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Eyewitness News is a style of television presentation that ... in 1994 as Channel 4 Eyewitness News. and in 1998 as Eyewitness News 4. Now known as KOB 4 News since ...
In 2005, KOB-TV entered into a news partnership with KKOB. Although the KOB radio stations had long amended their callsigns, KOB-TV did not drop the "-TV" suffix until June 13, 2009, when the FCC allowed a limited opportunity for stations to change their suffixes (adding "-TV" or "-DT") or drop them in the wake of the digital transition that ...
It is a satellite of Albuquerque-based KOB (channel 4) which is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. KOBF's transmitter is located south of Farmington on NM 371. KOBR (channel 8) in Roswell also serves as a satellite of KOB. These satellite operations provide additional news bureaus for KOB and sell advertising time to local sponsors.
KOB was an NBC Red Network affiliate, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio". In 1940, KOB's timesharing partner, KEX, moved to 1160 kHz, which allowed KOB to expand its nighttime operating hours to unlimited.
George Richard Fischbeck (July 1, 1922 – March 25, 2015) was an American television weatherman on KOB-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from the early 1960s to early 1970s. In 1972 he moved to KABC-TV in Los Angeles, replacing Alan Sloane, where he became a staple on the station's Eyewitness News broadcasts.
It is a satellite of Albuquerque-based KOB (channel 4) which is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. KOBR's transmitter is located near Caprock, New Mexico. KOBF (channel 12) in Farmington also serves as a satellite of KOB. These satellite operations provide additional news bureaus for KOB and sell advertising time to local sponsors.
KKOB-AM-FM provide local news and weather updates around the clock, traffic "on the 7's" and national news updates from ABC News Radio.On weekdays, the schedule features mostly local talk shows including Bob Clark in morning drive time, Brandon Vogt middays, TJ Trout afternoons and Eric Strauss in the evening.
August 1981 saw a shift in programming, as KOB-FM changed to an adult contemporary format. [7] KOB-FM became one of the highest rated FM stations throughout the 1980s. [8] New FM competitors began broadcasting, but KOB-FM continued to dominate the market for many years. [9] In October 1986, Hubbard sold KOB-AM-FM to Price Communications for $16 ...