http://www.newspressnow.com/news/bu...cle_48ed5f08-6859-5134-ba6b-fde5c295eb26.html
Look for KNPG to take KSHB's place on cable and satellite in St Joseph. The market still lacks a CBS affiliate though.
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NBC affiliate coming to St Joseph
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http://www.newspressnow.com/news/bu...cle_48ed5f08-6859-5134-ba6b-fde5c295eb26.html
Look for KNPG to take KSHB's place on cable and satellite in St Joseph. The market still lacks a CBS affiliate though.
Fixed that for ya. Satellite it would be changed over but on cable it doesnt have to.
Wait a second, Channel 21 is already CW, and the KNPG call letters already belong to the Telemundo affiliate, so there will have to be adjustments, like CW moving to 21.2 with NBC moving to the main signal.
When Fox 26 started, it replaced Fox 4 on cable in addition to satellite. However, cable has both St. Joe and KC ABC stations.
Yes, NBC will be 21.1 and CW will be 21.2. Not sure what Telemundo affiliate's call letters will change to.
It could be the KBJO-LD call letters that The CW currently has on.
Basically... KBJO-LD goes to Telemundo and KNPG-LD goes to NBC/CW.
and both CW affiliates
It will be on 21 (which uses digital channel 16).
One error in the article
Dish cannot carry any out of market station once this station launches. That's the rule they agreed to with the FCC a few years ago to get the ability to import stations again. If there is a affiliate in the market...even if it is not carried on Dish..they CAN NOT import a different station.
Directv could through their Sig Viewed channels option...but rarely do
Dish cannot carry any out of market station once this station launches. That's the rule they agreed to with the FCC a few years ago to get the ability to import stations again. If there is a affiliate in the market...even if it is not carried on Dish..they CAN NOT import a different station.
Directv could through their Sig Viewed channels option...but rarely do
launched today
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/lo...cle_f36be66d-d240-51d5-bb9d-2c3e6c07cd0d.html
A new era in St. Joseph broadcast television history arrives Tuesday with the introduction of NBC 21 KNPG.
KNPG will be available over-the-air on Channel 21.1 to area viewers with a digital antenna to about a 30-mile radius.
KSHB 41, the NBC affiliate in Kansas City, still will be available over-the-air. For the time being, the station will remain on the Suddenlink, Rainbow and United systems. However, KNPG will replace KSHB for subscribers of both DISH and DirecTV. The decision on which station airs is up to the provider.
KNPG’s other channel designations will be as follows: Suddenlink 2 and HD 102; DirecTV 21; DISH 41; Rainbow 11; and United 16 and HD 1016.
Eric Bradley, general manager of News-Press TV, said many reasons went into the decision to bring KNPG to the region. The move comes 4½ years after the company’s successful launch of FOX 26 KNPN — which represented its initial broadcast investment in the community.
“NBC is the strongest network in the country,” Bradley said. “We saw an opportunity for the most-watched network in America to provide large audiences into our local news.”
He added the channel and NBC affiliation represent a major investment in the community, with a stated goal of becoming the most-viewed station in the area.
“News-Press NOW provides the community with in-depth, enterprising stories from the largest newsroom in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas,” he said. The channel will enable those resources to reach new audiences for newscasts at both 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays.
“The local viewership has shown they are looking for an alternative in local news on television,” said Bradley. Research conducted by the company revealed an appreciation of the shared resources with the St. Joseph News-Press.
Bradley said KNPG provides the opportunity to tell new and more relevant stories with the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. time slots for the newscasts. The station’s weekend newscasts will air at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The lineup of local, syndicated and NBC programming officially starts at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/lo...cle_f36be66d-d240-51d5-bb9d-2c3e6c07cd0d.html
A new era in St. Joseph broadcast television history arrives Tuesday with the introduction of NBC 21 KNPG.
KNPG will be available over-the-air on Channel 21.1 to area viewers with a digital antenna to about a 30-mile radius.
KSHB 41, the NBC affiliate in Kansas City, still will be available over-the-air. For the time being, the station will remain on the Suddenlink, Rainbow and United systems. However, KNPG will replace KSHB for subscribers of both DISH and DirecTV. The decision on which station airs is up to the provider.
KNPG’s other channel designations will be as follows: Suddenlink 2 and HD 102; DirecTV 21; DISH 41; Rainbow 11; and United 16 and HD 1016.
Eric Bradley, general manager of News-Press TV, said many reasons went into the decision to bring KNPG to the region. The move comes 4½ years after the company’s successful launch of FOX 26 KNPN — which represented its initial broadcast investment in the community.
“NBC is the strongest network in the country,” Bradley said. “We saw an opportunity for the most-watched network in America to provide large audiences into our local news.”
He added the channel and NBC affiliation represent a major investment in the community, with a stated goal of becoming the most-viewed station in the area.
“News-Press NOW provides the community with in-depth, enterprising stories from the largest newsroom in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas,” he said. The channel will enable those resources to reach new audiences for newscasts at both 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays.
“The local viewership has shown they are looking for an alternative in local news on television,” said Bradley. Research conducted by the company revealed an appreciation of the shared resources with the St. Joseph News-Press.
Bradley said KNPG provides the opportunity to tell new and more relevant stories with the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. time slots for the newscasts. The station’s weekend newscasts will air at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The lineup of local, syndicated and NBC programming officially starts at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
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