KFMB-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KFMB-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = The Pictures. The Stories. Your World.
station_branding = CBS 8 (general)
News 8 (newscasts)
analog = 8 (VHF)
digital = 7 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = May 16, 1949
location = San Diego, California
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Midwest Television, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = KFMB (AM)
KFMB-FM
former_affiliations = All secondary:
ABC (1949-1956)
NBC (1949-1953)
DuMont (1949-1955)
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
2.9 kW (digital)
HAAT = 227 m (analog)
208 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 42122
coordinates = coord|32|50|17.8|N|117|14|59.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.cbs8.com/ www.cbs8.com]

KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate of San Diego. Its transmitter is located atop Mount Soledad above La Jolla, California.

History

KFMB-TV went on the air on May 16, 1949. It was founded by Jack O. Gross. San Diego Mayor Harley E. Knox was present at its first broadcast. It is San Diego's oldest television station, and is the only major station in the market to remain with its original network affiliation (CBS) since the beginning. Although in the early years, KFMB carried programs from ABC, NBC, and DuMont until other stations signed on, CBS has always been KFMB's primary network affiliation. In 1953, Gross sold KFMB-AM-TV to Wrather-Alvarez Broadcasting. When the Wrather-Alvarez partnership broke up in 1957, Wrather kept KFMB-AM-FM-TV as part of Marietta Broadcasting. In 1959, Wrather sold Marietta Broadcasting to Transcontinent Broadcasting of Buffalo, New York. Transcontinent merged with the Taft Television and Radio Co., Inc. in 1964. However, the merger left Taft two television stations and several radio stations over the FCC's ownership limit of the time. As a result, the KFMB stations were sold to their current owner, Midwest Television. In the 1990s, Midwest Television divested its original stations, WCIA in Champaign, Illinois and WMBD/WPBG/WMBD-TV in Peoria, Illinois, leaving only the KFMB cluster.

In 2005, Midwest Television and CBS signed a 10-year extension for KFMB to remain a CBS affiliate. The station rebranded itself as News 8 on September 19, 2005 after a four year branding campaign as Local 8. In early 2007, KFMB began to rebrand itself as CBS8 with the launch of their new website. Although they follow the CBS Mandate, KFMB is not owned by CBS Corporation.

On January 28, 2007, KFMB became the first station in San Diego to broadcast its news in HD, and unveiled a new set to go with the switch. [ [http://www.tvpredictions.com/localhdnews112506.htm Local HD News Offered By 24 Stations ] ]

Some famous KFMB alumni include former weather girl Raquel Tejada (later known as Raquel Welch), talk-show host Regis Philbin, TV host Sarah Purcell, CNN and former CBS anchor Paula Zahn, the first host of Access Hollywood Larry Mendte and NBC correspondents Don Teague and Dawn Fratangelo.

KFMB is currently San Diego's most watched television station, based on Nielsen share sign-on to sign-off. [Nielsen Media Research, November 2006] The station's newscasts are #1 at noon, 5pm, 6:30pm and 11pm weekdays, and at 5 and 6:30pm weekends. KFMB provides video feed from Chopper 8 to KUSI and XETV. As of August 2006, News 8 is the only television station in San Diego to have its chopper covering breaking news at 11 p.m.

California Fires Of 2007

Reporter Larry Himmel took viewers on a walkthrough of his own destroyed home during the coverage of the California Wildfires Of 2007. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGF2bbxQ6E]

Programming

The station is a typical CBS affiliate running just about the entire CBS schedule. It also runs many local news and first-run talk and reality shows. Due to the fact the noon newscast airs an entire hour, KFMB airs "Bold and the Beautiful" on a delay at 9:30 AM instead of the recommended time slot, which is 12:30 PM for the majority of west coast CBS affiliates.

During the NFL season, the station carries local broadcasts of all San Diego Chargers games which are not otherwise carried on any of the nationwide NFL broadcasts.

