KVBC
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KSNV-DT, channel 3 is the NBC
-affiliated television station in Las Vegas, Nevada
. It is the flagship station of Intermountain West Communications Company
(formerly Sunbelt Communications Company). KSNV's studios are on Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas, and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain in Henderson, Nevada
.
) along with the Las Vegas Review-Journal
and KORK radio (920 AM, now KBAD
; and 97.1 FM, now KXPT). Soon after, the station changed its calls to KORK-TV, matching its radio sisters, and moved its license and studios to Las Vegas. It has always been an NBC affiliate, but shared ABC
with KLAS-TV
(channel 8) until KSHO-TV (channel 13, now KTNV-TV) signed on in 1956. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
.
In 1967, KORK-TV moved to channel 3 to avoid interference with newly signed-on KTVN
(channel 2) in Reno
. In 1971, a group of local residents led by Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers began an effort to take control of channel 3. Rogers' group gained more support when Donrey began heavily preempting NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising in the late 1970s. NBC was far less tolerant of this than the other networks at the time. The most notable of these preemptions was the 1978 World Series
, angering both NBC and several Las Vegas area viewers, some of whom complained to the Federal Communications Commission
. Facing pressure from both NBC and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. Donrey retained KORK radio, and as a result on October 1, 1979 the station became KVBC, reflecting the new ownership. Since then, the station has more or less cleared the whole NBC lineup.
For a few years, KVBC used a portion of Styx
's 1978 hit "Come Sail Away
" and Steve Winwood
's "While You See A Chance
" before going to a commercial break.
In the late 1980s, KVBC's sign-on to sign-off ratings climbed to an all-time high, thanks in part to a strong primetime line-up by NBC, in the late 1980s. News anchors Dave Courvoisier, Gwen Castaldi, and Rikki Cheese, weatherman Mike Bradley, and the sports team of Scott Reynolds and Colin Cowherd, supported by a strong team of reporters that included Scott Andrus, Deborah Brada, Dan Burns, Jamie Garcia, Rick Kirkham, Lonni Leavitt, Dan Monson, Darwin Morgan, Denise Rosch, and Laura Stephenson led News 3 when it surpassed KLAS-TV as the market leader.
Two major "events" aided KVBC's rise to the top. In May 1988 an explosion and fire rocked the Pacific Engineering and Production Company (Pepcon)
in Henderson. KVBC was knocked off the air for a few minutes, because its TV tower atop Black Mountain was positioned just above the blast site. Once KVBC was back on the air it was the first local station to continuously broadcast its breaking news coverage. Later that year, CBS produced "48 Hours in Las Vegas," a feature about Las Vegas that portrayed the city as full of gamblers and riddled by crime. In response, KVBC produced a one-hour documentary entitled, "Las Vegas, Beyond 48 Hours," which painted a more realistic picture of "Sin City" and its residents.
KVBC was first to document the Mirage volcano explosion during its initial test in front of an unsuspecting nighttime audience. Overnight coverage, by reporter/anchors Steve Eager and Sarah Hoeveler and photographer Mike Dixon, helped to establish the newscast as #1 in the mornings from its inception in the summer of 1989. Hoeveler and photographer Jeff Lonetree won a regional Emmy award for coverage of breaking news overnight. Businessman Mike Moody later joined the anchor team to report on business news in southern Nevada.
Channel 3 created and hosted a community "EarthFair" in the summer of 1990. The Arts and Environmental Science Expo featured science fair projects, pine tree giveaway, and booths by up to 120 exhibitors. 15,000 people showed up for that first EarthFair at the Sunset Park. The Fair continued annually for several years.
From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, KVBC had its own radio station, KVBC-FM on 105.1 FM dial. One of the shows on the air was called "Nate at Night", and was hosted by KVBC Chief Meteorogist Nathan Tannenbaum.
With the digital transition completed, the station officially added the -DT suffix to its legal call sign on June 23, 2009.
On June 18, 2010 KVBC announced a call letter change to KSNV, reflecting the renaming of Valley Broadcasting Company (by this time the subsidiary of Sunbelt that held the station's license) to Southern Nevada Communications, as well as better reflecting the station's relationship with sister stations KRNV-DT in Reno
and KENV-DT in Elko
via the "Nevada Information Network". The change to KSNV-DT became official on July 9, 2010.
for many years. That name was changed to the current News 3 in 1982, and Eyewitness News was picked up shortly thereafter by KLAS-TV
(channel 8). It was the first station to report the deadly Las Vegas Hilton fire in February 1981, interrupting regularly scheduled programming to provide live coverage.
