KGET-TV
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| Bakersfield, California | |
| Branding | KGET-TV 17 17 News |
| Slogan | In the Spirit of the Golden Empire |
| Channels | Analog: 17 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | Newport Television, LLC (sale pending to High Plains Broadcasting, Inc.; Newport Television will continue to operate the station thereafter) |
| First air date | November 8, 1959 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Kern Golden Empire Television |
| Former callsigns | KLYD-TV (1959-1969) KJTV (1969-1978) KPWR-TV (1978-1984) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1959-1974) CBS (1974-1984) |
| Transmitter Power | 5000 kW (analog) 135 kW (digital) |
| Height | 427 m (analog) 405 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 34459 |
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| Website | www.kget.com Bakersfield's CW |
KGET-TV is a television station serving Bakersfield, California, owned by Newport Television, LLC. It is an NBC affiliate, and transmits on UHF channel 17. KGET also has a digital-only/cable CW outlet called KWFB, one of the The CW Plus stations. It was originally part of The WB 100+ Station Group for the WB network when it was still in operation. The network ended in September 2006 along with UPN to form The CW and KWFB affiliated with the new network.
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[edit] History
Founded by businessman Ed Urner, channel 17 first broadcast on November 8, 1959 as KLYD, an ABC affiliate. [1] The call letters changed to KJTV in 1969. [2] In 1974, KJTV swapped affiliations with KBAK-TV, becoming a CBS affiliate.
The station's call letters changed again to KPWR-TV in 1978. In 1984, the station changed its calls to the present day KGET-TV, coinciding with an affiliation swap with KERO-TV to become Bakersfield's NBC affiliate, an affiliation which continues to the present day. That same year the station was purchased by the Ackerley Group. It was sold to the current owner, Clear Channel Communications in 2001.
KGET stands for "Kern Golden Empire Television," a moniker coined by the station's longtime vice president and general manager, Ray Watson. Watson, now retired, is now a Kern County Supervisor. The current KGET manager is RVP/GM Tom Randour.
KGET has dominated Bakersfield television in the Nielsen ratings since 1998.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Newport Television, a broadcasting holding company controlled by Providence Equity Partners.[3] However, Providence Equity Partners owns a 19 percent share of the Spanish-language media company Univision, the owner of MyNetworkTV affiliate KUVI-TV. In addition, with only five full-power stations, Bakersfield does not have enough to legally support a co-owned duopoly operation. As a result, the Federal Communications Commission granted conditional approval of the sale, provided that Providence Equity Partners divest either KGET or its stake in Univision as soon as the deal was finalized. That happened on March 14, 2008.
In May of 2008, Newport Television agreed to sell KGET and five other stations to High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. due to the aforementioned ownership conflict. However, Newport Television will continue to operate KGET after the sale is finalized.[4]
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- Newscene 17 (197?-1978)
- Channel 17 News (1978-1980)
- The Newscenter (1981-1984)
- 17Newscenter (1984-1991)
- Team 17- The News (1991-1996)
- Team 17 News (1996-1998)
- 17 News (1998 to present)
[edit] KGET Personalities, Past & Present
- Jim Scott (b. 1957) and Robin Mangarin (b.1960) are husband-and-wife and are considered iconic personalities in the Bakersfield news media. They were a lead anchor team for KERO-TV, prior to joining KGET in 1996.
- Gaylen Young - (Anchor 1984-2007) served as business reporter and 11pm anchor. He was also the station's former news director. He resigned in July, 2007, after station management presented him with an insulting contract offer.
- George Lindsay Young served as weather forecaster for KGET from 1987-90 and again from 1997-2004. He currently sells real estate in San Diego.
- John Elliot(Weather, 1995-98) moved on to MSNBC, making stops in San Diego and Los Angeles & is currently on air at WCBS in New York City.
