KMIR-TV

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KMIR-TV
Palm Springs, California
Branding KMIR 6
(cable channel)
Slogan Right Here Right Now
Channels Analog: 36 (UHF)

Digital: 46 (UHF)
Affiliations NBC
Owner Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.
(Journal Broadcast Corporation)
First air date October 26, 1968
Call letters’ meaning El MIRador Hotel
Transmitter Power 490 kW (analog)
12 kW (digital)
Height 207 m (analog)
212.5 m (digital)
Facility ID 16749
Transmitter Coordinates 33°52′0.3″N, 116°26′2.2″W
Website www.kmir6.com

KMIR-TV (Channel 36, cable 6) is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Palm Desert, California. Its signal covers most of the Coachella Valley, including Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Indio.

John Conte (actor) owned KMIR-TV before Journal Broadcast Group purchased the station in 1999. KMIR-TV was the first television station to go on the air exclusively serving Palm Springs market. Mr. Conte also owned the El Mirador hotel in Palm Springs, giving the station the call letters K(MIR). Desert Regional Medical Center now occupies the site of the old El Mirador hotel. Today, you can still see the El Mirador Tower standing in front of the hospital. This is where the station originally broadcasted from.

Like its major competitors in the market, KMIR uses its cable designation in its branding (KMIR 6), rather than its over-the-air channel. The unusual practice is also common in the Fort Myers / Naples, Florida market, where Journal Broadcast Group (coincidentally) owns FOX-affiliated station WFTX.

[edit] Newscasts and On-Air Personalities

Weekday Evenings 5 pm, 6 pm and 11 pm

  • Anchors: Karen Devine and Steve Schill
  • Weather: Sam Argier
  • Sports: Brandon Behle

Weekday Mornings 5-7 am and 9-10 am

  • Anchors: Gino LaMont and Elizabeth Cook
  • Weather: Fiona Gorostiza

Weekend Evenings 6 pm and 11 pm

  • Anchor: Gloria Margarita
  • Weather: Kyle Hunter

Reporters

  • Tina Patel
  • Anthony Alvarez
  • Chris Biele
  • Ciara Coyle
  • Suzanne Pajot


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Broadcast television in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs / Indio) market  (Nielsen DMA #144)

KCWQ-LP 2 (The CW) - KVER-CA 4 / KVES-LP 28 (UNI) - KEVC-CA 5 (TFU) - K06MB 6 (GALA) - KVPS-LP 8 (MTV3) - K09XW 9 / KJHP-LP 18 (PBS) - KYAV-LP 12 (AZA) - KUNA-LP 15 (TEL) - KODG-LP 17 (LATV) - KLPS 19 (silent) - K20HZ 20 (LAT TV) - K21DO 21 (3ABN) - K25GW 25 (A1) - KDFX-CA 33 (Fox) - KMIR 36 (NBC) - KPSP-LP 38 (CBS) - K40ID 40 (TBN) - KESQ 42 (ABC) - KDUO-LP 43 (Ind) - KRET-CA 45 (ION/RTN) - KIJR-LP 47 (Ind) - K49HV 49 (Ind) - KPSE-LP 50 (MNTV)

Local digital television channels

KSHT-LD 22 (Ind) - KVMD 23 (Ind/A1)

Local cable television channels

KCET Desert Cities (PBS)
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Journal Broadcast Group

Corporate Staff: Doug Kiel (COB and President & CEO) · Carl Gardner · Jim Prather · Steve Wexler · Ron Kurtis · Anne Schepp · Andy Laird · Basil A. Thomas · David B. Amy · Lucy A. Rutishauser · Barry M. Faber · Jim Thomas
Radio Stations: KCID · KEZO · KFAQ · KFDI · KFFN · KFTI · KFTI-FM · KFXJ · KGEM · KGMG · KICT · KJOT · KKCD · KMXZ · KQCH · KQXR · KRVB · KSPW · KSRZ · KTHI · KTTS · KVOO · KXSP · KYQQ · KZPT · KZRQ · WKHT · WKTI · WTMJ · WWST
ABC Network Affiliates: KGUN · KIVI · KTNV
CBS Network Affiliate: KMTV
Fox Network Affiliates: WFTX · WSYM
NBC Network Affiliates: KMIR · WGBA · WTMJ
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KPSE-LP · WACY1
CW Network Affiliate: KWBA2
1: Station owned by Ace TV, operated via a local marketing agreement.
2: Sale from Cascade Broadcasting Group currently pending.
Annual Revenue: none USD (2004) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NYSE: JRN · Website: www.journalbroadcastgroup.com
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