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call_letters = KSNV-DT| call_letters = KSNV-DT|
city = Las Vegas| city = |
station_logo = ]| station_logo = ]|
station_slogan = | station_slogan = |
station_branding = Channel 3 <small>(general)</small><br>News 3 <small>(newscasts)</small>| station_branding = Channel 3 <small>(general)</small><br>News 3 <small>(newscasts)</small>|
digital = 2 (])<br>]: 3 (])| digital = 2 (])<br>]: 3 (])|
subchannels = 3.1 ]<br/>3.2 ]<br/>3.3 ]| subchannels = 3.1 ]<br/>3.2 ]<br/>3.3 ]|
other_chs = | other_chs = |
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location = ]| location = ]|
callsign_meaning = '''S'''outhern<br>'''N'''e'''v'''ada| callsign_meaning = '''S'''outhern<br>'''N'''e'''v'''ada|
former_callsigns = KLRJ-TV (January–September 1955)<br>KORK-TV (1955–1979)<br>KVBC (1979–2009)<br>KVBC-DT (2009-2010)| former_callsigns = KLRJ-TV (January–September 1955)<br>KORK-TV (1955–1979)<br>KVBC (1979–2009)<br>KVBC-DT (2009–2010)|
former_channel_numbers = '''Analog''':<br>2 (VHF, 1955–1967)<br>3 (VHF, 1967–2009)| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog''':<br>2 (VHF, 1955–1967)<br>3 (VHF, 1967–2009)|
owner = ]| owner = ]|
licensee = Southern Nevada Communications| licensee = Southern Nevada Communications|
sister_stations = ], ]| sister_stations = ], ]|
former_affiliations = | former_affiliations = '''Secondary:'''<br>] (1955–1956)|
effective_radiated_power = 27.7 ]| effective_radiated_power = 27.7 ]|
HAAT = 386 m| HAAT = 386 m|
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'''KSNV-DT''', channel 3 (] channel 2), is the ]-affiliated television station in ]. It is the flagship station of ] (formerly Sunbelt Communications Company). KSNV's studios are on Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas, making it the only major television station located inside the city limits, and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain in ]. '''KSNV-DT''', ] 3 (] ] channel 2), is the ]-] ] located in ], ], ]. It is the ] station of ]. The station's studios are located on Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas (making it the only major television station whose operations are based inside the city limits), and its transmitter is located on ], near ] (southwest of ]/]/]).


==History== ==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 ]) along with the '']'' and KORK radio (920 AM, now ]; and 97.1 FM, now ]). Soon after, the station changed its calls to '''KORK-TV''', matching its radio sisters, and moved its license and studios to Las Vegas. It has always been an NBC affiliate, but shared ] with ] (channel 8) until KSHO-TV (channel 13, now ]) signed on in 1956. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the ].<ref name="Boxoffice7">{{Citation| last = | first = | title = Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films| journal = Boxoffice| volume = | issue = | pages = 13| date = November 10, 1956| url = http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_111056-1| doi = | id = }}</ref> The station went on the air as '''KLRJ-TV''' on ] channel 2 on January 23, 1955; it was originally ] to Henderson and was owned by the Donrey Media Group (now ]), along with the '']'' and KORK radio (920 AM, now ]; and 97.1 FM, now ]). In September of that year, the station changed its calls to '''KORK-TV''', to match its radio sisters, and soon after moved its city of license and studio facilities to Las Vegas. It has always been an NBC affiliate, but shared ] with ] (channel 8) until KSHO-TV (channel 13, now ]) signed on in 1956. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the ].<ref name="Boxoffice7">{{Citation| last = | first = | title = Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films| journal = Boxoffice| volume = | issue = | pages = 13| date = November 10, 1956| url = http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_111056-1| doi = | id = }}</ref>


In 1967, KORK-TV moved to channel 3 to avoid interference with newly signed-on ] (channel 2) in ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} In 1971, a group of local residents led by Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers began an effort to take control of channel 3. Rogers' group gained more support when Donrey began heavily preempting NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising in the late 1970s. NBC was far less tolerant of this than the other networks at the time. The most notable of these preemptions was the ], angering both NBC and several Las Vegas area viewers, some of whom complained to the ]. Facing pressure from both NBC and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. Donrey retained KORK radio, and as a result on October 1, 1979 the station became '''KVBC''', reflecting the new ownership. Since then, the station has more or less cleared the whole NBC lineup. In 1967, KORK-TV moved to channel 3, in order to avoid interference with newly signed-on ] (channel 2) in ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} In 1971, a group of local residents led by Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers began an effort to take control of channel 3. Rogers' group gained more support when Donrey began to heavily preempt NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising in the late 1970s. NBC was far less tolerant of programming preemptions than the other networks at the time. The most notable of these preemptions was the ], angering both NBC and several Las Vegas area viewers, some of whom filed complaints to the ]. Facing pressure from both NBC and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. Donrey retained KORK radio, and as a result on October 1, 1979 the station changed its callsign to '''KVBC''', reflecting the new ownership. Since then, the station has more or less cleared the whole NBC lineup. For a few years, KVBC used a portion of ]'s 1978 hit "]" and ]'s "]" before going to a commercial break.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