- Lori Wallace (Weather) (2003-04, 2005-07) Left broadcasting and moved to Northern California; Currently features reporter for Good Day Sacramento weekend at KMAX in Sacramento
- Todd Strain (Sports) (2002-Present)
- Tiffany McElroy(Reporter/Anchor 1998-99) also moved on to New York, & currently anchors at WPIX 11.
- Maryellen Ford (Reporter) 1996-98 Wife of John Elliot. Left broadcasting & lives in New York.
- Kiyoshi Tomono (Anchor) 2004-Present
- Tisha Lewis (Reporter/ Anchor) 2004-2006, now at WTVJ, Channel 6, NBC O & O in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
- Tami Mlcoch (Anchor) 1999-Present
- Alexia Kapanaparis (11 PM anchor) 2004-2006
- Quyen Chung (Reporter) 2004-2005
- Kit Olpin (Reporter) 1996-99
- Brad Hoffman (Sports Anchor) 1999-2003
- Natasha Stenbock (Weather anchor) 2003-2005, now at KFMB in San Diego
- Spencer Washburn Weekend anchor/Reporter (2003-2006) now at KFMB in San Diego
- Maya Sanchez Weekend anchor/Reporter (1998-2006) now at KTLA in Los Angeles
- Suzanne Marques Weekend Anchor/Reporter (1999-2003) now at KTTV in Los Angeles
- Jennifer Musa Weekend Anchor/Weekday Reporter (2006-present)
- Todd Strain (Sports Anchor) 2003-Present
- Steve Talbott (Sports Anchor) ? - 1998 Working as PR writer for KCSOS.
- Justin Allen (Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter) 2000-02, later moved to KNTV 2002-2004 and KXTV 2004-2005, now at WTSP.
- Brett Barnes (Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter) 2002-04
- Shelle Jackson (Reporter) 1995-98
- Rebecca Klein (Reporter) 1997-99, Worked as reporter in Las Vegas (1999-2001) Now works in Baltimore, MD as a videographer and writer for "ModernBabies.com".
- Drew & Nerissa Sugars (Husband & Wife Weekend Anchor Team 1998-99) Anchored at KCOY in Santa Maria, CA until 2008
- Leslie Kirk (Reporter) 2002-03
- Patricia Soto (Reporter 1996-2000) Left broadcasting for career in Public Relations.
- Ron Lewis (Reporter - 1992-2002) Left reporting to pursue career in Public Relations. He now drives a school bus.
- Tricia Hua (Sunrise/Noon anchor 2001-2004) later moved on to KFTY in Santa Rosa (2004-2007) but left due to their newscasts being cancelled.
- Mike Valpredo (Weekend Sports Anchor 1999-2000) Served as sports and news anchor in Columbus, OH from 2000-06. Returned to Bakersfield, Ca to become a farmer.
- Mai Do(Anchor/Reporter 1999-2005), was married to Chris, and anchored news at KOLO in Reno, recently resigned.
- Leticia Ordaz (2000-02) Now at KCRA in Sacramento.
- Charlotte Stark (Anchor/Reporter 1998-2002) anchors news at KUSI in San Diego.
- Kevin Keeshan (nephew of Captain Kangaroo star Bob Keeshan)is news director at KGO in San Francisco.
- Natalie Moultrie (Anchor/Reporter 1992-98)is an anchor in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Vivian Tucker (Host/Historical reporter 1979-2007) died on January 19, 2007, following a battle with cancer.
- Maya Nishikawa ( ) Anchor/Reporter Now in San Diego
- Sherry Hatamiya (Reporter 2007-2008) now is a reporter/weekend anchor at KRNV (NBC) in Reno, NV.
[edit] References
- ^ Central California Edition. mcsittel.com. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.
- ^ Central California Edition. geocities.com. Retrieved on July 10, 2006.
- ^ Clear Channel Communications (2007-04-20). "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
- ^ Fresno's KGPE has new owner
[edit] External links
- KGET homepage
- Bakersfield's CW homepage
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KGET-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KGET-TV
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