KIEM-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KIEM-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = The Spirit of the North Coast
station_branding = News Channel 3
analog = 3 (VHF)
digital = 16 (UHF)
other_chs = (see article)
affiliations = NBC
network =
founded =
airdate = October 25, 1953
location = Eureka, California
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Pollack/Belz Broadcasting Company, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Primary:
CBS (1953-1984)
Secondary:
NBC (1953-1958)
ABC (1953-1987)
DuMont (1953-1955)
effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
18.5 kW (digital)
HAAT = 503 m (analog)
432 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 53382
coordinates = coord|40|43|49.4|N|123|57|11.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kiem-tv.com/ www.kiem-tv.com]

KIEM-TV is a broadcast television station in Eureka, California which broadcasts as an NBC affiliate on channel 3.

Digital Television

All digital broadcast channels in the Eureka market except KBVU and soon to be KVIQ, are not available on Suddenlink Digital Cable. Both the SD and HD feeds are not available on Dish Network or DirecTV, along with all the other area channels.

When KIEM launches its digital signal on cable, it will be on channel 703.

In 2009, KIEM-TV will remain on channel 3 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] This is one of only about ten commercial station in the country moving to a low-band VHF frequency.

History

KIEM signed on the air as Eureka's first television station on October 25, 1953. Since KIEM-TV was the only station in the Eureka market at the time, it offered programs from more than one network. Initially KIEM was affiliated with CBS; however, the station also provided programs from NBC, ABC, and DuMont (the DuMont Network folded in 1955). After KVIQ signed on in 1958 and took the NBC affiliation, both stations offered some ABC programs on a part-time basis. Full-time ABC coverage was provided by Redding ABC affiliate KRCR-TV on area cable systems.

Another commercial station, 'KREQ-TV' (later KAEF) signed on the air in 1987 offering ABC to the North Coast. When the new station signed on, both KVIQ and KIEM ceased offering ABC programs on a part-time basis.

By about 1987, KVIQ and KIEM had swapped affiliations, with KIEM picking up the NBC affiliation. Today, KIEM has the distinction of being the only commercial outlet in the Eureka market offering local news, a distinction reflected in the station's branding as "News Channel 3" rather than "NBC3." My Network TV station KEMY offers some newscasts from KTVU in San Francisco, but does not produce its own newscasts. KVIQ and KBVU will soon have a shared local newscast but it's unknown when that will happen.

KIEM is one of the last few NBC affiliates that does not have a morning newscast. In addition, KIEM signs off every weekend night.

The Eureka television market is the only TV market in California currently not available on either Dish Network or DirecTV.

Current Personalities

News:
*Scott Hurst (6 & 11 p.m.)
*Leslie Buchanan (5 & 6 p.m.)
*Sara Miles (Weekends 6:30 & 11 p.m.)
*Jill Weaver (Occasional co-anchor at 6:30 weekends)

Weather:
*Jim Bernard (Chief Meteorologist; Weeknights 5, 6, & 11 p.m.)
*Weather Vision meteorologist, usually Jason McCleave or Michael Hill (Weekends 6:30 & 11 p.m.)

Sports:
*Manuel "Manny" Machado (Weeknights 5, 6, & 11 p.m.)
*Eric Koch (Weekends 6:30 & 11 p.m.)

Reporters:
*Jessica Brantley
*Jake Taylor
*Jill Weaver
*Rissa Shaw
*Chris Lance

Former Personalities

*Laura Berry now at NYOne
*Noelle Gardner: Now Morning Anchor at KLFY-TV CBS in Lafayette, LA
*Preston Phillips
*Jennifer Whalen
*Bruce Macgowan Longtime KNBR (San Francisco) radio sportstalk host
*Frank Boal Now working as longtime sports director of KDAF, Kansas City
*Mike O'Brian Worked for many years as KPTV-12 (Portland, Ore) Sports Director
*Samuel Lewin; anchor mid-late 1990's
*Jane Rogers; anchor late 1990's-early 2000's, now at Humboldt State University
*Mark Demsky; sports director 1990's-early 2000's, now at KTXL Sacramento
*Jim Moritz; anchor early 2000's
*Kristian Leitzen; anchor until 2008, now in Cedar Rapids, IA
*Heather (Johnson) Lewin; anchor/reporter
*Andrea Nakano; weekend anchor/reporter
*Dennis Shanahan; weekend abchor/reporter
*Dede Stirnaman-Harper; reporter
*Mary Strong; reporter
*Heather Lambert; weekend weather

Translators

KIEM is rebroadcast on the following translator stations. None of them are listed in the FCC database:

* K02OD Channel 2 Shelter Cove
* K04NX Channel 4 Garberville
* K04NY Channel 4 Rio Dell
* K07GJ Channel 7 Hoopa
* K08GR Channel 8 Willow Creek
* K10NU Channel 10 Miranda
* K11IQ Channel 11 Orleans
* K12JL Channel 12 Burnt Ranch
* K13MD Channel 13 Hyampom

References

External links

* [http://www.kiem-tv.com/ Official site]
*TVQ|KIEM
*BIA|KIEM|TV|TV
*TitanTV|KIEM