KVBC premiered "News 3 at Sunrise," its morning newscast, in 1989 with overnight team coverage by reporter/anchors Steve Eagar (former Detroit Tigers catcher, now with KDFW
in Dallas-Ft. Worth), Sarah Hoeveler, traffic reporter Tom Hawley and news photographer and editor Mike Dixon. In June 1991, News 3 at Noon premiered; It later expanded to one hour. On April 4, 2006, KVBC began a local 10 o'clock newscast on KVWB (now KVMY
). The newscast moved to KVCW
until September 2009 when it was cancelled and revived on KTUD on October 26, 2009.
On July 9, 2007, KVBC changed their morning newscast name to News 3 Today, phasing out the long-standing News 3 at Sunrise. With the promotion of Sue Manteris to evenings, and the reduction of Mitch Truswell to just the noon newscast. The morning team consists of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley. On August 11, 2007 KVBC became the second TV station in the Las Vegas market to broadcast its local news programming in High Definition.
On January 5, 2009, longtime meteorologist John Fredericks retired from the station after 12½ years at KVBC. According to the anchors, John felt it was hard to say goodbye on the air, therefore he left an audio message for the viewers and the station, as it does with any person that leaves after a long tenure, showed a montage of clips of John's career at KVBC. Dana Wagner was posted as replacing John during the morning and noon newscasts.
On June 9, 2011, Sue Manteris, a veteran news anchor at Channel 3 for over 20 years, signed off on her final newscast following the expiration of her contract, which was not renewed by station management. Sue, born in Varanasi, India, filed a lawsuit on May 17, 2011 in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the station ownership and management, alleging ethnic, gender and age discrimination. The lawsuit is pending.U.S. District Court Original Filing
Saturdays
Sundays
KVBC launched a campaign to advertise the new slogan. In late November, KVBC introduced billboards with the phrase "We are WOFY" displayed throughout the city. In December, the station began running commercials featuring WOFY in the shape of Pepperoni, WOFY spelled out in alphabet soup, and even spelled out WOFY in children's blocks. The station also teamed up with Henderson Hyundai by spelling out WOFY in cars in the car dealership's backlot. In late December, early January, KVBC launced the website wearewofy.com (now shut down) to help direct comments about what WOFY may mean. WOFY was later announced as "Watching Out for You," in January on News 3 Today with Kim & Dana Wagner. In October 2009, KVBC eliminated the "Watching Out for You" slogan from its newscasts.
Weather team
Sports team
Reporters
Local program hosts
KSNV, as KVBC, also previously maintained two full-power satellite stations. KVNV
(channel 3) in Ely
served as a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2001 until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2008, while KMCC
(channel 34) in Laughlin
was a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2003 until it was sold to Cranston II, LLC in 2005. Additionally, the signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over KBMO-TV (channel 9) in Tonopah, Nevada
, but construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002.
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 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. It is the flagship station of Intermountain West Communications Company
Intermountain West Communications Company
Intermountain West Communications Company, formerly known as Sunbelt Communications Company, is the owner and operator of television stations in 11 media markets located in the western United States....
(formerly Sunbelt Communications Company). KSNV's studios are on Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas, and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain in Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
.
Digital television
| Channel | Video | Format | Programming |
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| 3.1 | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... |
16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
Main KSNV-DT programming / NBC |
| 3.2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | Untamed Sports TV Untamed Sports TV Untamed Sports TV is a digital subchannel which provides niche outdoor and lifestyle programming to several stations in the United States. This channel was launched in 2008 by OlympuSAT who also distributes the Funimation Channel.-Programs:... |
| 3.3 | Universal Sports Universal Sports Universal Sports is an American television network that airs various sports, primarily those contested in the Olympic Games, including swimming, gymnastics, cycling, track and field, figure skating, skiing, bobsledding and triathlon.-Programming:... (To be replaced by Antenna TV Antenna TV Antenna TV is an American digital broadcast television network, primarily featuring classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s, along with some feature films. It is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Chicago-based Tribune Company... soon) |
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History
The station went on the air as KLRJ-TV on channel 2 on January 23, 1955, licensed to Henderson and owned by the Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media LLCStephens Media (newspapers)
Stephens Media LLC is a Las Vegas, Nevada diversified media holding company that publishes over 11 daily and 64 weekly newspapers in 9 states, primarily in Nevada and Arkansas....
) along with the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and one of two daily newspapers in Las Vegas . It is the flagship publication of Stephens Media LLC...
and KORK radio (920 AM, now KBAD
KBAD
KBAD AM 920 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and local sports station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned by Lotus Broadcasting. KBAD was formerly known as KORK-AM prior to 1997.-KORK:...