In the late 1980s, KVBC's sign-on to sign-off ratings climbed to an all-time high, thanks in part to a strong primetime lineup by NBC, in the late 1980s. News anchors Dave Courvoisier, Gwen Castaldi and Rikki Cheese, weatherman Mike Bradley, and the sports team of Scott Reynolds and ], supported by a strong team of reporters that included Scott Andrus, Deborah Brada, Dan Burns, Jamie Garcia, Rick Kirkham, Lonni Leavitt, Dan Monson, Darwin Morgan, Denise Rosch and Laura Stephenson led KVBC's newscasts when it surpassed KLAS-TV as the market leader.<ref>Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec 1989</ref>
For a few years, KVBC used a portion of ]'s 1978 hit "]" and ]'s "]" before going to a commercial break.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


Two major "events" aided KVBC's rise to the top. In May 1988, an explosion and fire rocked the ] in Henderson. KVBC was knocked off the air for a few minutes, because its transmitter facilities atop Black Mountain were positioned just above the blast site. Once KVBC was back on the air, it was the first local station to continuously broadcast its breaking news coverage of the explosion. Later that year, CBS produced ''48 Hours in Las Vegas'', a feature about Las Vegas that portrayed the city as full of gamblers and riddled by crime. In response, KVBC produced a one-hour documentary entitled ''Las Vegas, Beyond 48 Hours'', which painted a more realistic picture of "Sin City" and its residents.
In the late 1980s, KVBC's sign-on to sign-off ratings climbed to an all-time high, thanks in part to a strong primetime line-up by NBC, in the late 1980s. News anchors Dave Courvoisier, Gwen Castaldi, and Rikki Cheese, weatherman Mike Bradley, and the sports team of Scott Reynolds and Colin Cowherd, supported by a strong team of reporters that included Scott Andrus, Deborah Brada, Dan Burns, Jamie Garcia, Rick Kirkham, Lonni Leavitt, Dan Monson, Darwin Morgan, Denise Rosch, and Laura Stephenson led ''News 3'' when it surpassed KLAS-TV as the market leader.<ref>Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec 1989</ref>


KVBC was first to document the Mirage volcano explosion during its initial test in front of an unsuspecting nighttime audience. Overnight coverage, by reporter/anchors Steve Eager and Sarah Hoeveler and photographer Mike Dixon, helped to establish the newscast as #1 in the mornings from its inception in the summer of 1989. Hoeveler and photographer Jeff Lonetree won a regional Emmy award for coverage of breaking news overnight. Businessman Mike Moody later joined the anchor team to report on business news in southern Nevada. {{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
Two major "events" aided KVBC's rise to the top. In May 1988 an explosion and fire rocked the ] in Henderson. KVBC was knocked off the air for a few minutes, because its TV tower atop Black Mountain was positioned just above the blast site. Once KVBC was back on the air it was the first local station to continuously broadcast its breaking news coverage. Later that year, CBS produced "48 Hours in Las Vegas," a feature about Las Vegas that portrayed the city as full of gamblers and riddled by crime. In response, KVBC produced a one-hour documentary entitled, "Las Vegas, Beyond 48 Hours," which painted a more realistic picture of "Sin City" and its residents.


Channel 3 created and hosted a community "EarthFair" in the summer of 1990. The Arts and Environmental Science Expo featured science fair projects, pine tree giveaway and booths by up to 120 exhibitors. 15,000 people showed up for that first EarthFair at the Sunset Park. The Fair continued annually for several years. From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, Valley Broadcasting operated a radio station alongside the KVBC television station, KVBC-FM (105.1 FM). One of the shows that aired on the radio station was called ''Nate at Night'', and was hosted by KVBC chief meteorogist Nathan Tannenbaum.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} With the digital transition completed, the station officially added the ''-DT'' suffix to its legal call sign on June 23, 2009.<ref name="fcc-callsigns">{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=69677&Callsign=KSNV-DT|title=Call Sign History|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=]|accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref>
KVBC was first to document the Mirage volcano explosion during its initial test in front of an unsuspecting nighttime audience. Overnight coverage, by reporter/anchors Steve Eager and Sarah Hoeveler and photographer Mike Dixon, helped to establish the newscast as #1 in the mornings from its inception in the summer of 1989. Hoeveler and photographer Jeff Lonetree won a regional Emmy award for coverage of breaking news overnight. Businessman Mike Moody later joined the anchor team to report on business news in southern Nevada. {{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


On June 18, 2010, KVBC filed an application with the FCC to change the station's its call letters to KSNV, reflecting the renaming of Valley Broadcasting Company (which by this time, was a subsidiary of Sunbelt Communications Company that held the station's license) to Southern Nevada Communications, as well as better reflecting the station's relationship with sister stations ] in ] and KENV-DT in ] via the "Nevada Information Network".<ref>Bornfeld, Steve. , '']'', June 18, 2010.</ref> The change to '''KSNV-DT''' became official on July 9, 2010.<ref name="fcc-callsigns"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=69677 |title=Station Search Details |author= |date= |work=FCC |publisher= |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>
Channel 3 created and hosted a community "EarthFair" in the summer of 1990. The Arts and Environmental Science Expo featured science fair projects, pine tree giveaway, and booths by up to 120 exhibitors. 15,000 people showed up for that first EarthFair at the Sunset Park. The Fair continued annually for several years.


