- KNDO
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KNDO
city =
station_
station_slogan = Local News. Right Now.
station_branding = KNDO Local News
analog = 23 (UHF)
digital = 16 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations =NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT3)
network =
founded =
airdate =October 15 ,1959
location =Yakima, Washington
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner =Cowles Publishing Company
licensee = KHQ, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Primary:
ABC (1959-1965)
Secondary:NBC (1959-1965)
ABC (1965-1970)CBS (1959-1965)
effective_radiated_power = 501 kW (analog)
200 kW (digital)
HAAT = 293 m (analog)
266 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 12395
coordinates = coord|46|31|58.4|N|120|30|30.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kndo.com/ www.kndo.com]KNDO channel 23 is the
NBC affiliate serving theYakima, Washington , USA, area.Providing over 25 hours of local news coverage on their primary channel a week, the station also produces a "Digital Local News Channel" and "
NBC Weather Plus " affiliate. The channels are available locally over the air on digital channels 23.2 and 23.3, and the "Weather Plus"affiliate is also available throughdigital cable , streaming online from [http://www.kndu.com KNDU.com] , and every daily newscast.Alike to many other stations, they also maintain a website, "KNDO.com". The website provides live streaming
breaking news , video clips from daily newscasts, news stories from daily newscasts, and additional content provided by many different sources.Owned by
The KHQ Television Group , the station debuted on the air onOctober 15 ,1959 as an ABC (primary) affiliate. During this time it also showed occasional programs from NBC, as well as a fewCBS programs turned down byKIMA-TV . including Laramie and Andy Griffith. In 1965 KNDO became a primary NBC affiliate, but showed some ABC programming untilKAPP debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation. The station provides the satellite programming for sister stationKNDU in the Tri-Cities.In March 2007, KNDO stopped local Yakima 5pm & 6pm newscasts. Now all newscasts are out of the Tri-Cities. But 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts are localized for the Yakima Valley.
News Team
Weekday Anchors
* Kevin Shaub - "KNDO Local News Northwest Today"
* Faith Martin - "KNDO Local News Northwest Today"
* Christine Brown (News Director) - "KNDO Local News at 5:00 and 6:00"
* Scott Stovall - "KNDO Local News at 5:00, 6:00, and 11@11"
* Margaret Kavanaugh - "KNDO Local News 11@11"Weekend Anchors
* Joe Angelo
* Melanie FalconReporters
* Ken Wiegand
* Kevin Randall "(Northwest Today)"
* Allison Cordova
* Shanelle Smith
* Aaron CagwinWeather Anchors
* Jordan Youngs - "Northwest Today"
* Tim Adams - "KNDO Local News at 5:00, 6:00, 11@11, KNDO Local News Saturday Forecaster"
* Jeff Womack (KHQ ) - "Weekend Weather Anchor "ports Anchors
* Scott Reister - "Weekdays and weekend fill-in"
* Patrick Noland - "Weekends & Northwest Today"Former Staff
* Heather Hays - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at
KDFW in Dallas, Texas )
* Dave Ettl - Anchor/Reporter (Currently KIT Radio Anchor)
*Jamie Kern - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor atKPTV , Portland, OR)
* Jay Frank - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor atKOHD , Bend, OR)
* Whit Johnson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Reporter atKSL-TV , Salt Lake City, UT)
* Anish Shroff - Sports Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor atESPNews , Bristol, CT)
* Faye Hoffman - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor/Reporter atWGGB , MA)
* Andrea Nguyen - Reporter (Currently at KIAH, Houston, TX)
* Dave Erickson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Main Anchor atKXLY-TV , Spokane, WA)
* Harry Bounds - Meteorologist (Currently Meteorologist atKARK , Little Rock, AK)
* Jade Jordan - Anchor/Reporter (Currently atKHQ ; Spokane, WA)
* Ruth Johnson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently atKIMA-TV /KEPR ; Pasco, WA)
* Kim Holcomb - Reporter (Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle)
* Rob Piercy - Reporter/Anchor (Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle)
* Stephanie Stricklen - Reporter/Anchor (Currently Anchor at KGW Portland, OR)
* Jenny Hansson - Reporter (Currently anchor at KOIN Portland, OR)
* Joe Vithayathil - Reporter (Currently feature reporter at KPTV Portland, OR)
* Amy Frazier - Reporter (Currently reporter KOIN Portland, OR)
* Natalie Hearst - Anchor (Currently Anchor in Boise)
* Greg Nieto - Reporter (Currently reporter in Denver)Digital Television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
In
2009 , KNDO will continue digital broadcasts on channel 16 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]External links
* [http://www.kndo.com/ KNDO Official Website]
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