KTNV-TV

Not to be confused with KTVN or KNTV.

KTNV-TV
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Branding	Channel 13 (general) 13 Action News (newscasts)
Slogan	Fast and First
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP)
Subchannels	13.1 ABC 13.2 Laff 13.3 Grit TV
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC)
First air date	May 4, 1956 (1956-05-04)
Call letters' meaning	Television NeVada
Former callsigns	KSHO-TV (1956–1980)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1956–2009) Digital: 12 (VHF, until 2009)
Transmitter power	30.5 kW
Height	606 m
Facility ID	74100
Transmitter coordinates	35°56′43″N 115°2′32″W / 35.94528°N 115.04222°W / 35.94528; -115.04222
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.ktnv.com

KTNV-TV, channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. KTNV's studios are located on South Valley View Boulevard in the nearby community of Paradise (though with a Las Vegas address), and its transmitter is located atop Mount Arden in Henderson.

History

The station signed on the air for the first time on May 4, 1956 as KSHO-TV. Channel 13 has been an ABC affiliate since its inception, taking the network from KLRJ/KORK-TV (channel 3, now KSNV-DT) and KLAS-TV (channel 8), which shared programming from the network from the January 1955 sign-on of KLRJ (though KLAS had carried a secondary affiliation with ABC since it debuted in 1953) until KSHO signed on.

In 1979, KSHO was purchased by Journal Communications; the acquisition made it Journal's second television station property (and its first television station acquisition outside of the company's headquarters of Milwaukee, Wisconsin). The station changed its callsign to KTNV-TV on March 2, 1980 (the -TV suffix was removed from 1988 to 2009).^[1]

KTNV originally transmitted its signal from a tower located right outside the station at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Valley View Boulevard, on the quadruple border of city of Las Vegas, Spring Valley, Paradise and Winchester. The tower is a unique and visible landmark throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

On July 30, 2014, it was announced that the E. W. Scripps Company would buy Journal Communications in an all-stock transaction. Scripps will retain the two companies' broadcast properties, including KTNV, and spin off its print properties as part of Journal Media Group.^[2] The FCC approved the deal on December 12, 2014. It was approved by shareholders on March 11, 2015. The merger was completed on April 1, 2015.^[3]^[4] With new sister station KNXV-TV in Phoenix, along with existing Tucson sister KGUN-TV, this effectively gives E.W. Scripps a monopoly for ABC network programming across the wide geographical area of Southern Nevada and most of the state of Arizona.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[5]
13.1	720p	16:9	KTNV-HD	Main KTNV-TV programming / ABC
13.2	480i	4:3	KTNV-SD	Laff
13.3	480i	4:3	KTNV-DT	Grit TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

KTNV-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 12 to channel 13 for post-transition operations.^[6] As with all of Journal Communications' television stations, the station also added the "-TV" suffix to its callsign following the transition to become KTNV-TV.

Programming

Currently, KTNV-TV is not airing America This Morning due to looping the World News Now until the start of the 4:30 morning newscast. Outside of the ABC network schedule, syndicated programming on KTNV-TV includes Judge Judy, Inside Edition, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Dish Nation.

Over the past several years, KTNV has been phasing out syndicated programming and replacing it with either news, or more recently, self-produced lifestyle programming. Most notably in 2004, KTNV lost Oprah to rival CBS affiliate KLAS-TV (channel 8), replacing it with a half-hour 4 p.m. newscast and syndicated programming; and in 2009, KTNV declined to renew the local rights to the syndicated morning talk show Live with Regis and Kelly (replacing it with the Morning Blend). On March 5, 2012, the 4 p.m. newscast was moved back to 3:30, in order to make room for Judge Judy (which it acquired from KSNV-DT) in the newscast's former timeslot.

Morning Blend

Following the lead of many Journal stations, KTNV launched a lifestyle-oriented program called The Morning Blend on July 6, 2010. The program, which airs at 9 a.m. on weekdays and is hosted by Dao Vu and Shawn Tempesta, is modeled after the format of Milwaukee sister station (and Journal Broadcast Group flagship) WTMJ-TV's morning program of the same name, and features a mix of paid and unpaid segments. All segments that promote a certain product or company are clearly disclaimed on air. The show is produced through KTNV's sales and advertising departments, with no connection at all to the station's news department. As such, The Morning Blends hosts do not report any news stories, ceding any breaking events to the KTNV news staff, and the show is preempted in occasional cases where breaking news coverage takes up the entire hour.

