KRIS-TV
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| KRIS-TV | |
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| Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| Branding | 6 News CW South Texas |
| Slogan | Clearly to the Point |
| Channels | Analog: 6 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | Evening Post Publishing Company (KVOA Communications, Inc.) |
| First air date | May 22, 1956 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Corpus KRISti, a play on Christi |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: ABC (1956-1964) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 46.1 kW (digital) |
| Height | 291 m (analog) 239.6 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 25559 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kristv.com |
KRIS-TV is a television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 6 as an NBC affiliate. KRIS-TV also airs programming from The CW on DT2, as CW South Texas. Each of these stations are owned by KRIS Communications, a DBA of KVOA Communications, which is a subsidiary of Evening Post Company. KRIS, along with sister stations KDF and CW South Texas, each have pages on the popular social website MySpace.com. KRIS-TV also produces newscasts at 7 a.m. & 9 p.m. for sister station KDF.
KRIS-TV's audio signal transmits on a frequency of 87.75 MHz (+10 kHz shift) and as a result, can be picked up on the lower end of the dial on most FM radios at 87.7. This is true of all other channel 6 stations in the United States.
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[edit] Local sister stations
- K47DF, aka. KDF (Independent)
- K68DJ, aka. KAJA (Telemundo)
[edit] Current News Personalities
[edit] 6News at Sunrise
5 - 7 a.m.
- Jay Scherder
- First Warning 6 Meteorologist Matt Terhune
[edit] 6News at Noon
12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. (simulcasted live on kristv.com)
- Jay Scherder
- First Warning 6 Meteorologist Matt Terhune
[edit] 6News at Five
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Bart Bedsole
- First Warning 6 Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
[edit] 6 News at Six
6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Lee Sausley
- Bianca Castro
- First Warning 6 Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
- Sports Director Sean Horejs
Saturdays
- Melissa Monti
- First Warning 6 Meteorologist Dave Fraser
- Weekend Sports Director Tyler Garrett
[edit] 6News at Ten
10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Lee Sausley
- Bianca Castro
- First Warning 6 Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
- Sports Director Sean Horejs
Saturdays & Sundays
- Melissa Monti
- First Warning 6 Meteorologist Dave Fraser
- Weekend Sports Director Tyler Garrett
[edit] 6News General Assignment Reporters
- Roxanne Carillo
- Lauren Williamson
- Melissa Monti
- Thomas Piland
[edit] First Warning 6 Weather Team
- First Warning 6 Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
- First Warning 6 Sunrise/Noon Meteorologist Matt Terhune
- First Warning 6 Weekend Meteorologist & Reporter Dave Fraser
[edit] KRIS 6 Sports Team
- Sports Director Sean Horejs
- Weekend Sports Director Tyler Garrett
[edit] Past Newscast Titles
- Pro 6 News
- NewsCenter 6
- Channel 6 News
[edit] History
KRIS was the first television station in the United States to air hard liquor ads since a self-imposed industry ban was placed on them in 1948. A Crown Royal ad aired on the station in 1996, featuring a puppy with a diploma and one carrying a Crown Royal bag in its mouth. [1]
[edit] Station Logos
 Station logo, June 1974. |
 Station logo, December 1998. |
[edit] External links
- Station Website
- TheCWST.com (The CW South Texas Station Website)
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KRIS
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KRIS-TV
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