KTVB
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KTVB, channel 7, is the NBC
-affiliated television station
in Boise
, Idaho
, it is owned by Belo Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF
channel 7.
. Davidson was one of only three female station owners in the NBC network. The others were Marietta Meyer Ekberg of KFYR-TV
in Bismarck
, North Dakota
, and Dorothy Bullitt of future sister station KING-TV
in Seattle. Davidson sold KIDO-AM in 1959 but kept KIDO-TV, which she renamed KTVB.
KTVB has always been a primary NBC affiliate. After KBOI-TV (Channel 2, CBS) signed on in November 1953, the two stations briefly shared secondary DuMont
affiliations, and shared secondary ABC
affiliations until KITC (Channel 6) signed on in 1974. Before KAID-TV (Channel 4, PBS
) signed on in December 1971, KTVB pre-empted the second hour of the Today Show to carry Sesame Street
without commercials on weekday mornings.
In the early 1960s, KTVB built a satellite station in La Grande
, Oregon
. KTVR-TV channel 13 went on the air December 6, 1964, as a semi-satellite of KTVB, but had a La Grande studio at 1605 Adams Ave., producing a nightly newscast and other local programming. However, by 1967, the La Grande studio and office had been closed and KTVR was a total satellite of KTVB. KTVR was unique in the Pacific time zone
because as a repeater of a Mountain time zone
station, its "prime-time" schedule was broadcast from 6 to 9 p.m. PT, two hours early. OEPBS (now Oregon Public Broadcasting
) bought KTVR on August 31, 1976, and converted it to PBS programming on February 1, 1977.
Philo Farnsworth
, the father of television and an Idaho native, was present as the station signed on the air. During KTVB's fiftieth year celebration, the tag line "the first television station in the state where TV was invented" was used in some promotional announcements.
In 1979, KTVB was sold to the Bullitts' King Broadcasting Company
, joining KING in Seattle, KREM-TV
in Spokane
, and KGW-TV in Portland
. King Broadcasting was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1992, which was later sold to current owner Belo Corporation
in 1997.
KTVB started transmitting digital signals only, effective June 12, 2009. The station was one of four VHF
digital stations granted a power increase later that month after stations experienced signal problems as a result of changing their digital channel from UHF
to VHF.
Digital channels>
Channel
Name
Programming
7.1
KTVB-DT
main KTVB-TV programming / NBC-HD
7.2
24/7
24/7 NewsChannel, (newscast repeats)
7.3
NWCN
Northwest Cable News (Seattle)
By the end of June 2009, KTVB had received permission to increase its power.
- a 24-hour
cable news
television channel consisting primarily of syndicated programming and original newscasts. The network is distributed on digital channel 7.2 as well as on a variety of local cable stations.
Programming for co-owned KTFT-LD in Twin Falls
originates from the KTVB building. The two signals are identical, with the exception of commercials, which are sold and targeted to the Magic Valley
area. Usually, most semi-satellites of another outlet provide some coverage of their home territory (in this case, KTFT-LD in the Magic Valley). However, that station does not insert any local segments into KTVB's newscasts. In addition, there are no reporters based out of KTVB's facility in Twin Falls. All local news shows from this station are simulcasted on KTFT-LD. KTFT-LD rebroadcasts KTVB's main signal on virtual channel 7.7 and 24/7 NewsChannel on virtual channel 7.8 by use of PSIP.
The station operates the state's first full-time online news service - KTVB.COM - featuring news, video, weather, sports and traffic information.
KTVB has branched out in to non-traditional areas, such as its free "Idaho Classifieds" project on the ZIdaho website.
In August 2011, KTVB became the first station in Boise to broadcast their entire weekday schedule in High Definition
.
Former reporters have gone on to attain national prominence, including Christi Paul
of CNN Headline News
, Trace Gallagher of Fox News, David Kerley
of ABC News
, and Meg Oliver of CBS News
Up To The Minute.
The KTVB news gathering fleet includes a new state of the art satellite truck purchased in 2006, allowing for live coverage of events across the region. KTVB's resources also include two live units, 10 news gathering vehicles, and a digital production truck.
In 2004 and 2006, KTVB-TV was recognized with Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Northwest Chapter in the area of Program Achievement for having the best evening newscast in the Pacific Northwest, small market division.
First Alert Weather
Sports
Reporters
All of the translators in Nevada
and most in Oregon
are in the Pacific Time Zone
.
. K49IT-D is owned and operated by the Hagerman Translator district and not Belo Corporation and King Broadcasting Company
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
-affiliated television station
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...
in Boise
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, it is owned by Belo Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital 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 7.
History
The station, Idaho's oldest, signed on July 12, 1953, as KIDO-TV. It was originally owned by Georgia Davidson, along with radio station KIDO-AMKIDO
KIDO is a commercial radio station broadcasting a news/news talk information format. Licensed to Nampa, Idaho it serves the Boise metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Peak Broadcasting.-History:...
