KTVB
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| Boise, Idaho | |
| Branding | Idaho's NewsChannel 7 |
| Slogan | Where the News Comes First |
| Channels | 7 (VHF) analog, 26 (HDTV, UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Belo Corp. (KING Broadcasting Company) |
| Founded | July 6, 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | K TeleVision Boise |
| Former callsigns | KIDO-TV (1953-59) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (secondary, 1953-74) DuMont (secondary, 1953-55) |
| Transmitter Power | 195 kW (analog) 85.5 kW (digital) |
| Height | 57.5 m (analog) 57.5 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 34858 |
| Website | KTVB.COM |
KTVB "Idaho's NewsChannel 7" is a television station in Boise, Idaho, affiliated with the NBC network, that broadcasts on analog VHF channel 7 and digital UHF channel 26.
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[edit] History
The station, Idaho's oldest, signed on July 6, 1953 as KIDO-TV, owned by Georgia Davidson along with KIDO-AM. Davidson was one of only two female station owners in the NBC network. The other was Dorothy Bullitt, who founded future sister station KING-TV. Davidson sold KIDO-AM in 1959 but kept KIDO-TV, which she renamed KTVB.
Philo Farnsworth, the father of television — and an Idaho native — was present as the station signed on the air. During KTVB's fiftieth year celebration, the tag line "the first television station in the state where TV was invented" was used in some promotional announcements.
In 1979, KTVB was sold to KING Broadcasting Company, joining stations KREM-TV in Spokane, KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon and KING-TV in Seattle. KING Broadcasting was sold to the Providence Journal Company in 1992, which was later sold to current owner Belo in 1997.
[edit] Other initiatives
In November 2003, KTVB launched the 24/7 NewsChannel - a 24 hour cable channel consisting primarily of newscast repeats.
Programming for co-owned KTFT-LP in Twin Falls originates from the KTVB building. The two signals are identical, with the exception of commercials, which are sold and targeted to the Magic Valley area.
The station operates the state's first full-time online news service - KTVB.COM - featuring news, video, weather, sports and traffic information.
KTVB has branched out in to non-traditional areas, such as its free Idaho Classifieds project on the ZIdaho website.
[edit] Local news
The KTVB news slogan is "Where the News Comes First." The station produces just more than 30 hours of original news and sports programming per week.
Several former reporters have gone on to attain national prominence, including Christy Paul of CNN Headline News, Trace Gallagher of Fox News and Meg Oliver of CBS News Up To The Minute.
The KTVB news gathering fleet includes a new state of the art satellite truck purchased in 2006, allowing for live coverage of events across the region. KTVB's resources also include two live units, 10 news gathering vehicles, and a digital production truck.
The July 2006 ratings show KTVB's news programs are number one in each timeslot by wide margins [1]
[edit] Trivia
KTVR-TV channel 13 in La Grande, Oregon was originally a satellite of KTVB until the mid-1970s, when it was sold to Oregon Public Broadcasting, becoming part of the then-OEPBS network.
[edit] Logos
 Video still-frame of logo used from 1979-1996. A variation of this logo was used from sign-on until 1979. |
 Video still-frame of logo used from 1996-October, 1999. |
 KTVB logo used since October, 1999 |
[edit] Newscasts
Weekdays
- Today's Morning News - 5:00 AM-7:00 AM
- News at Noon - Noon-1:00 PM
- News at Five - 5:00 PM-5:30 PM
- Evening News at Six - 6:00 PM-6:30 PM
- News at Ten - 10:00 PM-10:35 PM
Weekends
- Saturday Morning News - 7:00 AM-9:00 AM
- News at Five - 5:00 PM-5:30 PM
- News at Six - 6:00 PM-6:30 PM (Saturday only)
- News at Ten - 10:00 PM-10:30 PM
- Sunday Sports Extra - 10:30 PM-11:00 PM
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- KTVB website
- Belo website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVB
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTFT
| Broadcast television in the Boise market (Nielsen DMA #119) | ||
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KBCI 2 (CBS) - KAID 4 (PBS/IPTV) - KIVI 6 (ABC) - KTVB 7 (NBC) - KNIN 9 (The CW, CW+ on DT2) - KTRV 12 (Fox) - K17ED 17 (3ABN) - KCLP-CA 18 (TCT) - KMBA-LP 19 (A1) - K31FD 31 (3ABN) - KBSE-LP 33 (HSN) - KUNB-LP 35 (UNI) - KKJB 39 (A1) - KBTI-LP 41 (JTV) - KIWB-LP 43 (TVAB) - KZAK-LP 49 (24/7 news) - KCBB-LP 51 (AZA) |
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| Local cable television channels | ||
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TVTV Cable 11 - 24/7 Cable 28 (KTVB local news channel) |
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| Broadcast television in the Twin Falls market (Nielsen DMA #191) | ||
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KIDA 5 (Ind) - KMVT 11 (CBS/CW on DT2) - KIPT 13 (PBS/IPT) - KSVX 18 (i) - KBGH 19 (Edu) - K25EV 25 (TBN) - KBAX 27 (A1) - KXTF 35 (FOX) - KTFT 38 (NBC) - KTWT-LP 43 (CW) - KCTF 45 (REL) - KSAW 52 (ABC) - KCJY-LP 55 (JCTV) - KTID-LP 58 (i) |
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Corporate Staff: Robert W. Decherd (Chairman and CEO) | Dennis A. Williamson | Lawrence Nicholson | John L. Sander | Dunia A. Shive | Donald F. Cass | David Lougee | Guy H. Kerr | Marian Spitzberg | James M. Moroney
Cable News Channels: 24/7 | Arizona NewsChannel | Local News on Cable | ¡Más! Arizona | NewsWatch 15 | NorthWest Cable News | Texas Cable News
Newspapers: Al Día | The Dallas Morning News | The Business Press | Denton Record-Chronicle | La Prensa | The Press-Enterprise | The Providence Journal | Quick! | Rhode Island Weekly | Texas Almanac
ABC affiliates: KVUE | WFAA | WHAS | WVEC
CBS affiliates: KENS | KHOU | KREM | KMOV | WWL
Fox affiliates: KMSB
NBC affiliates: KING | KTVB | KGW | WCNC | KTFT
The CW affiliates: KASW | KCWX2 | KSKN
MyNetwork TV affiliates: KTTU | WUPL
Independent stations: KFWD1| KTVK | KONG
1Belo manages this station owned by HIC Broadcasting
2Belo manages this station owned by Corridor Television, LLP
Annual Revenue: 1.52 Billion (USD) | Employees: 6,600 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: BLC | Website: belo.com
