KBTV-TV
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| KBTV-TV | |
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| Port Arthur / Beaumont, Texas | |
| Branding | KBTV 4 / NBC 4 |
| Slogan | Your 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 |
- For the former KBTV in Denver, Colorado, see KUSA-TV.
- For the airport with KBTV as its ICAO code, see Burlington International Airport.
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 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, Religious, Other English 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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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting |
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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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