KTHV

KTHV

Little Rock, Arkansas United States
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 11
Branding	THV 11
Programming
Affiliations	11.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (Cape Publications, Inc.)
History
First air date	November 27, 1955 (68 years ago) (1955-11-27)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 11 (VHF, 1955–2009)
Call sign meaning	Derived from KTHS radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2787
ERP	55 kW
HAAT	518.7 m (1,701.8 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°47′57″N 92°30′0″W / 34.79917°N 92.50000°W / 34.79917; -92.50000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.thv11.com

KTHV (channel 11) is a television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with CBS. The station is owned by Tegna Inc. and maintains studios on South Izard Street in downtown Little Rock and a transmitter atop Shinall Mountain, near the Chenal Valley section of the city.

KTHV was the third of Little Rock's major network affiliates to begin broadcasting, going on air in November 1955. It was built by the Arkansas Television Company, a consortium of investors including the Arkansas Democrat and radio station KTHS; it became the full-time CBS affiliate for the market in April 1956. Despite a major change in control of the company in 1977 including the hiring of a successful general manager, KTHV remained deep in third place in its local news ratings. The station had competent news talent but was hampered by a low budget for the news department.

The Gannett Company acquired KTHV from the Arkansas Television Company in 1994 and began a years-long revamp of the news operation, including the addition of new equipment and talent and a rebranding as "Today's THV". The change was successful in lifting the station out of third place in local news for the first time in 30 years, with the station soon trading first place with KATV.