KNDO

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KNDO
city =
station_
station_slogan = Local News. Right Now.
station_branding = KNDO Local News
analog = 23 (UHF)
digital = 16 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = NBC
NBC Weather Plus (DT3)
network =
founded =
airdate = October 15, 1959
location = Yakima, Washington
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Cowles Publishing Company
licensee = KHQ, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Primary:
ABC (1959-1965)
Secondary:
NBC (1959-1965)
ABC (1965-1970)
CBS (1959-1965)
effective_radiated_power = 501 kW (analog)
200 kW (digital)
HAAT = 293 m (analog)
266 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 12395
coordinates = coord|46|31|58.4|N|120|30|30.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kndo.com/ www.kndo.com]

KNDO channel 23 is the NBC affiliate serving the Yakima, Washington, USA, area.

Providing over 25 hours of local news coverage on their primary channel a week, the station also produces a "Digital Local News Channel" and "NBC Weather Plus" affiliate. The channels are available locally over the air on digital channels 23.2 and 23.3, and the "Weather Plus" affiliate is also available through digital cable, streaming online from [http://www.kndu.com KNDU.com] , and every daily newscast.

Alike to many other stations, they also maintain a website, "KNDO.com". The website provides live streaming breaking news, video clips from daily newscasts, news stories from daily newscasts, and additional content provided by many different sources.

Owned by The KHQ Television Group, the station debuted on the air on October 15, 1959 as an ABC (primary) affiliate. During this time it also showed occasional programs from NBC, as well as a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV. including Laramie and Andy Griffith. In 1965 KNDO became a primary NBC affiliate, but showed some ABC programming until KAPP debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation. The station provides the satellite programming for sister station KNDU in the Tri-Cities.

In March 2007, KNDO stopped local Yakima 5pm & 6pm newscasts. Now all newscasts are out of the Tri-Cities. But 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts are localized for the Yakima Valley.

News Team

Weekday Anchors

* Kevin Shaub - "KNDO Local News Northwest Today"
* Faith Martin - "KNDO Local News Northwest Today"
* Christine Brown (News Director) - "KNDO Local News at 5:00 and 6:00"
* Scott Stovall - "KNDO Local News at 5:00, 6:00, and 11@11"
* Margaret Kavanaugh - "KNDO Local News 11@11"

Weekend Anchors

* Joe Angelo
* Melanie Falcon

Reporters

* Ken Wiegand
* Kevin Randall "(Northwest Today)"
* Allison Cordova
* Shanelle Smith
* Aaron Cagwin

Weather Anchors

* Jordan Youngs - "Northwest Today"
* Tim Adams - "KNDO Local News at 5:00, 6:00, 11@11, KNDO Local News Saturday Forecaster"
* Jeff Womack (KHQ) - "Weekend Weather Anchor "

ports Anchors

* Scott Reister - "Weekdays and weekend fill-in"
* Patrick Noland - "Weekends & Northwest Today"

Former Staff

* Heather Hays - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at KDFW in Dallas, Texas )
* Dave Ettl - Anchor/Reporter (Currently KIT Radio Anchor)
* Jamie Kern - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at KPTV, Portland, OR)
* Jay Frank - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at KOHD, Bend, OR)
* Whit Johnson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Reporter at KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT)
* Anish Shroff - Sports Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at ESPNews, Bristol, CT)
* Faye Hoffman - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor/Reporter at WGGB, MA)
* Andrea Nguyen - Reporter (Currently at KIAH, Houston, TX)
* Dave Erickson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Main Anchor at KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
* Harry Bounds - Meteorologist (Currently Meteorologist at KARK, Little Rock, AK)
* Jade Jordan - Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KHQ; Spokane, WA)
* Ruth Johnson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KIMA-TV/KEPR; Pasco, WA)
* Kim Holcomb - Reporter (Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle)
* Rob Piercy - Reporter/Anchor (Currently reporter at KING 5 Seattle)
* Stephanie Stricklen - Reporter/Anchor (Currently Anchor at KGW Portland, OR)
* Jenny Hansson - Reporter (Currently anchor at KOIN Portland, OR)
* Joe Vithayathil - Reporter (Currently feature reporter at KPTV Portland, OR)
* Amy Frazier - Reporter (Currently reporter KOIN Portland, OR)
* Natalie Hearst - Anchor (Currently Anchor in Boise)
* Greg Nieto - Reporter (Currently reporter in Denver)

Digital Television

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

In 2009, KNDO will continue digital broadcasts on channel 16 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]

External links

* [http://www.kndo.com/ KNDO Official Website]
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