KTBS-TV
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| KTBS-TV | |
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| Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Branding | KTBS 3 |
| Slogan | On Your Side |
| Channels | Analog: 3 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | KTBS, Inc. (Wray family) |
| First air date | September 3, 1955 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Tri-State Broadcasting System |
| Sister station(s) | KPXJ |
| Former affiliations | Primary NBC (1955-1960) Secondary ABC (1955-1960) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 1,000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 541 m (analog) 563 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 35652 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.ktbs.com |
KTBS-TV, channel 3, is the ABC-affiliated television station for Shreveport, Louisiana. Its transmitter is located in Mooringsport. The station is locally-owned by the Wray family as part of a duopoly with CW affiliate KPXJ. The two stations share studios on East Kings Highway in Shreveport.
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[edit] History
KTBS began broadcasting on September 3, 1955 as a primary NBC affiliate, sharing ABC with KSLA-TV. In 1960, Shreveport and Texarkana were collapsed into a single television market and Texarkana's KTAL-TV took over the NBC affiliation leaving KTBS with ABC. Over the years, KTBS has been one of the strongest ABC affiliates in the country. Along with sister station KPXJ, it is one of the only locally owned and operated stations in the area.
[edit] News operation
In 2003, following the Wrays' purchase of KPXJ from Paxson Communications, KTBS began producing a nightly, half-hour 9 o'clock newscast on that station. The broadcast consists of the same format as the 10 o'clock news on KTBS except for different graphics and titles. Additionally, KTBS produces a half-hour, weekday morning newscast at 7 for KPXJ. KTBS had aired rebroadcasts of their 5 and 10 P.M. newscasts on KPXJ before the station switched from i affiliation to UPN.
In addition to their main studios, KTBS operates two news bureaus. The Texarkana Bureau is located on Jefferson Avenue in Texarkana, Arkansas. The East Texas Bureau is located in Marshall, Texas. KTBS operates a 24-hour live signal of its "KTBS Mega 3 Radar" on its second digital subchannel. On its third digital subchannel, KTBS operates a 24-hour news rebroadcast channel known as KTBS 24 Hour News. It is also offered on Comcast basic channel 30 and digital channel 201.
[edit] News team
Anchors
- Ed Walsh - weekday mornings
- reporter
- Sonja Bailes - weekday mornings and 11:30 A.M.
- consumer and investigative reporter
- Gerry May - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10
- reporter
- Sherri Talley - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10
- reporter
- Trish Williford - weeknights at 9
- Jody Lowery - weekends
- health reporter
- Chrissi Coile - weekend mornings
- reporter
Storm Team 3 Meteorologists
- Joe Haynes (AMS Seal of Approval) - weeknights
- Mark Rowlett (AMS Member) - weekday mornings and 11:30 A.M.
- Skip Kordas (AMS Seal of Approval) - weekends
- fill-in
Sports
- Tim Fletcher - Director seen on weeknights at 6, 9, and 10
- Rob Brennen - weekends
- sports reporter
Reporters
- Erin Moore - East Texas Bureau
- Julie Parr - Texarkana Bureau
- Chris Redford
- Rick Rowe
- Jim Roberts
[edit] Former personalities
- Ed Baswell - Sports Anchor 1970s-1990s (now with the Bossier Parish Sheriffs Office)
- Ed Borne - Reporter 1970s (later KALB-TV, Alexandria, LA)
- Paul Butler - Sports Reporter
- Gwen Campbell - Reporter (now works for Shreveport mayor Cedric B. Glover)
- Clif Cotton - Sports (2003-2007)
- Paul Devlin - Sports (1997-98)
- Ed Durancyk - Reporter/Meteorologist (now with KSLA, Shreveport)
- Jennifer Gray - Reporter/Meteorologist (now with WTVJ, Miami, FL)
- Charles Hadlock - News Anchor (now with NBC News)
- Dan Harrison - Reporter 1970s (later KSTP-TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
- Brenda Hodge - Reporter 1970s
- Ted Madden - Sports (2000-2003) (now with WFAA, Dallas)
- Will Moses - Education reporter
- Knox Nunnally - Sports 1970s
- Emily Pearce - Producer/Reporter 1970s (later WDSU-TV, New Orleans)
- Al Pierce - News Anchor 1970s-1980s
- John Rasmussen - Weather 1970s
- Fred Rhodes - News Anchor 1970s (later KHOU-TV, Houston, KTVI-TV, St. Louis, and Houston City Magazine, now an attorney in Houston)
- David Rothman - Sports (1998-2000)
- Liz Swaine - Reporter 1980s-1998
- Harry Wadsworth - Reporter 1970s
- Mary Walker - Reporter 1970s (later with KSAT-TV, San Antonio)
- Laura Wibbenmeyer - Reporter/Meteorologist (now with KFVS, Cape Girardeau, MO)
[edit] External links
- KTBS-TV/DT
- KPXJ "CW 21"
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTBS-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTBS-TV
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