==Digital television==
From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, KVBC had its 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
===Digital channels===

With the digital transition completed, the station officially added the ''-DT'' suffix to its legal call sign on June 23, 2009.<ref name="fcc-callsigns">{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=69677&Callsign=KSNV-DT|title=Call Sign History|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=]|accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref>

On June 18, 2010 KVBC announced a call letter change to KSNV, reflecting the renaming of Valley Broadcasting Company (by this time the subsidiary of Sunbelt that held the station's license) to Southern Nevada Communications, as well as better reflecting the station's relationship with sister stations ] in ] and KENV-DT in ] via the "Nevada Information Network".<ref>Bornfeld, Steve. , '']'', June 18, 2010.</ref> The change to '''KSNV-DT''' became official on July 9, 2010.<ref name="fcc-callsigns"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=69677 |title=Station Search Details |author= |date= |work=FCC |publisher= |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>

==Digital channels==
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
|- |-
! ]
! Channel
! ] ! ]
! ] ! ]
! PSIP Short Name ! ]
! Programming<ref></ref>
! Programming
|- |-
| 3.1 || ] || rowspan=2| ] || KSNV-DT || Main KSNV-TV Programming / NBC | 3.1 || ] || rowspan=2|] || KSNV-DT || Main KSNV-DT programming / NBC
|- |-
| 3.2 || rowspan=2 | ] || UnTamed || ] | 3.2 || rowspan=2|] || UnTamed || ]
|- |-
| 3.3 || ] || Antenna || ] | 3.3 || ] || Antenna || ]
|} |}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KSNV shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 3, on June 12, 2009, as part of the ].<ref name="Analog to Digital"></ref> The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition VHF channel 2, using ] to display KSNV's ] as 3 on digital television receivers.


==News operation== ==News operation==
]
Channel 3's newscasts were called '']'' for many years. That name was changed to the current ''News 3'' in 1982, and ''Eyewitness News'' was picked up shortly thereafter by ] (channel 8). It was the first station to report the deadly ] in February 1981, interrupting regularly scheduled programming to provide live coverage.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
KSNV presently broadcasts a total of 33½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours on weekdays and three hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces three locally produced programs: a ] discussion program called ''The Agenda'' (which airs after the noon newscast each weekday), the discussion program ''Ralston Reports'' (airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m.) and the sports highlight program ''Sports Night in Las Vegas'' (which airs on Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast).


Channel 3's newscasts were called '']'' for many years. That name was changed to the current ''News 3'' in 1982, and ''Eyewitness News'' was picked up shortly thereafter by CBS affiliate ] (channel 8). It was the first station to report the deadly ] in February 1981, interrupting regularly scheduled programming to provide live coverage.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
KVBC premiered "News 3 at Sunrise," its morning newscast, in 1989 with overnight team coverage by reporter/anchors Steve Eagar (former Detroit Tigers catcher, now with ] in Dallas-Ft. Worth), Sarah Hoeveler, traffic reporter Tom Hawley and news photographer and editor Mike Dixon. In June 1991, ''News 3 at Noon'' premiered; It later expanded to one hour{{When|date=September 2010}}. On April 4, 2006, KVBC began a local 10 o'clock newscast on KVWB (now ]). The newscast moved to ] until September 2009 when it was cancelled and revived on ] on October 26, 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


KVBC premiered its morning newscast ''News 3 at Sunrise'' in 1989 with overnight team coverage by reporter/anchors Steve Eagar (former Detroit Tigers catcher, now with ] in Dallas-Ft. Worth), Sarah Hoeveler, traffic reporter Tom Hawley and news photographer and editor Mike Dixon. In June 1991, the station premiered a half-hour midday newscast at noon; It later expanded to one hour.{{When|date=September 2010}} On April 4, 2006, KVBC began producing a half-hour primetime newscast at 10 p.m. on ] affiliate KVWB (channel 21, now ] affiliate ]). The newscast moved to ] (channel 33) on December 18, 2006, and remained on that station until it was cancelled in September 2009, the program was then revived on ] ] (channel ) on October 26, 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
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 the reduction of Mitch Truswell to just the noon newscast, the morning team now consists of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} On August 11, 2007, KVBC became the second TV station in the Las Vegas market to broadcast its local news programming in ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


