KYMA
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| Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California | |
| Branding | NBC NewsChannel 11 |
| Slogan | Where News Comes First |
| Channels | Analog: 11 (VHF) |
| Translators | K67BI Wellton-Mohawk |
| Affiliations | NBC LATV (DT2) |
| Owner | Sunbelt Communications Company (Yuma Broadcasting Company) |
| First air date | January 22, 1988 |
| Call letters’ meaning | YuMA |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW (analog) 22.2 kW (digital) |
| Height | 493 m (analog) 368 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 74449 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kyma.com |
KYMA ("NBC NewsChannel 11") is an NBC-affiliated television station in Yuma, Arizona/El Centro, California, USA, broadcasting locally in analog on VHF channel 11 and in digital on UHF channel 41. The station has its main studios in Yuma, but also maintains a newsroom in El Centro. KYMA can be received over the air in Blythe, California in the Palo Verde Valley, and in the southeastern end of the Coachella Valley, and it transmits a clear signal to viewers in Mexicali, Mexico. KYMA also broadcasts LATV programming on digital subchannel 11.2.
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[edit] History
[edit] KIVA
Although the current license of KYMA dates from its assignment as a construction permit in 1982, another television station broadcast on channel 11 in Yuma in the 1950s and 1960s. KIVA was the first local television in Yuma, going on the air on October 8, 1953. It was the first television station in Arizona outside of Phoenix or Tucson and broadcast programming from NBC, ABC, CBS, and DuMont. Its studios and transmitter were located outside of Yuma near the California Inspection Station and followed Pacific Time for its scheduling, meaning that the time was an hour later in Yuma, which was on Mountain Time.[1] One of the station's early owners was Bruce Merrill, a cable television pioneer who had come to the Imperial Valley to build a cable television system. KIVA was losing money, and its owner, believing Merrill's venture would compete with his, put up strong opposition. Not able to convince the owner otherwise, Merrill bought him out and built the cable television system. Ironically, KIVA prospered as well. It served Yuma with its primary signal, and El Centro and Mexicali on a sub-station via microwave, but its success became a two-edged sword, as it attracted competition. After KBLU-TV (now KSWT) came on the air, Merrill, believing that the market could not support two local television stations, sold the station.[2] KIVA eventually went off the air in the 1960s.
[edit] KYMA
By 1980, applications had been submitted for another television station on channel 11 in Yuma, and on September 29, 1982, the FCC awarded an original construction permit to Elizabeth Overmyer with call letters KCAA. The station's early history was eventful, as Overmyer was forced to transfer control of the station to Cadmus, Inc. in November 1984. Cadmus then sold the station to Yuma Television Associates (later Manning Telecasting, then Yuma Broadcasting Company) in January 1986. The station changed its call letters to KYMA on July 27, 1987 and began broadcasting in January 1988 as an ABC affiliate, later becoming an NBC affiliate in a swap with then-KYEL, which became KSWT. KYMA was granted its initial license on April 29, 1988. The station changed hands again on June 8, 1989, when Yuma Broadcasting was sold to Sunbelt Broadcasting Company, and finally, KYMA and its parent company, Sunbelt Communications, were sold to James Rogers on May 21, 1996.
[edit] Programming
KYMA's primary affiliation is with NBC, and their schedule is dominated by network and syndicated programming, including children's programming from qubo. KYMA airs newscasts weekdays at 5:30am, 12pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm. Weekend newscasts air at 5pm and 10pm. (All times MT.)
In May 2007, KYMA added LATV as secondary programming on digital 11.2. LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network highlighting the Latin music scene.
[edit] Digital television
On April 3, 1997, the FCC assigned UHF channel 41 as the digital companion channel for KYMA, and on May 25, 2000, granted a construction permit to begin building digital facilities. In order to get their digital facilities running quickly, KYMA applied for Special Temporary Authorization (STA) to build temporary reduced-power facilities. They were granted the STA on June 7, 2002 and built the temporary facilities. KYMA elected and was approved for channel 11 as its final digital channel in 2005, meaning its facilities on channel 41 would be abandoned after the analog shut-off, scheduled for February 17, 2009. As a result, KYMA requested to specify its low-power temporary facilities as its final DTV facilities on channel 41. The request was approved and the station was granted a license for its digital facilities on September 20, 2006.
[edit] Past Personalities
(In Alphabetical Order)
| Personality | Position | Years at KYMA | Currently |
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| Jake Bell | Sports Reporter/Anchor | 1999-2000 | Freelance writer, children's book author |
| Jeane Coakley | Sports Anchor/Director | 2004-2006 | Sports Reporter WISH-TV Indianapolis, IN[3] |
| Rayhan Daudani | Reporter | 1999-2001 | Reporter WWBT-TV Baltimore, MD |
| Alexis DelChiaro | Morning/Midday News/Weather Anchor | 2004-2006 | Anchor KSAZ Phoenix, AZ[4] |
| Nineveh Dinha | Anchor | 2004-2007 | Morning Anchor/Reporter KSTU-TV Salt Lake City, Utah[5] |
| Carlos Faura | Weather | 1998-2001 | unknown; most recently with KOLO Reno, NV 2001-2007 |
| Rich Garcia | News Director/Anchor/Sports Director | 2001-2007 | Assistant News Director WINK-TV Ft Myers, FL |
| Jim Heath | Anchor/Reporter | 2000-2003 | Anchor WPDE-TV Myrtle Beach, SC[6] |
| Jim Howell | News Director/Anchor/Sports Director | 1995-2005 | Sports Information Director, Arizona Western College |
| Bruce Kirk | News Director/Anchor | 1998-2001 | News Director WINK-TV Ft Myers, FL |
| Edgar Linares | Anchor/Reporter | 2004-2007 | Reporter KTVB-TV Boise, ID[7] |
| Heather Moore | Anchor/Reporter | 2000-2002 | Anchor KTVK Phoenix, AZ/KMSB Tucson, AZ[8] |
| Julissa Ortiz | Anchor/Reporter | 1999-2000 | Features Reporter Good Day Sacramento KMAX/KOVR[9] |
| Kaushal Patel | Anchor/Reporter | 1999-2003 | Former Anchor KTXA Dallas, TX |
| Elissa Rivas | Anchor/Reporter | 1997-2000 | Anchor KTRK Houston, TX |
| Sara Sandrik | Anchor/Reporter/Producer | 2004-2006 | Sub-Anchor/North Valley Bureau Chief KFSN Fresno, CA[10] |
| Ashlee Tate | Morning/Midday anchor | 2003-2005 | Weekend Weather & sub-anchor KFSN Fresno, CA[11] |
| Tammy Vo | Anchor/Reporter | 2000-2002 | Weekend Anchor KGUN Tucson, AZ |
[edit] Notes
- ^ History of Los Angeles. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ Interview with Bruce Merrill. The Cable Center (1991-10-21). Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ Jeane Coakley bio. WISH-TV website. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Alexis DelChiaro bio. MyFox Phoenix website. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Nineveh Dinha bio. KSTU-TV website. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ^ Jim Heath bio. WPDE website. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- ^ Edgar Linares bio. KTVB website. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Heather Moore bio. 3TV staff bios. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Julissa Ortiz bio. KOVR KMAX staff. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Sara Sandrik bio. KFSN staff. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Ashlee Tate bio. KFSN staff. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
[edit] External links
- Official KYMA Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KYMA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KYMA-TV
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