KAMR-TV

KAMR-TV
Amarillo, Texas

Branding	KAMR NBC 4 (general) NBC 4 News (news)
Slogan	Your Hometown News Team
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP)
Affiliations	NBC MyNetworkTV (DT2)
Owner	Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date	March 18, 1953
Call letters' meaning	AMaRillo
Sister station(s)	KCIT
Former callsigns	KGNC-TV (1953-1974)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1953-2009)
Former affiliations	DT2: NBC Weather Plus (2005-2008)
Transmitter power	400 kW
Height	455.2 meters (1,493 ft)
Facility ID	8523
Website	www.myhighplains.com

KAMR-TV is an NBC affiliate in Amarillo, Texas, USA. The station was acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group after merging with KAMR's parent company, Quorum Broadcasting in 2003. This station operates shared services agreements with Mission Broadcasting's stations, KCIT and KCPN-LP. Syndicated programming on KAMR includes: Entertainment Tonight, The Dr. Oz Show, Rachael Ray, and The 700 Club.

1 Digital programming
2 History
3 Translators
4 News operation
- 4.1 News/Station presentation
  - 4.1.1 Newscast titles
- 4.2 News team^[3]
5 Logos
6 References
7 External links

Digital programming

KAMR-DT broadcasts on digital channel 19.

This station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Virtual channel	Digital channel	Video	Aspect	Name	Programming
4.1	19.1	1080i	16:9	KAMR-TV	main KAMR-TV programming / NBC HD
4.2	19.2	480i	4:3	KCPN-LP	MyNetworkTV and syndicated programming

History

When it first went to the air in 1953, it was known as KGNC-TV (for Globe-News Corporation (or Company)) and was co-owned by the Amarillo Globe-News along with KGNC-AM 710. The Globe-News was sold to Stauffer Communications in 1974, which in turn sold off KGNC-TV. Channel 4's new owners Cannan Communications changed the station's call letters to KAMR-TV soon after the deal closed. After 25 years of ownership, Cannan sold Channel 4 to Quorum Broadcasting in 1999.

KAMR currently operates out of a studio and offices in downtown Amarillo, along with operations of KCIT and KCPN-LP (the building was originally occupied solely by KCIT), after previously occupying a studio and offices north of downtown, near the intersection of US 287 and Northeast 24th Avenue. KAMR celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2003.

Translators

KAMR serves a large portion of northern Texas, the Oklahoma Panhandle and northeastern New Mexico through many translators beyond it's normal 50 mile effective radiated power.^[1]

New Mexico

Des Moines
Clovis
San Jon
Tucumcari

Oklahoma

Guymon
Keyes

Texas

Canadian
Childress
Clarendon
Follett
Gruver
Memphis
Perryton
Quitaque
Tulia
Wellington
Wheeler

News operation

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

Your Esso Reporter (1953–1957)
The Four Horseman News (1957–1966)
NewsWatch (1966–1974)
News 4 (1974–1975)
Action News (1975–1992)
KAMR News 4 (1992–1993)
News 4 (1993–1996)
NBC 4 Amarillo (1996–1998)
NBC 4 News (1999–present)^[2]

News team^[3]

Current anchors

Morgan Schutters - morning anchor; reporter
Adam Bennett - weekends at 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
Meaghan Collier - co-host of Studio 4
Kelly James - weeknights at 9 p.m. (on KCIT); also reporter and fill-in anchor
Andy Justus - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. and co-host of Studio 4
Jackie Kingston - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.

4Warn Severe Storm Team

John Harris (American Meteorological Society|AMS]] Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
Chris Martin - meteorologist; weekends at 10 p.m.
Nick Lilja - Morning meteorologist
Roy McCoy - meteorologist; fill-in

Sports team

Michael Spencer - sports anchor; weekends at 10 p.m.

Reporters

Jordan Lucero - general assignment reporter
Ny Lynn Nichols - "Food for Thought" feature reporter; also news director

Logos

References

External links

Broadcast television in the Texas Panhandle / Oklahoma Panhandle / High Plains area

Amarillo and surrounding area	KACV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 V-Me) • KAMR (4.1 NBC, 4.2 KCPN-LP) • KXIT-LP 6 (Ind) • KVII (7.1 ABC, 7.2 CW, 7.3 WX) • KFDA (10.1 CBS, 10.2 KZBZ-LP, 10.3 KTMO-LP, 10.4 LATV) • KWET (12.1 PBS/OETA, 12.2 OETA Okla) • KCIT (14.1 Fox, 14.2 This TV) • K17HI-D (3ABN) • KPTF (18.1 GLC) • K25GI (TBN) • KEYU (31.1 UNI, 31.2 KAMT-LP) • KAMM-LP 30 (Tr3́s) • KCPN-LP 33 (MNTV) • KTMO-LP 36 (TMD) • KZBZ-LP 46 (Ind) • KAMT-LP 50 (TFU) Defunct: KTXD-LP 43 (AZA)

