KTVE

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KTVE
city =
station_
station_slogan = Coverage You Can Count On
station_branding = NBC 10
analog = 10 (VHF)
digital = 27 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = NBC
network =
founded =
airdate = December 1955 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says December 3, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says December 18.]
location = El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana
callsign_meaning = TV El Dorado
former_callsigns = KRBB-TV (1955-1961)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
"(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.)"
licensee =
sister_stations = KARD
former_affiliations = Secondary:
ABC (1955-1974)
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
822.8 kW (digital)
HAAT = 605 m (analog)
582 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 35692
coordinates = coord|33|4|41.7|N|92|13|31|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.myarklamiss.com/ www.myarklamiss.com]

KTVE, Channel 10, is the NBC affiliate for the El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana DMA. The station is licensed to El Dorado, but its main studio is located in West Monroe, Louisiana. KTVE is owned by Mission Broadcasting, and is sister station to the area's Fox affiliate, KARD.

KTVE’s transmitter is a 609.6 meter high guy-wired aerial mast (or antenna) is located in Bolding, Arkansas(geographical coordinates: coord|33|4|41.7|N|92|13|31|W|), is one of the largest structures of its kind. As a result, KTVE’s signal can be seen in 18 counties and parishes in Arkansas and Louisiana. On certain occasions, the signal can been seen as far north as Hot Springs, Arkansas, and as far west as Texarkana, Texas. For many years, it was known as "Region 10" because it could be seen over the air and on cable in many areas outside the market.

History

The station debuted on December 3, 1955 as KRBB-TV. It became KTVE in 1961, and brought color television to the Ark-La-Miss in 1966. It shared ABC with KNOE-TV until KLAA-TV (now KARD) signed on in 1974.

For a time, former El Dorado mayor Mike Dumas served as the main evening anchor, while he was serving his early days in office.

In 1983, then-owner Gray Communications moved KTVE's main studio to 2909 Kilpatrick Blvd., Monroe; it only retained a satellite studio in El Dorado with only a few staff members, including a video journalist. This led to many complaints that KTVE only featured stories from the Louisiana side of the market. In the late 1990s, the FCC forced KTVE to adopt a split-anchor format as a condition of renewing its license. During the weekday morning and weekday 5:00 pm newscasts, one anchor was stationed in Monroe, while another was stationed in El Dorado. This condition is no longer enforced by the FCC. KTVE does still report news from El Dorado, one of the smallest cities with a television news bureau in place.

KTVE originally aired Louisiana Lottery numbers during the station's 10pm newscast until a complaint by rival KNOE to the FCC in 1997 forced the station to cease the practice. Because the station was licensed to Arkansas, where there was no lottery, the Louisiana Lottery numbers could not air.

In 2002, KTVE took control of KARD's operations under a local marketing agreement, and moved into KARD's studio in West Monroe. The two stations also share a web site.

KTVE also operated a translator station W02AW on Channel 2. The transmitter was said to be located south of Monroe, Louisiana. This translator was removed when KTVE increased its tower height.

In 2006, KTVE was the winner of the Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Ultimate News Makeover contest. The station received about $300,000 in free design, consultation, manufacturing, production and coaching. [http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/BUSINESS/603310305&SearchID=73240434521] On the same day that the station revealed its new set, it dropped the longstanding “Region 10” brand in favor of “NBC10.”

On January 3, 2007, KTVE-DT signed on with a full-power digital signal with an ERP of 822 kW. KTVE-DT then started broadcasting the network feed of NBC in high definition on January 12, 2007. Viewers in the El Dorado/Monroe DMA can now see programming from three major networks in HD, the others (one being their sister station) KARD FOX14, and CBS programming on rival station KNOE-DT. KTVE's DTV transmitter also airs its Live Storm Track Doppler images 24/7 on 10-2 and soon will add a 24/7 local weather channel.

