Changes: KFDA-TV

KFDA-TV
Amarillo, Texas
Branding	NewsChannel 10
Slogan	The Most Watched News In The Panhandle
Channels	Digital: 10 (VHF)
Subchannels	10.1 CBS10.2 News Channel 10 Too10.3 Telemundo 10.4 LATV
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	CBS Television Network
Owner	Drewry Communications Group (Panhandle Telecasting Company)
First air date	April 4, 1953
Former channel number(s)	Analog:10 (VHF, 1953-2009)Digital: 9 (VHF)
Former affiliations	UPN (subchannel, to 2006)
Transmitter power	20.8 kW
Height	466 meters (1,529 ft)
Facility ID	51466
Transmitter coordinates	35°17′34″N 101°50′42″W / 35.29278°N 101.845°W / 35.29278; -101.845
Website	www.newschannel10.com

Revision as of 08:00, 18 January 2015

KFDA-TV NewsChannel 10 is an CBS affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas, USA. In 2002, KFDA-TV was the first Amarillo station to simulcast in HDTV. Its transmitter is located in Amarillo. The station is broadcast throughout its coverage area across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, eastern New Mexico and southwestern Kansas over-the-air as well as cable carriage and through a network of 19 additional UHF translators in distant locations. The station is currently owned by the Drewry Communications Group. Syndicated programming on KFDA includes: Dr. Phil, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jeopardy!, and The Doctors

History

The station signed on the air on April 4, 1953 beating NBC affiliate KAMR-TV (channel 4) to the airwaves within a little over two weeks; the station was originally locally owned by KFDA, Inc. In 1959, KFDA-TV was sold to The Martin Theaters Company. KFDA operated satellite stations during the 1960s and 1970s in Clovis, New Mexico and in Sayre, Oklahoma. The Clovis station was KFDW-TV (channel 12), which was a KFDA satellite from 1964 to 1976 and is currently KVIH-TV, a satellite of Amarillo's ABC affiliate, KVII-TV (channel 7). The Sayre station was KFDO-TV Channel 8 and operated as a KFDA repeater from 1966 to 1976, when it was sold to KVII and operated as satellite station KVIJ-TV until it ceased operations in 1992.

In 1971, The Martin Theaters Company of stations were sold to Cosmos Broadcasting (Orion Television). In 1986, Cosmos Broadcasting sold the station to current owners Drewry Communications Group. In 2002, KFDA-TV was the first Amarillo station to simulcast in high definition.

Drewry had planned to sell its stations to London Broadcasting in 2008^[1]; however, by January 2009, the deal fell through.^[2]

On February 23, 2011 KFDA became the first television station in the West Texas region to upgrade its local newscasts to high definition, and also upgraded its master control facilities to allow syndicated programming to be broadcast in HD.

Digital subchannels

Drewry also operates independent station KZBZ on digital channel 10-2. Previously, KZBZ was UPN Amarillo, which launched to replace KCPN-LP as that network's affiliate. A digital subchannel of KVII-TV gained the affiliation for the new CW network, which merged the programming assets of both UPN and The WB, while KCPN affiliated with the News Corporation-owned MyNetworkTV.

KTMO-LP, the Telemundo affiliated station's digital signal, occupies channel 10-3.

KFDA's broadcasts became digital-only, effective June 12, 2009.^[3]

Rebroadcasters

KFDA is rebroadcast on the following low power stations:

Former satellite/repeater stations

KFDA operated satellite stations during the 1960s and 1970s in Clovis, New Mexico and in Sayre, Oklahoma.

