KTNV

KTNV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KTNV
city =
station_

station_slogan = Your news source in the valley.
station_branding = Channel 13 (general)
Channel 13 Action News (newscasts)
analog = 13 (VHF)
digital = 12 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = May 4, 1956
location = Las Vegas, Nevada
callsign_meaning = Television Nevada
former_callsigns = KSHO-TV (1956-1980)
KTNV-TV (1980-1988)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.
licensee = Journal Broadcast Corporation
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
16 kW (digital)
HAAT = 606 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 74100
coordinates = coord|35|56|44.5|N|115|2|37.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.ktnv.com/ www.ktnv.com]

KTNV (Channel 13 analog, 12 digital) is a U.S. television channel located in Paradise, Nevada. It is the ABC station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada area, and is owned and operated by Journal Broadcast Group. Its tower and transmitter is located on Mount Arden next to the tower and transmitter for KLAS. Formerly, KTNV transmitted from a tower right outside the station at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Valley View Boulevard, on the quadruple border of city of Las Vegas,Fact|date=September 2008 Township of Spring Valley, Township of Paradise, and Township of Winchester. The tower is a unique and visible landmark throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

History

*The station was Journal's second television station (and its first television station acquisition outside of Milwaukee), having purchased it in 1979.Fact|date=September 2008
*The station previously transmitted under the KSHO-TV callsign. It changed its callsign to KTNV-TV on March 2, 1980 (dropping the -TV suffix in 1988). [http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74100&Callsign=KTNV]
*KTNV has been called: "News 13 Inside Las Vegas", "News 13", "13 Inside Las Vegas", and "Channel 13 News". This was discontinued in 2003 in favor of their current " Action News" campaign.
*In 2004, KTNV became the only area TV station to fly its news helicopter at nights for the 11PM newscast. They have since stopped flying the Action Newshawk during the 11pm newscast.
* On September 24, 2007 The station was the first to launch a 4:30am newscast.Fact|date=September 2008
* On December 15, 2007 KTNV became the 3rd television station in Las Vegas to broadcast local news in High Definition. The station also unveiled their new digital production facilities and news set on the same day.Fact|date=September 2008

Current Personalities

Anchors
*Steve Wolford - 4, 4:30, 5, 6, 6:30 and 11 PM Anchor
*Nina Radetich - 6, 6:30 and 11 PM Anchor
*Casey Smith - Action News This Morning and Action News at Midday Anchor
*Tiffani Sargent - Action News This Morning and Action News at Midday Anchor
*Tricia Kean - 4, 4:30, 5 PM anchor/Reporter
*Steve Ryan- Weekend PM Evening Anchor/Reporter
*Jessica Lovell - Action News Saturday Morning and Action News Sunday Morning Anchor

Reporters
*Rikki Cheese
*Ben Deci
*Linda Stratton
*Kimberly Tere
*Heather Klein
*Jessica Lovell
*Regina Ruiz
*Tania Reyes

Meteorologists
*Bryan Scofield - Chief Meteorologist
*Mike Tsolinas - Action News This Morning/Midday Meteorologist
*Amanda Sanchez - weekend Meteorologist

Sports
*Doug Kezarian - Sports Director
*Bryan Salmond - Weekend Sports Anchor

Contact 13 Problem Solvers
*Darcy Spears - Chief Investigative Reporter
*Tricia Kean

Channel 13 Action News Problem Solver Traffic
*Kim Smith (In-Studio Traffic Reporter)
*Capt. Paul Hollenbeck (Action News Hawk Traffic Reporter)

Past Personalities

Anchors

* Ron Futrell - Sports/Morning Anchor/Reporter (1984-2008)
* Kim Sherwood - Anchor (Currently Assistant News Director at KVBC-TV)
* Alyson McCarthy - Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KLAS-TV)
* Bob Bailey - Anchor (1965-71)
* Angela Rodriguez - Anchor/Reporter (1986-2000)
* Steve Schorr - (1980s) (Currently vice president of COX Communications Las Vegas)
* Paula Francis - Evening Anchor(1985-90)(Currently works at KLAS-TV)
* John Daly - Evening Anchor (1990-94) (Later known as host of Real TV)
* Dan Delgado - Morning Anchor (1990s)
* Doug Smith - Morning Anchor (1990s)
* Robin Burke- Weekend Anchor
* Ken Hamilton - Evening Anchor (1996-2001)
* Bob Salter - Weekend Anchor/Reporter (2005 - 2006)
*Ross Becker - Evening Anchor (2002-05) (Currently at KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City)
* Mark Sayre - Anchor/Reporter (1994-2006) (Currently works at KLAS-TV)
* Christina Brown - Weekend Anchor/Reporter (2002-2007) (Currently with MSNBC anchoring First Look & Early Today on NBC)
* Shawn Boyd - Anchor/Reporter
* Jena Anton - Morning Anchor (1999-2002)
* Michael Geeser - Weekend anchor (Currently media/government relations director for AAA Nevada)
* Christine Beltran - Reporter/Weekend Mornings Anchor (2005-07)
* Cathy Ray - Evening Anchor/Reporter (1994-2007)
* Wendee Lee Curtis - Traffic Anchor/Entertainment Reporter
* Rob Piercy - Morning Anchor (Currently at KING-TV in Seattle)
* George Maupin - Sports Anchor (1980's)
* Jay Cantrell - Evening Anchor (early 1980s)

