KHQ-TV
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| KHQ-TV | |
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| Spokane, Washington | |
| Branding | Q6 |
| Slogan | Your Local News Leader |
| Channels | 6 (VHF) analog, 15 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | The KHQ Television Group |
| Founded | December 20, 1952 |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary 1952-1954) |
| Website | www.khq.com |
KHQ-TV, also known as "Q6", is the NBC affiliate for Spokane, Washington. It broadcasts its analog signal on channel 6. The station is owned by The KHQ Television Group (a subsidiary of Cowles Publishing, which owns The Spokane Spokesman-Review newspaper). Its sister stations are KNDO 23 (Yakima) and KNDU 25 (Tri-Cities).
KHQ's DT2 subcarrier, which can be seen over the air on DTV channel 6.2 and locally on Comcast Digital Cable channel 115, airs NBC Weather Plus.
KHQ is one of five local Spokane TV stations seen in Canada on the StarChoice satellite provider as well as Shaw Cable in Calgary, Alberta and other markets.
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[edit] History
KHQ is Spokane's first television station, and the only major station in Spokane to remain with its original affiliation (NBC) since it began. It signed on the air on December 20, 1952 as a dual NBC/ABC affiliate. KREM took the ABC affiliation when it signed on air in 1954, but KHQ kept the NBC affiliation, which it remains to this day.
Traditionally, KHQ has been known as "Q6," but the station seems to have been shying away from that branding in recent years. KHQ still uses the "Q6" logo, but it's now exclusively verbally referred to on-air by its call letters.
[edit] Digital Television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 6.1 / 15.1 | Main KHQ-TV programming |
| 6.2 / 15.2 | NBC Weather Plus |
[edit] Classic Logos
 Station logo from 1963. |
 From 1975 to 1981 KHQ was known as Q-6 Alive, and its newscasts were called Q-6 News Alive |
[edit] Current KHQ Newscasts
- Q6 Local News Today - 5:00 - 7:00 am (Mon-Fri)
- Q6 Local News Saturday - 7:00 - 10:00 am
- Q6 Local News at 5:00 - 5:00 - 5:30 pm
- Q6 Local News at 6:00 - 6:00 - 6:30 pm
- FOX 28 News, First at Ten - 10:00 - 10:35 pm (on KAYU; Mon-Fri only)
- Q6 Local News :11@11: - 11:00 - 11:35 pm
[edit] Current KHQ On-Air Personalities
Anchors:
- Dan Kleckner - Q6 Local News @ 5&6 (Mon-Fri)
- Stephanie Vigil - Q6 Local News @ 5,6,& 11@11 (Mon-Fri)
- Sean Owsley - Q6 Local News 11@11 (Mon-Fri) & Q6 Local News Saturday
- Dana Haynes - FOX 28 First at Ten (Mon-Fri)
- Ana Cabrera - Weekend News @ 5,6,&11 & Q6 Local News Saturday
- Dave Cotton - Q6 Local News Today
- Shelly Monahan - Q6 Local News Today
Reporters:
- Anthony Gomes
- Tom Durian
- Jennifer Kim
- Dana Haynes
- Ana Cabrera
- Sean Owsley
- Mike Gibson
Meteorologists:
- Brian Albrecht - Chief Meteorologist
- Jeff Womack - Weekend Meteorologist
- George Maupin - Morning Meteorologist (Mon-Fri)
- Dave Law - Substitute
Sports Anchors:
- John Fritz - Sports Director
- Derek Deis - Weekend Sports
[edit] Firsts
- First in the Spokane market
- First outside of Seattle
- Second in Washington (KING-TV is the first.)
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Spokane / Coeur d'Alene market (Nielsen DMA #77) |
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