The Clovis station was KFDW-TV Channel 12, which was a KFDA satellite from 1964 to 1976 and is currently KVIH-TV, a satellite of Amarillo's ABC affiliate, KVII-TV. The Sayre station was KFDO-TV Channel 8 and operated as a KFDA repeater from 1966 to 1976, when it was sold to KVII and operated as satellite station KVIJ-TV until it ceased operations in 1992. Current on-air staff

Ali Allison - weekday mornings Early Show
Angie Winn - weekday mornings Early Show
Stepheny Fredriksen - weekday mornings Early Show
Walt Howard - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10
Stacy Sakai - weeknights at 6, 9, and 10; also anchor for Quickcast at 4 p.m.
Colleen Nelson - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter (see below)
Paola Duarte-Albarran - weeknights at 5 on KFDA-DT3
Maury Roman - weeknights at 10 on KFDA-DT3

StormTrack 10 Meteorologists

"Doppler" Dave Oliver - weeknights at 5, 6, 9, and 10
Allan Gwyn - weekday mornings Early Show
Mack Morris - weekend evenings
Lluvia Vidana - weeknights at 5 and 10 on KFDA-DT3

Sports team

Matt Hamilton - sports director; weeknights at 6:00, 9:00 (KFDA-DT2/KZBZ-LP "NewsChannel 10 Too") and 10:00 p.m.
Adam Pages - sports reporter; weekend evenings

Reporters

Colleen Nelson - general assignment reporter
Sarah Macias - general assignment reporter
Cori Duke - general assignment reporter
Molly Allen - general assignment reporter
Madison Alewel - general assignment reporter
Angelica Brown - general assignment reporter

Former on-air staff

Vanessa Abuchaibe (meteorologist on KFDA-DT3; now weekend meteorologist at KUVN-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth)
David Alan (Anchor; now anchor in Norfolk, VA)
Jacob Albracht (Sports director; now sports director at KWCH-DT in Wichita, Kansas)
Blaire Arvin (Former weekend anchor/reporter; now in New Orleans, went from WVUE-TV to Horizon Entertainment)
Leslie Aguilar (reporter; now reporter at KRGV-TV in Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen, Texas)
Marissa Bagg (Reporter; now reporter/fill-in anchor for KREM-TV in Spokane, WA)
Jeff Barger (Sports Director; now living in Dallas, TX)
Dylan Buckingham-Former Weekend Sports Anchor Private Life Oklahoma City, OK
Laura Brewster (Reporter; now Methodist minister in South Texas)
Randy Brock (Weather anchor; now Meteorologist at KTTC-TV & KXLT-TV) in Rochester, MN
Jeff Castle (Weather anchor; now Meteorologist at WAFF-TV in Huntsville, AL)
Meranda Carter-Cohn
Jason Cohn
Ama Daetz (Morning & Noon Anchor; now at WDIV-TV in Detroit)
Terry FitzPatrick (I-Team reporter and anchor; now married to South Africa's most prominent newswoman and living there after reporting for NPR around the world)
Scott Foster (News Reporter/Anchor; now living in Bel Air, MD)
Noelle Gardner (Anchor, Health Reporter; now Morning Anchor at KLFY-TV CBS in Lafayette, LA)
Heather Geller (reporter; then morning sports reporter/morning reporter; now sports reporter at KFSM-TV in Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Amanda Goodman (reporter; then morning anchor; then evening anchor)
Adrienne Graham (Anchor)
Emily Griffin (reporter, then weekend anchor; now morning reporter at KWCH-DT in Wichita, Kansas)
Kristen Gulifoos (reporter, when weekend anchor; now morning anchor at KBTX-TV in Bryan/College Station)
John Harris (Morning Meteorologist; now Chief Meteorologist at KAMR-TV in Amarillo)
John Holcomb (Sports anchor; now at KOTV-DT in Tulsa
Jody James (meteorologist)
Lisa Jones (anchor)
Kari King (Long time news anchor and news director; now an Executive Producer at KWTV-DT, News 9 in Oklahoma City)
Lisa Lancaster (reporter and weekend anchor 1982-1983; now media spokesperson for a Texas state agency)
Michelle Langowski (anchor/quickcast at 4 p.m. anchor; now known as Michelle Langowski Albracht)
Derik Lattig (noon anchor)
Kevin Long (Sports Director/Anchor; now Sports Radio Talk Show Host at SportsFan 990, KFCD in Dallas after stints as Sports Director at KMAC in Lubbock and WAKA in Montgomery, AL)
Robin Marsh (News anchor; now morning news anchor for KWTV-DT in Oklahoma City)
Kelly Marose (reporter)
Gizmo McCracken (Photojournalist/Sports Anchor; now working in Iowa as Program Director)
David Nancarrow (Sports Anchor & Reporter; now at KKTV in Colorado Springs)
Angelina Perez (reporter; now morning anchor at KAMR-TV in Amarillo)
Maxine Ridling (reporter; now anchor at KTAB-TV in Abilene)
Laura Rojas (anchor)
Eric Ross (reporter; now mulit-media journalist at KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Tiffany Saunders (sports director)
Ashley Strid (Sports Anchor/Reporter)
Dan True (Weather anchor during early-to-mid 1960s, best remembered for "TrueView Weather" presentation)
Byron Webre (Weather anchor; now Chief Meteorologist for KEYE-TV in Austin)
Barbara West (now Emmy and Edward R. Morrow award-winning anchor and medical reporter at WFTV in Orlando)
Wade West (I-Team reporter and anchor; now conducts fundraising auctions nationwide based in Orlando; was media trainer for US State Department and Department of Justice)
Brian Wilson (Fox News correspondent) (now News anchor for the Fox News Channel in Washington, D.C.)
Shel Winkley (now Morning Meteorologist at KBTX-TV Bryan/College Station)

