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{{Short description|NBC affiliate in Yakima, Washington, US}} |
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| callsign = KNDO |
| callsign = KNDO |
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| logo = |
| logo = KNDO-KNDU 2022.webp |
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| logo_size = 250px |
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| branding = [[NonStop Local]] Yakima |
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| digital = 16 ([[UHF]]) |
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| virtual = 23 |
| virtual = 23 |
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| affiliations = '''23.1:''' [[NBC]] |
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''23.1:''' [[NBC]]|'''23.3:''' [[SWX Right Now]]}} |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1959|10|15|p=y}} |
| airdate = {{start date and age|1959|10|15|p=y}} |
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| location = [[Yakima, Washington]] |
| location = [[Yakima, Washington]] |
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| callsign_meaning = Sounds like "[[Can do|Can-Do]]" |
| callsign_meaning = Sounds like "[[Can do|Can-Do]]" |
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| former_callsigns = |
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' |
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 23 (UHF, 1959–2009) |
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| owner = [[Cowles Company]] |
| owner = [[Cowles Company]] |
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| licensee = [[ |
| licensee = [[KHQ, Incorporated]] |
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| sister_stations = [[KNDU]] |
| sister_stations = [[KNDU]] |
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| former_affiliations = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ( |
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (primary 1959–1965, secondary 1965–1970)|[[CBS]] (secondary, 1959–1965)}} |
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| erp = 150 [[ |
| erp = 150 [[kW]] |
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| haat = {{convert|266|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
| haat = {{convert|266|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| facility_id = 12395 |
| facility_id = 12395 |
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| coordinates = |
| coordinates = {{coord|46|31|58|N|120|30|30|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[ |
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]] |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.nonstoplocal.com/tri-cities-yakima/}} |
| website = {{URL|https://www.nonstoplocal.com/tri-cities-yakima/}} |
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| embed_header = [[Semi-satellite]] |
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| callsign = KNDU |
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| city = Richland, Washington |
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| branding = NonStop Local Tri-Cities |
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| callsign_meaning = Disambiguation of KNDO |
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| digital = 26 ([[UHF]]) |
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| virtual = 25 |
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| affiliations = {{ubl|'''25.1:''' [[NBC]]|'''25.3:''' [[SWX Right Now]]}} |
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| airdate = {{start date and age|1961|8|10|p=y}} |
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| location = [[Richland, Washington|Richland]]–[[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]]–[[Kennewick, Washington]] |
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 25 (UHF, 1961–2009) |
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| former_affiliations = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (primary 1961–1965, secondary 1965–1970) |
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| erp = 150 [[kW]] |
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| haat = {{convert|402|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |
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| facility_id = 12427 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|6|11|N|119|7|53|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} |
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| licensing_authority = [[FCC]] |
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| ⚫ | '''KNDO''' (channel 23) is a [[television station]] in [[Yakima, Washington]], United States, affiliated with [[NBC]]. It is owned by the [[Spokane]]-based [[Cowles Company]] as part of the [[KHQ Television Group]]. KNDO's studios are located on West Yakima Avenue in downtown Yakima, and its transmitter is located on [[Ahtanum Ridge]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''KNDU''' (channel 25) in [[Richland, Washington|Richland]] operates as a [[semi-satellite]] of KNDO, serving the [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]] area; this station maintains its own studios on West Kennewick Avenue in [[Kennewick]], with transmitter on [[Jump Off Joe (Washington)|Jump Off Joe]] Butte. As a KNDO semi-satellite, it [[simulcast]]s all network and [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KNDU airs separate commercial inserts and [[station identification|legal identifications]]. Local newscasts, produced by KNDU, are simulcast on both stations. KNDO serves the western half of the Yakima–Tri-Cities [[media market|market]] while KNDU serves the eastern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] purposes. [[Master control]] and some internal operations are based at the studios of [[sister station]], fellow NBC affiliate and company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[KHQ-TV]] on West Sprague Avenue in downtown Spokane.<ref name=tvnc-central>{{cite web|title=KHQ Launches Centralcasting With ABS|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/53645/khq-launches-centralcasting-with-abs?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-khqhd>{{cite web|title=Retrans Deal Drives Cowles Centralcasting|date=July 14, 2011|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/52532/retrans-deal-drives-cowles-centralcasting|publisher=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''KNDO''' (channel 23) is a [[television station]] in [[Yakima, Washington]], United States, affiliated with [[NBC]]. It is owned by the [[ |
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On [[satellite television|satellite]], KNDO is only available on [[DirecTV]], while [[Dish Network]] carries KNDU instead. |
On [[satellite television|satellite]], KNDO is only available on [[DirecTV]], while [[Dish Network]] carries KNDU instead. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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KNDO debuted on the air on October 15, 1959. It was owned by Hugh Davis and his Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, all three networks had been shoehorned on primary [[CBS]] affiliate [[KIMA-TV]] (channel 29). Although conventional wisdom suggested that KNDO should have signed on as an NBC affiliate, it instead took on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Yakima. During this time, it carried a secondary affiliation with NBC, and also aired a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV, including ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. |
KNDO debuted on the air on October 15, 1959. It was owned by Hugh Davis and his Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, all three networks had been shoehorned on primary [[CBS]] affiliate [[KIMA-TV]] (channel 29). Although conventional wisdom suggested that KNDO should have signed on as an NBC affiliate, it instead took on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Yakima. During this time, it carried a secondary affiliation with NBC, and also aired a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV, including ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. |
