KOLO-TV
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| KOLO-TV | |
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| Reno, Nevada | |
| Branding | KOLO 8 News Now |
| Channels | Analog: 8 (VHF) |
| Translators | see list below |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Gray Television, Inc. (Gray Television Licensee, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 1953[1] |
| Former callsigns | KZTV (1953-1956?) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: CBS (1953-1972) Secondary: NBC (1953-1962) ABC (1953-1967) DuMont (1953-1955) |
| Transmitter Power | 166 kW (analog) 15.6 kW (digital) |
| Height | 893 m (both) |
| Facility ID | 63331 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kolotv.com |
KOLO-TV Channel 8 is the ABC affiliate for Reno, Nevada. It is owned by Gray Television. KOLO-DT operates on digital channel 9.
KOLO was the first station in Reno having been founded on September 23, 1953; and the second station in Nevada, following KLAS-TV in Las Vegas. It carried programming from all four networks, but was a primary CBS affiliate. DuMont folded in 1955, NBC moved to KCRL-TV (now KRNV-TV) in 1962, and ABC moved to KTVN in 1967. KOLO and KTVN swapped affiliations in 1972.
The station covers one of the largest coverage areas in the country, including portions of northern Nevada and northern California. It serves this vast area with a series of translators. Recently KOLO has received a new news set and format.
KOLO is the only analog station in the market that serves Carson City without the need for a translator.
Zomboo hosts his show on KOLO on Saturday nights.
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[edit] Current Members of News Team
- Brent Boynton (anchor)
- Sara Johns (anchor)
- Danita Cohen (anchor)
- Anne Cutler (anchor); formerly anchor at KCWY (NBC/Casper, WY)
- Pat Hambright (anchor); formerly weather anchor at KTXL (FOX/Sacramento)
- Joe Harrington (reporter)
- Auburn Hutton (reporter); formerly at KNBN (NBC/Rapid City, ND)
- Kendra Kostelecky (anchor); formerly anchor at KTVL (CBS/Medford, OR)
- Ed Pearce (reporter)
- Terri Russell (reporter)
- John Tyson (reporter)
[edit] Former Members of News Team
- Erin Breen (anchor); now at KTVN (CBS/Reno) as morning news anchor
- Marc Brown (anchor}; now at KABC {ABC/LOS ANGELES} as co-anchor of weeknight news
- Mai Do (anchor); formerly anchor at KGET (NBC/Bakersfield)
- Tad Dunbar (anchor)
- Carolyn Evert (reporter)
- Carlos Faura (weather); started at KYMA (NBC/Yuma)
- Donna Fendrick (sports anchor)
- Koula Gianulias (reporter); now at KOVR (CBS/Sacramento) as reporter
- Pete Giddings (Chief Meteorologist); later moved to KION/KCBA (CBS/FOX Salinas/Monterey, CA) now working at (KGO Radio in San Francisco)
- Jeff Hardin (former meteorologist); currently Director of Communications for the NC Credit Union Leaguein Greensboro
- Terri Hendry (anchor); now working for City of Reno
- Vicky Nguyen (investigative reporter); now at KNTV (NBC/San Jose) as a reporter
- Jennifer Rogers (Executive Producer/Anchor/Reporter); now at GemsTV USA Ltd. as a Senior Executive Producer/Presenter
- Bryan Samudio (anchor); now at KRNV (NBC/Reno) as sports anchor
- Tony Shelton (weather anchor, later moved to KRNV); died in June 2007
- James Steiner (reporter); now a writer for KABC in Los Angeles
- Kara Tsuboi (reporter/weekend anchor); now a reporter for News.com
[edit] Translators
KOLO is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.
City Grade Translators:
Repeater Stations:
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[edit] External links
- Station website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KOLO
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KOLO-TV
[edit] References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says September 27, while the Television and Cable Factbook says September 26.
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