Sunbelt Communications Company

The Sunbelt Communications Company is the owner and operator of several television stations located in the western United States.

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sunbelt was founded in 1979 following the purchase of KORK-TV, Las Vegas' NBC affiliate, by local attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers and 16 Las Vegas residents. KORK-TV was renamed KVBC in 1980, and Rogers expanded Sunbelt's reach to include other stations in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. Most of Sunbelt's stations are NBC affiliates.

tations

Owned by Sunbelt

*Yuma, Arizona: KYMA (NBC, channel 11/digital 41)
*Pocatello, Idaho: KPVI (NBC, channel 6/digital 23)
**Jackson, Wyoming: KJWY (channel 2/digital 14)
*Twin Falls, Idaho: KXTF (Fox, channel 35/digital 34)
*Helena, Montana: KTVH (NBC, channel 12/digital 14)
**Great Falls, Montana: KBGF-LP (channel 50)
**Havre, Montana: KBBJ (channel 9)
**Lewistown, Montana: KBAO (channel 13)
*Elko, Nevada: KENV (channel 10/digital 8)
*Las Vegas, Nevada: KVBC (NBC, channel 3/digital 2) *Flagship station
**Ely, Nevada: KVNV (channel 3)
*Reno, Nevada: KRNV (NBC, channel 4/digital 7)
**Winnemucca, Nevada: KWNV (channel 7/digital 12)
*Casper, Wyoming: KCWY (NBC, channel 13)
**Cheyenne, Wyoming: KCHY-LP (channel 13)
**Sheridan, Wyoming: KSWY (channel 7)

Managed by Sunbelt

*Pocatello, Idaho: KFXP (Fox, channel 31)
*Helena, Montana: KMTF (CW, channel 10/digital 29)

Related activities

Though not related to Sunbelt Communications directly, company owner Jim Rogers is also the founder and curator of the Sunbelt Classic and Antique Automobile Museum ( [ [http://www.sunbeltcars.com] ), located near KVBC's studios in Las Vegas. Most of the cars displayed come from Rogers's personal collection.

Rogers also serves as the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, and has provided financial support for colleges and universities, either through personal contributions or through the Sunbelt Communications Education Foundation, which awards college scholarships and offers financial assistance to graduating high school students in Sunbelt's broadcast regions.

In addition, The University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law is named after him in recognition of his philanthropy to the school.

References

* [http://www.kvbc.com/Global/category.asp?C=7906&nav=menu107_10 www.kvbc.com]
* [http://system.nevada.edu/Chancellor/index.htm Nevada System of Higher Education (Jim Rogers's bio)]