KTIV
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| Sioux City, Iowa | |
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| Branding |
KTIV 4 (general) News 4 (news) |
| Slogan | Siouxland's News Channel |
| Channels | Digital: 41 (UHF) |
| Subchannels |
4.1 NBC 4.2 The CW 4.3 Me-TV |
| Translators | K48CH Norfolk NE |
| Affiliations | National Broadcasting Company |
| Owner |
Quincy Newspapers (KTIV Television, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 10, 1954 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Television IV (Roman numeral 4) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (1954-2009) |
| Former affiliations |
ABC (secondary, 1954-1965) CBS (secondary, 1965-1967) The WB (DT2 until 2006) |
| Transmitter power | 873 kW |
| Height | 609 m |
| Facility ID | 66170 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°35′11.8″N 96°13′19.7″W / 42.586611°N 96.222139°W |
| Website | www.ktiv.com |
KTIV "NEWS 4" is an NBC television station in Sioux City, Iowa, broadcasting on digital channel 41.
KTIV also carries The CW Television Network, which replaced The WB network in September 2006, on its 4.2 digital subchannel.
On June 6, 2013, Me-TV launched its new digital subchannel on 4.3, and it identifies locally as Me-TV Siouxland.
History
After overcoming some construction obstacles, including having to raise the microwave tower height twice to avoid interference with a tree which blocked the microwave signal, KTIV made its broadcasting debut on Sunday, October 10, 1954. That first broadcast evening included four NBC shows: "People are Funny" at 6 p.m.; "The Liebman Spectacular" from 6:30-8 p.m.; "The Television Playhouse" from 8-9 p.m.; and "The Loretta Young Show" from 9-9:30 p.m.[1]
The station has always been an NBC affiliate, but it shared ABC programming with KVTV/KCAU-TV until September 2, 1967, when KCAU switched its primary affiliation to ABC. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.[2]
For many years, the station was co-owned with the Sioux City Journal. Since 1:30 p.m. February 17, 2009, KTIV's broadcasts have been digital-only.[3]
In June 2011, KTIV's newscasts began to be broadcast in high definition. It was the second station in the Sioux City market (after KCAU) to begin broadcasting news in HD, and the last station in the market to begin using a widescreen format for local news.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and former KNBC anchor Paul Moyer began their television careers at KTIV.
News/station presentation
Newscast Titles
- The Channel 4 Report (1954-1966)
- The Sixth Hour Report/The Eleventh Hour Report (1966-1974)
- TV-4 Total News (1974-1976)
- Action News (1976-1979)
- NewsCenter 4 (1979-1990)
- Channel 4 News (1990-2001)
- NewsChannel 4 (2001–2011)
- News 4 (2011–present)
Station slogans
- Action News: Siouxland's Number One News Team (1976-1979)
- Hello Siouxland, Channel 4 Loves You (1981-1990; used during period station used Frank Gari's "Hello News")
- In Touch with Siouxland (1986-1990)
- Siouxland's NewsChannel (1990–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Staff
Current on-air staff
News anchors
- Matt Breen - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. (also news producer)
- Al Joens - weekday mornings News 4 Today and noon (also news producer)
- Kristen Johnson - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m. (also multimedia journalist)
- Sarah Te Slaa - weekday mornings News 4 Today
- Shelia Brummer - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
Multimedia journalists
- Mark Freund - multimedia journalist
- Kayah Gausman - multimedia journalist
- Stephanie Ross - multimedia journalist
Storm Team 4
- Ron Demers (AMS Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Ben Dorenbach - weekday mornings News 4 Today and noon
- Beverly Perry - meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.
SportsFource Team
- Nick Filipowski - Sports Anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.
- Brad Pautsch - Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
News personnel
- Bridget Breen - station manager
- Christy Batien - content manager
- Tia Heidebrecht - internet director
- Rebecca Varilek - chief photographer
- Kim Wilson - news producer/desk assistant
- Paul Lockwood - news producer
Notable former on-air staff
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Translators
KTIV's signal is re-broadcast over this following translator:[4]
- Norfolk, Nebraska: K48CH, channel 48.
KTIV formerly re-broadcast over these translators:
- Neligh, Nebraska: K40HB, channel 40.
- O'Neill, Nebraska: K51CC, channel 51.
References
- ↑ KTIV History, KTIV website, archived from the original April 21, 2006; original page has since been deleted.
- ↑ "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", Boxoffice, November 10, 1956: 13
- ↑ Today is the day for digital TV switch, Dave Dreeszen, Sioux City Journal, February 17, 2009
- ↑ REC Broadcast Query, retrieved July 25, 2006.
External links
- KTIV website
- SIOUXLAND CW Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTIV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K48CH
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTIV-TV
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