KTVN

KTVN, virtual channel 2 (VHF digital channel 11), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Reno, Nevada, United States. The station is owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. KTVN's studios are located on Energy Way in Reno, and its transmitter is located on Slide Mountain between SR 431 and I-580/US 395/US 395 ALT in unincorporated Washoe County (on a tower shared with NBC affiliate KRNV-DT, channel 4, and dual ABC/CW+ affiliate KOLO-TV, channel 8). On cable, KTVN is available on Charter Spectrum channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 782.

KTVN
Reno, Nevada
United States
ChannelsDigital: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 2 (PSIP)
BrandingChannel 2
2 News
SloganCoverage You Can Count On
Programming
Affiliations2.1: CBS (1972–present)
2.2: Light TV
2.3: Ion Television
Ownership
OwnerSarkes Tarzian, Inc.
History
First air dateJune 4, 1967 (1967-06-04)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
2 (VHF, 1967–2009)
Digital:
13 (VHF, until 2019)
Former affiliationsABC (1967–1972)
Call sign meaningTeleVision Nevada
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID59139
ERP20.6 kW
HAAT891.4 m (2,925 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°18′56.2″N 119°53′6″W
Translator(s)K29MG-D 29 (UHF) Hawthorne
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitewww.ktvn.com

History

KTVN signed on the air on June 4, 1967 as an ABC affiliate owned by Washoe Empire.[1] It took over the CBS affiliation on May 10, 1972, replacing previous affiliate KOLO-TV.[2]

During the 1970s, the station operated a satellite station, KEKO-TV (channel 10) in Elko.[2] KEKO signed on April 18, 1973; it was off-the-air from January 24, 1974 to June 27, 1975.[3] On December 23, 1975, Washoe Empire informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that KEKO's transmitter and equipment had been destroyed in a fire; on April 14, 1976, the FCC granted special temporary authority (STA) to Washoe Empire to operate a KTVN translator on channel 10 (at the time, Washoe Empire had made no decision about returning KEKO to the air).[4] On April 8, 1977, at the station's request, the FCC canceled the KEKO license effective March 18.[5] Channel 10 in Elko is currently used by KENV-DT, which formerly operated as a satellite of KRNV-DT until its disaffiliation from NBC on January 1, 2018; it is now a Comet TV-operated station.

Sarkes Tarzian bought KTVN from Washoe Empire for $12.5 million in 1980.[6]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[7]
2.11080i16:9KTVN-DTMain KTVN programming / CBS
2.2480i4:3KTVN-2Light TV
2.316:9KTVN-3Ion Television

Analog-to-digital conversion

KTVN shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 13.[8] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.

Programming

In addition to the CBS network schedule, syndicated programming on KTVN includes The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Inside Edition, among others.

News operation

KTVN is the only station in the Reno market to not have a midday newscast. KTVN airs the CBS Evening News at 6:00 p.m. and KOLO-TV also airs their national newscast at 6:00 p.m. while KRNV is the only station to air their national newscast at 5:30 p.m. Other newscasts include a two and a half hour long 2 News This Morning that runs from 4:30–7:00 a.m. and 2 News at 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. KOLO-TV began competing with KTVN on the 4:30 a.m. newscast which debuted on October 13, 2014.

Notable former on-air staff
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References
  1. 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook (PDF). 1968. p. A-36. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. "CBS switch in Reno" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 17, 1972. p. 42. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. Television Factbook 1976 Edition (PDF). 1976. p. 520-b. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 26, 1976. p. 54. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  5. "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 9, 1977. p. 102. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  6. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 26, 1980. pp. 40–1. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. "RabbitEars TV Query for KTVN". Rabbitears.info. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  8. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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