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KTVE, Channel 10, is the NBC affiliate television station for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana DMA. The station is licensed to El Dorado, but its main studio is located in West Monroe, Louisiana. KTVE is owned by Mission Broadcasting, and is sister station to the area's Fox affiliate, KARD.
| [1] | |
| El Dorado, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| Branding | NBC 10 (general)
NBC 10 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels | Digital: 27 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.) |
| First air date | December 1955[1] |
| Call letters' meaning | TV El Dorado |
| Sister station(s) | KARD |
| Former callsigns | KRBB-TV (1955-1961) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog:
10 (VHF, 1955-2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary 1955-1974, primary 1974-early 1980s) |
| Transmitter power | 822.8 kW |
| Height | 582 m |
| Facility ID | 35692 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°4′41.7″N 92°13′31″W / 33.07825°N 92.22528°W / 33.07825; -92.22528 |
| Website | www.myarklamiss.com |
KTVE’s transmitter is a 609.6 meter high guy-wired aerial mast (or antenna) is located in Bolding, Arkansas (geographical coordinates: 33°4′41.7″N 92°13′31″W / 33.07825°N 92.22528°W / 33.07825; -92.22528), is one of the largest structures of its kind. As a result, KTVE’s signal can be seen in 18 counties and parishes in Arkansas and Louisiana. On certain occasions, the signal can been seen as far north as Hot Springs, Arkansas, and as far west as Texarkana, Texas. For many years, it was known as "Region 10" because it could be seen over the air and on cable in many areas outside the market.
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[edit] History[]
The KTVE calls were originally assigned to UHF channel 32 in Longview, TX. KTVE Longview, which was a CBS affiliate, was on the air from 1953 to 1955. A history of the original KTVE can be found at [1].
The station debuted on December 3, 1955 as KRBB-TV. It became KTVE in 1961, and brought color television to the Ark-La-Miss in 1966. It shared ABC with KNOE-TV until KLAA-TV (now KARD) signed on in 1974 and took the NBC programming, leaving KTVE as an ABC affiliate. However, KTVE would return to NBC in the early 1980s.
For a time, former El Dorado mayor Mike Dumas served as the main evening anchor, while he was serving his early days in office.
In 1983, then-owner Gray Communications swapped networks with KARD, and moved KTVE's main studio to Kilpatrick Blvd in Monroe; it only retained a satellite studio in El Dorado with only a few staff members, including a video journalist. This led to many complaints that KTVE only featured stories from the Louisiana side of the market. In the late 1990s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forced KTVE to adopt a split-anchor format as a condition of renewing its license. During the weekday morning and weekday 5:00 pm newscasts, one anchor was stationed in Monroe, while another was stationed in El Dorado. This condition is no longer enforced by the FCC. KTVE does still report news from El Dorado, one of the smallest cities with a television news bureau in place.
KTVE originally aired Louisiana Lottery numbers during the station's 10pm newscast until a complaint by rival KNOE to the FCC in 1997 forced the station to cease the practice. Because the station was licensed to Arkansas, where there was no lottery, the Louisiana Lottery numbers could not air.
In 2002, KTVE took control of KARD's operations under a local marketing agreement, and moved into KARD's studio in West Monroe. The two stations also share a web site.
KTVE also operated a translator station W02AW on Channel 2. The transmitter was said to be located south of Monroe, Louisiana. This translator was removed when KTVE increased its tower height.
In 2006, KTVE was the winner of the Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Ultimate News Makeover contest. The station received about $300,000 in free design, consultation, manufacturing, production and coaching. [2] On the same day that the station revealed its new set, it dropped the longstanding “Region 10” brand in favor of “NBC10.”
On January 16, 2008, Piedmont Television completed the sale of KTVE to Mission Broadcasting. On the same day, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the owner of KARD, took over control of KTVE under a local sales agreement (LSA), like all of Mission's stations. As a result of the change, Nexstar now controls four of the five NBC affiliates serving Arkansas. Memphis-based WMC-TV, which covers northeast Arkansas, is owned by Raycom Media.
[edit] Digital television[]
On January 3, 2007, KTVE-DT signed on with a full-power digital signal with an ERP of 822 kW. KTVE-DT then started broadcasting the network feed of NBC in high definition on January 12, 2007.
Digital channels
| Virtual
Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main KTVE-TV programming / NBC HD |
| 10.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Live Storm Track Doppler |
| 10.3 | 480i | 4:3 | FUTURE 24/7 Weather channel |
In March 2009, KARD and KTVE informed the FCC that they needed to pull the plug on analog much earlier than June 12 (the earliest they could do so is April 16). KARD stated that a transmitter tube failed, bringing power down to 50% - KTVE claimed that its power was at 40%. Used parts were deemed unreliable, and staffers had to travel 50 miles to the transmitter from the studio - two to three visits per week are required to monitor the analog facilities, according to Nexstar.[2] The FCC denied the request based on the fact that they are the last two analog channels in the market.[3]
[edit] Programming[]
Schedule
Weekdays
| - | 5:00 AM | 5:30 AM | 6:00 AM | 6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | NBC 10 Today | Today | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Family Feud | Family Feud | Days Of Our Lives | Rachel Ray | Dr. Oz | Deal or No Deal | Deal or No Deal | NBC 10 News at 5 | NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams | NBC 10 News at 6 | Entertainment Tonight | ||||||||||||||
Late Nights
| - | 10:00 PM | 10:35 PM | 11:05 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:05 AM | 12:35 AM | 1:05 AM | 1:35 AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | NBC 10 News at 10 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Last Call with Carson Daly | Poker After Dark | |||
Saturdays
| - | 10:00 PM | 10:35 PM | 11:05 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:05 AM | 12:35 AM | 1:05 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:05 AM | 2:30 AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | NBC 10 News at 10 | Saturday Night Live | Entertainment Tonight | Monk | Poker After Dark | |||||
Sundays
| - | 10:00 PM | 10:35 PM | 11:05 PM | 11:30 PM | 12:05 AM | 12:35 AM | 1:05 AM | 1:30 AM | 2:05 AM | 2:30 AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | NBC 10 News at 10 | Jack Van Impe Presents | Paid Programming | House | Entertainment Tonight | Paid Programming | Dateline | |||
[edit] Out of market viewing[]
KTVE was previously seen by CMA Cable in Springhill, Louisiana. Springhill is about 50 miles from the nearest parish/county that lies within the viewing area of KTVE. But, it was shown as many viewers could see the station over the air. The digital transition is believed to be why the station was taken off the line-up.