Investigators
* Glen Meek - Investigative Reporter (1988-92, 2003-06)

Weather

* Nathan Tannenbaum- Chief Meteorologist (1989-94, 2001-05) (now at KDWN-AM)
* Randy Rauch- Chief Meteorologist (1994-97) (now at WTSP-TV)
* Cecily Tynan - Morning Meteorologist (now at WPVI-TV)
* Ted Textor - Chief Meteorologist (1997-2000)
* Mark Pfister - Morning Meteorologist (2004-07)
* Rob Blair - Weekend Morning Meteorologist (2004-05)
* Jerry Brown - Meteorologist (now at KVBC-TV)
* John Goulet- Weekend Morning Meteorologist
* Matt Baylow - Chief Meteorologist (1983-1989) (now at KFMB-TV, San Diego)

Sports

*Mario Diaz - Weekend Sports anchor
*Dennis Evans - Sports anchor
*Brian Samudio - Sports (Currently Sports anchor at KRNV-TV in Reno, NV)

Reporters

* Mike Kirsch
* Cara Liu
* Mark Martinez
* Scott Burton (Now at KGW-TV in Portland, OR)
* Mike Dello Stritto
* Heather Angel
* Jackie Glass (Now Las Vegas district court judge)
* Shannon Martindale
* Valentina Batiste
* Shawn Boyd
* Christine Chang
* Mario Diaz
* John Futrell
* Christine Connolly (1999-2002)
* Dave Malkoff (2000-2003) (Now at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles)
* Veronica Sanchez (now at KPNX-TV in Phoenix, AZ)
* Melissa McCarty (2005-2007)
* Denise Saunders (2007)
* Tamara Vaifanua (2006-2007)
* Annie Blanco
* Cheryl Getuiza (2004-2007) (Now at WOFL-TV Orlando FL)
* Kristine Harrington (2006-2008) (Now at KTVK-TV in Phoenix, AZ)
* Jeff Gradney

Newscasts

*Weekdays:
**Action News Early Edition - 4:30-5 AM
**Action News at 5 AM - 5-6 AM
**Action News at 6 AM - 6-7 AM
**Action News at 11 AM - 11-11:30 AM
**Action News at 4 PM - 4-4:30 PM
**Action News at 4:30 PM - 4:30-5 PM
**Action News at 5 PM - 5-5:30 PM
**Action News at 6 PM - 6-6:30 PM
**Action News at 6:30 PM - 6:30-7 PM
**Action News at 11 PM - 11-11:35 PM

*Weekends:
**Action News at 5 AM - 5-6 AM
**Action News at 6 AM - 6-7 AM
**Action News at 8 AM - 8-9 AM
**Action News at 6 PM - 6-6:30 PM
**Action News at 6:30 PM - 6:30-7 PM (Sundays only)
**Action News at 11 PM - 11-11:35 PM

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"KSHO-TV News" (1956-1970s)
*"NewsWatch 13/NightWatch 13" (1970s-1981)
*"News 13" (1981-1987)
*"Channel 13 News" (1987-Early 1990s)
*"News 13: Inside Las Vegas" (Early 1990s-January 2003)
*"13 Inside Las Vegas" (January-August 2003)
*"Channel 13 Action News" (August 2003-present)

Translator Stations

KTNV can also be seen on the following translator stations:
*K04GT Bullhead City, Arizona
*K11KJ Baker, California
*K59EX Bullhead City, Arizona/Laughlin, NevadaAnd about 10 more throughout southern Nevada.

External links

* [http://www.ktnv.com/ KTNV website]
*TVQ|KTNV
**TVQ|K04GT
**TVQ|K11KJ
**TVQ|K59EX
*BIA|KTNV|TV|TV


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