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On August 16, 1960, CEBC filed to build a new TV station on channel 25 in Richland.<ref name="hc">{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=85223 |title= History Cards for KNDU|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards|Guide to reading History Cards]])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--></ref> The company was composed of employees of KNDO and [[KTNT-TV]] in [[Tacoma]] and had also filed to buy KNDO.<ref name="Spok600822">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98369776/channel-sought/|date=August 22, 1960|page=5|agency=Associated Press|title=Channel Sought|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=Spokane, Washington|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon --> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) granted the permit on May 24, 1961,{{r|hc}} and the station was announced to be a satellite of KNDO.<ref name="TriC610512">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98369921/channel-25-receives-ok/|date=May 12, 1961|page=3|title=Channel 25 Receives OK|newspaper=Tri-City Herald|location=Pasco, Washington|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- Fri --> Programming began August 10, 1961.{{r|hc}} A major increase in power was made in 1966.{{r|hc}} |
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Davis sold the two stations to Farragut Communications in 1988. Federal Enterprises acquired KNDO and KNDU in 1995. Federal was bought out by [[Raycom Media]] in 1997. Current owner Cowles Company purchased the two stations from Raycom in July 1999. |
Davis sold the two stations to Farragut Communications in 1988. Federal Enterprises acquired KNDO and KNDU in 1995. Federal was bought out by [[Raycom Media]] in 1997. Current owner Cowles Company purchased the two stations from Raycom in July 1999. |
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==Programming== |
==Programming== |
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| ⚫ | In the past, KNDO and KNDU preempted much of the NBC lineup post-''[[Late Night (franchise)|Late Night]]'', including ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]'' and ''[[Friday Night Videos|Friday Night Videos/Friday Night]]'', along with the network's ''[[NBC Nightside|Nightside]]'' rolling news block, as the stations carried syndicated programming, then continued to sign off the air nightly. It began to air all three programs in 1996, shortly after Federal took control of the stations. |
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In addition to the NBC network schedule, [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programming on KNDO includes ''[[Hot Bench]]'', ''[[The Drew Barrymore Show]]'', ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', among others. |
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| ⚫ | In the past |
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* [[Jamie Kern]] (now with IT Cosmetics) |
* [[Jamie Kern]] (now with IT Cosmetics) |
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* [[Whit Johnson]] (later with [[KNBC]] in [[Los Angeles]], now with [[ABC News]]) |
* [[Whit Johnson]] (later with [[KNBC]] in [[Los Angeles]], now with [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]) |
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* [[Jim Snyder (journalist)|Jim Snyder]] (1987–1989; now with [[KSNV]] in [[Las Vegas]]) |
* [[Jim Snyder (journalist)|Jim Snyder]] (1987–1989; now with [[KSNV]] in [[Las Vegas]]) |
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! [[Facility ID]] |
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! Owner |
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|| [[Ellensburg, Washington|Ellensburg]] ||'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|168147|3=K32IG-D}}'''|| 32 || 0.12 kW || {{convert|357|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || 168147 || {{coord|46|53|14.4|N|120|26|33.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=K32IG-D}} ||[[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas County]] TV Improvement District #1 |
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==Subchannels== |
==Subchannels== |
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The stations' signals are [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]: |
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|+Subchannels of KNDO<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDO#station|title = RabbitEars TV Query for KNDO|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=April 5, 2024}}</ref> and KNDU<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDU#station|title = RabbitEars TV Query for KNDU|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=April 5, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope = "col" colspan="2"|[[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]] |
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! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Display resolution|Res.]] |
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! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming |
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! scope = "col" | {{small|KNDO}}||{{small|KNDU}} || scope = "col" | {{small|KNDO}}||{{small|KNDU}} |
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! Programming <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDO#station|title = RabbitEars.Info}}</ref> |
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| 23.1 || rowspan="2"|[[1080i]] || rowspan="2"|[[16:9]] || KNDO-HD || |
! scope = "row" | 23.1 || 25.1 |
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| rowspan="2"|[[1080i]] || rowspan="2"|[[16:9]] || KNDO-HD || KNDU-HD || [[NBC]] |
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! scope = "row" | 23.3 || 25.3 |
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| 23.3 || KNDO-SW || SWX Right Now - Sports and Weather |
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| SWxKNDO || SWxKNDU || [[SWX Right Now]] |
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KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.<ref>[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf FCC list of full-service US TV stations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018073839/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf |date= |
KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.<ref>[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf FCC list of full-service US TV stations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018073839/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf |date=October 18, 2011 }}, February 16, 2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208115809/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022694/ NBC News]</ref> [[NBC Weather Plus]] had been carried on [[digital subchannel]] 23.3 and 25.3; the originating national network ceased operation on December 1, 2008. |
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On September 1, 2010, KNDO and KNDU discontinued broadcasting [[Universal Sports]] on digital subchannels 23.2 and 25.2. Its bandwidth was reallocated to SWX Right Now (23.3/25.3) to improve the picture quality of SWX programming. |
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*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|168147|3=K32IG-D}}''' [[Ellensburg]] (translates KNDO) |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | NonStop Local Yakima |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| KNDU | |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 1959 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 23 (UHF, 1959–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like "Can-Do" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12395 |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| HAAT | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°31′58″N 120°30′30″W / 46.53278°N 120.50833°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
| Semi-satellite | |
| KNDU | |
| City | Richland, Washington |
| Channels | |
| Branding | NonStop Local Tri-Cities |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1961 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 25 (UHF, 1961–2009) |
| ABC (primary 1961–1965, secondary 1965–1970) | |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of KNDO |
| Technical information[2] | |
| Facility ID | 12427 |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| HAAT | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°6′11″N 119°7′53″W / 46.10306°N 119.13139°W |
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Public license information | |
KNDO (channel 23) is a television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the Spokane-based Cowles Company as part of the KHQ Television Group. KNDO's studios are located on West Yakima Avenue in downtown Yakima, and its transmitter is located on Ahtanum Ridge.
