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His 50-year tenure as channel 13's main anchor is the longest in American television history. [31] In the 1970s, as a result of the investments made by Capital Cities, KTRK became the news leader in the Houston market; by the start of 1973, it was in second place, [32] and it was the news leader in every ratings book from 1973 to 1993. [33]
Under the circumstances, long-dominant WRTV was very receptive to an offer from ABC. WTHR and WRTV swapped networks on May 31, 1979, with channel 13 becoming the market's NBC affiliate and channel 6 becoming an ABC affiliate. [7] Before signing with WTHR, NBC also considered affiliating with the longer-established WTTV. [8]
On September 7, 2009, KHOU-TV expanded its weekday morning newscast with the addition of the 4:30 a.m. program First Look; despite being the last station in the Houston market to launch a 4:30 a.m. newscast, KHOU was the only station in the market to announce its intentions to do so (three of Houston's major network affiliates – KHOU, KTRK-TV ...
NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 159 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the United States Department of Commerce, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within the Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Air Force within the ...
It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside NBC affiliate WTHR (channel 13). The two stations share studios on North Meridian Street (south of I-65 ) in downtown Indianapolis; WALV-CD's transmitter is located near Ditch Road and West 96th Street (near I-465 ) in Carmel .
Ward, a personal friend of Marvin Zindler, helped Zindler obtain his position at Channel 13, by urging the station to hire him after Zindler had been fired from his job at the sheriff's department. [7] In May 2019, Ward published his memoir, “Good Evening, Friends.” The title reflects the salutation he used to begin each newscast at KTRK. [8]
The staff of KTRK-TV published in December 2023 that the tornado was "hands down the most impactful weather story" covered by the news station during the year. [8] The tornado was part of a small outbreak that produced 14 other tornadoes across Texas, Louisiana , and Florida from January 24–25.
WTTV first signed on the air on November 11, 1949, originally broadcasting on VHF channel 10. It was the second television station to sign on in the state of Indiana, debuting almost 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 months after WFBM-TV (now WRTV) signed on in May 1949.