KLJB-TV
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| KLJB-TV | |
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| Davenport, Iowa | |
| Branding | KLJB FOX18 |
| Slogan | "Your Station--Fox 18" |
| Channels | 18 (UHF) analog, 49 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Grant Broadcasting |
| Founded | July 1985 |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1985-1987 and 1988-1990) |
| Website | www.kljb.com |
KLJB is a television station operating out of Davenport, Iowa. The station transmits on UHF channel 18. KLJB is currently a Fox television affiliate. The station is the primary Fox affiliate for the Quad Cities area and other parts of east central Iowa and northwest Illinois. Its transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois.
The station is owned by Grant Broadcasting, which was established and run by Milton Grant, who serves as President and General Manager of the station. In addition to this station, Grant also owns a number of other television stations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Virginia. Grant purchased KLJB on September 15, 1991. In 1996 he purchased the former KJMH-TV, channel 26, in Burlington, which then simulcasted KLJB's signal to southeast Iowa viewers before becoming WB affiliate KGWB (now known as KGCW) in late 2000.
Due to interference from a low-powered station also located at channel 26, KGCW's programming also airs on KLJB's digital subchannel in some of the Illinois portion of the market.
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[edit] History
KLJB signed on the air in 1985 as an independent television station. It became a charter member of the Fox Network in 1987, but dropped the affiliation after a year, following a dispute between station manager Gary Brandt and the network after Brandt, frustrated by the low ratings for Fox's Saturday night lineup, bumped it to overnight in favor of more profitable syndicated programming. However, following the success of The Simpsons, KLJB rejoined the FOX network in 1990.
On July 4, 1987 KLJB premiered Live on Tape: a late night comedy sketch show that aired on Saturday nights at 10pm. Produced at the KLJB studio in Davenport Iowa and working with local talent, no budget, and cheap sets, "Live on Tape" was rough, cheesy, but over-all fun local television. The skits ranged from the truly awful, to some inspired comic moments with such characters as: E.J. Crackerhorn, Arnie Upshoe, Guy Newswarthy, Uncle Joey, Nosey, Clive Knobfinder, Zippy Spamhammer, and Bongo the Exploding Clown (to name a few). Except for news programs "Live on Tape" was the only locally produced entertainment show at that time in the Quad City area. And the only original sketch comedy show produced in the Midwest. "Live on Tape" aired until 1990. Official website at: www.liveontape.tv
On December 31, 1999, KLJB debuted its own local newscast, the FOX18 Nine O'Clock News, which airs every night of the week except Saturday. KLJB's news is currently produced by the Independent News Network, whose news operations for its stations are based in Davenport.
They began broadcasting in high-definition television in January 2003.
[edit] Personalities and programming
Current Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News personalities include:
[edit] Anchors
- John Beard, weekenights
- Kerry Phillips, weeknights
- Phil Doherty, producer of weeknights, anchor of Sunday newscast
[edit] Accu-Weather
- Mark Prater, chief meteorologist
- Susie Marin, fill-in meteorologist
[edit] Reporters
- Kurt Liske
- Vanessa Murphy
[edit] Sports
- Libby Allison, head sports anchor- weekdays
- Chris Hassel, sports (weekends) producer
[edit] Former Personalities
- Doug Kazarian, anchor/sports
- Greg Wilson, Anchor
- Jaime Dismer, Sports
- Olga Ospina, Anchor
- Chris McGinnis, Chief Meteorologist
- Jeremy Moss, Sports
- Andrea Rich, Meteorologist
- Paula Perez, Weather
- Joe Barnes, Reporter
- Andy Cunningham, Reporter
- Ken Price, Reporter
Current syndicated shows on KLJB's schedule include The People's Court, The Tyra Banks Show, and Maury, as well as reruns of The Simpsons, According to Jim, The King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, Seinfeld, and That '70s Show.
The weekends shows include American Idol Rewind, Frasier, 24, and Without a Trace