KNDU (channel 25) in Richland operates as a semi-satellite of KNDO, serving the Tri-Cities area; this station maintains its own studios on West Kennewick Avenue in Kennewick, with transmitter on Jump Off Joe Butte. As a KNDO semi-satellite, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KNDU airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. Local newscasts, produced by KNDU, are simulcast on both stations. KNDO serves the western half of the Yakima–Tri-Cities market while KNDU serves the eastern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Master control and some internal operations are based at the studios of sister station, fellow NBC affiliate and company flagship KHQ-TV on West Sprague Avenue in downtown Spokane.[3][4]
On satellite, KNDO is only available on DirecTV, while Dish Network carries KNDU instead.
History
[edit]KNDO debuted on the air on October 15, 1959. It was owned by Hugh Davis and his Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, all three networks had been shoehorned on primary CBS affiliate KIMA-TV (channel 29). Although conventional wisdom suggested that KNDO should have signed on as an NBC affiliate, it instead took on the ABC affiliation. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Yakima. During this time, it carried a secondary affiliation with NBC, and also aired a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV, including The Andy Griffith Show.
On August 16, 1960, CEBC filed to build a new TV station on channel 25 in Richland.[5] The company was composed of employees of KNDO and KTNT-TV in Tacoma and had also filed to buy KNDO.[6] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted the permit on May 24, 1961,[5] and the station was announced to be a satellite of KNDO.[7] Programming began August 10, 1961.[5] A major increase in power was made in 1966.[5]
In 1965, KNDO and KNDU became primary NBC affiliates, but shared ABC with KIMA-TV until KAPP (channel 35) and KVEW (channel 42) debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation; since then, KNDO and KNDU have been exclusive NBC affiliates.
Davis sold the two stations to Farragut Communications in 1988. Federal Enterprises acquired KNDO and KNDU in 1995. Federal was bought out by Raycom Media in 1997. Current owner Cowles Company purchased the two stations from Raycom in July 1999.
On October 15, 2009, KNDO celebrated 50 years of broadcasting to the Yakima Valley. Leading up to that date, KNDO aired stories of local businesses and organizations that have also been around for 50 years or longer.
Programming
[edit]In the past, KNDO and KNDU preempted much of the NBC lineup post-Late Night, including Later and Friday Night Videos/Friday Night, along with the network's Nightside rolling news block, as the stations carried syndicated programming, then continued to sign off the air nightly. It began to air all three programs in 1996, shortly after Federal took control of the stations.
Notable former on-air staff
[edit]- Jamie Kern (now with IT Cosmetics)
- Whit Johnson (later with KNBC in Los Angeles, now with ABC News)
- Anish Shroff (now with ESPN)
- Jim Snyder (1987–1989; now with KSNV in Las Vegas)
Subchannels
[edit]The stations' signals are multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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| KNDO | KNDU | KNDO | KNDU | |||
| 23.1 | 25.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KNDO-HD | KNDU-HD | NBC |
| 23.3 | 25.3 | SWxKNDO | SWxKNDU | SWX Right Now | ||
KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.[10][11] NBC Weather Plus had been carried on digital subchannel 23.3 and 25.3; the originating national network ceased operation on December 1, 2008.
On September 1, 2010, KNDO and KNDU discontinued broadcasting Universal Sports on digital subchannels 23.2 and 25.2. Its bandwidth was reallocated to SWX Right Now (23.3/25.3) to improve the picture quality of SWX programming.
Translator
[edit]- K32IG-D Ellensburg (translates KNDO)
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KHQ Launches Centralcasting With ABS". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Retrans Deal Drives Cowles Centralcasting". TVNewsCheck. July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "History Cards for KNDU". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
- ^ "Channel Sought". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 22, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Channel 25 Receives OK". Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. May 12, 1961. p. 3. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNDO". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNDU". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ FCC list of full-service US TV stations Archived October 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, February 16, 2009
- ^ NBC News