KNDU

KNDU
(semi-satellite of KNDO, Yakima, Washington)
Richland-Pasco-Kennewick, Washington
United States
Branding NBC Right Now
Slogan NBC Right Now
Channels Digital: 26 (UHF)
Virtual: 25 (PSIP)
Subchannels 25.1 NBC
25.3 SWX Right Now
Owner Cowles Company
(KHQ, Inc.)
First air date October 10, 1961
Call letters' meaning Sounds like "Can-Do"
Sister station(s) KNDO, KHQ
Former channel number(s) 25 (UHF analog, 1961–2009)
Former affiliations ABC (1961–1970, secondary from 1965)
Transmitter power 150 kW
Height 402 m
Facility ID 12427
Transmitter coordinates 46°6′12″N 119°7′51.7″W / 46.10333°N 119.131028°W / 46.10333; -119.131028
Website www.kndu.com

KNDU, virtual channel 25, is an NBC affiliate television station serving south-central and southeastern Washington state. The station, which broadcasts on digital channel 26, is based in the Tri-Cities region of Pasco, Richland and Kennewick. The station is licensed to Richland, but its studio is located on West Kennewick Avenue in Kennewick. It is a sister station to KNDO in Yakima and KHQ in Spokane. Both stations are owned by Cowles Company of Spokane as part of The KHQ Television Group.

Though identifying as a station in its own right, KNDU is considered a semi-satellite of KNDO. It clears nearly all of KNDO's syndicated programming, though it airs separate identifications and a separate newscast. On satellite, KNDU is only available on Dish Network, while DirecTV carries KNDO instead.

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [1]
25.1 1080i 16:9 KNDU-HD Main KNDU programming / NBC
25.3 480i 4:3 KNDU-SW SWX Right Now (sports and weather)

KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009. [2] [3] NBC Weather Plus had been carried on digital subchannel 25.3; the originating national network ceased operation on December 1, 2008.

On September 1, 2010, KNDO and KNDU discontinued broadcasting Universal Sports on digital subchannel 25.2. They will be giving this bandwidth to SWX Right Now (25.3) to improve the picture of SWX programming.

History

KNDU first took the air on October 10, 1961 as a primary ABC affiliate, which also carried some NBC programming. In 1965, KNDU became a primary NBC affiliate, but continued to air some ABC programs until 1970 when KVEW went on the air as a full-time ABC affiliate; at that point, KNDU became an exclusive NBC affiliate.

For a brief period in 1960, a station called KNBS-TV operated in Walla Walla, Washington, on channel 22. It was an ABC affiliate, which could explain why KNDO waited 2 years before putting KNDU on the air.

Notable former on-air staff

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDU#station
  2. ↑ FCC list of full-service US TV stations, February 16, 2009
  3. ↑ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022694/
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