News operation

KTNV-TV presently broadcasts a total of 38 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours on weekdays and four hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the third-largest local newscast output among Las Vegas's broadcast television stations, behind Fox affiliate KVVU-TV's 44½ hours and NBC affiliate KSNV's 44 hours of weekly newscasts. In years past, the station's newscasts have been called News 13, Channel 13 News, News 13 Inside Las Vegas and 13 Inside Las Vegas; the station switched to the current Action News branding for its newscasts in 2003.

On December 15, 2007, KTNV became the third television station in Las Vegas (behind, KVBC, channel 3 and KLAS-TV, channel 8) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. The station also unveiled its new digital production facilities and news set on the same day.

On July 20, 2016 KTNV switched from the Journal graphics to the current Scripps graphics. To match the other former Journal Stations WTMJ-TV and WTVF

Translator stations

KTNV's signal is relayed throughout portions of Nevada and Arizona on the following translator stations:

City of license	Callsign	Channel
Bullhead City, Arizona	K04GT	4
Caliente, Nevada	K13LV-D	13
Laughlin, Nevada	K44JR-D	44
Pahrump, Nevada	K36BQ-D	36
Pahrump, Nevada	K42AA-D	42
Panaca, Nevada	K04HF-D	4
Pioche, Nevada	K11IV-D	11
Ursine, Nevada	K13LU-D	13

References

↑
↑ Glauber, Bill (30 July 2014). "Journal, Scripps deal announced". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ Scripps, Journal Merger Complete - Broadcasting & Cable
↑ Scripps, Journal Communications Complete Merger And Spinoff - NetNewsCheck.com
↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KTNV
↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links

Broadcast television in the Las Vegas Valley and Southern Nevada

Las Vegas

English-language	KPVT-LD (2.1 Programming Guide, 2.2 BizTV, 2.3 YouToo, 2.4 SHOP, 2.5 Moxie, 2.6 Oldie Goldie) KSNV (3.1 NBC, 3.3 GetTV) KVVU (5.1 FOX, 5.2 Bounce, 5.3 Escape) KLAS (8.1 CBS, 8.2 MeTV, 8.3 Movies!) KLVX (10.1 PBS, 10.2 Create) KTNV (13.1 ABC HD, 13.2 Laff, 13.3 Grit) KHMP-LD (18.1 Programming Guide, 18.2 TUFF TV, 18.3 OldSchool87.7, 18.4 SHOP, 18.5 LifeHacks) KHSV (21.1 H&I, 21.2 Decades, 21.3 Comet, 21.4 Antenna TV) KEGS-LD (30.4 HSN2, 30.5 color bars, 30.6 color bars) KNBX-CD (31.1 color bars, 31.2 Newsmax TV, 31.3 OnTV4U, 31.4 History of Television), 31.5 The Walk) KVCW (33.1 CW, 33.2 My LV TV, 33.3 This TV) KBLR (39.3 ION, 39.4 Cozi TV) KGNG-LD (47.1 HSN, 47.2 BUZZR, 47.3 Justice, 47.4 Retro, 47.5 Movies+ /The works / Ebru, 47.6 REV'N, 47.7 QVC Over Air, 47.8 QVC Plus) KLSV-LD (50.1 Jewelry, 50.2 RFI, 50.3 CSTV, 50.4 Liquidation Channel) Cable-only: KCLV 2 (City of Las Vegas Television, independent, community)

Ethnic (all in Spanish unless specified)	KSNV (3.2 Estrella TV) KGHD-LP (6 analog "La Primera" Franken FM) KLVX (10.3 V-me) KINC (15.1 UNI, 15.2 LATV) KHDF-CD (19.1 AZA, 19.2-4 for lease billboard) KELV-LD (27.1 UniMás) KEGS-LD (30.1 off-the-air, 30.2 Almavision) KBLR (39.1 TMD, 39.2 TeleXitos) K41IO-D (41.1 TBN Enlace) K43FO-D (43.4 3ABN-Latino, 43.6 3ABN Radio Latino) KGNG-LD (47.9 MBCD Korean)

