KVBC (TV)

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KVBC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Branding News 3 or Channel 3
Slogan Where News Comes First/Watching Out For You
Channels 3 (VHF) analog,
2 (VHF) digital
Affiliations NBC
Owner Sunbelt Communications Company
(Valley Broadcasting Company)
Founded January 23, 1955 as KORK. October 3, 1980 as KVBC.
Call letters meaning Valley Broadcasting Company, reference to the station's licensee
Former callsigns KORK-TV (1955-1980)
Website www.kvbc.com

KVBC (Channel 3 analog, 2 digital) is the NBC station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market. It is owned and operated by Sunbelt Communications Company. Its transmitter is located in Henderson, Nevada.

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[edit] History

  • The station went on the air as KLRJ-TV, Channel 2, on January 23, 1955, licensed to Henderson, with calls standing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which owned the station. It was later known as KORK-TV. By the 1970s the station switched to Channel 3, and by 1980, its call letters were changed to KVBC.
  • Las Vegas Valley Broadcasting Company took over KORK-TV in 1979 after the owners of KORK (and publishers of the Review-Journal), Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media Group), were found to be clipping NBC programs with local advertising. A concerned viewer contacted the Federal Communications Comission, FCC, and complained that coverage of The World Series was interrupted by KORK's local advertising.
  • When the station's call sign was changed to KVBC in 1980 (with its slogan "It's Nice To Come Home to TV-3"), its newscasts were titled "Eyewitness News". That name was changed in 1982, and was picked up shortly thereafter by KLAS-TV, which was then billing its newscasts as "NewsCenter 8".
  • KVBC was the first station to report the deadly Las Vegas Hilton fire in February, 1981, interrupting regular-scheduled program to provide live coverage.
  • On 2006-04-06, KVBC began to transmit a local 10 o'clock newscast on KVMY (then-KVWB), as well as their "News 3 Nightside" at 11 o'clock. The 10PM Newscast will move from KVMY to KVCW which is the CW network affiliation station.
  • KVBC uses Frank Gari's NBC News Now, Speed of Life & New Millenium Music packages. KVBC previously used The Great News Package & Turn to News, both by Frank Gari as well. In some teases KVBC uses Frank Gari's Premier Music Package.
  • The original name of the company that now runs KVBC was "Las Vegas Valley Broadcasting Company." It is now known as "Valley Broadcasting Company."

[edit] Newscasts

Weekdays

  • News 3 at Sunrise - 5AM-7AM
    • Anchored by Sue Manteris, Mitch Truswell,
    • Weather with Chief Meterologist John Fredricks,
    • And Traffic with Tom Hawley.
  • News 3 at Noon - NOON-1PM
    • Anchored by Sue Manteris, Mitch Truswell,
    • And Chief Meterologist John Fredricks.
  • First News 3 at Four - 4PM-4:30PM
    • Anchored by Beth Fisher, Kendell Tenney,
    • Weather with Dana Wagner,
    • And Traffic with Tom Hawley.
  • News 3 at Five - 5PM-5:30PM
    • Anchored by Nina Radetich, Jim Sydner,
    • Weather with Dana Wagner,
    • And Traffic with Tom Hawley.
  • News 3 at Six - 6PM-6:30PM
    • Anchored by Beth Fisher, Kendell Tenney,
    • And Weather with Dana Wagner.
  • News 3 at Ten on My LV TV - 10PM-11PM:
    • Anchored by Nina Radetich, Jim Sydner,
    • Weather with Dana Wagner,
    • And Sportszone with Kevin West.
  • News 3 Nightside - 11PM-11:35PM
    • Anchored by Nina Radetich, Jim Sydner,
    • Weather with Dana Wagner,
    • And Sports with Rick Strasser.

