KGBT-TV
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| KGBT-TV | |
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| Harlingen/Brownsville/McAllen, Texas | |
| Branding | KGBT 4 (general) Action 4 News (news) |
| Slogan | Taking Action for You |
| Channels | Analog: 4 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC (Barrington Harlingen License, LLC) |
| First air date | October 4, 1953 |
| Former affiliations | Both secondary: ABC (1953-1976) NBC (1976-1981) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 396 m (analog) 368 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 34457 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kgbt4.com |
KGBT-TV, or Action 4, is a CBS affiliate located in Harlingen, Texas. Its market includes the greater Rio Grande Valley metropolitan area. KGBT is currently owned by Barrington Broadcasting Company. Its transmitter is located in Cameron County, Texas. Both the analog and digital channel are available on Time Warner Cable on channels 4 and 865 respectively. KGBT's own local 24-hour weather channel is also available on Time Warner Cable digital channel 366.
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[edit] Station history
The history behind what is now KGBT dates back to the mid 20th century. The station originally began as KGBT Radio, owned then by the Harbenito Broadcasting Company. It opened in 1941 as KGBS, an independent radio station of 250 watts and a staff of eleven people. KGBT became an affiliate of the CBS in January 1944, becoming the first CBS radio affiliate in lower South Texas. KGBT's TV offshoot signed on in 1953, and has always been a CBS affiliate.
[edit] Transition to Barrington ownership
During the mid-1990s, KGBT was owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, who also owns WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland. In 1998, Draper sold KGBT to Cosmos Broadcasting, the broadcasting division of The Liberty Corporation. Cosmos came directly under the Liberty banner in 2001 when Liberty sold off its insurance business. Liberty merged with Raycom Media in 2006. In August of that year, KGBT was sold again to Barrington Broadcasting, who currently owns the station today.
[edit] Action 4 News
- Action 4 News Sunrise - Monday through Friday at 6 a.m.
- Action 4 News Midday - Monday through Friday at Noon
- Action 4 News at 5 - Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.
- Action 4 News at 6 - Monday through Friday at 6 p.m.
- Action 4 News at 10 - Monday through Friday at 10 p.m.
- Action 4 News Weekend - Saturday at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.
[edit] Action 4 News Team
[edit] Anchors
- Martha Benevides - Weekdays at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m./Action 4 Lists Reporter
- Ryan Wolf - Weekdays at 6 p.m & 10 p.m./Food 4 Thought & Streets of Speed Reporter
- Marcy Martinez - Weekdays at 5 p.m./Reporter/Pothole Patrol
- Lacie Lowry - Weekdays on Sunrise
- Janine Reyes - Weekends
[edit] Reporters
- Ray Pedraza
- Victor Castillo
- Janine Reyes
[edit] 24/7 Weather Team
- Chief meteorologist Bryan Hale - Weekdays at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. & 10 p.m.
- Romeo Cantu - Weekdays on Sunrise, Weekends
[edit] Sports
- Sports Director Clay Williams - Weekdays at 6 p.m. & 10 p.m.
- Darren Haynes - Weekends/Sports Reporter
- Scout the Action 4 Eagle - Official Mascot
[edit] Newscast Titles
- Eyewitness News (1967-1970's)
- Four Star News and Four Star Final (1970's)
- NewsCenter 4 (1970's-1992)
- News 4 (1992-1997)
- Team 4 News (1997-2003)
- Action 4 News (2003-present)
[edit] Station Slogans
- Taking Action For You (2003-present)
[edit] News Themes
- WTLV 1972 News Theme by Unknown Composer - 1973-1977
- KHOU 1976 News Theme by Unknown Composer - 1977-1979
- WSJV 1978 News Theme by Unknown Composer - 1979-1984
- KGBT 1984 News Theme by Unknown Composer - 1984-1989
- WNDU 1986 News Theme by Unknown Composer - 1989-1999
- Advantage by Gari Communications, Inc. - 1999-2003
- WWL News by Stephen Arnold Music - 2003-2005
- In-Sink by 615 Music - 2005-present
[edit] 24/7 Weather Lab
KGBT-TV was the first, and still remains the only, news station in the metropolitan area with its own live weather radar, named "Live Super Doppler". KGBT uses this as a marketing ploy to attract a bigger audience, as its radar can accurately predict when severe weather will strike with accuracy to the minute.
KGBT-TV also broadcasts a 24-hour weather station to TimeWarner customers under channel 366 (digital cable only), showing off its live doppler radar as well as updated local forecasts. This feature is very similar to those adopted in most major markets, such as News 8 Austin's doppler radar channel available to Austin Time Warner customers.
On April 29, 2008, KGBT-TV's 43-year veteran weatherman, Larry James, announced a sudden retirement. He refused to comment on the reasons, referring all questions to station management. Those in charge of the station have refused to comment. James was the last of the on-air personnel from what many Valley residents consider the station's "glory days" during the late 1960s and 1970s when it had studios in central Harlingen and the top-rated newscast in the Rio Grande Valley.
[edit] Sports Extra
During the fall, Sports Extra is an extended Sports segment that airs Fridays and Sundays following Action 4 News at 10 p.m. in place of the regular sports segment and are known as "Friday Sports Extra" and "Sunday Sports Extra respectively". The Friday edition's main focus is the local high school football games played that night and on occasion the previous Thursday. Clay Wiliams provides scores and highlighs from the studio while Jon Castagnino travels the Valley, along with the newly created Scout the Action 4 Eagle mascot, to bring live post-game coverage of Action 4's Game of the Week.
The Sunday edition provides highlights of additional High School matches played the previous Saturday as well looks at the highlights of Texas college and professional sports from the weekend. The Sunday edition generally features a panel of local sports writers and sports talk radio personalities to break down the following week's High School Football games and provide picks and predictions. This effectively makes the Sunday edition more of a Sports Talk Show than a highlight show.
Prior to the start of the High School Football Season, KGBT produces the "Action 4 Sports: Countdown to Kickoff". The hour long special briefly previews each team in the Valley and their respective Districts. Clay, Jon then make their predictions for Playoff teams from each District.
[edit] Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 4.1 / 31.1 | Main KGBT programming; CBS HD |
| 4.2 / 31.2 | KGBT 24-7 Weather |
| 4.3 / 31.3 | Main KGBT programming; CBS Standard Definition |
Like many other HD channels on the local Time Warner Cable system, KGBT-DT can be picked up on basic cable by connecting the cable directly into an HDTV with a built-in ATSC tuner, channel 116.1
[edit] Specialty programming
KGBT produces annual telethons to benefit children's hospitals, as well as the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
[edit] External links
- KGBT web site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KGBT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KGBT-TV
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