On July 9, 2007, KVBC rebranded its morning newscast as ''News 3 Today'', phasing out the longstanding ''News 3 at Sunrise''. With the promotion of Sue Manteris to evenings and the reduction of Mitch Truswell to just the noon newscast, the morning team now consists of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} On August 11, 2007, KVBC became the second television station in the Las Vegas market (after KLAS-TV) to begin broadcasting its local news programming in ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
On January 5, 2009, longtime meteorologist John Fredericks retired from the station after 12½ years at KVBC. According to the anchors, John felt it was hard to say goodbye on the air, so he left an audio message for the viewers and the station, as it does with any person that leaves after a long tenure, showed a montage of clips of John's career at KVBC. Dana Wagner was posted as replacing John during the morning and noon newscasts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


On January 5, 2009, longtime meteorologist John Fredericks retired from the station after 12½ years at KVBC. According to the anchors, John felt it was hard to say goodbye on the air, so he left an audio message for the viewers and the station, as it does with any person that leaves after a long tenure, showed a montage of clips of John's career at KVBC. Dana Wagner was announced as Fredericks' replacement on the morning and noon newscasts.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
On June 9, 2011, Sue Manteris, a veteran news anchor at Channel 3 for over 20 years, signed off on her final newscast following the expiration of her contract, which was not renewed by station management. Sue, born in Varanasi, India, filed a lawsuit on May 17, 2011 in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the station ownership and management, alleging ethnic, gender and age discrimination. <ref>U.S. District Court (Nevada) Case # 2:11-cv-00794</ref>


On June 9, 2011, Sue Manteris, a veteran news anchor at Channel 3 for over 20 years, signed off on her final newscast following the expiration of her contract, which was not renewed by station management. Manteris (born in ]) filed a lawsuit on May 17, 2011 in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the station ownership and management, alleging ethnic, gender and age discrimination. <ref>U.S. District Court (Nevada) Case # 2:11-cv-00794</ref>
In January 2013, KSNV announced that it will debut an hour-long 7 p.m. newscast starting September 16, after its contracts to show '']'' and '']'' expire; the station will also replace '']'' with a 3 p.m. newscast in September 2014. The station's remaining syndicated programs, '']'' and '']'', will be replaced with newscasts as well by September 2016, if not canceled before then. These changes are part of an increased emphasis on KSNV's news operation; under this plan, its weekday lineup outside of NBC programming will consist entirely of the station's newscasts.<ref name=lvrj-newnewscasts>{{cite news|last=Sieroty|first=Chris|title=Las Vegas Valley TV stations focus on local content, new delivery|url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/valley-tv-stations-focus-on-local-content-new-delivery-186672131.html|accessdate=January 18, 2013|newspaper=]|date=January 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-nosyndie>{{cite news|last=Marzsalek|first=Diana|title=Jim Rogers Betting Big On News At KSNV|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/64921/jim-rogers-betting-big-on-news-on-ksnv|accessdate=January 22, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> Due to these changes, anchor lineups will also be shuffled.


On September 16, 2013, KSNV will debut an hour-long 7 p.m. newscast, after its contracts to carry '']'' and '']'' expire; the station will also replace '']'' with a 3 p.m. newscast in September 2014. The station's remaining syndicated programs, '']'' and '']'', will be replaced with newscasts as well by September 2016, if both shows are not canceled before then. These changes are part of an increased emphasis on KSNV's news department; under this plan, the station's weekday lineup outside of NBC programming will consist entirely of local newscasts.<ref name=lvrj-newnewscasts>{{cite news|last=Sieroty|first=Chris|title=Las Vegas Valley TV stations focus on local content, new delivery|url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/valley-tv-stations-focus-on-local-content-new-delivery-186672131.html|accessdate=January 18, 2013|newspaper=]|date=January 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-nosyndie>{{cite news|last=Marzsalek|first=Diana|title=Jim Rogers Betting Big On News At KSNV|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/64921/jim-rogers-betting-big-on-news-on-ksnv|accessdate=January 22, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> Due to these changes, anchor lineups will also be shuffled.<ref>, TVNewsCheck, June 5, 2013.</ref>
===Newscasts===
]
'''Weekdays'''
*''Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3'' - 4:30-7:00 a.m. Kim and Dana
*''News 3 at Noon'' - 12:00-12:30 p.m. kim,michelle,dana
*''The Agenda'' - 12:30-1:00 p.m.
*''News 3 at 4:00'' - 4:00-5:00 p.m. marie/reed
*''News 3 at 5:00'' - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
*''News 3 Nightly at 6:00'' - 6:00-6:30 p.m.
*''News 3 at 7:00'' - 7:00-8:00 p.m. (starting September 16)
*''Ralston Reports'' - 7:30-8:00 p.m. (moves to 6:30 p.m. starting September 16)
*''News 3 at 11:00'' - 11:00-11:35 p.m.

'''Saturdays'''
*''News 3 Sunrise'' - 6:00-7:00 a.m.
*''News 3 Today'' - 9:00-9:30 a.m.
*''News 3 at 5:00'' - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
*''News 3 at 6:00'' - 6:00-6:30 p.m.
*''News 3 at 11:00'' - 11:00-11:29 p.m.

