KTIV

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KTIV

Sioux City, Iowa
Branding	KTIV4
Slogan	Siouxland's News Channel
Channels	4 (VHF) analog, 41 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC The CW - DT2
Owner	Quincy Newspapers
Founded	1954
Call letters meaning	K + Television + IV (Roman numeral 4)
Former affiliations	The WB
Website	www.ktiv.com

KTIV is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, broadcasting on NTSC Channel 4 (analog) and ATSC Channel 41 (digital).

KTIV also carries on its DT2 subcarrier the market's CW Network affiliate, which replaced The WB network in September 2006.

[edit] Station History

After overcoming some construction obstacles, including having to raise the microwave tower height twice to avoid interference with a tree which blocked the microwave signal, KTIV made its broadcasting debut on Sunday, October 10, 1954. That first broadcast evening included four NBC shows: "People are Funny" at 6pm; "The Liebman Spectacular" from 6:30-8pm; "The Television Playhouse" from 8-9pm; and "The Loretta Young Show" from 9-9:30pm.^[1]

Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw began his television career at KTIV.

[edit] Translators

KTIV's signal is re-broadcast over three translators:^[2]

Neligh, Nebraska: K40HB, channel 40.
Norfolk, Nebraska: K48CH, channel 48.
O'Neill, Nebraska: K51CC, channel 51.

[edit] Personnel

Bridget Breen, news director
Kristie VerMulm, anchor
Matt Breen, anchor
Ron Demers, chief meteorologist
Brad Pautsch, sports director
Al Joens, morning/noon anchor
Christy Batien, morning anchor
Dave Winslow, morning meteorologist
Jessica Phinney, weekend anchor
Mike Zwier, weekend meteorologist
Mike Orlando, weekend sports anchor
Michelle Rook, meteorologist
Bruce Scheid, senior reporter
Kristen Johnson, reporter
Melissa Lanzourakis, reporter
April Madison, reporter
Kim Ernst, 6&10 producer
Tia Heidebrecht, chief photographer
Travis Hoffer, photographer
Brian Pesky, editor
Dan Smith, assignment editor

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

^ KTIV History, KTIV website, retrieved April 14, 2006; page has since been deleted.
^ REC Broadcast Query, retrieved July 25, 2006.

Broadcast television in the Sioux City market (Nielsen DMA #143)

KUSD 2 (PBS/SDPB) - KTIV 4 (NBC) (The CW on DT2) - KCAU 9 (ABC) - KMEG 14 (CBS) - KXNE 19 (PBS/NET) - KAZS-LP 23 (AZA) - KSIN 27 (PBS/IPTV) - KPTH 44 (FOX) - K51GK 51 (TBN)

NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Iowa

KTIV 4 (Sioux City) - KWQC 6 (Davenport) - KWWL 7 (Waterloo) - WHO 13 (Des Moines)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, UPN, WB and Other stations in Iowa