KHQ-TV
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| KHQ-TV | |
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 Spokane, Washington |
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| Branding | Q6 |
| Slogan | Your Local News Leader |
| Channels | 6 (VHF) analog, 15 (UHF) digital |
| Translators | 65 K65AU Stemilt |
| Affiliations | NBC
NBC Weather Plus (DT2) |
| 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 retains 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] KHQ Weather Plus Channels
- Comcast Digital Channel 115
- KHQ Digital Channel 6.2
- Wenatchee Charter Cable 287
- Pullman/Moscow Channel 87
[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
- KHQ Local News TODAY - 5:00 - 7:00 am (Mon-Fri)
- KHQ Local News SATURDAY - 7:00 - 10:00 am
- KHQ Local News at 5:00 - 5:00 - 5:30 pm
- KHQ Local News at 6:00 - 6:00 - 6:30 pm
- FOX FIRST AT TEN - 10:00 - 10:35 pm (On KAYU; Seven Days a Week)
- KHQ Local News :11@11: - 11:00 - 11:35 pm
[edit] Current KHQ On-Air Personalities
Anchors:
- Dan Kleckner - KHQ Local News @ 5&6 (Mon-Fri)
- Stephanie Vigil - KHQ Local News @ 5,6,& :11@11: (Mon-Fri)
- Sean Owsley - KHQ Local News 11@11 & KHQ Local News Saturday
- Dana Haynes - FOX FIRST AT TEN
- Bill McGinty - FOX FIRST AT TEN
- Ana Cabrera - Weekend Local News @ 5,6, FOX FIRST AT TEN, :11@11: & KHQ Local News Saturday
- Dave Cotton - KHQ Local News TODAY
- Shelly Monahan - KHQ Local News TODAY
Reporters:
- Anthony Gomes
- Tom Durian
- Jennifer Kim
- Dana Haynes
- Bill McGinty
- Ana Cabrera
- Sean Owsley
- Mike Gibson
- Julie Humphreys
- Paola Cherzad
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
- KHQ Official Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KHQ
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K65AU
| Broadcast television in the Spokane / Coeur d'Alene market (Nielsen DMA #77) |
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Spokane / Coeur d'Alene: (Inland Empire) |
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Lewiston / Clarkston / Pullman / Moscow: (Quad Cities) |
