KBTV-TV
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| KBTV-TV | |
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| Port Arthur / Beaumont, Texas | |
| Branding | KBTV 4 |
| Slogan | Hometown News |
| Channels | 4 (VHF) analog, 40 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Call letters meaning | K Beaumont TeleVision |
| Former callsigns | KPAC, KJAC |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW |
| Website | www.kbtv4.tv |
- "KBTV" redirects here. For the unrelated station in Sacramento, California, see KBTV-CA.
- For the former KBTV in Denver, Colorado, see KUSA-TV.
KBTV-TV is the NBC affiliate serving the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas market. It is licensed to Port Arthur. Its studios are in Beaumont with an office in Port Arthur.
It began in 1957 is KPAC, owned by the Jefferson Amusement Company. It later changed call letters to KJAC and then the present KBTV-TV.
The station was the first in the area to broadcast in color, use video tape, and air live coverage of area high school football games.
Among the original programming that originated at KBTV's studios were wrestling and the Circle 4 Club.
The Station is very unique because it broadcasts out of Parkdale Mall located in Beaumont Texas.
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| Broadcast television in the Beaumont market (Nielsen DMA #140) | ||
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KBTV 4 (NBC) - KFDM 6 (CBS/The CW on DT2) - KUHT 8 (PBS) - KBMT 12 (ABC) - KEBQ 22 (MNTV) - KVHP 29 (FOX) - KITU 34 (TBN) - KUIL-LP 64 (FOX) |
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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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