| Las Vegas, Nevada | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Channel 8 (general) 8 News Now (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Nevada's First Choice for News (primary) Anytime. Anywhere. (secondary) |
| Channels | Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | See article |
| Affiliations | CBS Me-TV |
| Owner | Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (KLAS, LLC) |
| Founded | July 1953 |
| First air date | July 22, 1953[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | LAS Vegas and IATA Code for McCarran International Airport |
| Sister station(s) | WTVF |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 8 (1953-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 30.1 kW |
| Height | 609.1 m |
| Facility ID | 35042 |
| Website | 8NewsNow.com MeTVLasVegas.com |
KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 (digital channel 7), is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises. The station's studios are located at 3228 Channel 8 Drive, and its transmitter is located on Mount Arden in Henderson.
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KLAS was the first TV station in Nevada (beating KOLO-TV in Reno by two months and five days) and was started by Hank Greenspun on July 22, 1953. Greenspun also owned the Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun sold it to aviation magnate Howard Hughes in 1968, reportedly because the tycoon was dismayed that the station never played his favorite late-night movies. Some time after Hughes' death in 1976, the station was sold to its current owner, Landmark Communications. Landmark Communications renamed itself to Landmark Media Enterprises in September 2008.
On April 16, 1996, KLAS-TV became the first commercial station in Nevada (and one of the first in the United States) to carry a digital broadcast signal. This was for the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention. A little more than four years later on April 6, 2000 the first scheduled high definition network broadcasts in Las Vegas began on KLAS' digital signal.
On January 30, 2008, Landmark announced its intention to sell KLAS, along with its other TV station WTVF in Nashville.[2] No suitable buyer for KLAS was found until Landmark took most of its properties off the market in October 2008 due to the credit crisis. KLAS and WTVF will remain owned by Landmark for the foreseeable future.
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | Main KLAS-TV programming / CBS |
| 8.2 | MeTV[3] |
After the digital television transition date of June 12, 2009,[4] KLAS-TV's digital broadcasts remained on channel 7, but through the use of PSIP, digital television will display KLAS-TV's virtual channel as 8.
KLAS' newscasts are generally named "8 News Now". KLAS previously branded its newscasts as Eyewitness News, taking over the name from 1982 after KVBC discontinued using the branding until late 2009. Originally, its newscasts were branded as Newscenter 8, and used the opening Phenix Horns music of Earth Wind & Fire's 1979 single In The Stone for two years. In addition, all KLAS newscasts are simulcast and later rebroadcast on Las Vegas ONE, a regional news channel jointly operated by KLAS, Cox Communications, and the Las Vegas Sun.
For years, KLAS produced a daily interview show, Face to Face with business and political writer Jon Ralston, on sister channel Las Vegas One. Face to Face moved to KVBC Channel 3 in January 2010. Channel 8 has been the ratings leader in Las Vegas for most of its history. On September 21, 1981, KLAS-TV became the first station in Nevada to provide hour-long newscasts.
In March 2006, KLAS revamped Eyewitness News This Morning. At the time, Casey Smith and Charlotte Evans anchored the newscasts, with Sherry Swensk doing the weather, and Dayna Roselli and Justin Cooper (who is no longer with KLAS for non-conflicting reasons) with "Skywitness Traffic". Casey Smith left the station "to further pursue his professional career," while Charlotte Evans moved to the noon and 4:30 p.m. newscasts. Smith was thanked for his "dedication and contributions." In their place, the station promoted longtime sports director Dave McCann to fill one anchoring spot. Denise Valdez, who had just joined the station in January 2006, swapped positions with Charlotte, leaving the noon and 4:30 p.m. newscasts. Smith joined ABC affiliate KTNV (channel 13) a short time later and is now that station's morning and midday anchor. Evans was let go from the station during a massive reorganization in 2008.
Later that year, the station kept its name going. Longtime Metereologist Kevin Janison left the station before re-surfacing (after sitting out a year) at NBC affiliate, KVBC (now KSNV). Gina Cancelliere, Kevin's replacement, joined the station in September 2006. Cancelliere did not stay with the station long. After having a baby, she left to be a stay at home Mom and KLAS brought in Darren Miller as her replacement. On September 17, 2006 KLAS became the first station in the Las Vegas market and the state of Nevada, and the eleventh station in the United States, to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition.
KLAS produced a 10 p.m. newscast for KTUD-CA called UPN Eyewitness News, anchored by Denise Saunders. In the fall of 2006 when UPN and The WB merged, KTUD became "Vegas TV" and the newscasts was renamed to suit the new identity. Shortly after the merger however, the station dropped the 10 p.m. newscast and Sanders would later go to KTNV (KTUD later revived its 10 p.m. newscast, produced by KSNV, from October 2009 to August 2010).
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KLAS' signal is relayed on the following translator channels:
KLAS Channel 8 Heliport - (FAA LID: NV38)
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