; and 97.1 FM, now KXPT). Soon after, the station changed its calls to KORK-TV, matching its radio sisters, and moved its license and studios to Las Vegas. It has always been an NBC affiliate, but 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 KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 , is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises...
(channel 8) until KSHO-TV (channel 13, now KTNV-TV) signed on in 1956. 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 1967, KORK-TV moved to channel 3 to avoid interference with newly signed-on KTVN
KTVN
KTVN, virtual channel 2, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe, California. KTVN's owner is Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. The station's digital signal operates on VHF channel 13...
(channel 2) in Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...
. In 1971, a group of local residents led by Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers began an effort to take control of channel 3. Rogers' group gained more support when Donrey began heavily preempting NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising in the late 1970s. NBC was far less tolerant of this than the other networks at the time. The most notable of these preemptions was the 1978 World Series
1978 World Series
-Game 1:Tuesday, October 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CaliforniaWith Yankee ace Ron Guidry unavailable at least until Game 3, the Dodgers pounded twenty-game winner Ed Figueroa. Figueroa left after two innings, allowing home runs to Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes. Lopes would add a...
, angering both NBC and several Las Vegas area viewers, some of whom complained to the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
. Facing pressure from both NBC and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. Donrey retained KORK radio, and as a result on October 1, 1979 the station became KVBC, reflecting the new ownership. Since then, the station has more or less cleared the whole NBC lineup.
For a few years, KVBC used a portion of Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
's 1978 hit "Come Sail Away
Come Sail Away
"Come Sail Away" is a song by American progressive rock group Styx, featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion . Upon its release as the lead single from the album, "Come Sail Away" charted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and helped The Grand Illusion achieve multi-platinum...
" and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
's "While You See A Chance
While You See a Chance
"While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, who also wrote it alongside Will Jennings. It was released on his album Arc of a Diver and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1981, and also reached #68 on the Billboard Top 100 for the year 1981, however it only...
" before going to a commercial break.
In the late 1980s, KVBC's sign-on to sign-off ratings climbed to an all-time high, thanks in part to a strong primetime line-up by NBC, in the late 1980s. News anchors Dave Courvoisier, Gwen Castaldi, and Rikki Cheese, weatherman Mike Bradley, and the sports team of Scott Reynolds and Colin Cowherd, supported by a strong team of reporters that included Scott Andrus, Deborah Brada, Dan Burns, Jamie Garcia, Rick Kirkham, Lonni Leavitt, Dan Monson, Darwin Morgan, Denise Rosch, and Laura Stephenson led News 3 when it surpassed KLAS-TV as the market leader.
Two major "events" aided KVBC's rise to the top. In May 1988 an explosion and fire rocked the Pacific Engineering and Production Company (Pepcon)
PEPCON disaster
The PEPCON disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in Henderson, Nevada on May 4, 1988 at the Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada plant. The chemical fire and subsequent explosions claimed two lives, injured 372 people, and caused an estimated US$100 million of damage...
in Henderson. KVBC was knocked off the air for a few minutes, because its TV tower atop Black Mountain was positioned just above the blast site. Once KVBC was back on the air it was the first local station to continuously broadcast its breaking news coverage. Later that year, CBS produced "48 Hours in Las Vegas," a feature about Las Vegas that portrayed the city as full of gamblers and riddled by crime. In response, KVBC produced a one-hour documentary entitled, "Las Vegas, Beyond 48 Hours," which painted a more realistic picture of "Sin City" and its residents.
KVBC was first to document the Mirage volcano explosion during its initial test in front of an unsuspecting nighttime audience. Overnight coverage, by reporter/anchors Steve Eager and Sarah Hoeveler and photographer Mike Dixon, helped to establish the newscast as #1 in the mornings from its inception in the summer of 1989. Hoeveler and photographer Jeff Lonetree won a regional Emmy award for coverage of breaking news overnight. Businessman Mike Moody later joined the anchor team to report on business news in southern Nevada.
Channel 3 created and hosted a community "EarthFair" in the summer of 1990. The Arts and Environmental Science Expo featured science fair projects, pine tree giveaway, and booths by up to 120 exhibitors. 15,000 people showed up for that first EarthFair at the Sunset Park. The Fair continued annually for several years.
From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, KVBC had its own radio station, KVBC-FM on 105.1 FM dial. One of the shows on the air was called "Nate at Night", and was hosted by KVBC Chief Meteorogist Nathan Tannenbaum.
With the digital transition completed, the station officially added the -DT suffix to its legal call sign on June 23, 2009.
