Schnebelt | Weather anchor | Unknown | Unknown |
| Claren Scott | Co-anchor of Fox 10 News @ 5 | 1985 to 1997 | Now runs her own media consulting business |
| Dale Schornack Dale Schornack Dale Dwayne Schornack is the lead male anchor at KXTV. Schornack has anchored along with Cristina Mendonsa for over 10 years.... |
Anchor | 1986–1992 | Now weekday anchor at KXTV KXTV KXTV, channel 10, is an ABC affiliate television station in Sacramento, California. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company. Its transmitter tower is located in Walnut Grove, California, and studios are located on Broadway, just south of Business Loop 80 at the south edge of downtown... in Sacramento |
| Tyler Sieswerda | Weekend anchor | Unknown | Now at KVUE-TV in Austin, TX |
| "Skippy" (Tony McGraw) | Co-host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning | Unknown | Weekend DJ at KOOL-FM KOOL-FM KOOL-FM is a commercial Classic Hits music radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, broadcasting on 94.5 FM. The station is owned by CBS Radio. The station features the hits of the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s and is one of the top performing stations in Phoenix... 94.5 |
| Julie Staley-Rodriguez | Anchor/Reporter | 1990s to 2000s | now spokesperson for Sky Harbor and reporter/anchor for Phoenix government access |
| Mary Zeal-Stoddard | Traffic reporter | Unknown | Occasionally appears on KPNX-TV |
| Gina Sutter | Traffic reporter | Unknown | Unknown |
| Ashlee Tate | Investigative reporter | 2000-2002 | former weekend weather and substitute anchor at KFSN-TV KFSN-TV KFSN-TV, UHF channel 30, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Fresno, California. The station's transmitter is located in Meadow Lakes, California. Its signal covers the Central San Joaquin Valley and the mountain... , now weekend evening weather at KTNV in Las Vegas |
| Susan Taylor | Anchor of Fox 10 News @ NOON & Arizona Prime News | Unknown | |
| June Thomson | 6pm and 10pm anchor | early 1990s-circa 2000 | Originally went to KPHO-TV KPHO-TV KPHO-TV, channel 5, is a CBS-affiliate television station located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. KPHO-TV is owned by the Meredith Corporation, and has its studios located on Black Canyon Highway in the Alhambra Village section of Phoenix, with its transmitter located on South Mountain in Phoenix... , whereabouts unknown |
| Olga Villaverde | Co-anchor of Fox 10 NEWS 6am to 9am | Unknown | Formerly anchor at Houston's KPRC-TV KPRC-TV KPRC-TV is the NBC affiliated television station based in Houston, Texas, and serving the Greater Houston television market. It has studios located in the Sharpstown district on the Southwest portion of the city, and has a transmitter site in unincorporated Fort Bend County near Missouri City... |
| Tammy Vo | General Assignment Reporter | Unknown | Weekend Anchor/Reporter at KGUN KGUN KGUN-TV, channel 9, is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona, owned by Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 9 from Mount Bigelow, located northeast of Tucson... |
| Mary Jo West | Lead anchor, first female to assume such position in Phoenix | 1970s-1984 | Former spokeswoman for Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix -History:The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It was established on December 2, 1969 when it was split off of the Diocese of Tucson... ; now working for local supermarket chain Bashas' Bashas' Bashas is a family-owned grocery store chain, primarily located in Arizona with two locations outside the state; one each in Needles, California, and Crownpoint, New Mexico. Its headquarters are in unincorporated Maricopa County, Arizona, near Chandler.... |
| Jayme West | Traffic reporter | Unknown | Now at KTAR-FM KTAR-FM KTAR-FM is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Phoenix area and is currently owned by Bonneville Holding Company... |
| Randy Ripplinger | Investigative Reporter | 1979-1980 | Left KOOL and worked as reporter for KATU KATU KATU, virtual channel 2, also known as K2, is an ABC-affiliated television station broadcasting on digital channel 43 in Portland, Oregon, USA. It has been owned by Fisher Communications of Seattle, Washington, which has been the owner of the Seattle's ABC affiliate KOMO-TV, ever since it began... in Portland, OR, for 13 years, then moved into PR in Vancouver, WA; in 1995 he started PR work in SLC, UT. |
| Todd Whitthorne | Co-host of Fox 10 Arizona Morning, also Sports Anchor/Reporter | 1994-1996 | President/CEO, Cooper Concepts, Dallas, Texas. Speaks nationally regarding health, wellness, and prevention. |
| Bruce Dunbar | Investigative Reporter | 1994-2010 | Deceased. |
| Karen Key | On-air helicopter pilot | 1980-1982 | Deceased Blog re: Ms. Key's fatal crash Also see Time Magazine |
Translators
- K31FE Blythe, CaliforniaBlythe, CaliforniaBlythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
/QuartzsiteQuartzsite, ArizonaQuartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 3,397 in 2006.Interstate 10 runs directly through Quartzsite. It is at the intersection of U.S... - K04JC BouseBouse, ArizonaBouse is a census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1908 as a mining camp, the economy of Bouse is now based on tourism, agriculture and retirees...