[edit] On-air staff[]
[edit] Current on-air staff[]
Anchors
- Angela Cruz - weekday mornings "NBC10 News Today" (also morning news producer)
- Heather Parker - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Rudy Williams - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Meagan Fitzgerald - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10PM
Reporters
- Meagan Fitzgerald - general assignment reporter
- Alex Hale - general assignment reporter
- Brittney Johnson - general assignment reporter
- Nathan Ledford - general assignment reporter
StormTrack Doppler Weather Team
- Jarod Floyd - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
- Kayleigh Klaustermeier - Meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10PM
- Natalie Walters - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "NBC10 News Today"
Sports team
- Joaquin Sanchez - Sports Director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10PM
[edit] Former on-air staff[]
- Griffin Scott - news anchor/news reporter
- Jenifer Andrews - news anchor (now at WJCL in Savannah, GA)
- Beau Baehman - weekday sports anchor (now at KMIZ in Columbia, MO)
- Matthew Becker - news reporter (now at Epic Systems in Madison, WI)
- Kevin Bowles - weekday director/technical director/editor (now at KOTV in Tulsa, OK)
- Melissa Clark - news anchor (won Miss Louisiana in 2003)
- Kate Cornell - news reporter (now at WLKY in Louisville, KY)
- Eric Connor - news reporter/anchor (now producer at WSB-TV in Atlanta, GA)
- Hilarie Courtney - news reporter
- John Denison - news anchor/news director (now at KNOE-TV)
- Keidron Dotson - news anchor/news reporter (now at KJRH in Tulsa)
- Bill Evans - sports director/news reporter/news anchor/assignment editor/interim news director (now VP of News and Operations at WPSD in Paducah, KY)
- Stephanie Farrar - news reporter
- Casey Ferrand - news reporter (now at KTBS in Shreveport, LA)
- Bill "Gig" Giacona - news reporter
- Julie Jameson Grayum - anchor/investigative reporter
- Eric James - morning news anchor/news reporter (now at KTRK-TV in Houston, TX)
- Sam Jones - production manager/senior director (now at KTVT in Dallas, TX)
- Melissa Klinzing - news director
- Teresa LaBarbera - news anchor/news reporter (now at WFSB in Hartford, CT)
- Matt Lincoln - sports anchor/sports reporter (now at WBTW in Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Candace Miers - weekend anchor/news reporter
- Scott Miller - production staff
- Laura Diaz Monserrate - news anchor/news reporter (now at WKMG-TV in Orlando, FL)
- Chris Mycoskie - sports anchor/sports director
- Phil Orban - sports director (now at WRIC-TV in Richmond, VA)
- Tom Pearson - chief meteorologist (now at KNOE-TV)
- Joseph Pleasant - news reporter (now at WAPT-TV in Jackson, MS)
- Myrt Price - reporter (now at WOIO in Cleveland, OH)
- Ayna Sehgal - meteorologist (now at KBMT in Beaumont, TX)
- Mary Shalvarjian - news reporter
- Kim Vaughn - meteorologist (now at WVUE in New Orleans)
- Mike'l Severe - news anchor sports reporter (now at KETV in Omaha
[edit] News/station presentation[]
[edit] Newscast titles[]
- Your Esso Reporter (1955-1957)
- Newsroom (1957-1964)
- The Sixth Hour Report/The Eleventh Hour Report (1964-1973)
- TV-10 News (1973-1979)
- NewsScene 10 (1979-1983)
- Channel 10 News (1983-1989)
- Region 10 News (1989-2006)
- NBC 10 News (2006-present)
[edit] Station slogans[]
- Channel 10, Proud as a Peacock! (1980-1981; local version of NBC campaign)
- Channel 10, Our Pride is Showing (1981-1982; local version of NBC campaign)
- We're Channel 10, Just Watch Us Now! (1982-1983; local version of NBC campaign)
- Channel 10 There, Be There (1983-1984; local version of NBC campaign)
- Channel 10, Let's All Be There! (1984-1986; local version of NBC campaign)
- Come Home to Channel 10 (1986-1987; local version of NBC campaign)
- Come on Home to Channel 10 (1987-1988; local version of NBC campaign)
- Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 10! (1988-1989; local version of NBC campaign)
- Watch the Best on Channel 10 News (1989-1994)
- Coverage You Can Count On (2000-present)
[edit] External links[]
- KTVE website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVE
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVE-TV
- Program Information for KTVE at TitanTV.com
- History of KTVE Channel 32 in Longview, TX
- KTVE Television Tower at Structurae
- Listing 1039950 in the FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
- http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7097
[edit] References[]
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 3, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 18.
- ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/190618-Four_Stations_Waiting_For_FCC_Approval_On_Earlier_Analog_Cut_Off_Dates.php?rssid=20065
- ^ http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/196011-FCC_Denies_Nexstar_DTV_Hardship_Waivers.php?rssid=20065