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

Newsroom (1953-1962)
Enco Reporter (1962-1963)
TV-10 News (1963-1966)
The Scene (1966-1974)
Eyewitness News (1974-1980)
Big 10 News (1980-1982)
NewsCenter 10 (1982-1986)
Channel 10 News (1986-1990)
KFDA News (1990-1991)
KFDA NewsChannel 10 (1990-1994)
NewsChannel 10 (1994-present)

Station slogans

The Best is Right Here on Channel 10 (1973-1974; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
See the Best...Channel 10 (1974-1975, localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Catch the Brightest Stars on Channel 10 (1975-1976; localized version of CBS campaign)
Channel 10, You're Looking Good! (1979-1981; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Reach for the Stars on Channel 10 (1981-1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Great Moments on Channel 10 (1982-1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
We've Got the Touch, You and Channel 10 (1983-1984, localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Channel 10, Better Every Day (1984-1987)
Share the Spirit on Channel 10 (1986-1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Channel 10 Spirit, Oh yes. (1987-1988, localized version of CBS ad campaign)
You Can Feel It on Channel 10 (1988-1989, localized version of CBS ad campaign)
Get Ready for Channel 10 (1989-1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
The Four State News Authority (1990-1997)
The Look of Texas is Channel 10 (1991-1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
This is CBS, on Channel 10 (1992-1994; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
The Area's Most Experienced News Team (1997-2000)
Welcome Home, The Eye of Texas (1998-1999, localized version of CBS ad campaign)
The Most Watched News In The Panhandle (2000-present)

Newscast music

The Electric Horseman: The Electric Horseman (19??-19??)
KFDA 1989 News Theme (1989-1990)
KFDA 1990 News Theme (1990-1997)
KFDA Custom News Package (1997-2003)
Texas Highway (2000)
News Matrix (2003-2007)
The CBS Enforcer Music Collection (2007-present)

References

^ "NewsChannel 10 is purchased by London Broadcasting". NewsChannel 10. June 30, 2008. http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=8582337. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
^ "London adds a market, leaves a crater". Television Business Report. January 16, 2009. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/12348.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
^ http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=9797488

"Cable channel shuffle heralds area's HDTV era". Amarillo Globe-News. September 15, 2002. http://amarillo.com/stories/091502/new_cablechannel.shtml.

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 *Lisa Lancaster (reporter and weekend anchor 1982-1983; now media spokesperson for a Texas state agency)
 *Michelle Langowski (anchor/quickcast at 4 p.m. anchor; now known as Michelle Langowski Albracht)
-*Derik Latting (noon anchor)
+*Derik Lattig (noon anchor)
 *Kevin Long (Sports Director/Anchor; now Sports Radio Talk Show Host at SportsFan 990, KFCD in Dallas after stints as Sports Director at KMAC in Lubbock and WAKA in Montgomery, AL)
 *Robin Marsh (News anchor; now morning news anchor for [[KWTV-DT]] in Oklahoma City)