KMEG

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KMEG
Sioux City, Iowa
Branding	KMEG 14
Slogan	"Your Hometown News"
Channels	14 (UHF) analog, 39 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Pappas Telecasting
Founded	October 1, 1967
Call letters meaning	K + MEGawatt of visual ERP[1]
Former affiliations	Fox (secondary)
Transmitter Power	4,656 kW Analog 1,000 kW Digital CP 3.71 kW Digital STA
Website	www.kmeg14.com

KMEG is the CBS network affiliate in Sioux City, Iowa, owned by Pappas Telecasting alongside sister station, Fox network affiliate KPTH-TV 44. The station operates on UHF channel 14 and in digital on channel 39, also on the UHF dial. KMEG began its broadcast operation on October 1, 1967^[2] and has maintained the KMEG call letters and its CBS affiliation ever since. KMEG had also once served as the market's Fox affiliate before KPTH took to the air.

KMEG's studios were at 7th & Floyd Boulevard in Sioux City until around the turn of the 21st century, when they moved to new facilities in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, near North Sioux City.^[1] As of 2005, KPTH FOX 44 has moved into the new KMEG Studios.

Contents 1 KMEG 14 News Team 2 KMEG 14 Studio 3 Translators 4 Trivia 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] KMEG 14 News Team

• Mark Hall, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. news co-anchor
• Michelle Stuhr, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. news co-anchor
• Jim Nichols, chief meteorologist, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts
• Travis Morgan, sports director, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts
• Sarah TeSlaa, morning news co-anchor and noon news anchor
• Kevin Jacobsen, morning news co-anchor
• George Waldenberger, morning meteorologist
• Andi Hauser, weekend anchor
• Katie Ferrier, weekend meteorologist
• Adam Uhernick, weekend reporter
• Sean Andersen, reporter
• Chad Petri, morning live reporter
• Mario Geraldo, reporter
• Denise Hyntka, reporter
• Dena Richardson, health reporter

[edit] KMEG 14 Studio

The current KMEG/KPTH studio is located in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. This 20,132 sq. ft. building was constructed by Darland Construction Company. At the time, the building included the KMEG-TV studio and two radio stations (Star 102.3 and Y 101.3). Prior to the construction, Waitt Broadcasting purchased KMEG-TV in 1998 from Maine Radio. Waitt increased the KMEG tower height to 2,000 ft. and upgraded the power to 5 million watts. KMEG coverage area increased from the Sioux City metro area to the full-market area. In May 2005, KMEG was purchased by Pappas Telecasting Companies out of Visalia, California. The two radio stations moved out and KPTH Fox 44 moved in.

[edit] Translators

KMEG's signal is re-broadcast over three translators:^[3]

• Norfolk, Nebraska: K35FM, channel 35
• Spencer, Iowa: K55FL, channel 55
• Storm Lake, Iowa: K40CO, channel 40

[edit] Trivia

KMEG was one of only two CBS stations not to air The Late Show with David Letterman when it premiered. Fargo affiliate KXJB also declined to alter its syndicated lineup.^[4] This led Sioux City to become known as the The Late Show's first home office. KMEG began airing the show in 1994.^[5]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.fybush.com/site-010829.html
2. ^ http://www.pappastv.com/profile.php?id=8
3. ^ REC Broadcast Query, retrieved 2006-07-25
4. ^ Briggs, Tracey Wong. "There's no stopping 'Letterman' in Fargo", USA Today, 1993-08-30, p. 3D.
5. ^ Hopkins, Tom. "Sioux City picks up Letterman", Dayton Daily News, 1994-08-29, p. 11B.

[edit] External links

• KMEG 14
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KMEG