KTVE

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KTVE
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El Dorado, Arkansas/Monroe, Louisiana
Branding NBC 10
Slogan Coverage You Can Count On
Channels Analog: 10 (VHF)

Digital: 27 (UHF)
Affiliations NBC
Owner Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.)
First air date December 1955[1]
Call letters’ meaning TV El Dorado
Sister station(s) KARD
Former callsigns KRBB-TV (1955-1961)
Former affiliations Secondary:
ABC (1955-1974)
Transmitter Power 316 kW (analog)
822.8 kW (digital)
Height 605 m (analog)
582 m (digital)
Facility ID 35692
Transmitter Coordinates 33°4′41.7″N, 92°13′31″W
Website www.nbc10news.net

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: 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.

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[edit] 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 gambling was illegal, the 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. [1] 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 822kw. 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 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.

[edit] News/Station Presentation

[edit] 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)

[edit] Station 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)

[edit] Personalities and programming

Current personalities on KTVE-TV news broadcasts (as of November 2007) include:

  • Corrie Cross, El Dorado news reporter
  • Angela Cruz, morning news anchor
  • Robert Neagli, weekend sports anchor
  • Casey Ferrand, news reporter
  • Jarod Floyd, meteorologist
  • Randall Kamm, news director/anchor
  • Melissa Clark, anchor
  • Phil Orban, 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.

[edit] Former Staff

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says December 3, while the Television and Cable Factbook says December 18.
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Broadcast television in the El Dorado / Monroe market  (Nielsen DMA #136)

KCIB-LP 5 (FN/Worship) - KNOE 8 (CBS, The CW on DT2) - KTVE 10 (NBC) - KAQY 11 (ABC) - KLTM 13 (PBS/LPB) - KARD 14 (FOX) - KMCT 39 (Worship) - KEJB 43 (MyNetworkTV)

Local digital television channels

KETZ 12 (PBS/AETN)

Local cable television channels

Louisiana TechTV (LA Tech)

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
WMAU 17/WMPN 29 (PBS/MPB, Bude / Jackson) - WNTZ 48 (Fox/MNTV, Natchez / Alexandria)
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NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and Other stations in Arkansas
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NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and Other Stations in Louisiana
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Matt Devine (CFO) · Duane A. Lammers (COO) · Timothy Busch · Brian Jones · Shirley E. Green · Susana G. Schuler-Willingham · Richard Stolpe · Paul Greeley · Blake R. Battaglia · Erik Brooks · Jay M. Grossman · Brent Stone · Royce Yudkoff · Geoff Armstrong · Michael Donovan · I. Martin Pompadur
ABC Network Affiliates: KAMC1 · KMID · KODE1 · KQTV · KSVI · WDHN · WJET · WTVO1 · WUTR1
CBS Network Affiliates: KLBK · KLST · KOLR1 · KTAB · WCIA · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU1
The CW Network Affiliate: WLYH
Fox Network Affiliates: KARD · KCIT1 · KHMT1 · KFTA1 · KJTL1 · KSFX · WFFT · WFXP1 · WFXV · WFXW1 · WQRF · WTVW · WUHF3 · WYZZ3
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KJBO1 · KCPN1 · WCFN · WPNY · WTVO1
NBC Network Affiliates: KARK · KAMR · KBTV · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC1 · KSAN1 · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE1 · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.
2Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.
3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com