KOSA-TV

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KOSA-TV
Odessa / Midland, Texas
Branding	CBS 7
Slogan	Keep Your Eye On Us
Channels	7 (VHF) analog, 31 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS My Network TV (on digital)
Owner	ICA Broadcasting
Founded	January 1, 1956
Call letters meaning	K ODESSA
Website	www.cbs7.com

Contents 1 KOSA-TV 2 History 3 Technology 4 KOSA’s Local Commitment 5 News Staff 6 News Casts 7 External links

[edit] KOSA-TV

KOSA Channel 7 in the Odessa/Midland television market is the CBS affiliate for the Permian Basin area of West Texas. KOSA and its transmitter are both located in Odessa, with the station being housed inside the Music City Mall. ICA Broadcasting I Ltd locally owns KOSA. They also own and operate MyTv 16 (MNT), which is available on cable Channel 16 and KOSA’s digital signal.

[edit] History

KOSA signed on the air January 1, 1956, and has been a CBS affiliate since it’s debut. It is the only station in the area to have two news studios: one in Odessa and the other a bureau in Midland.

KOSA was also the first station to bring HDTV and a digital signal to the Midland/Odessa Market.

In June 2006, KOSA CBS 7 began to produce a nightly 9pm newscast for My TV 16. "My News 16" is noted as the first bilingual (English and Spanish) newscast in the United States.

KOSA is also the setting for a TV Guide Channel reality series called Making News: Texas Style, which revolves around the inner workings, staff, and personalities of the station's news department.

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[edit] Technology

KOSA has the Permian Basin’s most technologically advanced studios and mobile news gathering equipment including:

• Ross Synergy Switcher

• Orad Virtual Set

• Bright Line Lighting System

• Wheatstone Audio Board

• Avid Commercial Editing System

• Battery Back-up System

• Miranda Monitors

• Leitch News Editors

• Ikegami Digital Studio Cameras

• Leitch Commercial Playback Server

• 7 JVC HD 100 U Cameras

• 6 JVC H BR-50U Rec/Players

• 2 Live News Vans

• 1 Live Stinger

And is 1 out of 2 totally digital stations in the Area.

[edit] KOSA’s Local Commitment

“Local News always comes first at CBS7”

                       Barry Marks
                       President and General Manager

CBS 7 was acquired in the spring of 2000 by ICA Broadcasting I Ltd. Local ownership allowed KOSA to expand its coverage of local stories as well as its community involvement.

[edit] News Staff

Tatum Hubbard

-Anchor 6 and 10 pm Weekdays

Jay Hendricks -Anchor 6 and 10 pm Weekdays

Craig Stewart

-Senior Weather Director 5, 6 and 10pm Weekdays

Jeff Stewart

-Sports Director 5, 6 and 10pm Weekdays

Mike Barker

-Anchor 5pm Weekdays

Jay Hendricks

-Anchor 6pm and 10pm weekdays (joined the team on March 26, 2007)

Krista Escamilla

-Morning News Anchor and Midday Anchor

Greg Morgan

-Chief Meteorologist Morning and Midday

Kara Lee

-Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Javi Perez

-Sports Anchor Weekends 6 and 10pm

Sam Madison

-Weather Specialist Weekends 6 and 10pm

Bill Warren

-Reporter/Anchor

Armando Saldivar

-MyTv 16 Anchor/CBS 7 Reporter

Eddie Garcia

-Reporter

Hal Combs

-Reporter

Melissa Correa

-Reporter

Catherine Collins

-Reporter

[edit] News Casts

CBS 7 Morning News 5:30-7:00 am

Monday – Friday

CBS 7 Midday 12:00-12:30pm

Monday – Friday

CBS 7 News at 5

Monday - Friday

CBS 7 News at 6

Monday - Saturday

CBS 7 News at 10

Monday - Sunday

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• MyTV 16 Official Site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KOSA-TV