KTVZ
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| KTVZ | |
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| Bend, Oregon | |
| Branding | Central Oregon's NewsChannel 21 |
| Channels | Analog: 21 (UHF) |
| Translators | see list below |
| Affiliations | NBC The CW (DT2) Telemundo (DT3) KFXO-LP (DT4) |
| Owner | News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG of Oregon, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 6, 1977 |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: CBS (1980-1997) |
| Transmitter Power | 126 kW (analog) 28 kW (digital) |
| Height | 197 m (both) |
| Facility ID | 55907 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.ktvz.com |
KTVZ is a television station in Bend, Oregon, broadcasting locally on channel 21 as an affiliate of NBC. With two digital sub channels of The CW and Telemundo. The station is currently owned by the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri.
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[edit] History
KTVZ went on the air November 6, 1977. It was started by former owners Ray Johnson of KMED-AM-TV (now KTVL) in Medford, Oregon and C. Howard Lane from KOIN in Portland, Oregon. They formed Ponderosa Broadcasting, Inc.
The station has always been an NBC affiliate but also began to carry CBS programming on secondary basis. Efforts to carve out Deschutes County from the Portland television market all began in 1980. By the fall of 1981 Nielsen formed the newly created Bend DMA.
In 1986 the station was first sold to Stainless Broadcasting Company, which later became known as Northwest Broadcasting, Inc. based in Spokane, Washington. By 1997 KTVZ discontinued CBS programing since CBS affiliate KOIN in Portland already had full translator and cable coverage in the Bend area. Later in 2002 Northwest Broadcasting sold KTVZ to News-Press & Gazette Company.
By 2006 KTVZ added more network affiliations to the growing Central Oregon area. The CW was added as second digital channel. Then Telemundo was added as a third digital channel (now KQRE-LP), serving the area's fastest growing Hispanic market. The first duopoly was formed when Meredith Corporation sold FOX affiliate KFXO-LP to NPG Oregon.
[edit] Newscasts
The station currently broadcasts 4 hours of local news every weekday. It also does a thirty minute newscast on KFXO, the local FOX station. Chris Gallu is the General Manager. Mike Bothwell is the News Director.
In September 2007 KTVZ began to broadcast its daily newscasts in widescreen.
[edit] On Air Staff
- Victoria Adelus
- Lee Anderson
- Christian Boris
- Jennifer Burns
- Keisha Burns
- Amy Easley
- Tony Fuller
- Deanne Goodman
- Molly Hendrickson
- Barney Lerten
- Nina Melhaf
- Rashad Mills
- Jim Murray
- Eric Rucker
- Bob Shaw
- Kelsey Watts
- Kayna Whitworth
- Makayla Zurn
[edit] Past Air Staff
Anchors
- Rebecca Meade - Anchor/Reporter
- Corneil Romero - Anchor/Reporter
- Brooke Snavely - Anchor/Reporter
Reporters
- Jason Carr - Reporter
- Leanna Humphreys - Reporter
- Helen Mondia - Reporter
- Chris Warren - Reporter
Sports
- Ryan Bennett - Sports
Weather
- Jaymie Turner - Weather
[edit] Digital Television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Virtual Channel |
Physical RF Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 21.1 | 18.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | NewsChannel 21 / NBC HD |
| 21.2 | 18.2 | 480i | 4:3 | The CW |
| 21.3 | 18.3 | 480i | 4:3 | Telemundo / KQRE-LP |
| 21.4 | 18.4 | 480i | 4:3 | FOX / KFXO-LP |
In 2009, KTVZ will remain on channel 21 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.[1]
[edit] Rebroadcasters
KTVZ is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
- K04HK Channel 4 Black Butte Ranch / Sisters
- K05JV Channel 5 La Pine / Sunriver
- K06JN Channel 6 Paulina
- K06LI Channel 6 Chemult (Moving to Ch. 36)
- K13JF Channel 13 La Pine
- K38DT Channel 38 Sunriver
- K41HZ Channel 41 Burns / Hines
- K60BQ Channel 60 Terrebonne (Moving to Ch. 45)
- K66AZ Channel 66 Prineville (Moving to Ch. 36)
- K66BC Channel 66 Madras / Culver (Moving to Ch. 9)
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVZ
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVZ-TV
[edit] References
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