KSNW

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KSNW
city =Wichita, Kansas
station_
station_slogan = nowrap|Clear. Accurate. To the point.
station_branding = KSN
analog = 3 (VHF)
COX Cable 3
digital = 45 (UHF)
COX Digital Cable 603
other_chs = K06LZ Salina
affiliations = NBC
network =KSN
founded =
airdate = September 1, 1955
location = Wichita, Kansas
callsign_meaning = Kansas
State
Network
Wichita
former_callsigns = KARD-TV (1955-1982)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = New Vision Television, Inc.
licensee = NVT Wichita Licensee, LLC
sister_stations = KSNC
KSNK
KSNG
KSNL-LD
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
891 kW (digital)
HAAT = 303.7 m (analog)
312.2 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 72358
coordinates = coord|37|46|25|N|97|30|55|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|37|46|24.9|N|97|30|54.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.ksn.com/ www.ksn.com]

KSNW channel 3 is a NBC affiliate based in Wichita, Kansas. It is owned by the New Vision Television group. KSNW is also the flagship station of the Kansas State Network, (KSN) the state's chain of NBC affiliates. KSNW's transmitter is located near Colwich, Kansas.

KSNW's programming is also seen on translator K06LZ in Salina.

History

KSNW signed on the air on September 1, 1955 as KARD-TV, the third television station in Wichita. This made Wichita one of the smallest cities in the country with three network-affiliated stations.

In 1962, after the FCC ruled that central and western Kansas was part of the Wichita market, KARD merged with KCKT-TV, channel 2 in Great Bend and its satellites KGLD-TV in Garden City and KOMC-TV, channel 8 in Oberlin. The three stations, known as the "Tri-Circle Network," brought NBC programming to central and western Kansas. The Tri-Circle Network then changed its name to the Kansas State Network, with KARD as the flagship station of the new four station group. The stations eventually expanded their signals to reach 75% of Kansas plus portions of Nebraska. The stations changed their calls on August 16, 1982 to help viewers think of the four stations as parts of one large network. KARD became KSNW, KCKT became KSNC, KGLD became KSNG and KOMC became KSNK. KSNL-LD is the digital replacement of the analog translator K06LZ. The KARD call letters ended up with KARD-TV in Monroe, Louisiana.

In 1988, SJL Broadcast Management acquired the KSN stations. They were then sold to Lee Enterprises in 1995. Emmis Communications bought most of Lee Enterprises' stations in 2000. Montecito Broadcast Group, a newly-formed partnership between SJL and the Blackstone Group, acquired the KSN stations from Emmis on January 27 2006.

In January 2006, the station hired former general manager Al Buch as the station's new GM, under the then-pending ownership of Montecito Broadcast Group. The CEO/founder of Montecito is George Lilly.

KSN claims to reach half of the television households in Kansas. However, the station's newscasts have lagged far behind those of rival stations KWCH and KAKE for several decades. In the May 2007 ratings period, however, KSN edged out KAKE for second place in the 25-54 demo at 5 and 6 pm.

On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations (KSNW and its satellites, plus KHON-TV in Honolulu and its satellites, KOIN in Portland and KSNT in Topeka) to New Vision Television. The sale was finalized on November 1, 2007. [http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html]

On February 17, 2009, KSNW will stay on its Digital Channel of 45.

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"Your Esso Reporter" (1955-1963)
*"The Marlboro News" (1963-1969)
*"24 Hours" (1969-1975)
*"Total News" (1975-1978)
*"NewsCenter 3" (1978-Mid 1980s)
*"KSN NewsCenter" (Mid 1980s)
*"KSN News/KSNW News" (Mid-Late 1980s)
*"Channel 3 News" (late 1980s/early 1990s)
*"NewsChannel 3" (Early 1990s-1998)
*"KSN News" (1998-present)

Former Station Slogans

*"Hello Wichita...Channel 3 Loves You"
*"Hello Kansas...KSN Loves You"
*"It's Time To Go 3"
*"Turn To 3/Turn to KSN"
*"Newschannel 3, Where the News Comes First" (1990-1993)
*"Clear.
*"Chime into KSN"(2008)

Former KSN stations

*KSNT Topeka: from 1982-1990 KSNT only did limited simulcasting with KSNW and the other three KSN stations in western Kansas and also owned by New Vision Television, it doesn't simulcast programs from Wichita and has its own programing/news department.

*KSNF Joplin, Missouri / Pittsburg, Kansas: No longer associated with KSNW; owned by Nexstar, but still uses "KSN" name in its "KSN 16" moniker

ee also

*KSNC
*KSNG
*KSNK

External links

* [http://www.ksn.com/ KSN Homepage]
* [http://www.mcsittel.com/html/photos3.html mcsittel.com: Screengrabs from the 1983-1992 (including KSNW and KSNC), taken from Kingsport, TN]
* [http://www.kingoftheroad.net/kard.html King of the Road: A look at KARD-TV in 1964]
*TVQ|KSNW
**TVQ|K06LZ
*BIA|KSNW|TV|TV