KGNS-TV
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| KGNS | |
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| Laredo, TX | |
| Branding | Pro 8 News |
| Channels | 8 (VHF) analog, 15 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC (The CW on DT2 to begin 9/06) |
| Owner | SagamoreHill Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Call letters meaning | K Good Neighbor Station |
| Website | pro8news.com |
KGNS-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Laredo, Texas as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is the only English-language station to provide news in the Laredo market.
[edit] History
KGNS originally went on air January 7, 1956 as KHAD-TV, owned and operated Donrey Media Group by September 1, 1958. The "Good Neighbor Station" came from the winning entry of a contest among students on both sides of the Rio Grande to rename the station. On April 8, 2004 KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.
KGNS-TV is currently owned and operated by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
Beginning in September 2006 KGNS-TV will be carrying The CW network on its DT2 subchannel or Channel 19 on Digital Cable. The CW official website lists that station's call number for more information.
[edit] News
KGNS's "Pro 8 News," the only English-language news broadcast in the Laredo market, provides Laredo with more news than any other station in town with three hours of news every weekday and 1 hour per day on weekends. Considered by many in television to be a "starter" market, the station employs a number of recent college graduates.
According to Nielsen Media Research, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.
Tim Gutierrez and Mindy Casso anchor Pro 8 News on weekdays with Joe Camarlinghi helming sports. Adam Kudlo and Ashlie Hardway currently anchor the weekends with Dillon Collier anchoring weekend sports and is the road play-by-play announcer for the Laredo Broncos, a local baseball team in United League Baseball. KGNS also employs certified meteorologist Richard "Heatwave" Berler, who has been forecasting Laredo's weather for more than 25 years.
Due to its proximity to Mexico, the town of Nuevo Laredo is currently a hot bed for border violence stories and immigration issues.
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| American Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market (Nielsen DMA #187) | ||
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KGNS 8 (NBC) - KVTV 13 (CBS) - KETF-CA 25 (TFU) - KLDO 27 (UNI) - KNEZ-LP 39 (Ind.) - KNEX-LP 55 (Azteca America) - KLMV-LP 68 (Ind.) |
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Mexican Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market |
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| Broadcast television available on cable only: | ||
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San Antonio: WOAI 4 (NBC) - KENS 5 (CBS) - KLRN 9 (PBS) - KSAT 12 (ABC) - KABB 29 (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 | |
