KXLY-TV
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| KXLY-TV | |
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| Spokane, Washington | |
| Branding | kxly4 |
| Slogan | Never Miss a Story |
| Channels | Analog: 4 (VHF) |
| Translators | KMNZ-LP 38 Coeur D'Alene KUMN-LP 43 Moses Lake K24EX Wenatchee (for others, see article) |
| Affiliations | ABC MyNetworkTV (DT2) |
| Owner | Morgan Murphy Media (Spokane Television, Inc.) |
| First air date | 1953[1] |
| Call letters’ meaning | The XL Network (AM sister was a flagship station for a regional network) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: CBS (1953-1976) Secondary: DuMont (1953-1954) UPN (January 2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 47.9 kW (analog) 23.3 kW (digital) |
| Height | 936 m (both) |
| Facility ID | 61978 |
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| Website | www.kxly.com |
KXLY-TV (channel 4, digital channel 13) is the ABC network affiliate in Spokane, Washington. KXLY-TV is owned by Spokane Television Group, a subsidiary of Morgan Murphy Media, it is one of five local Spokane TV stations seen in Canada on the Star Choice satellite provider.
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[edit] History
KXLY-TV signed on the air in early 1953, (with help from Gonzaga University alumnus Bing Crosby) as a dual CBS/DuMont affiliate. (The DuMont affiliation went to KREM in 1954.) It was also Spokane's second television station. (KHQ was the first, beating KXLY to the airwaves by two months on December 20, 1952).
At first, KXLY, whose AM sister was also affiliated with the CBS Radio Network at the time, enjoyed a good partnership with CBS. The national affiliate worked well with early KXLY executives, Dick Jones, Bob Struble, and Jimmy Augustino, to help the station become a dominant player in the Spokane television market in the 1950s and 1960s.
However, the station's relationship with CBS faltered in later years when it started airing several CBS shows out of pattern by delaying or pre-empting them. On August 8, 1976, CBS dropped KXLY as an affiliate and awarded it to KREM. When KREM left ABC, KXLY landed that opening and has been with ABC ever since. Ironically at this time, ABC jumped to number one in the ratings for the next several years. This meant KXLY ended up broadcasting the highest-rated network (first CBS, then ABC) throughout the 1970s. CBS' decision to drop KXLY would mark a first in television broadcasting history in the United States that a major TV network stripped a station of its affiliation.
On April 20, 2006, KXLY became the first station in Spokane to broadcast a local news segment in high definition, an experiment the station continues to explore with one segment each Tuesday night during its 6 pm broadcast. As of May, 2008, KXLY remains the only Spokane television station to produce a local segment in HD. However, on August 8, 2008, local competitor and NBC affiliate KHQ-TV will begin to broadcasting entire newscasts in high definition.
KXLY's sister station is KXMN, which was launched on September 5, 2006 to become Spokane's MyNetworkTV affiliate.
[edit] Facilities
KXLY is the only station in the Spokane market to broadcast from Mount Spokane, well to the northeast of the city. The site (located in a state park) was originally developed with the expectation that Spokane's other TV stations would want to follow suit. When this did not occur, KXLY built a translator to serve non-antenna-rotator-equipped households from the mountain ridge south of Spokane used by the other stations. With most viewers now receiving KXLY via cable or satellite, that translator was repurposed to become KXMN-LP (analogue only).
[edit] Digital Television
This station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Channel | Programming |
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| 4.1 / 13.1 | KXLY ABC 4 programming |
| 4.2 / 13.2 | My Network TV--KXMN |
[edit] Translators
KXLY is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.
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Translators in Montana are in the Mountain Time Zone.
[edit] Programming
KXLY's newscasts, titled "kxly4 News", are featured at these following times:
Monday-Friday
- Good Morning Northwest (5AM to 7AM)
- kxly4 News @ 5:00 (5PM to 5:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 6:00 (6PM to 6:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 6:30 (6:30PM to 7PM)
- kxly4 News @ 11:00 (11PM to 11:35PM)
Saturday
- Good Morning Northwest Saturday (7AM to 9AM)
- kxly4 News @ 5:00 (5PM to 5:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 6:00 (6PM to 6:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 11:00 (11PM to 11:35PM)
Sunday
- Good Morning Northwest Sunday (7AM to 9AM)
- kxly4 News @ 5:00 (5PM to 5:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 6:00 (6PM to 6:30PM)
- kxly4 News @ 11:00 (11PM to 11:35PM)
[edit] Current On-Air Personalities
Anchors:
- Robyn Nance - kxly4 News @ 5, 6, 6:30 & 11 (Mon-Fri)
- Dave Erickson - kxly4 News @ 5, 6, & 6:30 (Mon-Fri)
- Kalae Chock - Good Morning Northwest (Mon-Fri)
- Mark Peterson - Good Morning Northwest (Mon-Sat)
- Mike Gonzalez - Good Morning Northwest (Mon-Fri)
- John Langeler - kxly4 News @ 5, 6 & 11 (Sat & Sun)
- Teresa Lukens - Good Morning Northwest (Sun)
- Rick Lukens - Good Morning Northwest (Sun)
Meteorologists/Weather Anchors:
- Kris Crocker - Chief Meteorologist
- Mark Peterson - Morning Weather
- Leslie Lowe - Weekend Weather
Sports Anchors:
- Dennis Patchin - Sports Director
Reporters:
- Kayla Anderson (Sports)
- Annie Bishop (North Idaho Reporter)
- Tania Dall
- Jeff Humphrey
- John Langeler
- Erik Loney
- Melissa Luck (Executive Producer)
- Janet O
- McKay Allen
- Keith Osso (Sports)
- Kjerstin Ramsing (Good Morning Northwest)
Weekly Guests:
- George Lee
- Johnny Warren
- Jaime Johnson
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- KXLY Television Newsreel (1953-1960)
- The World Today/The World Tonight (1960-1964)
- The News/Nite Edition (1964-1971)
- NewsScene (1971-1973)
- News 4 (1973-1976, 1981-1986)
- Total News 4 (1976-1981, 1991-1996)
- KXLY News 4 (1986-1991, 2002-2007)
- First 4 Local News (1996-2001)
- kxly4 News (2007-Present)
[edit] External links
- kxly4 News
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXLY-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KMNZ
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KUMN
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K24EX
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXLY-TV
[edit] References
- ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says February 22, while the Television and Cable Factbook says January 16.
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