KMGH-TV
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| KMGH-TV | |
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| Denver, Colorado | |
| Branding | Denver's 7 (general) 7News (newscasts) |
| Channels | 7 (VHF) analog, 17 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | McGraw-Hill |
| Founded | November 1, 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | K McGraw-Hill |
| Former callsigns | KLZ-TV (1953-72) |
| Former affiliations | CBS (1953-95) |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW/320 m(analog) 80 kW/303 m (digital) |
| Website | http://www.TheDenverChannel.com |
KMGH-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Denver, Colorado. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter located in Golden, Colorado. The station is owned by McGraw-Hill.
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[edit] History
The station first went on the air on November 1, 1953 as KLZ-TV. It was owned by Edward K. Gaylord and his Oklahoma Publishing Company along with KLZ radio (560 AM and 106.7 FM, now KBPI). The station was a CBS affiliate, owing to KLZ-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio. In 1954, Gaylord sold KLZ-AM-FM-TV to Time-Life. McGraw-Hill bought the station in 1972, changing the calls to the present KMGH-TV.
KMGH had been one of CBS' stronger affiliates. However, as a result of CBS's partnership (and later merger) with Westinghouse in the mid-1990s, the network had to divest its owned-and-operated station (O&O) in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV (since Westinghouse already owned KYW-TV in that city). In a three-way trade, WCAU was sold to NBC while Denver's longtime NBC affiliate and O&O, KCNC-TV was sold to a partnership of CBS and Westinghouse, taking the CBS affiliation.
At the same time, McGraw-Hill had recently struck its own affiliation deal with ABC (due in part to having its stations in San Diego and Indianapolis aligned with the network). (KERO-TV in Bakersfield was also part of the deal between
McGraw-Hill and ABC; however, it had to wait for ABC's affiliation contract with rival station KBAK-TV to expire in March 1996 before it could finally switch networks.) In keeping with all of this, on September 10, 1995, KMGH became an ABC affiliate while KUSA-TV, Denver's longtime ABC affiliate, took on the NBC affiliation.
Shortly afterwards, KMGH aired programming on low-power station K49AY-LP in Cheyenne, Wyoming to bring ABC programming to Wyoming's state capital, which was one of the few areas remaining in the U.S. not to have an ABC affiliate. This arrangement continued until 2004, when KKTU picked up the ABC affiliation and filled the void in the market.
In 1999, KMGH re-introduced the "Circle 7" logo, which is a variation of those seen on other ABC O&O stations on channel 7. In 2006, KMGH aligned itself with other ABC stations, including KABC in Los Angeles, by using the same news package by Gari Communications, specifically designed for ABC O&O's. KMGH is not, however, owned by ABC. Although still branding as "7 News", KMGH has been using the "Denver's 7" moniker since the re-introduction of the Circle 7 logo.
[edit] Newscasts
Weekdays
- Good Morning Colorado - 5:00 - 7:00AM
- 7News at 11AM - 11:00AM - 12:00PM
- 7News Now at 4 - 4:00 - 5:00PM
- 7News at 5 - 5:00 - 5:30PM
- 7News at 10 - 10:00 - 10:35PM
Saturdays
- Good Morning Colorado Weekend - 7:00 - 9:00AM
- 7News at 5 - 5:00 - 6:00PM
- 7News at 10 - 10:00 - 10:35PM
Sundays
- Good Morning Colorado Weekend - 7:00 - 8:00AM
- Good Morning Colorado Weekend - 9:00 - 10:00AM
- 7News at 5 - 5:00 - 6:00PM
- 7News at 10 - 10:00 - 10:35PM
[edit] Personalities
Anchors
- Christine Chang: weekend morning
- Mitch Jelniker: weekend evening
- Mike Landess: weekday evening
- Bertha Lynn: weekday morning/midday
- Theresa Marchetta: weekend evening
- Steve Saunders: weekend morning
- Katie Trexler: weekday morning
- Anne Trujillo: weekday evening
Reporters
- Dayle Cedars
- Bill Clarke: Consumer Champ
- John Ferrugia: Investigative
- Russell Haythorn
- Lance Hernandez
- Jim Hooley
- Tony Kovaleski: Investigative
- Tyler Lopez
- Jayson Luber: traffic
- Laye Lyon
- Hendrik Sybrandy
Sports
- Lionel Bienvenu: weekdays
- Steve Gottsgen: weekends
- Phil Aldridge: reporter
Weather
- Scott Mace: weekday mornings
- Mike Nelson: weekday evenings
- Jessica Jamison: weekend mornings
- Richard Ortner: weekend evenings
- Chris Spears: fill-in
Past Personalities
- Brien Allen, meteorologist, now with WDJT Milwaukee
- Ron Allen, meteorologist, now with WPLG Miami
- Ernie Bjorkman, anchor,(1982-84 and 1988-98), now with KWGN
- David Crabtree, anchor/reporter, now with WRAL-TV in Raleigh (1985-88)
- Larry Green, weather anchor (1977-82); went to KCNC before retiring
- Ed Greene, weather anchor (1976-81), now with KCNC
- Jeff Passolt, sports anchor (1994-96)
- Jim Redmond, reporter (1975-1984), Anchor (1984-1988), Documentary reporter/Producer (1988-1992); now Journalism Department Chair, Univ. of Memphis
- Bill Stuart, anchor (197?-81)
- Bill O'Reilly, reporter, currently with Fox News
[edit] Additional Station
KMGH operates the "24/7 Weather Channel" on Comcast Digital Cable, channel 247. The station replays all newscasts of the day (with the 10pm news running until the next morning), with weather updates and real-time weather information on screen.
[edit] Slogans
- Colorado Style (1984-87) Music based on Frank Gari's Turn To... series.
- KMGH-TV, Colorado's 7 (1990s as CBS affiliate)
- Denver's 7 (1995 to present)
[edit] Newscast Titles
- News 7 (1980s)
- Colorado's 7 News (late 1980s)
- Real Life, Real News (early 1990s)
- 7News (late 1990s - present)
[edit] See also
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KWGN 2 (The CW) - KCNC 4 (CBS) - KRMA 6 (PBS/RMPBS) - KMGH 7 (ABC) - KUSA 9 (NBC) - KBDI 12 (PBS) - KTFD 14 / KDVT-LP 36 (TFU) - KTVD 20 / KUPN 3 (MNTV) - KDEN 25 (TMD) - KZCO 27 (AZA) - KDVR 31 / KFCT 22 (Fox) - KDEV-LP 39 (RTN) - KRMT 41 (DS) - KCEC 50 (UNI) - KWHD 53 (LeSEA) - KPXC 59 (ION) |
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| See also Broadcast television in the Cheyenne market | ||