'''Sundays'''
*''News 3 Sunrise'' - 6:00-7:00 a.m.
*''News 3 Today'' - 9:00-9:30 a.m.
*''News 3 at 5:00'' - 5:00-5:30 p.m.
*''News 3 at 6:00'' - 6:00-6:30 p.m.
*''News 3 at 11:00'' - 11:00-11:35 p.m.
*''Sports Night in Las Vegas'' - 11:35 p.m.–12:00 a.m.


===News/station presentation===
====Newscast titles==== ====Newscast titles====
*''Your Esso Reporter'' (1955–1958) *''Your Esso Reporter'' (1955–1958)
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===News team===
===News team<ref></ref>===
====Current on-air staff====
;Anchors
KSNV-DT's primary news anchors are Krystal Allan (weekend mornings on ''News 3 at Sunrise'' from 6-7 and 9-9:30 a.m.; also weekday morning reporter), Reed Cowan (weekdays at 4 p.m.; also weeknights at 11 p.m., starting September 16); also weeknight reporter), Jessica Moore (weeknights at 5 and 11 p.m.), Marie Mortera (weekdays at 4 p.m.; also general assignment and crime reporter), Gerard Ramalho (weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., also weeknight reporter; weeknights at 6:00 p.m. starting September 16), Jim Snyder (weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also special feature reporter), Michelle Velez (weekdays at noon; also weekday morning reporter and fill-in anchor), Dana Wagner (weekday mornings on ''Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3'' from 4:30-7 a.m.; also weekday morning/noon meteorologist and fill-in noon anchor) and Kim Wagner (weekday mornings on ''Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3'' from 4:30-7 a.m. and weekdays at noon; also consumer reporter).<ref name="team"></ref>
*Gerard Ramalho - weekends at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also weeknight reporter (weeknights at 6:00 p.m. starting September 16)
*Krystal Allan - weekend mornings (6:00-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m.); also weekday morning reporter (weekends at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. starting September 16)
*Mackenzie Warren - weeknights at 11:00 p.m. (starting September 16); also general assignment reporter
Evening
*Jessica Moore - weeknights at 5:00, 7:00 (starting September 16) and 11:00 p.m.
*Marie Mortera - weekdays at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. (starting September 16); also general assignment and crime reporter
*Reed Cowan - weekdays at 4:00 and 11:00 p.m. (starting September 16); also weeknight reporter
*Jim Snyder - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 (starting September 16) and 11:00 p.m.; also special feature reporter
AM/Noon
*Michelle Velez - weekdays at noon; also weekday morning reporter and fill-in anchor (weekend mornings from 6:00-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m. starting September 16)
*Dana Wagner - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.); also weekday morning/noon meteorologist and fill-in noon anchor
*Kim Wagner - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon; also consumer reporter


The station's weather team includes chief meteorologist Kevin Janison (] Seal of Approval; weekdays at 4, and weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.), and meteorologists Jerry Brown (NWA Seal of Approval; weekend mornings on ''News 3 at Sunrise'' from 6-7 and 9-9:30 a.m., and weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also general assignment reporter) and Dana Wagner (] ] Seal of Approval; weekday mornings on ''Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3'' from 4:30-7 a.m. and weekdays at noon).<ref name="team"/>
;Weather team
*Kevin Janison (] Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 (starting September 16) and 11:00 p.m.
*Jerry Brown (NWA Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also general assignment reporter
*Dana Wagner (] ] Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon
*TBD - meteorologist; weekend mornings (6:00-7:00 and 9:00-9:30 a.m.)


The station's sports team includes sports director Kevin West (weeknights at 11 p.m.) and sports anchor Randy Howe (weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.).<ref name="team"/>
;Sports team
*Kevin West - sports director; weeknights at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 (starting September 16) and 11:00 p.m.
*Randy Howe - sports anchor; weekends at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.


The station's reporting staff includes Sergio Avila (general assignment reporter), Amber Dixon (general assignment reporter), Elizabeth Donatelli (general assignment reporter), Sandra Gonzalez (general assignment reporter), Tom Hawley (weekday morning (4:30-7 a.m.) and 4 p.m. traffic reporter; also fill-in weekday morning anchor), Christine Kim (general assignment reporter), Marissa Mike (general assignment reporter), Denise Rosch (general assignment reporter) and Mackenzie Warren (general assignment reporter).<ref name="team"/>
;Reporters
*Sergio Avila - general assignment reporter
*Amber Dixon - general assignment reporter
*Elizabeth Donatelli - general assignment reporter
*Sandra Gonzalez - general assignment reporter
*Tom Hawley - weekday morning (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and 4:00 p.m. traffic reporter; also fill-in weekday morning anchor
*Christine Kim - general assignment reporter
*Marissa Mike - general assignment reporter
*Denise Rosch - general assignment reporter


