KSAT-TV

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KSAT-TV
San Antonio, Texas
Branding KSAT 12
(pronounced "K-Sat")
Slogan Live. Local. Latebreaking.
Channels Analog: 12 (VHF)

Digital: 12 (VHF)
Affiliations ABC, .2 Net Coming Mid-08[1]
Owner Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
(Post-Newsweek Stations, San Antonio, Inc.)
First air date January 21, 1957
Call letters’ meaning San Antonio, Texas
Former callsigns KONO-TV (1957-1967?)
Transmitter Power 316 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
Height 452.1 m (analog)
426.8 m (digital)
Facility ID 53118
Transmitter Coordinates 29°16′11.9″N, 98°15′32.1″W
Website www.ksat.com

KSAT-TV, "KSAT 12" (pronounced "K-Sat") is the local ABC affiliate on Channel 12 in the greater San Antonio area. Its transmitter is located in Elmendorf, Texas.

The station also serves as the default ABC affiliate for the Laredo market, which doesn't have an ABC affiliate of its own.

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[edit] History

KSAT first went on the air as KONO-TV in February 1957, owned by the Roth family with KONO-AM-FM. It has been an ABC affiliate since its launch.

The station was purchased by The Outlet Company of Providence, R.I., in 1968, who changed its call letters to the present day KSAT-TV shortly thereafter. After a buyout of Outlet in 1986, it was sold to H&C Communications. In 1994, it was sold with KPRC-TV in Houston to current owner Post-Newsweek Stations, a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company.

[edit] Digital Television

Channel Programming
12.1 / 48.1 main KSAT-TV/ABC programming
12.2 / 48.2 LATV
12.? / 48.? .2 Net (Coming Mid 2008)

[edit] Post-analog shutdown

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 [2], KSAT-TV will move its digital broadcasts back to its present analog channel number, 12. [3]

[edit] Local news

As of the November 2006 ratings period, KSAT is in a spirited battle with KENS-TV for first place at 10:00 p.m. KSAT is first place at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. In the May 2007 ratings period, KSAT won the coveted 10 P.M. newscast ratings over KENS-TV. Non-contender WOAI-TV, as usual, is the perennial "cellar dweller" at third to fifth place in all time slots.

[edit] Station Branding

KSAT-TV logo from 1994
KSAT-TV logo from 1994

Post-Newsweek adopted a "Local Mandate" meaning that all its stations carry the "Local" branding. KSAT 12 was briefly called "Local12" in 2004 before reverting back to the current brand used before. This means that KSAT does not follow this station standardization, but Local is mentioned in the station's slogan: "Live, Local, Latebreaking", and peridocally during newscasts the station bug does cycle between both names (mimicking a similar behavior at sister stations KPRC and WDIV, cycling between the station call letters / channel and Local 4 on the animated bug).

[edit] Leslie Mouton

Current (as of 2007) news anchor Leslie Mouton was interviewed on Oprah Winfrey's talk show program (which airs on channel 12), talking about her battle with breast cancer and her decision to anchor the news without a wig, when she was going through chemotherapy. The talk show featured clips of Mouton's first anchoring appearance after she lost her hair, including the explanation she gave on-air of what she was going through at the time. Mouton chronicled her treatment and recovery on KSAT, earning accolades from local oncologists and cancer patients.

KSAT 12 Studio on N. St. Mary's
KSAT 12 Studio on N. St. Mary's

[edit] Personalities

[edit] Current On-Air Talent

KSAT Anchors

  • Mark Austin: Weekday Morning and Noon Anchor [GMSA Team]
  • Charles Gonzales: Weekend Evening Anchor
  • Nancy Gonzalez: Weekday Morning Anchor [GMSA Team]
  • Leslie Mouton: Weekday Noon and 6PM Anchor
  • Steve Spriester: Weekday Evening Anchor 5,6,and 10PM
  • Ursula Pari: Weeknight 5PM & 10PM Anchor
  • Tim Gerber: Saturday Morning Anchor/General Assignment Reporter

KSAT Reporters

  • Jessie Degollado: General Assignment Reporter
  • Jennifer Dodd: General Assignment Reporter/Fill-in anchor
  • Simon Gutierrez: General Assignment Reporter
  • April Molina: General Assignment Reporter/Defenders
  • Marilyn Moritz: "12 On Your Side" Consumer Reporter
  • Brian Mylar: General Assignment Reporter/Fill-in Anchor/Defenders
  • Rosenda Rios: General Assignment Reporter/Defenders
  • Doug Shupe: General Assignment Reporter
  • Paul Venema: General Assignment Reporter
  • Jozannah Quintanilla: General Assignment Reporter


KSAT Weather Team

  • Steve Browne: Chief Meteorologist Weekdays 5,6 and 10PM
  • John Honore: Weekend Meteorologist (AMS Certified)
  • Mike Osterhage: Weekday Morning and Noon Meteorologist
  • Steve Roldan: Saturday Morning Meteorologist/General Assignment Reporter

Sports Anchors/Reporters

  • Greg Simmons: Sports Director/Weeknight Sports Anchor 5,and 10PM
  • Larry Ramirez: Weekdays Noon and 6PM Sports Anchor
  • David Sears: Weekend Sports Anchor

[edit] News/Station Presentation

[edit] Newscast Titles

  • 12 Star Final (1970's)
  • NewsWatch 12 (1980's)
  • KSAT 12 News (1987-present)
  • KSAT 12 News, Nightbeat (1994-present; used for 10pm newscasts)

[edit] Station Slogans

  • San Antonio's NewsChannel (1991-1994)
  • Live. Local. Latebreaking. (1996-present)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Press Release: New .2 Network Lines Up First Affils | .2 Digital Network
  2. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
  3. ^ CDBS Print

[edit] External links


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Broadcast television in the San Antonio market (Nielsen DMA #37)

KCWX 2 (The CW) - WOAI 4 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - KENS 5 (CBS) - KFLZ-CA 7 (Religious) - KLRN 9 (PBS) - KBNB-LP 10 (Ind) - KSAT 12 (ABC, .2 Net Coming Mid-08) - K14LM 14 (3ABN) - KNIC 17 (TFU) - KHCE 23 (TBN) - KPXL 26 (ION) - KABB 29 (Fox) - KVDF-CA 31 (AZA) - KNIC-CA 34 (Silent) - KMYS 35 (MNTV) - KISA-LP 40 (silent) - KWEX 41 (UNI) - KQVE-LP 46 (DS) - K51JF 51 (Multimedios) - KVDA 60 (TEL)
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