. Davidson was one of only three female station owners in the NBC network. The others were Marietta Meyer Ekberg of KFYR-TV
KFYR-TV
KFYR-TV, ATSC channel 31 , is the NBC affiliated television station for Bismarck, North Dakota. KFYR-TV is the flagship station of NBC North Dakota, a network of four stations that serve most of central and western North Dakota, along with parts of South Dakota and Montana.The station serves the...
in Bismarck
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, and Dorothy Bullitt of future sister station 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. Davidson sold KIDO-AM in 1959 but kept KIDO-TV, which she renamed KTVB.
KTVB has always been a primary NBC affiliate. After KBOI-TV (Channel 2, CBS) signed on in November 1953, the two stations briefly shared secondary DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
affiliations, and shared secondary 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...
affiliations until KITC (Channel 6) signed on in 1974. Before KAID-TV (Channel 4, 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....
) signed on in December 1971, KTVB pre-empted the second hour of the Today Show to carry Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
without commercials on weekday mornings.
In the early 1960s, KTVB built a satellite station in La Grande
La Grande, Oregon
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,327 people, 5,124 households, and 2,982 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,833.5 people per square mile . There were 5,483 housing units at an average density of 1,260.3 per square mile...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. KTVR-TV channel 13 went on the air December 6, 1964, as a semi-satellite of KTVB, but had a La Grande studio at 1605 Adams Ave., producing a nightly newscast and other local programming. However, by 1967, the La Grande studio and office had been closed and KTVR was a total satellite of KTVB. KTVR was unique in the Pacific time zone
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
because as a repeater of a Mountain time zone
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
station, its "prime-time" schedule was broadcast from 6 to 9 p.m. PT, two hours early. OEPBS (now Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon Public Broadcasting is the primary television and radio public broadcasting network for most of Oregon as well as southern Washington. With its headquarters and television studios in Portland, OPB consists of five full-power television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, and over...
) bought KTVR on August 31, 1976, and converted it to PBS programming on February 1, 1977.
Philo Farnsworth
Philo Farnsworth
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. Although he made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television, he is perhaps best known for inventing the first fully functional all-electronic image pickup device , the "image...
, the father of television and an Idaho native, was present as the station signed on the air. During KTVB's fiftieth year celebration, the tag line "the first television station in the state where TV was invented" was used in some promotional announcements.
In 1979, KTVB was sold to the Bullitts' King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company is a Seattle, Washington media conglmerate founded by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt. It began with one AM radio station and later an FM radio station, and grew to include a large group of broadcast television and radio stations, as well as a cable television network.-History:In...
, joining KING in Seattle, KREM-TV
KREM-TV
KREM is the CBS television station affiliate serving the Spokane, Washington–Coeur d'Alene, Idaho market. Its digital signal is seen on UHF channel 20. The station is owned and operated by the Belo Corporation, and is sister station with KSKN-TV, The CW affiliate in the market. The two...
in Spokane
Spokane
Spokane is a city in the U.S. state of Washington.Spokane may also refer to:*Spokane *Spokane River*Spokane, Missouri*Spokane Valley, Washington*Spokane County, Washington*Spokane-Coeur d'Alene-Paloos War*Spokane * USS Spokane...
, and KGW-TV in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. King Broadcasting was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1992, which was later sold to current owner Belo Corporation
Belo
Belo Corp. is a Dallas-based media company that owns 20 commercial broadcasting television stations and two regional 24-hour cable news television channels. The company was previously known as A.H. Belo Corp. after one of the early owners of the company, Alfred Horatio Belo, now the name of the...
in 1997.
KTVB started transmitting digital signals only, effective June 12, 2009. The station was one of four 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...
digital stations granted a power increase later that month after stations experienced signal problems as a result of changing their digital channel from UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
to VHF.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:24/7 (news channel)
24/7 is a local channel operated by KTVB in the Boise, ID DMA.The channel primarily features simulcast and repeat broadcasts of KTVB's news programs. It also airs Boise State University athletic telecasts - including football and basketball....
Northwest Cable News
Northwest Cable News is a regional 24-hour cable news network based in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It is similar to New England Cable News, which operates out of Boston and covers the New England area....
By the end of June 2009, KTVB had received permission to increase its power.
Other initiatives
In November 2003, KTVB launched the Idaho's Very Own 24/724/7 (news channel)
24/7 is a local channel operated by KTVB in the Boise, ID DMA.The channel primarily features simulcast and repeat broadcasts of KTVB's news programs. It also airs Boise State University athletic telecasts - including football and basketball....