KSNV's local program hosts are Elizabeth Crum (commentator on ''The Agenda'', weekdays at 12:30 p.m.), Dana Gentry (co-host of ''Vegas Inc.'', Sundays at 6:30 p.m.), Jeff Gillan (co-host of ''Vegas Inc.'', Sundays at 6:30 p.m.), Hugh Jackson (commentator on ''The Agenda'', weekdays at 12:30 p.m.) and Jon Ralston (host of ''Ralston Reports'', weeknights at 7:30 p.m.).<ref name="team"/>
;Local program hosts
*Dana Gentry - co-host of ''Vegas Inc.'' (Sundays at 6:30 p.m.)
*Jeff Gillan - co-host of ''Vegas Inc.'' (Sundays at 6:30 p.m.)
*Jon Ralston - host of ''Ralston Reports'' (weeknights at 7:30 p.m. - moves to 6:30 p.m. starting September 16)
*Hugh Jackson - commentator on ''The Agenda'' (weekdays at 12:30 p.m.)
*Elizabeth Crum - commentator on ''The Agenda'' (weekdays at 12:30 p.m.)


====Notable former on-air staff==== ====Notable former on-air staff====
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==Translators== ==Translators==
KSNV's signal is rebroadcast on the following translators: KSNV's signal is rebroadcast across southern Nevada and portions of ] on the following translators:
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KSNV, as KVBC, also previously maintained two full-power satellite stations. ] (channel 3) in ] served as a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2001 until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2008, while ] (channel 34) in ] was a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2003 until it was sold to Cranston II, LLC in 2005. Additionally, the signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over '''KBMO-TV''' (channel 9) in ], but construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002. KSNV (as KVBC) also previously maintained two full-power satellite stations: ] (channel 3) in ] served as a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2001 until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2008, while ] (channel 34) in ] was a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2003 until it was sold to Cranston II, LLC in 2005. Additionally, the signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over '''KBMO-TV''' (channel 9) in ], but construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002.


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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KSNV-DT, virtual channel 3 (VHF digital channel 2), is the NBC-affiliated television station located in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the flagship station of Intermountain West Communications Company. The station's studios are located on Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas (making it the only major television station whose operations are based inside the city limits), and its transmitter is located on Black Mountain, near Henderson (southwest of I-515/U.S. 93/U.S. 95).

History

The station went on the air as KLRJ-TV on VHF channel 2 on January 23, 1955; it was originally licensed to Henderson and was owned by the Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media LLC), along with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and KORK radio (920 AM, now KBAD; and 97.1 FM, now KXPT). In September of that year, the station changed its calls to KORK-TV, to match its radio sisters, and soon after moved its city of license and studio facilities to Las Vegas. It has always been an NBC affiliate, but shared ABC with KLAS-TV (channel 8) until KSHO-TV (channel 13, now KTNV-TV) signed on in 1956. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.

In 1967, KORK-TV moved to channel 3, in order to avoid interference with newly signed-on KTVN (channel 2) in Reno. In 1971, a group of local residents led by Las Vegas attorney James E. (Jim) Rogers began an effort to take control of channel 3. Rogers' group gained more support when Donrey began to heavily preempt NBC programming in order to sell more local advertising in the late 1970s. NBC was far less tolerant of programming preemptions than the other networks at the time. The most notable of these preemptions was the 1978 World Series, angering both NBC and several Las Vegas area viewers, some of whom filed complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. Facing pressure from both NBC and the FCC, Donrey was forced to sell the station to the Rogers group's holding company, Valley Broadcasting Company, in 1979. Donrey retained KORK radio, and as a result on October 1, 1979 the station changed its callsign to KVBC, reflecting the new ownership. Since then, the station has more or less cleared the whole NBC lineup. 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.

In the late 1980s, KVBC's sign-on to sign-off ratings climbed to an all-time high, thanks in part to a strong primetime lineup by NBC, in the late 1980s. News anchors Dave Courvoisier, Gwen Castaldi and Rikki Cheese, weatherman Mike Bradley, and the sports team of Scott Reynolds and Colin Cowherd, supported by a strong team of reporters that included Scott Andrus, Deborah Brada, Dan Burns, Jamie Garcia, Rick Kirkham, Lonni Leavitt, Dan Monson, Darwin Morgan, Denise Rosch and Laura Stephenson led KVBC's newscasts when it surpassed KLAS-TV as the market leader.

Two major "events" aided KVBC's rise to the top. In May 1988, an explosion and fire rocked the Pacific Engineering and Production Company (Pepcon) in Henderson. KVBC was knocked off the air for a few minutes, because its transmitter facilities atop Black Mountain were positioned just above the blast site. Once KVBC was back on the air, it was the first local station to continuously broadcast its breaking news coverage of the explosion. Later that year, CBS produced 48 Hours in Las Vegas, a feature about Las Vegas that portrayed the city as full of gamblers and riddled by crime. In response, KVBC produced a one-hour documentary entitled Las Vegas, Beyond 48 Hours, which painted a more realistic picture of "Sin City" and its residents.

KVBC was first to document the Mirage volcano explosion during its initial test in front of an unsuspecting nighttime audience. Overnight coverage, by reporter/anchors Steve Eager and Sarah Hoeveler and photographer Mike Dixon, helped to establish the newscast as #1 in the mornings from its inception in the summer of 1989. Hoeveler and photographer Jeff Lonetree won a regional Emmy award for coverage of breaking news overnight. Businessman Mike Moody later joined the anchor team to report on business news in southern Nevada.

