KAMR-TV
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| KAMR-TV | |
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| Amarillo, Texas | |
| Branding | KAMR NBC 4 |
| Slogan | On Your Side |
| Channels | 4 (VHF) analog, 19 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | K AMaRillo |
| Former callsigns | KGNC (1953-1974) |
| Former affiliations | None |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW Analog 8.5 kW Digital STA 1,000 kW Digital CP |
| Website | www.kamr.com |
KAMR-TV is an NBC affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas, USA. The station was acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group after it KAMR's parent company, Quorum Broadcasting in 2003. This station operates shared services agreements with Mission Broadcasting's stations, KCIT and KCPN-LP. KAMR celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2003.
When it first went to the air in 1953, it was known as KGNC-TV and was co-owned by the Amarillo Globe-News along with KGNC-AM 710. The Globe-News was sold to Stauffer Communications in 1974, which in turn sold off KGNC-TV in 1974. Channel 4's new owners changed the station's call letters to KAMR-TV soon after the deal closed.
KAMR NBC 4 can been seen on cable channel 5 in the Amarillo area.
The weeknight newscasts on KAMR are anchored by Andy Justus & Faith Miller. Chief Meteorologist is Bill Turner. These newscasts are produced by Justin Kreitz & Jennifer Laxson.
NBC 4 Today in Amarillo 5:30am-7am
NBC 4 News at Five
NBC 4 News at Six
NBC 4 News at Ten
Weekends:
NBC 4 News at Six
NBC 4 News at Ten
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 KAMR ident -- Dating back to the 1980s. |
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| Broadcast television in the Amarillo market (Nielsen DMA #131) | |||
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KACV 2 (PBS) - KENW 3 (PBS) - KAMR 4 (NBC) - KVII 7 / KVIH 12 (ABC, The CW on DT2) - KFDA 10 (CBS) - KCIT 14 (FOX) - K16AB 16 / K55AY 55/ K56AY 56 (PBS/OETA) - KPTF 18 (GLC) - K25GI 25 (TBN) - KEYU 31 / KEAT-LP 22 (UNI) - KCPN-LP 33 (MNTV) - KTMO-LP 36 (TMD) - KZBZ-LP 46 (IND) - K64GK 64 (Multimedios) |
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| Albuquerque Repeaters within the New Mexico part of the Amarillo market | |||
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KASA-TV (K14KO / K48EH) (Fox) - KOB-TV (K16EX / K31GC / K35FP) (NBC) |
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KPRC 2 (Houston) - KFDX 3 (Lawton / Wichita Falls) - KSAN 3 (San Angelo) - KAMR 4 (Amarillo) - KBTV 4 (Port Arthur) - WOAI 4 (San Antonio) - |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, i, Religious, Independent, Home Shopping and Other Spanish stations in Texas | |
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Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
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ABC Network Affiliates: KAMC1 | KMID | KODE1 | KQTV | KSVI | WDHN | WJET | WTVO1 | WUTR2 |
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CBS Network Affiliates: KLBK | KLST | KOLR1 | KTAB | WCIA | WMBD | WROC | WTAJ2 | WYOU1 |
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Fox Network Affiliates: KARD | KCIT1 | KHMT1 | KFTA4 | KJTL1 | KSFX | WFFT | WFXP1 | WFXV | WFXW1 | WQRF | WTVW | WUHF5 | WYZZ5 |
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NBC Network Affiliates: KARK | KAMR | KBTV | KFDX | KNWA | KRBC1 | KSAN1 | KSNF | KTAL | WBRE | WHAG | WTWO |
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1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. |
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2The FCC has approved the acquisitions of these stations from Montecito Broadcast Group, which are now awaiting finalization. |
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3Nexstar awaits the license to the station. Clear Channel will still operate the station for the time being, having put its entire television group up for sale. |
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4Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. |
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5Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. |
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Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |
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