Religious	KEEN-CD (17.1 LeSEA) KLVD-LD (23.1 DS, 23.2 DS) KVPX-LD (28.1 SBN) KEGS-LD (30.3 SBN) K43FO-D (43.1 3ABN, 43.2 3ABN-PR, 43.3 silent, 43.5 3ABN Radio, 43.7 Radio 74)

Outlying
areas

Other areas	K34LI-D / K08PG-D (10.1 PBS, 10.2 Create, 10.3 V-me)

Laughlin, Nevada	KMCC (34.1 Action, 34.2 Que, 34.3 Que)

Pahrump, Nevada	KPVT-LP (30 AMGTV) KPVM-LP (41 ION/The Family Channel/Retro TV/Prime TV) KPVM-LD (46.1 ION/The Family Channel/Retro TV/Prime TV, 46.2 This TV, 46.3 The Family Channel, 46.4 QVC Over The Air/IND)

Defunct

KBBB-LD (14.1 Boulder City, NV Ind.)
KTUD-CD (25.1 UPN/Ind., 25.2 Ind.)
KVTE-LP 35 (Ind.)
KHMP-LP 62 (Ind.)
Las Vegas One (cable-only)

ATSC-M/H
Mobile DTV

KVVU (5.1 FOX)
KLAS (8.1 CBS)
KLVX (11.1 PBS)
KBLR (39.1 TMD)

See also: Los Angeles TV; Reno TV; Phoenix TV; Salt Lake City TV

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Nevada

ABC Affiliates

KOLO 8 (Reno / Carson City) KTNV 13 (Las Vegas) K19FZ 19 / K32GK 32^* (Elko)

^*Repeater of KOLO-TV, Reno.

CBS Affiliates

KTVN 2 (Reno / Carson City) KLAS 8 (Las Vegas) K25FR 25 / K36HA 36^* (Elko)

^*Repeater of KTVN, Reno.

CW Affiliates

KREN 27.2 (Reno)
KVCW 33.1 (Las Vegas)

Fox Affiliates

KVVU 5 (Henderson) KRXI 11 (Reno) K17CA 17^* (Carson City) K17DT 17 / K57GR 57^* (Elko)

^*Repeater of KRXI-TV, Reno.

MyNetworkTV Affiliates

KAME 21 (Reno) KVCW 33.2 (Las Vegas) K47HP 47 / K55IK 55^* (Elko) K57CV 57^* (Carson City)

^*Repeater of KAME-TV, Reno.

NBC Affiliates

KSNV 3 (Las Vegas)
KRNV 4 (Reno)
KENV 10 (Elko)

PBS Affiliates

KNPB 5 (Reno) KLVX 10 (Las Vegas) K15EE 15 / K23FC 23^* (Elko) K29ES 29^* (Carson City)

^*Repeater of KNPB, Reno.

Univision Affiliates

KREN 27.1 (Reno)
KINC 15.1 (Las Vegas)

Azteca Affiliates

KRRI-LP 25 (Reno)
KHDF-CD 19.1 (Las Vegas)

Telemundo stations

KBLR 39.1 (Las Vegas)

E. W. Scripps Company

Radio stations

AM	KFAQ KFFN KFTI KSGF KXSP WTMJ

FM	KBEZ KEZO-FM KFDI-FM KFXJ KHTT KICT-FM KJOT KKCD KMXZ-FM KQCH KQTH KQXR KRVB KRVI KSGF-FM KSPW KSRZ KTGV KTHI KTTS-FM KVOO-FM KXBL KYQQ WCYQ WKHT WKTI WNOX WWST

Television
stations
by affiliations

ABC	KERO KGTV KGUN KIVI / KSAW KMGH KNXV KTNV WCPO WEWS WFTS WKBW WMAR WRTV WXYZ

Azteca	KZCO-LD / KZCS-LP / KZFC-LP KZKC-LP KZSD-LP

Fox	KNIN ¹ WFLX ¹ WFTX WSYM

MyNetworkTV	WACY WHTV ² WMYD

NBC	KJRH KSHB WGBA WPTV WTMJ

other	CBS KMTV WTVF Independent stations KMCI The CW KWBA-TV

Acquisitions

People

Syndicated
programming

Let's Ask America
RightThisMinute

¹ Scripps operates this station under a shared services agreement with Raycom Media.

² WHTV is owned by Venture Technologies Group, with Scripps operating the station under a local marketing agreement.

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