KVBC

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KVBC
city =
station_
station_slogan = Watching Out For You
station_branding = Channel 3 (general)
News 3 (newscasts)
analog = 3 (VHF)
digital = 2 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = NBC
network =
founded =
airdate = January 23, 1955
location = Las Vegas, Nevada
callsign_meaning = Valley
Broadcasting
Company
(station's licensee)
former_callsigns = KLRJ-TV (1955)
KORK-TV (1955-1980)
former_channel_numbers = 2 (1955-1967)
owner = Sunbelt Communications Company
licensee = Valley Broadcasting Company
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
27.7 kW (digital)
HAAT = 385 m (analog)
386 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 69677
coordinates = coord|36|0|31.9|N|115|0|21.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kvbc.com/ www.kvbc.com]

KVBC, channel 3 (digital channel 2), is an NBC-affiliated television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, owned by the Sunbelt Communications Company which serves as it's flagship station. KVBC's studios are in Las Vegas, and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain in Henderson, Nevada.

History

The station went on the air as KLRJ-TV on channel 2 on January 23, 1955, licensed to Henderson and owned by the Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media Group) along with the "Las Vegas Review-Journal." Soon after, the station changed its calls to KORK-TV. In 1967, it moved to channel 3 to avoid interference with newly signed-on KTVN in Reno.

In 1971, Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers led a group of local residents in a drive to take control of KORK. The group gained further momentum in the late 1970s, after Donrey began heavily preempting NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising. NBC has traditionally been far less tolerant of local preemptions than the other networks. These preemptions even included the 1978 World Series, which prompted a viewer to complain to the Federal Communications Commission. Facing pressure from both the network and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. In 1980, the station adopted its current callsign, KVBC.

Channel 3's newscasts were long called "Eyewitness News". That name was changed to the current "News 3" in 1982, and "Eyewitness News" was picked up shortly thereafter by KLAS-TV. It was the first station to report the deadly Las Vegas Hilton fire in February 1981, interrupting regular-scheduled program to provide live coverage.

For a few years, KVBC used a portion of Styx's 1978 hit "Come Sail Away" and Steve Winwood's "While You See A Chance" before going to a commercial break.

From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, KVBC had their own radio station, KVBC-FM on 105.1 FM dial. One of the shows on the air was called "Nate at Night", and was hosted by KVBC Chief Meteorogist Nathan Tannenbaum.

On April 4, 2006, KVBC began a local 10 o'clock newscast on KVWB (now KVMY). The newscast has since moved to KVCW.

On July 9, 2007, KVBC changed their morning newscast name to "News 3 Today", phasing out the long-standing "News 3 at Sunrise". With the promotion of Sue Manteris to evenings, and Mitch Truswell just doing the noon newscast, the morning team will now consist of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley. Also, in light of having a married couple anchoring the morning news together, KVBC is also referring to the new "News 3 Today" as "Wake up with the Wagners", to promote the married anchor team.

On August 11,2007 KVBC became the second TV station in the Las Vegas market to broadcast its local news programming in High Definition.

Newscasts

Weekdays
*News 3 Today - 5-7 AM
*News 3 at Noon - 12-1 PM
*First News 3 at 4 - 4-4:30 PM
*News 3 at 5 - 5-5:30 PM
*News 3 at 6 - 6-6:30 PM
*News 3 at 10 on the CW Las Vegas - 10-11 PM
*News 3 Nightside - 11-11:35 PM

Weekends
*News 3 at Sunrise - 6-7 AM
*News 3 Today - 9-9:30 AM
*News 3 at 5 - 5-5:30 PM
*News 3 at 6 - 6-6:30 PM
*News 3 at 10 on the CW Las Vegas - 10-10:30 PM
*News 3 Nightside - 11-11:35 PM (except Saturday Nights until 11:29 for Saturday Night Live)

Current personalities

Anchors
*Dana Wagner - Morning Anchor
*Kim Wagner - Morning Anchor
*Mitch Truswell - Noon Anchor
*Angela Martin - Noon Anchor
*Kendell Tenney - 4 & 6 p.m. Anchor
*Sophia Choi - 4 & 6 p.m. Anchor
*Jim Snyder - 5, 10 p.m. (on CW Las Vegas) & 11 p.m. Anchor
*Sue Manteris - 5, 10 p.m. (on CW Las Vegas) & 11 p.m. Anchor
*Marie Mortera - Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
*Dan Ball - Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
*Gerard Ramalho - Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter
*Maria Silva - Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter

Reporters
*Steve Crupi
*Denise Rosch
*Jesse Corona
*Collette Wieland
*Hetty Chang
*Anita Roman
*Alicia Jacobs (Entertainment Reporter)
*Tom Hawley (Traffic Reporter)
*Tiffany De Leon (Traffic Reporter)