- K07YJ Bullhead CityBullhead City, ArizonaBullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City...
- K11UC Carrizo
- K11UA Cedar Creek
- K11UB CibecueCibecue, ArizonaCibecue is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census.The current council leaders are Arnold Beach Sr...
- K36AE ClarkdaleClarkdale, ArizonaClarkdale is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 3,836.Clarkdale, formerly a mining town, is now largely a retirement community with an eye for the arts.-History:...
/CottonwoodCottonwood, ArizonaCottonwood is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,171.-Geography:Cottonwood is located at ....
/Prescott ValleyPrescott Valley, ArizonaPrescott Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, just east of Prescott. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000... - K49CH DuncanDuncan, ArizonaDuncan is a town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 713. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Duncan is at the juncture of the Gila River and the Arizona-New Mexico state border...
/CliftonClifton, ArizonaClifton is a town in and the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census. It was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983.... - K39FC East FlagstaffFlagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
/LeuppLeupp, ArizonaLeupp is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.-History:During World War II, an abandoned Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school in Leupp was used as the Leupp Isolation Center, for Japanese American internees considered... - K48GI FlagstaffFlagstaff, ArizonaFlagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County...
- K54EQ Fort ApacheFort Apache, ArizonaFort Apache is an unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Fort Apache is located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation east of Canyon Day. Fort Apache has a post office with ZIP code 85926....
- K48AY KingmanKingman, ArizonaKingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
- K38IR Lake Havasu CityLake Havasu City, Arizona-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,938 people, 17,911 households, and 12,716 families residing in the city. The population density was 974.4 people per square mile . There were 23,018 housing units at an average density of 534.8 per square mile...
- K31EA LittlefieldLittlefield, ArizonaLittlefield is an unincorporated community in Mohave County located in the Arizona Strip region of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located along Interstate 15 approximately 10 miles northeast of Mesquite, Nevada...
- K22JD Madera Peak/GlobeGlobe, ArizonaGlobe has an arid climate, characterized by hot summers and moderate to warm winters. Globe's arid climate is somewhat tempered by its elevation, however, leading to slightly cooler temperatures and slightly more precipitation than Phoenix or Yuma....
/MiamiMiami, ArizonaMiami is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boomtown, though the copper mines are largely dormant now... - K17BN Needles, CaliforniaNeedles, CaliforniaNeedles is a city located in the Mojave Desert on the western banks of the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, California. It is located in the Mohave Valley, which straddles the California–Arizona border. The city is accessible via Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 95...
/Bullhead CityBullhead City, ArizonaBullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City... - K42CP Peach SpringsPeach Springs, ArizonaPeach Springs is a census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census. Peach Springs serves as the administrative headquarters of the Hualapai people, and is located on the Hualapai Reservation.-Geography:Peach Springs is located at ...
- K04AI PrescottPrescott, ArizonaPrescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....
- K39IT-D Prescott
- K07OJ SnowflakeSnowflake, ArizonaSnowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers and colonizers. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,958....
/Show LowShow Low, ArizonaWinters in Show Low bring highs between 45°F and 55°F , with lows usually below freezing between November and March, averaging in the 20s December through February, and in the low 30s for November and March.... - 940415CF WhiteriverWhiteriver, ArizonaWhiteriver is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whiteriver is located at ....
(Special Temporary Authorization) - K43IE WilliamsWilliams, ArizonaWilliams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States west of Flagstaff. Its population was 2,842 at the 2000 census; according to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,094. It lies on the route of Historic Route 66, Interstate 40, and the Southwest Chief Amtrak...
- K09JZ WinslowWinslow, Arizona-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile...