Changes: KAMR-TV

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Amarillo, Texas
Branding	KAMR Local 4 (general) KAMR Local 4 News (news)
Slogan	Your Local News Leader
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF)Virtual: 4 (PSIP)
Affiliations	NBC MyNetworkTV (DT2)
Owner	Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date	March 18, 1953
Call letters' meaning	AMaRillo
Sister station(s)	KCIT
Former callsigns	KGNC-TV (1953–1974)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:4 (VHF, 1953–2009)
Former affiliations	DT2:NBC Weather Plus (2005-2008)
Transmitter power	400 kW
Height	455.2 meters (1,493 ft)
Facility ID	8523
Transmitter coordinates	35°20′33.2″N 101°49′21.6″W / 35.342556°N 101.822667°W / 35.342556; -101.822667
Website	www.myhighplains.com

Revision as of 12:27, 9 June 2021

KAMR-TV is an KAMR-TV, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 19), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Amarillo, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which also operates Fox affiliate KCIT (channel 14) and low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate KCPN-LP (channel 33) under joint sales and shared services agreements with the latter two stations' owner, Mission Broadcasting.

All three stations share studios on South Fillmore Street in downtown Amarillo. KAMR and KCIT share transmitter facilities on Dumas Drive (U.S. 87-287) and Reclamation Plant Road in rural unincorporated Potter County. On cable, the station is available on Suddenlink Communications channel 5 in Amarillo, and on channel 4 on other providers in outlying areas of the market.[1]

History

The station went on the air on March 18, 1953 as KGNC-TV (for Globe-News Corporation (or Company)) and was co-owned by the Amarillo Globe-News along with KGNC-AM 710. It originally operated from studio facilities located on North Polk Street in Amarillo. The Globe-News sold the station to Stauffer Communications in 1966, which in turn sold off KGNC-TV. Stuaffer sold KGNC-TV to Cannan Communications in 1974, who changed the station's call letters to the current KAMR-TV. After 25 years of ownership, Cannan sold Channel 4 to Quorum Broadcasting in 1999. The station was acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group after merging with Quorum Broadcasting in 2003.

KAMR celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2003. In 2013, the station celebrated 60 years of broadcasting.

Digital programming

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Virtual Channel	Digital Channel	Programming
4.1	19.1	main KAMR-TV programming / NBC
4.2	19.2	KCPN-LP (MyNetworkTV)

Personalities

Current On-Air Staff

Anchors

Andy Justus - weeknights at 5, 6:00, 9 (on KCIT) and 10:00 p.m.; also host of Studio 4
Jackie Kingston - weeknights at 5, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Jason Britsch - weekday mornings on "Today in Amarillo"; also weeknight reporter
Ally Coscetti - weekday mornings on "Today in Amarillo"
Kaley Green - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter

Your Local Weather Leader Meteorologists

John Harris (AMS Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6, 10:00 p.m.
Maria Pasillas - forecaster; weekday mornings on "Today in Amarillo"
Melissa Terrazas - meteorologist; weekend evenings; also fill-in reporter

Sports team

Clint Brakebill - sports director; weeknights at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
David Davis - sports reporter; weekend evenings

Reporters

Kaley Green - general assignment reporter
Jason Britsch - general assignment reporter
Ally Coscetti - general assignment reporter
Jack Kessler - general assignment reporter
Judd Baker - general assignment reporter
Ny Lynn Nichols - news director

