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KUSA-TV
Denver, Colorado
Branding 9News
Slogan Where News Comes First
Colorado's News Leader
Channels Analog: 9 (VHF)

Digital: 16 (UHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations NBC
NBC Weather Plus (DT2)
Owner Gannett Company
(Multimedia Holdings Corporation)
First air date October 12, 1952
Call letters’ meaning USA Today
(published by Gannett)
Sister station(s) KTVD
Former callsigns KBTV (1952-1984)
Former affiliations Primary:
CBS (1952-1953)
ABC (1953-1995)
Secondary:
NBC (1952-1953)
ABC (1952-1953)
Transmitter Power 316 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
Height 280 m (analog)
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Facility ID 23074
Transmitter Coordinates 39°43′46.4″N, 105°14′9.5″W (analog)
39°43′50.6″N, 105°13′55.6″W (digital)
Website www.9news.com

KUSA-TV, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States KUSA-TV is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to KTVD (channel 20), Denver's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. KTVD, channel 20 is a MyNetworkTV affiliated Television station based in Denver Colorado, and owned by the Gannett Company. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company Both stations share studio facilities in Denver, and KUSA's transmitter is atop Lookout Mountain in Golden, Colorado. The historic City of Golden is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.

Contents

History

The station first went on the air on October 12, 1952 as KBTV, the second television station in Denver (KFEL-TV, now KWGN-TV, was first by about three months). Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KWGN-TV, channel 2 is a television station in Denver Colorado, owned by the Tribune Company and affiliated with The CW Television Network. It was owned originally by Mullins Broadcasting. The station carried programming from CBS, ABC and NBC, but was a primary CBS affiliate. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Channel 9 lost CBS to KLZ-TV (channel 7, now KMGH-TV) in November 1953 and lost NBC to KOA-TV (channel 4, now KCNC-TV) a month later, leaving it with ABC. KMGH-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Denver Colorado. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 from Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KCNC-TV, channel 4 is the CBS owned-and-operated Television station in Denver Colorado. The station struggled in the ratings for some years, in part because ABC was not on par with the other major networks until the 1970s.

In 1979, the station was sold to Combined Communications, which would be merged into the Gannett Company later that year. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gannett Company Inc ( is a publicly-traded media Holding company based in the United States. The station changed its call letters to the current KUSA-TV on March 19, 1984. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

In 1995 KCNC-TV, then an NBC-owned station, became a CBS affiliate as a result of a complex ownership/affiliation deal between Westinghouse Electric Corporation, NBC and CBS. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. At the same time, McGraw-Hill, owner of longtime CBS affiliate KMGH-TV, entered into a network affiliation agreement with ABC, thereby causing KMGH to become an ABC station. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, ( is a Publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Gannett then entered into an affiliation agreement with NBC that included, among others, KUSA, which became an NBC affiliate in the very early morning hours of September 10, 1995. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

In April 2004, KUSA became the first television station in the Denver market, the first Gannett-owned station, and the second station nationally to produce newscasts in high definition. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In April 2005, KUSA started broadcasting NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel (9. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour commercially-sponsored weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and the local affiliates of the 2) and Comcast digital cable channel 249. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone Weather Plus can also be viewed on KUSA's website.

In August 2007, KUSA started the 9News High School Hotshots Program, which incorporated 12 Colorado High Schools: Berthoud High School, Broomfield High School, Fort Collins High School, Greeley West High School, Lakewood High School, Lamar High School, Limon High School, Montbello High School, Ponderosa High School, Ralston Valley High School, Thunder Ridge High School, and Wheat Ridge High School. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The "Hotshots" where students from each school, selected by the administration and staff of the school, who filmed the school's football games. The program has since extended to cover winter sports at the schools. The "Hotshots" footage can be found on KUSA's website.

In September 2004 KUSA started broadcasting a lifestyle magazine called Colorado & Company. It airs after the Today Show's 9AM hour on KUSA. When the show started, it also aired on KPXC-TV, but that ended when NBC ended its joint ownership of Pax. KPXC-TV, channel 59 is an affiliate of the ION Television network in Denver Colorado. Colorado & Company is produced LIVE each weekday morning from the KUSA studios, and features paid segments by local companies.

News Operations

For over 30 years, KUSA's newscasts, which are known as "9NEWS", dominated the ratings in Denver. In February of 1976, Ed Sardella and John Rayburn anchored the weekday edition of 9News at 10 PM to the top of the ratings, overtaking longtime leader KOA-TV. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rayburn was succeeded by Mike Landess in 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays He would remain paired with Sardella as one of Denver's top anchor teams for 16 years until leaving for KUSA's sister station WXIA-TV in Atlanta in late 1993. WXIA-TV channel 11 is an NBC -affiliated television station in Atlanta Georgia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Sardella retired from the anchor desk in 2000, but returned briefly to replace Jim Benemann, who left for KCNC. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. KCNC-TV, channel 4 is the CBS owned-and-operated Television station in Denver Colorado. [1] Landess, after anchoring at WTTG in Washington D.C., returned to Denver on rival KMGH-TV. WTTG is an owned-and-operated TV station of the Fox Broadcasting Company. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

In the November 2007 sweeps, KCNC's 5:00 newscast surged over KUSA for the first time in over a decade, and also overtook KUSA in overall sign-on to sign-off numbers. This is partially due to KCNC's recent highlights in investigative reports and human interest stories, though also largely due to CBS's primetime lineup strengths and NBC's primetime lineup weaknesses. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's However, overall, KUSA is still the #1 station for news despite the closest ratings between KUSA, KCNC, and KMGH ever. KMGH-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Denver Colorado. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 from

On September 5, 2006, KUSA launched a daily half-hour 9 PM newscast on sister station KTVD, to coincide with that station's affiliation switch from UPN to MyNetworkTV. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company On December 5, 2006, KUSA launched a 2 hour extension of its weekday morning newscast on KTVD. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. KUSA now produces weekend morning newscasts at 6 AM on KTVD. In addition to its main studios in downtown Denver, KUSA operates a "Northern Newsroom" out of the offices of the Fort Collins-based Fort Collins Coloradoan newspaper. The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat The Coloradoan is a daily Newspaper in Fort Collins, Colorado. The newsroom is staffed by photojournalist Gary Wolfe and reporter Adam Chodak. The station also operates a "Mountain Newsroom" in Silverthorne staffed by Matt Renoux.

Translators

The Denver market includes large portions of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. KUSA & NBC serve this vast area with one of the largest translator networks in the country. (All translators on this list are in Colorado unless otherwise listed)

News Team

Anchors

Meteorologists

Sports

Reporters

Contributors

Former Personalities

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

Station Slogans

Trivia

Logos

Image:kusa 9.jpg Used from 1984 to 1995 as an ABC Affiliate.

References

  1. ^ cbs4denver.com - Jim Benemann

External links

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