Northeastern New Mexico	KENW 3 (PBS, Portales) • KVIH (12.1 ABC, 12.2 The CW, Clovis) • KCVP 34 (GLC, Clovis) Albuquerque channels with repeaters in region: KASA 2 (FOX) • KOB 4 (NBC) • KOAT 7 (ABC) • KRQE 13 (CBS)

Oklahoma Panhandle	K16AB 16 / K55BV 55 / K56AY 56 (PBS/OETA) Southwest Kansas channels available in region: KSWK 3 (PBS) • KBSD 6 (CBS) • KSNG 11 (NBC) • KUPK 13 (ABC) • KLKT 41 (A1)

Texas Broadcast television areas by city: Abilene/Sweetwater • Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) • Austin • Beaumont/Port Arthur • Corpus Christi • Dallas-Fort Worth • Del Rio • Eagle Pass • El Paso • Houston • Laredo • Lubbock • Midland-Odessa (Permian Basin) • Presidio • Rio Grande Valley • San Angelo • San Antonio • Sherman/Ada, OK • Texarkana/Shreveport, LA • Tyler/Longview (East Texas) • Victoria • Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) • Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK New Mexico Broadcast television areas by city: Albuquerque/Santa Fe • Amarillo, TX • El Paso, TX • Odessa/Midland, TX Oklahoma Broadcast television areas by city: Ada/Sherman, TX • Amarillo, TX • Fort Smith, AR (Eastern OK) • Joplin, MO (Northeast OK) • Lawton/Wichita Falls, TX • Oklahoma City Metro • Texarkana, TX-AR/Shreveport, LA • Tulsa (East Central OK)

NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

KPRC 2 (Houston) • KFDX 3 (Lawton / Wichita Falls) • KSAN 3 (San Angelo) • KAMR 4 (Amarillo) • WOAI 4 (San Antonio) • KXAS 5 (Fort Worth / Dallas) • KCEN 6 (Temple) • KRIS 6 (Corpus Christi) • KTAL 6 (Texarkana) • KGNS 8 (Laredo) • KRBC 9 (Abilene) • KTSM 9 (El Paso) • KWES 9 / KWAB 4 (Midland / Big Spring) • KTEN 10 (Sherman) • KCBD 11 (Lubbock) • KBMT-DT 12.2 (Beaumont) • KMOL-LP 17 (Victoria) • KAGS 23 (Bryan / College Station) • KVEO 23 (Brownsville) • KXAN 36 (Austin) • KETK 56 / KETK-LP 53 (Tyler / Jacksonville)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Corporate Staff	Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Tim Busch (Exec. VP & Co-COO) · Brian Jones (Exec. VP & Co-COO) · Tom Carter (Chief Financial Officer) · Rick Rogala (Sr. VP, Regional Mgr.) · Adrian Giuhat (Sr. VP, CTO) · Blake Russell (Sr. VP, Station Operations) · Marc Montoya (Sr. VP, eMedia Sales & Operations) · Shirley E. Green (VP, Controller) · Elizabeth Hammond (VP & General Counsel) · Rick Stolpe (Vp, Director of Engineering)

ABC network affiliates	KAMC¹ · KMID · KODE¹ · KQTV · KSVI · WAWV¹ · WDHN · WEHT · WJET · WTVO¹ · WUTR¹

CBS network affiliates	KLBK · KLST · KOLR¹ · KTAB · WCIA · WFRV · WJMN · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU¹

The CW network affiliates	WCWJ · WLYH⁴

Fox network affiliates	KARD · KBTV · KCIT¹ · KHMT¹ · KFTA² · KJTL¹ · WFXP¹ · WFXV · WQRF · WUHF³ · WYZZ³

MyNetworkTV affiliates	KARZ · KCPN¹ · KJBO¹ · WCIX · WPNY · WTVO¹

NBC network affiliates	KAMR · KARK · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC¹ · KSAN¹ · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE¹ · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO

This TV network affiliates	KCIT¹ · WROC

Independent stations	KOZL · WFFT⁵ · WTVW^1,5

¹Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. ²Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. ³Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. ⁴Nexstar holds the license to this station, but management capabilities belong to Newport Television. ⁵Station also holds secondary affiliation with Me-TV.

Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: nexstar.tv