Former On-Air Staff

Previous On-Air Staff

Sunny Adams
Mary Allison (aka Mary Hughes)
Shalandys Anderson
Elizabeth Armstrong
Laurabree Austin
Alan Raymond - Now at WHNT in Huntsville, AL
Barbara Bennett
Gene Birk
Jim Blue
Ben Boyett
Brent Boynton
Tara Butts
Peggy Callahan
Scott Castle
Ilona Carson
Jordan Chavez - Now at KUSA (TV) in Denver, CO
Randy Cobb
Meaghan Collier
Paige Cook (aka Paige Smith)
Kyla Cullinane
Jim Danner - Now at KEYE-TV Austin
Tony Derda
Dennis De La Peña - Now at Fox 7 Austin
Elizabeth Dinh (now anchor at KPTV in Portland, OR)
Dave Edgecomb
John Fedko
Paul Ferrante
Kim Fischer
Jensen Gadley
Malavika Gangolly
Amy Gardner
Maggie Glynn (now Nexstar correspondent in Austin)
Fred Goldsmith
Sharon Gregory
Amberly Hildebrandt
Matt Hines (now chief meteorologist at KXXV in Waco)
Lee K. Howard
John Hygh
Bob Izzard
Kelly James
Kathy Jones (deceased)
Rachel Kim
Leeann Kossey
Justin Kreitz
Shardae LaRae
Jennifer Laxson
James Lozada
Chris MacDonald
Charlie Martin
Chris Martin
Zach Martin
Paul Mathis
Paul Matney
Melissa McCarty
Steve McCauley
Brandon McClain
Roy McCoy
Jojo McGoojie
Carl McMillian
Christina Medina
Keith Monday
Kris Nation - then chief meteorologist at KMTR in Eugene, OR; now morning meteorologist at KREX-TV in Grand Junction, CO
Ellen Robertson Neal
Janella Newsome
Steve Oakley
Ronnie Obermeyer
Matt Orlando
Kyle Paine
Michelle Paul
Mark Parinello
Don Peeples
Angelina Perez
Sylvia Ramirez
Jay Ricci - then anchor at KVII-TV, now at Amarillo Globe-News
David Riggleman - then reporter at KVBC in Las Vegas, Nevada
Steve Sain
Shireen Sandoval
Mark Schumacher
Corey Simma - now weekend meteorologist at WJAX-TV/WFOX-TV in Jacksonville, FL
Dan Skoff
Ken Snow
Sue Speck
Michael Spencer
Dave Spellman
Shellie Tackett
Barbara Tow
Britney Trumpy (now meteorologist at WBTW-TV in Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC)
Bill Turner
Dan True
Vic Vela
Lynn Walker
Barbara Wallace
David Williams
Blessing Woksman
Dan Walsh
Jill Yonas

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

The Four Horseman News
KGNC News
Newswatch (1960s–1974)
News 4 (1974)
The News (1974-1970s)
Action News (1970s–1992)
KAMR News 4 (1992–1998)
NBC 4 Amarillo (1998–2002)
NBC 4 News (2002–2014)
KAMR Local 4 News (2014–present)

Station slogans

The Four Horseman Station (1960s)
Amarillo's Full Color Station (late 1960s)
Newswatching Out for You (early 1970s)
Where the Action Is (late 1970s)
We're Amarillo's News Station, Channel 4! (early 1980s)
Channel 4, Proud as a Peacock! (1979–1981; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Channel 4, Our Pride is Showing (1981–1982; local version of NBC ad campaign)
We're Channel 4, Just Watch Us Now (1982–1983; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Channel 4 There, Be There (1983–1984; local version of NBC ad campaign)
People Like You (mid-late 1980s)
Channel 4, Let's All Be There (1984–1986; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Come Home to Channel 4 (1986–1987; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Come on Home to Channel 4 (1987–1988; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 4 (1988–1990; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Channel 4, The Place to Be! (1990–1992; local version of NBC ad campaign)
It's A Whole New Channel 4 (1992-1993; local version of NBC ad campaign)
The Stars Are Back on Channel 4 (1993-1994; local version of NBC ad campaign)
Working for the People of the Great High Plains (1994–1996)
It's Channel 4! (1994-1995; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
The Year To Be on Channel 4 (1995-1996; local version of NBC ad campaign)
It's 4 Sure (1996-1997)
On Air, Online, On Your Side (2000–2002)
On Your Side (2003–2007)
Your Hometown News Team (2007–2014)
Your Local News Leader (2014-present)