KGNS-TV

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KGNS-TV
Laredo, Texas
Branding	Pro 8 News
Channels	Analog: 8 (VHF) Digital: 15 (UHF)
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	SagamoreHill Broadcasting, LLC (SagamoreHill Broadcasting of Texas, LLC)
First air date	January 7, 1956
Call letters’ meaning	Good Neighbor Station
Former callsigns	KHAD-TV (1956-1958)
Former affiliations	Both secondary: CBS (1956-1973) ABC (1956-?)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 2.4 kW (digital)
Height	312 m (analog) 285 m (digital)
Facility ID	10061
Transmitter Coordinates	27°40′21.6″N, 99°39′52.2″W
Website	www.pro8news.com

KGNS-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Laredo, Texas as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.

Contents 1 History 2 News 3 News/Station Presentation 3.1 Newscast Titles 3.2 Station Logos 4 External links

[edit] History

KGNS originally went on air January 7, 1956 as KHAD-TV. Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media Group bought the station on September 1, 1958. One of its first moves was to change the call letters to KGNS-TV. The new calls, standing for "Good Neighbor Station," came from the winning entry of a contest among students on both sides of the Rio Grande to rename the station. On April 8, 2004 KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.

KGNS-TV is currently owned and operated by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. Since KVTV shut down its news department in 2006, it has been the only English-language station in the area to air local news.

[edit] News

KGNS's "Pro 8 News," the only English-language news broadcast in the Laredo market, provides Laredo with more news than any other station in town with three hours of news every weekday and one hour per day on weekends. Considered by many in television to be a "starter" market, the station employs a number of recent college graduates.

According to Nielsen Media Research, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.

ANCHORS

Tim Gutierrez Weeknight Anchor
Ann Hutyra Weeknight Anchor
Joey Horta Morning and Noon Anchor
Mindy Casso Morning and Noon Anchor
Max Fernandez Weekend Anchor/Reporter

REPORTERS

Jackie Gil General Assignments
Noraida Negron General Assignments
Annette Garcia General Assignments
Concetta Callahan General Assignments
Erica Hernandez Producer/Reporter

WEATHER

Richard "Heatwave" Berler Chief Meteorologist
Victoria Marshall Meteorologist/Reporter

SPORTS

Humberto Cervera Weeknights,
Trevor Tankersly Weekends

[edit] News/Station Presentation

[edit] Newscast Titles

• NewsCenter 8 (1977-1986)
• Channel 8 News (1986-1994)
• NewsChannel 8 (1994-2002)
• Pro 8 News (2002-present)

[edit] Station Logos

Station logo, June 1974.

[edit] External links

• Pro 8 News
• Company Profile
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KGNS-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KGNS-TV

v • d • e American Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market (Nielsen DMA #188) KGNS 8 (NBC)(The CW on DT.2) - KVTV 13 (CBS) - KETF-CA 25 (Telefutura) - KLDO 27 (Univisión)(Telefutura on DT.2) (FOX on DT.3) (LATV on DT.4) - KXOF-CA 39 (FOX/MNTV/LATV) - KNEX-LP 55 (Azteca America) - KLMV-CA 68 (Ind) Mexican Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market XEFE 2 (Televisa) - XHBR 11 (Televisa XEW) - XHLNA 21 (TV Azteca 13) - XHLAT 33 (TV Azteca 7) - XHNAT 45 (Multimedios) - XHLAR 57 (Televisa) Broadcast television available on cable only: Availability may vary by geographical location San Antonio: KENS 5 (CBS) - KLRN 9 (PBS) - KSAT 12 (ABC) - KABB 29 (FOX) Mexico City: XHTV 4 (Televisa) - XHGC 5 (Televisa) - XEQ 9 (Televisa) - XEIPN 11 (Once TV) Other Markets: WNBC 4 (NBC, New York) - WSEE 35 (CBS, Erie)

v • d • e NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas KPRC 2 (Houston) - KFDX 3 (Lawton / Wichita Falls) - KSAN 3 (San Angelo) - KAMR 4 (Amarillo) - KBTV 4 (Port Arthur) - WOAI 4 (San Antonio) - KXAS 5 (Fort Worth / Dallas) - KCEN 6 / KMAY-LP 23 (Temple / Bryan) - KRIS 6 (Corpus Christi) - KTAL 6 (Texarkana) - KGNS 8 (Laredo) - KRBC 9 (Abilene) - KTSM 9 (El Paso) - KWES 9 / KWAB 4 (Midland / Big Spring) - KCBD 11 (Lubbock) - KMOL-LP 17 (Victoria) - KVEO 23 (Brownsville) - KXAN 36 / KXAM 14 (Austin / Llano) - KETK 56 / KETK-LP 53 (Jacksonville / Lufkin) See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas

v • d • e SagamoreHill Broadcasting KGNS-TV (NBC) · KGWN-TV (CBS) · KXLT-TV (FOX)1 · WBMM (CW) · WLTZ (NBC) · WNCF (ABC) · WWMB (CW) 2 1KXLT-TV is operated by Quincy Newspapers under a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA). 2WWMB is operated by Barrington Broadcasting under an LMA.