Channel 3 created and hosted a community "EarthFair" in the summer of 1990. The Arts and Environmental Science Expo featured science fair projects, pine tree giveaway and booths by up to 120 exhibitors. 15,000 people showed up for that first EarthFair at the Sunset Park. The Fair continued annually for several years. From October 25, 1996 to June 6, 2000, Valley Broadcasting operated a radio station alongside the KVBC television station, KVBC-FM (105.1 FM). One of the shows that aired on the radio station was called Nate at Night, and was hosted by KVBC chief meteorogist Nathan Tannenbaum. With the digital transition completed, the station officially added the -DT suffix to its legal call sign on June 23, 2009.

On June 18, 2010, KVBC filed an application with the FCC to change the station's its call letters to KSNV, reflecting the renaming of Valley Broadcasting Company (which by this time, was a subsidiary of Sunbelt Communications Company that held the station's license) to Southern Nevada Communications, as well as better reflecting the station's relationship with sister stations KRNV-DT in Reno and KENV-DT in Elko via the "Nevada Information Network". The change to KSNV-DT became official on July 9, 2010.

Digital television

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
3.1 1080i 16:9 KSNV-DT Main KSNV-DT programming / NBC
3.2 480i UnTamed Cozi TV
3.3 4:3 Antenna Antenna TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

KSNV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally-mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition VHF channel 2, using PSIP to display KSNV's virtual channel as 3 on digital television receivers.

News operation

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KSNV newscast title card.

KSNV presently broadcasts a total of 33½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours on weekdays and three hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces three locally produced programs: a public affairs discussion program called The Agenda (which airs after the noon newscast each weekday), the discussion program Ralston Reports (airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m.) and the sports highlight program Sports Night in Las Vegas (which airs on Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast).

Channel 3's newscasts were called Eyewitness News for many years. That name was changed to the current News 3 in 1982, and Eyewitness News was picked up shortly thereafter by CBS affiliate KLAS-TV (channel 8). It was the first station to report the deadly Las Vegas Hilton fire in February 1981, interrupting regularly scheduled programming to provide live coverage.

KVBC premiered its morning newscast News 3 at Sunrise in 1989 with overnight team coverage by reporter/anchors Steve Eagar (former Detroit Tigers catcher, now with KDFW in Dallas-Ft. Worth), Sarah Hoeveler, traffic reporter Tom Hawley and news photographer and editor Mike Dixon. In June 1991, the station premiered a half-hour midday newscast at noon; It later expanded to one hour. On April 4, 2006, KVBC began producing a half-hour primetime newscast at 10 p.m. on WB affiliate KVWB (channel 21, now MyNetworkTV affiliate KVMY). The newscast moved to KVCW (channel 33) on December 18, 2006, and remained on that station until it was cancelled in September 2009, the program was then revived on independent station KTUD-CD (channel ) on October 26, 2009.

On July 9, 2007, KVBC rebranded its morning newscast as News 3 Today, phasing out the longstanding News 3 at Sunrise. With the promotion of Sue Manteris to evenings and the reduction of Mitch Truswell to just the noon newscast, the morning team now consists of husband-and-wife co-anchors Kim and Dana Wagner, chief meteorologist John Fredericks, and traffic reporter Tom Hawley. On August 11, 2007, KVBC became the second television station in the Las Vegas market (after KLAS-TV) to begin broadcasting its local news programming in high definition.

On January 5, 2009, longtime meteorologist John Fredericks retired from the station after 12½ years at KVBC. According to the anchors, John felt it was hard to say goodbye on the air, so he left an audio message for the viewers and the station, as it does with any person that leaves after a long tenure, showed a montage of clips of John's career at KVBC. Dana Wagner was announced as Fredericks' replacement on the morning and noon newscasts.

On June 9, 2011, Sue Manteris, a veteran news anchor at Channel 3 for over 20 years, signed off on her final newscast following the expiration of her contract, which was not renewed by station management. Manteris (born in Varanasi, India) filed a lawsuit on May 17, 2011 in U.S. District Court for Nevada against the station ownership and management, alleging ethnic, gender and age discrimination. The lawsuit is pending.

On September 16, 2013, KSNV will debut an hour-long 7 p.m. newscast, after its contracts to carry Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! expire; the station will also replace Dr. Phil with a 3 p.m. newscast in September 2014. The station's remaining syndicated programs, Rachael Ray and The Doctors, will be replaced with newscasts as well by September 2016, if both shows are not canceled before then. These changes are part of an increased emphasis on KSNV's news department; under this plan, the station's weekday lineup outside of NBC programming will consist entirely of local newscasts. Due to these changes, anchor lineups will also be shuffled.