Personnel

Station General Manager: Ed Trimble

News Management
*Fred D'Ambrosi- News Director
*Dean Elwood- Asst. News Director
*Barbara Richards- Daytime EP
*Bonnie Phillips- Nighttime EP

Personalities

Current

Former

*Carlos Amezcua-(Now With KTTV)
*Kathleen Bade - 6:30 and 11 p.m. , co-anchor, also consumer reporter (2001-2007, now at KSWB-TV
*Marc Brown (1987-1989, now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles)
*Hank Bauer - sports anchor (1987-2003)
*Kathy Chin - reporter (1997-2003)
*Hal Clement (1979-1998, now at KGTV)
*Kevin Cox - investigative reporter (1996-2001)
*John Culea - reporter/anchor (1980-2000)
*Geni Cavitt - meteorologist (1993-2001, now at KGTV)
*Gene Cubbison (1979-1983, now at KNSD)
*Bob Dale - host/reporter (1956-1977, Died in 2008)
*Danuta - talk show host (1978-1983)
*Pamela Davis - weekend anchor/reporter (2001-2005)
*Pat Gaffey - government reporter (1995-2001)
*Gene Gleeson - anchor/reporter (1969-1976, now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles)
*Jeff Goldberg - reporter (?-2006, now at KMSP-TV in Minneapolis)
*Rebecca Gomez - morning/noon anchor and reporter (?-1996 and 2001-02, now with Fox News Channel)
*Carol Hasson - reporter (1992-2000)
*Greg Hurst - reporter/anchor (1982-1989, now at KHOU-TV)
*Judy Hsu - anchor (1994-2001, now at WLS-TV in Chicago)
*Jill Kuramoto - weather anchor (1990-1992, now at KITV in Honolulu)
*Graham Ledger - anchor/reporter (1990-2004)
*Bill Lagatutta - reporter (1978-1980, now with CBS News)
*Jim Laslavic - sports anchor (1983-1989, now at KNSD)
*Ted Leitner - sports anchor (1978-2003)
*Marty Levin - anchor (1983-1987, now at KNSD)
*Sandra Maas - health reporter/anchor (1990-2001, now at KUSI-TV)
*Robin Mangarin - anchor (1993-1996, now at KGET-TV in Bakersfield)
*Stan Miller - anchor (late 80's to Early 90's) also (2005-2008)
*Andre Moreau - anchor (2003-2008) Now at WAFB
*Larry Mendte - weather anchor (1988-1991, last at KYW-TV)
*Andrea Nakano - reporter (2004-2007, now at XETV)
*Aimee Nuzzo - reporter (1997-2000, now at WNBC-TV in New York)
*Susan Peters - anchor (1991-1995, now at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas)
*Sarah Purcell - talk show host (1970s)
*Margaret Radford - reporter (1991-1994, last at KNSD)
*Danny Romero - weather anchor (1977-1993, now at KABC-TV in Los Angeles)
*Susan Rosegen - anchor (1989-1991, now a CNN correspondent in New Orleans)
*Allison Ross - anchor (1977-1989)
*Shelley Roupas- reporter (2000-2002)
*Dan Shadwell - morning anchor/reporter (2002-2005)
*Beth Shelburne - morning anchor/reporter (2002-2006, now with NECN in Boston)
*Greg Starddard- reporter, back-up anchor (1989-1991) left for WJZ-TV BALTIMORE
*Gail Stewart - investigative reporter (1984-2001, now Director of Communications and Community Relations for the San Diego District Attorney's Office [http://www.capio.org/docs/boardOfDirectors.htm] )
*Aloha Taylor (2001-2005, now at XETV FOX6)
*Susan Taylor - anchor/reporter (1982-1986, now at KNSD)
*Don Teague (1998-2002, now with NBC News)
*Michael Tuck - anchor (1978-1984 and 1999-2004)
*Maria Velasquez - reporter (1983-2001)
*Denise Yamada - anchor (1995-2001)
*Tracye Hutchins -reporter (2003-2007) Now at WGCL-TV in Atlanta.

References

ee also

*KFMB (AM)
*KFMB-FM

External links

* [http://www.cbs8.com/ KFMB-TV 8]
*TVQ|KFMB-TV
*BIA|KFMB|TV|TV