KGNS-TV
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| KGNS | |
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| Laredo, TX | |
| Branding | Pro 8 News |
| Channels | 8 (VHF) analog, 15 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | SagamoreHill Broadcasting |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Call letters meaning | K Good Neighbor Station |
| Website | pro8news.com |
KGNS-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Laredo, Texas as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is the only English-language station to provide news in the Laredo market.
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[edit] History
KGNS originally went on air January 7, 1956 as KHAD-TV, owned and operated Donrey Media Group by September 1, 1958. The "Good Neighbor Station" came from the winning entry of a contest among students on both sides of the Rio Grande to rename the station. On April 8, 2004 KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.
KGNS-TV is currently owned and operated by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
KGNS-TV also offers The CW network on its DT2 subchannel and Time Warner Cable channel 19. CW programming comes from the national CW Plus service.
[edit] News
KGNS's "Pro 8 News," the only English-language news broadcast in the Laredo market, provides Laredo with more news than any other station in town with three hours of news every weekday and 1 hour per day on weekends. Considered by many in television to be a "starter" market, the station employs a number of recent college graduates.
According to Nielsen Media Research, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.
Tim Gutierrez and Mindy Casso anchor Pro 8 News on weekdays along with Adam Kudlo for sports. Larry Sanchez and Ann Hutyra currently anchor the weekday Morning Show "Pro 8 News Today." Ashlie Hardway currently anchors the weekends alone. KGNS also employs certified meteorologist Richard "Heatwave" Berler, who has been forecasting Laredo's weather for more than 26 years.
[edit] Station Logos
 Station logo, June 1974. |
[edit] External links
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KPRC 2 (Houston) - KFDX 3 (Lawton / Wichita Falls) - KSAN 3 (San Angelo) - KAMR 4 (Amarillo) - KBTV 4 (Port Arthur) - WOAI 4 (San Antonio) - |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas | |
| American Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market (Nielsen DMA #187) | ||
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KGNS 8 (NBC)(The CW on DT.2) - KVTV 13 (CBS) - KETF-CA 25 (Telefutura) - KLDO 27 (Univisión) - KXOF-CA 39 (FOX) - KNEX-LP 55 (Azteca America) - KLMV-CA 68 (Almavision) |
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Mexican Broadcast television in the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo market |
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| Broadcast television available on cable only: Availability may vary by geographical location |
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San Antonio: WOAI 4 (NBC) - KENS 5 (CBS) - KLRN 9 (PBS) - KSAT 12 (ABC) - KABB 29 (FOX) |
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