KTHV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KTHV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Today's THV - See the Difference, Feel the Difference
station_branding = Today's THV 11
analog = 11 (VHF)
digital = 12 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = November 27, 1955
location = Little Rock, Arkansas
callsign_meaning = derived from former radio sister station KTHS (Kome To Hot Springs), which later became KAAY after an ownership change
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Gannett Company, Inc.
licensee = Arkansas Television Company
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
55 kW (digital)
HAAT = 521 m (analog)
518.7 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 2787
coordinates = coord|34|47|56.9|N|92|30|0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.todaysthv.com/ www.todaysthv.com]

KTHV ("Today's THV"), is the CBS network affiliate station serving the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Gannett, which purchased the station in 1994. The purchase of KTHV marked a re-entry into the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market for Gannett, which previously had owned and sold KARK, the market's NBC affiliate, during the 1980s. KTHV's transmitter and antenna are located atop Shinall Mountain on the same tower as KARK.

The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 11 and its digital signal broadcasts on VHF channel 12. A 24-hour local news channel, THV2 is carried on KTHV-DT digital channel 11.2.

History

KTHV signed on the air on November 27, 1955, owned by the owners of KWKH-AM in Shreveport, the owners of the Arkansas Democrat, and businessman C.E. Lowery, among others. Its callsign is derived from former radio sister station KTHS (whose calls stood Kome To Hot Springs), which later became KAAY after being sold to LIN Broadcasting in the 1960s.

The station's studios at 720 Izard Street in downtown Little Rock were built a year before KTHV's first broadcast, and are where the television station still broadcasts from today. The building was the first in Arkansas to be constructed for both radio and television. KTHV's studios were on the first floor, while KTHS-AM's studios were on the second floor. Though the interior of the station has been periodically upgraded, especially with improved technology, the exterior of the station remains much as it appeared when built in the 1950s.

KTHV was locally owned until December, 1994, when Gannett acquired the station in an all-stock transaction. The purchase of the station was believed to be positioning on Gannett's part to have a station in the former home of President Bill Clinton.

The station currently identifies newsbroadcasts as "Today's THV". However, the station also offers an original weekday mid-morning program called "Positively Arkansas," on which segments and guests appear only if they are paid advertisers of the station.

KTHV has operated for many years a low-powered translator station K13HP operating on Channel 13 in Euclid Heights, Arkansas near Hot Springs.

THV2

The station is now broadcasting on the second band of a digital subchannel (11-2), calling this channel THV2. The channel broadcasts 24 hour news and weather, and is also available online.

News Operation

KTHV broadcasts a total of 22 hours of local news per week (with four hours on weekdays, and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays).

Today's THV Notable Personalities

Current On-Air Talent (as of August 26, 2008)

Current Anchors
*Stefanie Bryant: weekdays on Today's THV Midday (also reporter)
*Alyson Courtney: weekdays on Today's THV This Morning
*Mike Duncan: weekends on Today's THV at 5:30 (Sun.), 6 (Sat.), and The THV 10:00 Difference (also reporter)
*Liz Massey: weeknights on Today's THV at 5 and 6, and The THV 10:00 Difference
*Dawn Scott: weeknights on Today's THV at 5 and 6, and The THV 10:00 Difference
*B.J. Sams: weekdays on Today's THV This Morning

Reporters
*Pam Baccam: General Assignment Reporter
*Ashley Blackstone: General Assignment Reporter
*Charles Crowson: General Assignment Reporter
*Melissa Dunbar-Gates: General Assignment Reporter
*Ebone Monet: General Assignment Reporter
*Katherina Yancy: General Assignment Reporter

LiveWarn Weather
*Ed Buckner (AMS/NWA Seals of Approval): Chief Meteorologist, weeknights on Today's THV at 5 and 6, and The THV 10:00 Difference
*Tom Brannon (AMS/NWA Seals of Approval): Weekday Morning and Noon Meteorologist
*Meredith Mitchell (Not Degreed or Certified): weekends on Today's THV at 5:30 (Sun.), 6 (Sat.), and The THV 10:00 Difference

Sports
*Craig O'Neill: Sports Director, weeknights on Today's THV at 5 and 6, and The THV 10:00 Difference
*Wess Moore: weekends on Today's THV at 5:30 (Sun.), 6 (Sat.), and The THV 10:00 Difference (also sports reporter)
*Mark Edwards: Sports Reporter

Former On-Air Talent

*Larry Audas
*Chuck Dovish
*Stephanie Farrar
*Jeff Herzer
*Anne Jansen
*Steve Martone
*Andy Pearson
*Joe Quinn
*Mary Shalvarjian
*Ray Tucker
*Dina Tyler

Logos

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"Channel 11 with George Moore" (1955-Early 1960s)
*"Dateline News" (1970s-Early 1980s)
*"Newswatch 11" (Early 1980s-1990)
*"11 Action News" (1990-1997)
*"Today's THV" (1997-present)

tation Slogans

*"Today's THV - See and Feel the Difference" (1997-2003)
*"Today's THV - The Difference" (2003-Present):inc-video

External links

* [http://www.todaysthv.com/ Today's THV (official web site)]
* [http://www.todaysthv.com/company/about_us/history.aspx Station history]
* [http://www.thv2.com/ THV2.com]
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