On June 18, 2010 KVBC announced a call letter change to KSNV, reflecting the renaming of Valley Broadcasting Company (by this time the subsidiary of Sunbelt that held the station's license) to Southern Nevada Communications, as well as better reflecting the station's relationship with sister stations KRNV-DT in Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
and KENV-DT in Elko
Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
via the "Nevada Information Network". The change to KSNV-DT became official on July 9, 2010.
News operation
Channel 3's newscasts were called Eyewitness NewsEyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
for many years. That name was changed to the current News 3 in 1982, and Eyewitness News was picked up shortly thereafter by KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 , is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises...
(channel 8). It was the first station to report the deadly Las Vegas Hilton fire in February 1981, interrupting regularly scheduled programming to provide live coverage.
KVBC premiered "News 3 at Sunrise," its morning newscast, in 1989 with overnight team coverage by reporter/anchors Steve Eagar (former Detroit Tigers catcher, now with KDFW
KDFW
KDFW, virtual channel 4 , is the Fox owned-and-operated television station in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex designated market area....
in Dallas-Ft. Worth), Sarah Hoeveler, traffic reporter Tom Hawley and news photographer and editor Mike Dixon. In June 1991, News 3 at Noon premiered; It later expanded to one hour. On April 4, 2006, KVBC began a local 10 o'clock newscast on KVWB (now KVMY
KVMY
KVMY, branded as MyLVTV is a full-service television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 22 as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Founded March 8, 1982, the station is owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group...
). The newscast moved to KVCW
KVCW
KVCW, branded as The CW Las Vegas, is the CW-affiliated television station for Las Vegas. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in Henderson, Nevada southwest of I-515/U.S. 93/U.S. 95...
until September 2009 when it was cancelled and revived on KTUD on October 26, 2009.
On July 9, 2007, KVBC changed their morning newscast name to News 3 Today, phasing out the long-standing News 3 at Sunrise. With the promotion of Sue Manteris to evenings, and the reduction of Mitch Truswell to just the noon newscast. The morning team consists of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley. On August 11, 2007 KVBC became the second TV station in the Las Vegas market to broadcast its local news programming in High Definition.
On January 5, 2009, longtime meteorologist John Fredericks retired from the station after 12½ years at KVBC. According to the anchors, John felt it was hard to say goodbye on the air, therefore he left an audio message for the viewers and the station, as it does with any person that leaves after a long tenure, showed a montage of clips of John's career at KVBC. Dana Wagner was posted as replacing John during the morning and noon newscasts.
On June 9, 2011, Sue Manteris, a veteran news anchor at Channel 3 for over 20 years, signed off on her final newscast following the expiration of her contract, which was not renewed by station management. Sue, born in Varanasi, India, filed a lawsuit on May 17, 2011 in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the station ownership and management, alleging ethnic, gender and age discrimination. The lawsuit is pending.U.S. District Court Original Filing
Newscasts
Weekdays- Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3 - 4:30-7 a.m.
- News 3 at Noon - 12-1 p.m.
- First News 3 at 4 - 4-4:30 p.m.
- News 3 at 5 - 5-5:30 p.m.
- News 3 Nightly at 6 - 6-6:30 p.m.
- Face to Face with Jon Ralston - 6:30–7 p.m.
- News 3 at 11 - 11-11:35 p.m.
Saturdays
- News 3 at Sunrise - 6-7 a.m.
- News 3 Today - 9-9:30 a.m.
- News 3 at 5 - 5-5:30 p.m.
- News 3 at 6 - 6-6:30 p.m.
- News 3 at 11 - 11- 11:29 p.m.
Sundays
- News 3 at Sunrise - 6-7 a.m.
- News 3 Today - 9-9:30 a.m.
- News 3 at 5 - 5-5:30 p.m.
- News 3 at 6 - 6-6:30 p.m.
- News 3 at 11 - 11-11:35 p.m.
- Sports Night in Las Vegas - 11:35 p.m.–12 a.m.
