| KGUN-TV | |
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| Tucson, Arizona | |
| Branding | KGUN 9 (general) KGUN 9 News (newscasts) (pronounced K-GUN) |
| Slogan | KGUN 9 News On Your Side |
| Channels | Digital: 9 (VHF) |
| Translators | K16EO Oro Valley K65DM Duncan |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Journal Broadcast Group, Inc. (Journal Broadcast Corporation) |
| First air date | June 3, 1956 |
| Call letters’ meaning | former owner's interest in GUN collecting and the Westerns that were filmed in Tucson |
| Former callsigns | KDWI-TV (1956-1957) KGUN-TV (1957-1987) KGUN (1987-2009) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 9 (1956-2009) Digital: 35 (2005-2009) |
| Transmitter Power | 10.3 kw |
| Height | 1140 m |
| Facility ID | 36918 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 32°24′53.7″N 110°42′58.7″W / 32.414917°N 110.716306°W |
| Website | www.kgun9.com |
KGUN-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital VHF channel 9 from Mount Bigelow northeast of Tucson.
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History
The station was founded in 1955 by rancher D.W. Ingram, who gave the station his initials, KDWI-TV. It began broadcasting June 3, 1956.[1] Shortly afterward, Ingram sold it to H. U. Garrett, who changed the station's call sign to KGUN on March 14, 1957.[1] Garrett sold the station to Henry S. Hilberg in 1960, and Hilberg sold it to Gilmore Broadcasting in 1964. The station came under the ownership of May Broadcasting in 1968.[2] May would sell its television holdings (KGUN and KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska) to Lee Enterprises in 1986, which, in turn, sold both stations to Emmis Communications in 2000. In 2005, Emmis liquidated all of its television properties, sending KGUN and control of KMTV to the Milwaukee based Journal Broadcast Group, which already owned four radio stations in Tucson.[3] The sale was finalized in December 2005.
Programming
An ABC affiliate, KGUN broadcasts the network's schedule, supplemented by syndicated and local programming, most of which is local news. In January 2009, KGUN launched a Spanish-language station, Mexicanal, on its digital channel 9.2.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Virtual Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 720p | 16:9 | main KGUN programming / ABC HD |
| 9.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Mexicanal |
Analog shutdown
In 1997, the FCC assigned UHF channel 35 to KGUN for digital operations. The station was granted an application to build its digital operations in October 2001 and, after several extensions, brought KGUN-DT to air in August 2005.
KGUN has selected channel 9 for its post-transition digital operations, and since the analog television shutdown, on June 12, 2009, KGUN broadcasts in digital from channel 9.[4]
News Team
Current personalities
News Anchors
- Guy Atchley - weekdays 5pm, 6pm, 9pm on KWBA, and 10pm
- Ian Reitz - weekday mornings and 11am
- Kimberly Romo - weekday mornings and 11am
- Dan Spindle - weekends 5pm and 10pm
- Tammy Vo - weekends 5pm and 10pm
- Jennifer Waddell - weekdays 5pm, 6pm, 9pm on KWBA, and 10pm
Reporters
- Sergio Avila
- Linda Garrett
- MaryAnn Martinez
- Craig Smith
- Joel Waldman
- Lou Waters
Weather
- Erin Christiansen - chief meteorologist; weekdays 5pm, 6pm, 9pm on KWBA, and 10pm
- Brian Basham - weekday mornings and 11am
- April Madison - weekends 5pm and 10pm, weekday substitute at 5pm, 6pm, 9pm on KWBA, and 10pm
Traffic
- Allen "Big Al" Kath - weekday mornings
Sports
- Dave Silver - sports director
- Jake Knapp - sports anchor/reporter
News/Station presentation
Newscast titles
- KGUN 9 News (1994-present)
Station slogans
- In Touch with Tucson (1994-2003)
- Clear. Accurate. To the Point (2003–2006)
- On Your Side (2006–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.References
- ^ a b "Journal of Wis. to purchase KGUN-TV". Arizona Daily Star. 2005-08-23. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/89805. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "TV Transfers". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. http://www.davidgleason.com/Broadcasting%201972%20Yearbook%20Section%20Guide_files/1972%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%20TV%20Allocation%20and%20Trsnsfers.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Emmis Announces Sale of Nine Television Stations". Emmis Press Release. 2005-08-22. http://www.emmis.com/press/Release.aspx?ID=44572. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds". FCC CDBS database. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
External links
- KGUN Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KGUN
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K16EO
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KGUN-TV
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