On January 16, 2008, Piedmont Television completed the sale of KTVE to Mission Broadcasting. On the same day, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the owner of KARD, took over control of KTVE under a local sales agreement (LSA). As a result of the change, Nexstar now controls four of the five NBC affiliates serving Arkansas. Memphis-based WMC-TV, which covers northeast Arkansas, is owned by Raycom Media.

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"Your Esso Reporter" (1955-1957)
*"Newsroom" (1957-1964)
*"The Sixth Hour Report/The Eleventh Hour Report" (1964-1973)
*"TV-10 News" (1973-1979)
*"NewsScene 10" (1979-1983)
*"Channel 10 News" (1983-1994)
*"Region 10 News" (1994-2006)
*"NBC 10 News" (2006-present)

tation Slogans

*"Channel 10, Let's All Be There!" (1984-1986, local version of NBC campaign)
*"Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 10!" (1988-1989, local version of NBC campaign)
*"Watch the Best on Channel 10 News" (1989-1994)
*"Coverage You Can Count On" (2006-present)

Personalities and programming

Current personalities on KTVE-TV news broadcasts (as of November 2007) include:
* Melissa Clark, anchor
* Corrie Cross, El Dorado news reporter
* Angela Cruz, morning news anchor
* Jarod Floyd, chief meteorologist
* Randall Kamm, news director/anchor
* Robert Neagli, sports director
* Janice Park, news reporter
* Griffin Scott, news reporter/ weekend anchor

In addition to NBC programming, KTVE-TV airs syndicated programs such as Entertainment Tonight, Martha, Ellen and The 700 Club.

Former Staff

* Jenifer Andrews, news anchor - now at WJCL (Savannah, GA)
* Beau Baehman, weekday sports anchor - now at KMIZ (Columbia, MO)
* Matthew Becker, news reporter - now at Epic Systems (Madison, WI)
* Kevin Bowles, weekday director/technical director/editor - now at KOTV (Tulsa, OK)
* Kate Cornell, news reporter - now at WLKY (Louisville, KY)
* Hilarie Courtney, news reporter
* John Denison, news anchor/news director - now at KNOE-TV (Monroe, LA)
* Keidron Dotson, news anchor/news reporter - now at KJRH (Tulsa, OK)
* Bill Evans, sports director, news reporter, news anchor, assignment editor, interim news director - now VP of News and Operations at WPSD (Paducah, KY)
* Stephanie Farrar, news reporter
* Casey Ferrand, news reporter - now at KTBS (Shreveport, LA)
* Bill "Gig" Giacona, news reporter
* Eric James, morning news anchor/news reporter - now at KTRK-TV (Houston, TX)
* Sam Jones, production manager/senior director - now at KTVT (Dallas, TX)
* Teresa LaBarbera, news anchor/news reporter - now at WFSB (Hartford, CT)
* Matt Lincoln, sports anchor/sports reporter - now at WBTW (Myrtle Beach, SC)
* Laura Diaz Monserrate, news anchor/news reporter - now at WKMG-TV (Orlando, FL)
* Chris Mycoskie, sports anchor/sports director - now at WGMB and WVLA (Baton Rouge, LA)
* Phil Orban, sports director - now at WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)
* Tom Pearson, chief meteorologist - now at KNOE-TV (Monroe, LA)
* Joseph Pleasant, news reporter - now at WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)
* Myrt Price, reporter- now at WOIO (Cleveland, OH)
* Ayna Sehgal, meteorologist - now at KWCH (Wichita, KS)
* Mary Shalvarjian, news reporter
* Kimberly Vaughn, meteorologist - now at WVUE (New Orleans, LA)

External links

* [http://www.myarklamiss.com/ KTVE website]
*TVQ|KTVE
*BIA|KTVE|TV|TV
*TitanTV|KTVE
* [http://www.chalkhillmedia.org/Museum/KTVE.htm History of KTVE Channel 32 in Longview, TX]
*Structurae|id=s0013992|title=KTVE Television Tower
*ASR|key=603594|number=1039950
*http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7097

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