Newscast titles
- Your Esso Reporter (1955–1958)
- KORK-TV News (1958–1964)
- Las Vegas Newsbeat (1964–1970)
- City Camera News (1970–1974)
- NewsCenter 3 (1974–1980)
- Eyewitness News (1980–1982)
- Channel 3 News (1982–1986)
- News 3 (1986–present)
Station slogans
- Come Home, to TV-3 (1980–1982; not related to the NBC ad campaign of the late 1980s)
- The Spirit of Las Vegas! (1982–1986)
- Turn to a Friend (1986–1989; during period station used Frank Gari's "Turn To News")
- Turn to a Friend, Turn to 3 (1989–1994)
- Where News Comes First (1994–2007)
- Watching Out for You (2007–2009)
KVBC launched a campaign to advertise the new slogan. In late November, KVBC introduced billboards with the phrase "We are WOFY" displayed throughout the city. In December, the station began running commercials featuring WOFY in the shape of Pepperoni, WOFY spelled out in alphabet soup, and even spelled out WOFY in children's blocks. The station also teamed up with Henderson Hyundai by spelling out WOFY in cars in the car dealership's backlot. In late December, early January, KVBC launced the website wearewofy.com (now shut down) to help direct comments about what WOFY may mean. WOFY was later announced as "Watching Out for You," in January on News 3 Today with Kim & Dana Wagner. In October 2009, KVBC eliminated the "Watching Out for You" slogan from its newscasts.
News team
Anchors- Krystal Allan - weekend mornings; also weeknight reporter
- Dan Ball - weekdays at 4, and weeknights at 11 p.m.; also 5 and 6 p.m. reporter
- Jessica Moore - weeknights at 5 and 11 p.m.; also 4 and 6 p.m. reporter
- Marie Mortera - weekdays at 4 p.m.; also general assignment and crime reporter
- Gerard Ramalho - weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Jim Snyder - weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.; also special feature reporter
- Michelle Velez - weekdays at 12:30 p.m.; also weekday morning reporter
- Dana Wagner - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon
- Kim Wagner - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon; also consumer reporter
Weather team
- Kevin Janison (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; weekdays at 4; weeknights 5, 6 and 11 p.m. - Jerry Brown (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, 6 and 11 p.m., also general assignment reporter - Dana Wagner (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,...
Seal of Approval) - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon
Sports team
- Kevin West - sports director; weeknights at 11 p.m.
- Randy Howe - sports anchor; weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Reporters
- Sergio Avila - general assignment reporter
- Hetty Chang - general assignment reporter
- Ashley Conroy - general assignment reporter
- Tom Hawley - weekday morning traffic reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Paul Matadeen - general assignment reporter
- Marissa Mike - general assignment reporter
- Rob Munoz - general assignment reporter
- Denise Rosch - general assignment reporter
- Mackenzie Warren - general assignment reporter
Local program hosts
- Dana Gentry - co-host of Vegas Inc. (Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.)
- Jeff Gillan - co-host of Vegas Inc. (Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.)
- Jon Ralston - host of Face to Face (weeknights at 6:30 p.m.)
Notable former on-air staff
- Sophia ChoiSophia ChoiSophia Choi is an American news broadcaster at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Sophia Choi was born in Taegu, Korea. She moved to the U.S. at the age of seven, and attended Hollywood Elementary School in Hollywood, Maryland. After her father's death when she was 12, she moved to Memphis,...
- 4 and 6 p.m. anchor (2007–2010) - Colin CowherdColin CowherdColin Murray Cowherd is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio and ESPNews. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2.-Career:...
- sports anchor (1988–1996; now with ESPNESPNEntertainment 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....
) - Sue ManterisSue ManterisSue Manteris , is a former TV news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, KSNV-DT. She was born on June 20, 1962 in Varanasi, India....
- anchor (1989–2011)
Satellites and translators
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- K03CM Pioche, NevadaPioche, Nevada-External links:*...
- K02EG Ursine, NevadaUrsine, NevadaUrsine is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States....
- KVBT-LP (channel 41) Santa Clara, UtahSanta Clara, UtahSanta Clara is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles , of which, 4.9 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it...
KSNV, as KVBC, also previously maintained two full-power satellite stations. KVNV
KVNV
KVNV, channel 3, is a television station licensed to Ely, Nevada. The station carries programming from the My Family TV network. It is owned and operated by PMCM TV, LLC.-History:...
(channel 3) in Ely
Ely, Nevada
Ely is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50, with the discovery of copper in 1906...
served as a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2001 until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2008, while KMCC
KMCC
KMCC is a full-power television station in Laughlin, Nevada, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 32 as a VasalloVision affiliate. The station is owned by Cranston II LLC .-History:...
(channel 34) in Laughlin
Laughlin, Nevada
Laughlin is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, and a port located on the Colorado River. Laughlin is south of Las Vegas, located in the far southern tip of Nevada. It is best known for its gaming, entertainment, and water recreation. As of the 2010 census, the...
was a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2003 until it was sold to Cranston II, LLC in 2005. Additionally, the signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over KBMO-TV (channel 9) in Tonopah, Nevada
Tonopah, Nevada
Tonopah is a census-designated place located in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 approximately mid-way between Las Vegas and Reno....
, but construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002.