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KTNV-TV

Not to be confused with KNTV.
KTNV-TV
Inside a rounded rectangle, a white numeral 13. The digit 1 divides the rectangle into red on the left and blue on the right. To the left of the 1, slightly overlapping outside the rectangle, is the ABC network logo, a black disk with the lowercase letters "a b c".
Channels
BrandingChannel 13
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KMCC
History
First air date
May 4, 1956 (1956-05-04)
Former call signs
  • KSHO-TV (1956–1980)
  • KTNV-TV (1980–1988)
  • KTNV (1988–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • Digital: 12 (VHF, 2002–2009)
Independent (1956–1957)
Call sign meaning
"Television Nevada"[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74100
ERP
HAAT
  • 606 m (1,988 ft) (license and CP)[1]
Transmitter coordinates35°56′44.7″N 115°2′37.6″W / 35.945750°N 115.043778°W / 35.945750; -115.043778
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.ktnv.com

KTNV-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Laughlin-licensed independent station KMCC (channel 34). The two stations share studios on South Valley View Boulevard in the nearby unincorporated community of Paradise (though with a Las Vegas mailing address); KTNV-TV's transmitter is located atop Mount Arden in Henderson.

Channel 13 was the third station to be activated in Southern Nevada, beginning broadcasting in May 1956 as KSHO-TV. The station originally operated on a 24-hour basis, unique for the time, with a rotating schedule of movies and minimal news coverage; it remained an independent station until affiliating with ABC in December 1957. Amid financial difficulties, multiple stock sales and ownership transfers occurred from 1957 until 1961, when the licensee, Television Company of America, declared bankruptcy, and a receiver was appointed. In 1963, the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into an unauthorized transfer of control of the station, which resulted in a decision to deny renewal of its broadcast license. KSHO-TV continued to operate on an interim basis while seven applicants fought for the permanent license; Talmac, Inc., owned the station from then until 1972, followed by Arthur Powell Williams.

The Journal Company acquired KSHO-TV in 1979 and relaunched it as KTNV-TV in March 1980. Journal made technical investments at the station, and the news department also grew, but KTNV-TV has not been able to substantially rise from third place in the market despite several overhauls and tweaks to the station's newscasts. Scripps acquired Journal, including KTNV, in 2015.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ktnvtouhf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LVRJ800302 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTNV-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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