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

  • Your Esso Reporter (1955–1958)
  • KORK-TV News (1958–1964)
  • Las Vegas Newsbeat (1964–1970)
  • City Camera News (1970–1974)
  • NewsCenter 3 (1974–1980)
  • Eyewitness News (1980–1982)
  • Channel 3 News (1982–1986)
  • News 3 (1986–present)

Station slogans

  • "Come Home, to TV-3" (1980–1982; not related to the NBC ad campaign of the late 1980s)
  • "The Spirit of Las Vegas!" (1982–1986)
  • "Turn to a Friend" (1986–1989; during period station used Frank Gari's "Turn To News")
  • "Turn to a Friend, Turn to 3" (1989–1994)
  • "Where News Comes First" (1994–2007)
  • "Watching Out for You" (2007–2009)
  • "Nevada's Information Network" (2010–present)
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News team

Current on-air staff

KSNV-DT's primary news anchors are Krystal Allan (weekend mornings on News 3 at Sunrise from 6-7 and 9-9:30 a.m.; also weekday morning reporter), Reed Cowan (weekdays at 4 p.m.; also weeknights at 11 p.m., starting September 16); also weeknight reporter), Jessica Moore (weeknights at 5 and 11 p.m.), Marie Mortera (weekdays at 4 p.m.; also general assignment and crime reporter), Gerard Ramalho (weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m., also weeknight reporter; weeknights at 6:00 p.m. starting September 16), Jim Snyder (weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also special feature reporter), Michelle Velez (weekdays at noon; also weekday morning reporter and fill-in anchor), Dana Wagner (weekday mornings on Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3 from 4:30-7 a.m.; also weekday morning/noon meteorologist and fill-in noon anchor) and Kim Wagner (weekday mornings on Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3 from 4:30-7 a.m. and weekdays at noon; also consumer reporter).

The station's weather team includes chief meteorologist Kevin Janison (NWA Seal of Approval; weekdays at 4, and weeknights at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.), and meteorologists Jerry Brown (NWA Seal of Approval; weekend mornings on News 3 at Sunrise from 6-7 and 9-9:30 a.m., and weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.; also general assignment reporter) and Dana Wagner (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval; weekday mornings on Wake Up with The Wagners on News 3 from 4:30-7 a.m. and weekdays at noon).

The station's sports team includes sports director Kevin West (weeknights at 11 p.m.) and sports anchor Randy Howe (weekends at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.).

The station's reporting staff includes Sergio Avila (general assignment reporter), Amber Dixon (general assignment reporter), Elizabeth Donatelli (general assignment reporter), Sandra Gonzalez (general assignment reporter), Tom Hawley (weekday morning (4:30-7 a.m.) and 4 p.m. traffic reporter; also fill-in weekday morning anchor), Christine Kim (general assignment reporter), Marissa Mike (general assignment reporter), Denise Rosch (general assignment reporter) and Mackenzie Warren (general assignment reporter).

KSNV's local program hosts are Elizabeth Crum (commentator on The Agenda, weekdays at 12:30 p.m.), Dana Gentry (co-host of Vegas Inc., Sundays at 6:30 p.m.), Jeff Gillan (co-host of Vegas Inc., Sundays at 6:30 p.m.), Hugh Jackson (commentator on The Agenda, weekdays at 12:30 p.m.) and Jon Ralston (host of Ralston Reports, weeknights at 7:30 p.m.).

Notable former on-air staff

Translators

KSNV's signal is rebroadcast across southern Nevada and portions of Utah on the following translators:

City of license Callsign Channel
Caliente, Nevada K11CN-D 11
Overton, Nevada K14ND-D 14
Pahrump K17CL-D 17
K44AA 44
Panaca, Nevada K07CM 7
Pioche, Nevada K03CM-D 3
Santa Clara, Utah KVBT-LP 41
Ursine, Nevada K02EG-D 2

KSNV (as KVBC) also previously maintained two full-power satellite stations: KVNV (channel 3) in Ely served as a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2001 until it was sold to PMCM TV, LLC in 2008, while KMCC (channel 34) in Laughlin was a KVBC satellite from its sign-on in 2003 until it was sold to Cranston II, LLC in 2005. Additionally, the signal for KVBC was to have been relayed over KBMO-TV (channel 9) in Tonopah, Nevada, but construction of this station was not completed before the FCC construction permit expired in 2002.

References

  1. "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", Boxoffice: 13, November 10, 1956
  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec 1989
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  4. Bornfeld, Steve. "MEDIA: Channel 3 files request for change of call letters", Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 18, 2010.
  5. "Station Search Details". FCC. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  6. RabbitEars TV Query for KSNV
  7. List of Digital Full-Power Stations
  8. U.S. District Court (Nevada) Case # 2:11-cv-00794
  9. Sieroty, Chris (January 13, 2013). "Las Vegas Valley TV stations focus on local content, new delivery". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  10. Marzsalek, Diana (January 22, 2013). "Jim Rogers Betting Big On News At KSNV". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  11. KSNV To Debut 7 P.M. News In September, TVNewsCheck, June 5, 2013.
  12. KVBC News 3 at 5 Open
  13. KSNV My News 3 5PM Open - 2011
  14. ^ News 3 Team

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