- a 24-hour
24-hour news cycle
The 24-hour news cycle arrived with the advent of television channels dedicated to news, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news, as opposed to the day-by-day pace of the news cycle of printed daily newspapers...
cable news
United States cable news
Cable news refers to television channels devoted to television news broadcasts, with the name deriving from the proliferation of such networks during the 1980s with the advent of cable television. In the United States, early networks included CNN in 1980, Financial News Network in 1981, and CNN2 ...
television channel consisting primarily of syndicated programming and original newscasts. The network is distributed on digital channel 7.2 as well as on a variety of local cable stations.
Programming for co-owned KTFT-LD in Twin Falls
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
originates from the KTVB building. The two signals are identical, with the exception of commercials, which are sold and targeted to the Magic Valley
Magic Valley
The Magic Valley is a region in south-central Idaho consisting of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls Counties. It is particularly associated with the agricultural region in the Snake River Plain located in the area...
area. Usually, most semi-satellites of another outlet provide some coverage of their home territory (in this case, KTFT-LD in the Magic Valley). However, that station does not insert any local segments into KTVB's newscasts. In addition, there are no reporters based out of KTVB's facility in Twin Falls. All local news shows from this station are simulcasted on KTFT-LD. KTFT-LD rebroadcasts KTVB's main signal on virtual channel 7.7 and 24/7 NewsChannel on virtual channel 7.8 by use of PSIP.
The station operates the state's first full-time online news service - KTVB.COM - featuring news, video, weather, sports and traffic information.
KTVB has branched out in to non-traditional areas, such as its free "Idaho Classifieds" project on the ZIdaho website.
In August 2011, KTVB became the first station in Boise to broadcast their entire weekday schedule in 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...
.
News operations
The KTVB news slogan is "Where the News Comes First." The station produces just more than 30 hours of original news and sports programming per week.Former reporters have gone on to attain national prominence, including Christi Paul
Christi Paul
Christi Paul is a reporter and weekday news anchor for HLN and trutv's In Session. She currently anchors afternoons. Christi also substituted on Prime News while Erica Hill was on maternity leave.- Career :...
of CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
, Trace Gallagher of Fox News, David Kerley
David Kerley
Paul David Kerley III , known professionally as David Kerley, is a correspondent for ABC News who is based in Washington, D.C..- Early life and education :...
of 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...
, and Meg Oliver of CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
Up To The Minute.
The KTVB news gathering fleet includes a new state of the art satellite truck purchased in 2006, allowing for live coverage of events across the region. KTVB's resources also include two live units, 10 news gathering vehicles, and a digital production truck.
In 2004 and 2006, KTVB-TV was recognized with Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Northwest Chapter in the area of Program Achievement for having the best evening newscast in the Pacific Northwest, small market division.
Newscast titles
- KIDO-TV News (1953-1957)
- The Esso Reporter (1957-1960)
- TV-7 News (1960–1974)
- NewsCenter 7 (1974–1997)
- Idaho's NewsChannel 7 (1997–present)
Station slogans
- Idaho's NewsChannel (1986-1997)
- Where the News Comes First (1997–present)
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Carolyn Holly - weekdays at noon, and weeknights at 10 p.m.
- Mark Johnson - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.; "Viewpoint" host
- Maggie O'Mara - weekday mornings
- Kim Fields - weekend evenings
- Doug Petcash - weekday mornings
- Dee Sarton - weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.; "Viewpoint" host
First Alert Weather
- Rick Lantz (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...
Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
and 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...
Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. - Larry Gebert - meteorologist; weekday mornings and noon
- Jim Duthie - meteorologist; weekend mornings
- Brian Holmes - weekend evenings
Sports
- Zach Wolken - sports reporter
- Ryan Larrondo - sports reporter
- Tom Scott - host of Sunday Sports Extra
Reporters
- Ty Brennan - general assignment reporter
- Justin Corr - general assignment reporter
- Scott Evans - general assignment reporter
- Jamie Grey - general assignment reporter
- Nishi Gupta - general assignment and investigative reporter
- Andrea Lutz - general assignment reporter
- Natalie Podgorski - weekday morning reporter
Translators
KTVB is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.
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All of the translators in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and most in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
are in the Pacific Time Zone
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
.
KTFT-LD Translators
KTFT-LD is rebroadcast on digital translator K49IT-D in Hagerman, IdahoHagerman, Idaho
Hagerman is a town in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 768 at the 2007 census.-Geography:Hagerman is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. K49IT-D is owned and operated by the Hagerman Translator district and not Belo Corporation and King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company
King Broadcasting Company is a Seattle, Washington media conglmerate founded by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt. It began with one AM radio station and later an FM radio station, and grew to include a large group of broadcast television and radio stations, as well as a cable television network.-History:In...
.
- K49IT-D Channel 49 HagermanHagerman, IdahoHagerman is a town in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 768 at the 2007 census.-Geography:Hagerman is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
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