KLJB-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KLJB-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Fox 18...a part of your life
station_branding = Fox 18
analog = 18 (UHF)
digital = 49 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
KGCW-TV (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate = July 28, 1985
location = Davenport, Iowa/Rock Island/Moline, Illinois
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Grant Broadcasting System II, Inc.
licensee = Quad Cities Television Acquisition Licensing, LLC
sister_stations = KGCW-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1985-1987)
Fox (1987-1988)
independent (1988-1990)
effective_radiated_power = 2950 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 309 m (analog)
343.7 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 54011
coordinates = coord|41|19|39|N|90|22|45.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|41|18|44.5|N|90|22|46.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.myfoxqc.com/ www.myfoxqc.com]

KLJB-TV is a television station operating out of Davenport, Iowa. The station transmits on UHF channel 18. KLJB is currently a Fox television affiliate. The station is the primary Fox affiliate for the Quad Cities area and other parts of east central Iowa and northwest Illinois. Its transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois.

The station is owned by Grant Broadcasting, which was established and run by Milton Grant, who serves as President and General Manager of the station. In addition to this station, Grant also owns a number of other television stations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Virginia. Grant purchased KLJB on September 15, 1991. In 1996 he purchased the former KJMH-TV, channel 26, in Burlington, which then simulcasted KLJB's signal to southeast Iowa viewers before becoming WB affiliate KGWB (now known as KGCW-TV) in late 2000.

Due to interference from a low-powered station also located at channel 26, KGCW's programming also airs on KLJB's digital subchannel in some of the Illinois portion of the market.

History

KLJB signed on the air for the first time on July 28, 1985 [http://oldtvguides.com/all_thumbs/medium_41-kgwb-dt.jpg] as an independent television station. It became a charter member of the Fox Network in 1987, but dropped the affiliation after a year, following a dispute between station manager Gary Brandt and the network after Brandt, frustrated by the low ratings for Fox's Saturday night lineup, bumped it to overnight in favor of more profitable syndicated programming. However, following the success of "The Simpsons", KLJB rejoined the Fox network in 1990.

On July 4, 1987 KLJB premiered Live on Tape, a late night comedy sketch show that aired on Saturday nights at 10 pm until 1990. It was produced at the KLJB studio in Davenport, Iowa and was the only locally produced entertainment show at that time in the Quad City area, as well as the only original sketch comedy show produced in the Midwest.

On December 31, 1999, KLJB debuted its own local newscast, the "Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News", which airs every night of the week except Saturday. KLJB's news is currently produced by the Independent News Network, whose news operations for its stations are based in Davenport.

They began broadcasting in high-definition television in January 2003.

From September 14,2004 to September 12,2005, KLJB aired the Acri Feature Feature, which someone from Acri Company hosted and picked the movie. It aired after MAD TV, from 11 pm to 1 am.

From September 18,2005 to May 9,2007, KLJB aired Zomboo's House of Horror Movies, which Zomboo hosted and which he did commentary. It initially aired after MAD TV; starting in fall 2006 it aired after Talkshow with Spike Feresten.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Analog-to-digital conversion

After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] , KLJB will continue digital broadcasts on its current pre-transition channel number, 49. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display KLJB's virtual channel as 18.

Personalities and programming

Current "Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News" personalities include:

Anchors

* John Beard, weekenights
* Libby Allison, weeknights
* Phil Doherty, producer of weeknights, anchor of Sunday newscast
* Nathan O'Leary, Fill-in anchor
* Sunya Walls, Fill-in anchor

KLJB Weather Team

* Pat Walker Chief Meteorologist
* Susie Martin, English/Spanish Meteorologist
* Evan Hutchinson, Meteorologist

Reporters

*Kurt Liske
*Kimberly Brown

ports

* Roland Glembine, head sports anchor- weekdays

Former Personalities

* Doug Kezirian, anchor/sports
* Greg Wilson, Anchor (Now at Independent News Network)
* Jamie Dismer, Anchor (Worked at WQAD, now in Des Moines)
* Olga Ospina, Anchor
* Chris McGinnis, Chief Meteorologist
* Jeremy Moss, Sports (Now at Independent News Network)
* Andrea Rich, Meteorologist
* Paula Perez, Weather (Now at Trinity)
* Joe Barnes, Reporter (Now at WCBI-TV
* Andy Cunningham, Reporter (Now at WKYT In Lexington, KY)
* Ken Price, Reporter
* Kerry Phillips, Anchor
* Mark Prater, Chief Meteorlogist (Now at WIAT)Current syndicated shows on KLJB's schedule include "The People's Court", "The Tyra Banks Show", and "Maury", as well as reruns of "The Simpsons", "According to Jim", "The King of Queens", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Friends", "Seinfeld", and "That '70s Show".

The weekends shows include American Idol Rewind", "Frasier", "24", and "Without a Trace"

References

External links

* [http://www.myfoxqc.com/ KLJB website]
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* [http://www.liveontape.tv/ Official website of the former KLJB series "Live On Tape"]