KTAL-TV
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| Texarkana, Texas-Arkansas-Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Branding | KTAL The News Station |
| Slogan | The News Station |
| Channels | 6 (VHF) analog, 15 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC (Secondary through 1955) |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting |
| Founded | December 15, 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | K Texas Arkansas Louisiana |
| Former callsigns | KCMC-TV (1953-1960) |
| Former affiliations | DuMont (1953-1955) CBS (1953-1954) ABC (1953-1955) |
| Website | www.ktalnews.tv/ |
KTAL-TV is the NBC television affiliate serving the Shreveport / Texarkana market; it is licensed to Texarkana, Texas with its studios in Shreveport and also in Texarkana. KTAL-TV broadcasted on Channel 6 (analog) & KTAL-DTV Channel 15 (digital). KTAL is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Vivian, Louisiana.
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[edit] History
The station launched on December 15, 1953 as KCMC-TV by Clyde Palmer, owner of the Texarkana Gazette. Its callsign was changed to KTAL-TV sometime in 1960. In 1975, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that the Palmer family couldn't own both KTAL-TV and the Texarkana Gazette, but it won an appellate court decision in 1979 that said the FCC had misinterpreted its own rules. In July 2000, WEHCO Media, Inc., operated by Palmer's grandson, Walter E. Hussman Jr., sold the station to Nexstar. The station rebranded, from "NewsChannel 6" to "KTAL: The News Station" in 2006 omitting its channel location on channel 6. It has maintained NBC affiliation since 1955.
[edit] Cable information
KTAL is seen on cable in Shreveport via Time Warner Cable. The station is also carried on 85+ other cable systems in the Ark-La-Tex region. KTAL-TV signed on the air in 1953. In 1961, KTAL moved to a new studio in Shreveport, LA. In 2005, Texarkana's CableOne and Bossier City's Cox Communications pulled KTAL's signal over compensation disputes. In accordance with FCC regulation, KTAL and its owner Nexstar tried to make an agreement with both cable systems to continue carrying KTAL's programming. They claim KTAL wanted both systems to pay for KTAL's transmission. The disagreement began with KTAL/Nexstar requesting 10 cents per subscriber for KTAL to be carried on CableOne and Cox. The basic argument was that satellite providers pay for the right to rebroadcast local affiliates' signals, and that cable operators should, as well. Due to the dispute, Cox and CableOne eventually dropped KTAL from their systems. However, viewers in areas served by CableOne and Cox could still watch the station over-the-air, on Dish Network and on DirecTV.
KTAL has since returned to CableOne and Cox, after reaching confidential agreements with both companies.
[edit] Newscasts
[edit] Weekdays
- KTAL News Today: 5:00-7:00AM
- anchored by Shannon Slatton with Rustin Duke on weather
- KTAL News at 5: 5:00-5:30PM
- anchored by Rick Boone and Heidi York with Todd Warren on weather and Dave Schwartz (Monday-Thursday) or Dave Owens (Friday) with sports
- KTAL News at 6: 6:00-6:30PM
- anchored by Rick Boone and Heidi York with Todd Warren on weather and Dave Schwartz (Monday-Thursday) or Dave Owens (Friday) with sports
- KTAL News at 10: 10:00-10:35PM
- anchored by Rick Boone and Heidi York with Todd Warren (Monday-Thursday) Tiffany Wong (Friday) on weather and Dave Schwartz (Monday-Thursday) or Dave Owens (Friday) with sports
[edit] Weekends
Saturdays
- KTAL News at 6: 6:00-6:30PM
- anchored by Kimberly Williams with Tiffany Wong on weather and Dave Owens with sports
- KTAL News at 10: 10:00-10:30PM
- anchored by Kimberly Williams with Tiffany Wong on weather and Dave Owens with sports
Sundays
- KTAL News at 5: 5:00-5:30PM
- anchored by Kimberly Williams with Todd Warren on weather and Dave Schwartz with sports
- KTAL News at 10: 10:00-10:30PM
- anchored by Kimberly Williams with Todd Warren on weather
- KTAL Sports Sunday: 10:30-11:00PM
- hosted by Dave Schwartz
[edit] News Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- The News of the Night (1953-1958)
- The Tri-State Report (1958-1960)
- The Television 6 Report (1960-1964)
- The TV-6 News (1964-1974)
- NewsCenter 6 (1974-2002)
- NewsChannel 6 (2002-2006)
- KTAL News (2006-present)
[edit] Reference
"Arkansas paper owner welcomes FCC changes but swears off TV," Associated Press, June 2, 2003.
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Shreveport-Texarkana market (Nielsen DMA #81) | ||
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KTBS 3 (ABC) - KTAL 6 (NBC) - KETG 9 (PBS/AETN) - KSLA 12 (CBS) (The Tube on DT2) - KLTS 24 (PBS/LPB) - KMSS 33 (Fox) - KADO-LP 40 (ACN) - K42FE 42 (3ABN) - KSHV 45 (MNTV) - K54CB 54 (IND) - K59GO 59 (TBN) - K63BA 63 (PBS/OETA) |
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| Local digital television channels | ||
| See also: Broadcast television stations in the Monroe, and Alexandria, Louisiana Markets | ||
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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 | |
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KALB 5 (Alexandria) - KTAL 6 (Shreveport) - WDSU 6 (New Orleans) - KPLC 7 (Lake Charles) - WVLA 33 (Baton Rouge) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and Other Stations in Louisiana | |
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Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting |
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Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |
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