KKCO

KKCO, virtual channel 11 (VHF digital channel 12), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and serving Colorado's Western Slope region. Owned by Gray Television, it is a sister station to low-powered dual ABC/CW+ affiliate KJCT-LP (channel 8). The two stations share studios on Blichmann Avenue in Grand Junction; KKCO's transmitter is located at the Black Ridge Electronics Site at the Colorado National Monument west of the city.

KKCO
Grand Junction, Colorado
United States
ChannelsDigital: 12 (VHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)
BrandingKKCO 11 (general)
KKCO 11 News (newscasts)
SloganKnow More.
Programming
Affiliations11.1: NBC
11.2: MeTV
11.3: Telemundo
Ownership
OwnerGray Television
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
KJCT-LP, KKTV
History
FoundedApril 12, 1996
First air date
May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
11 (VHF, 1996–2009)
Call sign meaning
COlorado
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24766
ERP5.3 kW
HAAT452 m (1,483 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°3′59.9″N 108°44′47.4″W
Translator(s)9 (VHF) Paonia
(for others, see below)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.nbc11news.com

History

KKCO signed on the air on May 5, 1996. Prior to then, some NBC programs had been available by way of off-hours clearance on KREX-TV (channel 5). The network's full schedule was available only on cable from the network's Denver affiliates (KCNC-TV from the early 1980s until September 1995, then KUSA for most of the 1995–96 season). Its sign-on made Grand Junction one of the last markets in the country with full service from the Big Three networks.

KKCO was owned by Eagle III Broadcasting L.L.C. from 1996 to 2005, when current owner Gray Television bought the station.

Soon after signing on, KKCO's newscast shot to the top of the ratings, past longer-established KREX and KJCT. It has remained atop the ratings for most of the time since then.

In September 2006, its DT2 subcarrier became the area's new affiliate for The CW Television Network. Sometime in late 2008, KKCO-DT dropped the CW affiliation when KJCT picked up The CW. KKCO has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [1]
11.11080i16:9KKCO-DTMain KKCO programming / NBC
11.2480i4:3MeTVMeTV
11.3720p16:9TELE-HDTelemundo

Translators

News operation

KKCO currently carries 24½ hours of local news a week, with 4½ hours each weekday and two hours on weekends.

Notable current on-air staff
  • Butch McCain – chief weather anchor; weeknights at 5:30, 6 (KKCO-DT2 MeTV) and 10 p.m.

References
  1. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KKCO#station
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