Weekends

  • Nevada Newsmakers - 5AM-6AM
  • News 3 at Sunrise - 6AM-7AM
    • Anchored by Maria Sliva, Luis Cruz,
    • And Weather with Marie Mortera.
  • News 3 Today - 9AM-9:30AM
    • Anchored by Maria Sliva, Luis Cruz,
    • And Weather with Marie Mortera.
  • News 3 at Five - 5PM-5:30PM
    • Anchored by Gerard Ramalho,
    • And Weather with Robert Santos.
  • News 3 at Six - 6PM-6:30PM
    • Anchored by Kimberly Wagner, Gerard Ramalho,
    • And Weather with Robert Santos,
    • And Sports with Rick Strasser.
  • News 3 at Ten on My LV TV - 10PM-10:30PM
    • Anchored by Kimberly Wagner, Gerard Ramalho,
    • And Weather with Robert Santos,
    • And Sports with Rick Strasser.
  • News 3 Nightside - 11PM-11:35PM (till 11:30 Saturdays)
    • Anchored by Kimberly Wagner, Gerard Ramalho,
    • And Weather with Robert Santos,
    • And Sports with Rick Strasser.

[edit] Station Logos

Current Logo

[edit] Past Personalities

  • Gwen Castaldi: Evening Anchor (Currently contributes to NPR Radio. Former News Director at KVVU)
  • Nate Tannenbaum:Chief Meteorologist 1995-2000 (currently works at KDWN-AM and KLVX (TV) in Las Vegas; occasionally "freelances" as weather forecaster for KVVU)
  • Scott Haws:Morning and Noon Anchor (currently works at KSL 5 in Utah)
  • Steve Schorr:Evening Anchor (late 1970s-early 1980s) (currently Vice President, Cox Communications)
  • Harley Akers:Sports anchor (1970s)
  • Mike Wallace: Meteorologist
  • Rikki Cheese:Evening Anchor (currently works at KTNV 13 in Las Vegas)
  • Dave Courvousier:Evening Anchor (currently works at KLAS-TV 8 in Las Vegas)
  • Dr. Jim Seibert:Chief Meteorologist
  • Rachael Boesing: Weekend Meteorologist (currently works at KNBC-TV 4 in Los Angeles}
  • Lisa Hidalgo: Weekend Meterologist (currently works at KMGH-TV 7 in Denver)
  • This list is incomplete.You can help by expanding it.

[edit] Translators

KVBC's signal is relayed on the following translator channels:

[edit] Facts

  • KVBC is home to syndicated duo Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in their lineup.
  • KVBC is one of a handful of NBC affiliates to air NBC Nightly News at 5:30 instead of 6:30. Here is Channel 3's Monday-Saturday 6:00-8:00pm block:

This lineup is copyright permission with KVBC-TV, Sunbelt Communications Company, & King World.

  • While KVBC's newscasts have Al Vanik as the voice over, News 3 at 10 on KVMY & KVCW have a different voiceover instead of Vanik.

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Broadcast television stations in the Las Vegas market  (Nielsen DMA #48)

KVBC 3 (NBC) (NBC Weather Plus on DT2) - KVVU 5 (FOX) (Fox 5 24/7 Weather on DT2) - KLAS 8 (CBS) - KLVX 10 (PBS) (PBS HD on DT1) (Create on DT3) - KTNV 13 (ABC) (KTNV Problem Solver Traffic on DT2) - KINC 15 (UNI) (KELV-LP on DT2) - KEEN-LP 17 (TLN) - KHDF-CA 19 (AZA) - KVMY 21 (MNTV) (The Tube on DT3) - KLVD-LP 23 (DS) - KTUD-CA 25 (Ind) - KELV-LP 27 (TFU) - KVPX-LP 28 (VSEN-TV) - KPVT-LP 30 (FamilyNet) - KNBX-CA 31 (Spanish) - KVCW 33 (The CW) - KMCC 34 (Spanish) - KVTE-LP 35 (Ind) - KBLR 39 (TEL) - K41IO 41 (TBN) - KPVM-LP 41 (i) - K43FO 43 (3ABN)  KGNG-LP 47 (HSN) - KLSV-LP 50 (JTV)  KHMP-LP 62 (A1) - KEGS-LP 63 (IA/RTN) 
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Nevada

KVBC 3 / KVNV 3 / KBMO 9 (Las Vegas / Ely / Tonopah) - KRNV 4 / KWNV 7 / KENV 10 (Reno / Winnemucca / Elko)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS and Other stations in Nevada
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