Weather Team
*John Fredericks - Chief Meteorologist (Morning and Noon Newscasts) (NWA certified)
*Kevin Janison - 4, 5, 6, 10 p.m. (on CW Las Vegas) & 11 p.m. Meteorologist (NWA certified)
*Jerry Brown - Weekend Evening Forecaster (NWA certified)
*Katherine Whaley - Weekend Morning Forecaster/Reporter

Sports Team
*Kevin West - Sports Director
*Randy Howe - Weekend Sports Anchor

Past personalities

*Harley Akers
*Scott Andrus
*Rachael Boesing
*Andrea Lanfranco Boggs
*John Bonds
*Mike Bradley
*Karen Brown
*Dan Burns (now PIO with Nevada Department of Public Safety)
*Terry Care (now member of Nevada state senate)
*Gwen Castaldi
*Kori Chambers (now with WDIV in Detroit, Michigan)
*Rikki Cheese (now with KTNV)
*Ben Correa
*Dave Courvousier (now with KLAS-TV)
*Colin Cowherd (now with ESPN)
*Luis Cruz
*Stacey Escalante
*Beth Fisher
*Rick Fuentes
*Kurt Goff
*Dick Gregg
*Scott Haws (now with KSL TV in Salt Lake City, Utah)
*Lisa Hidalgo
*Madeleine Holland
*Anqunette Jamison
*Chera Kimiko (now with KOKI in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
*Kerstin Lindquist (currently with KGTV in San Diego)
*Shannon Martindale
*Rob McMillan (reporter with KABC-TV in Los Angeles )
*John Overall (now with KVOA in Tuscon, Arizona)
*Anjuli Porter (now weekend anchor at WVIT-TV Hartford)
*Randy Pruitt
*Nina Radetich (now at KTNV )
*Sarah Ralston
*Scott Reynolds
*David Riggleman (now Director of Communications for the City of Las Vegas)
*Walt Reno
*Mitch Roberts
*Robert Santos
*Alex Savidge
*Steve Schorr (now spokesperson with COX communications in Las Vegas)
*Dr. Jim Seibert (now with KRIV in Houston, Texas)
*Alan Sloane
*Darcy Spears (now at KTNV)
*Laura Stephenson
*Rick Strasser
*Randy Swallow (now with Clark County TV)
*Nathan "Nate" Tannenbaum (now at KDWN-AM and freelancer at KVVU)
*Hank Tester
*Gary Waddell (now at KLAS-TV)
*Jack Williams
*Ray Willis
*Mike Woolfolk

:"This list is incomplete.You can help by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KVBC&action=edit&section=5 expanding it] ."

logans

Current
*Watching Out for You (2007-present)

KVBC launched a campaign to advertise the new slogan. In late November, KVBC introduced billboards with the phrase "We are WOFY" displayed throughout the city. In December, the station began running commercials featuring WOFY in the shape of Pepperoni, WOFY spelled out in alphabet soup, and even spelled out WOFY in children's blocks. The station also teamed up with Henderson Hyundai by spelling out WOFY in cars in the car dealership's backlot. In late December, early January, KVBC launced the website [http://www.wearewofy.com] to help direct comments about what WOFY may mean. WOFY was later announced as "Watching Out for You," in January on News 3 Today with Kim & Dana Wagner. The station is now using its anchors to promote Watching Out for You with several television ads with various on-air talent explaining what WOFY means.

Former
*Where News Comes First (1994-2007)
*Turn to a Friend, Turn to 3 (1990?-94)
*Turn to a Friend (1986-90?)
*The Spirit of Las Vegas! (Mid 80s)
*Come Home, to TV 3 (1979-82)

Logos

atellites and translators

KVBC's signal is relayed on KVNV (channel 3) in Ely, Nevada. KVNV does not broadcast a digital signal, as it was granted its construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan in 1997 and, as a result, did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 18, 2009, which is the end of the digital television conversion period for full-service stations, KVNV will be required to turn off its analog signal and switch ("flash-cut") to a digital signal. ( [http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html] )

On July 1, 2008, Valley Broadcasting filed an application with the FCC to sell KVNV to PMCM TV, LLC. The sale was approved on September 17, 2008.

KVBC's signal is also rebraodcast on the following translators:

* K40CQ Laughlin, Nevada
* K07OF Searchlight, Nevada
* K11JE St. George, Utah
* K02AV St. George, Utah
* KVBT-LP (channel 41) Santa Clara, Utah

The signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over KBMO-TV (channel 9) in Tonopah, Nevada. However, construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002.

External links

* [http://www.kvbc.com/ KVBC Website]
*TVQ|KVBC
*TVQ|KVNV
*TVQ|KBMO
*BIA|KVBC|TV|TV
*BIA|KVNV|TV|TV