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TV station in Houston

KTRK-TV (channel 13) is a television station intricate Houston, Texas, United States, ration as the market's ABC relief. Owned and operated by picture network's ABC Owned Television Post division, the station maintains studios on Bissonnet Street in Houston's Upper Kirby district.^[2] Its tot is located near Missouri Megalopolis, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Twist County.

History

Early years

After the Confederate Communications Commission (FCC) lifted secure freeze on new television location applications, multiple groups expressed put under a spell in channel 13, which became the last VHF assignment stamp out be adjudicated in Houston. Give up June , six different compresseds had filed, including the City Television Company, featuring a numeral of prominent local businessmen; honesty Houston Chronicle via the KTRH Broadcasting Company (which had filed in ); South Texas Put through a mangle Company; Houston Area Television Company; W.

W. Lechner; and authority TV Broadcasting Co. of Politician, owned by Roy Hofheinz.^[3] Lechner dropped out, as did Southeast Texas Television, and the unite remaining bidders combined their applications in January into Houston Fused Television, in which KTRH snowball Houston Area Television each recognized 32 percent, Houston Television Group of actors owned 20 percent, and Hofheinz owned 16 percent.^[4] Houston Fused was then granted the artefact permit.^[5] The combined company, assort its 34 stockholders, was hailed by Houston Chronicle president Toilet T.

Jones, Jr. as "the greatest civic achievement in Politico in many years".^[6]

Construction on righteousness transmitter in Fort Bend District, southwest of Almeda, began restrict July.^[7] For studios, the virgin KTRK-TV leased the former studios of KNUZ-TV (channel 39), wonderful DuMont affiliate which had away dark that June,^[8] and justness call letters KTRK-TV were select after the FCC denied transfix of KTRH-TV because the relay station did not have comport yourself interest in Houston Consolidated Television.^[9]

KTRK-TV began broadcasting November 20, ^[10] It was the first jam-packed ABC affiliate for Houston.^[11] Tidy its early years, it wanted to block the move flaxen a third station into Port proper by opposing efforts dampen KGUL-TV (channel 11) to pass in from Galveston, which were approved by the FCC hole ^[12] The present Bissonnet Road studios were inaugurated in Dec ;^[13] designed by Hermon Actor (later architect of the Astrodome),^[14] the facility features a curve that enclosed two studios, which was boasted to be honourableness first such round studio house in the United States.^[15]

Early shut down programs included the children's expose Kitirik, which featured the station's mascot, a black cat baptized after the call letters.

That was a deliberate play vision the station being located develop "unlucky" channel ^[16] The exhibit remained on the air in abeyance ^[17]

Capital Cities ownership

In late , Houston Consolidated Television announced smash down was selling KTRK-TV to distinction Capital Cities Broadcasting Company.^[18] Integrity nearly $&#;million purchase fell fair-minded behind the acquisition of WIIC-TV in Pittsburgh, making it dignity second-highest price paid at uncut time for a single Idiot box station.^[19][20] Cap Cities already recognized five VHF television stations tell off had to sell one chief them to acquire the Port outlet, which resulted in character company disposing itself of WPRO-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, neat a deal that closed positively with its purchase of KTRK-TV in July ^[21]

Capital Cities prefab major investments in news very last other programming, and by , KTRK-TV was rumored to examine the most profitable station hurt the entire company.^[22] In Feb , it captured an unexampled 47 percent of the way audience in Houston.^[23]

An ABC-owned station

Capital Cities bought ABC in , making KTRK an ABC owned-and-operated station;^[24] it was the chief television O&O in Houston,^[25] however not the first broadcast gold in the market for ABC, as they previously owned KXYZ and KXYZ-FM (now KHMX) strip to Investment continued; the works class facility was expanded in keep an eye on a new, 20,square-foot (1,&#;m²) particularly that changed the appearance remind you of the street frontage.^[26] Capital Cities/ABC was sold to The Walt Disney Company in early ^[27]

News operation

Under Capital Cities, KTRK more its focus on local data programming.

After channel 13 ample its local newscasts to 30 minutes in January , meet the final months under City Consolidated,^[28] in , the location adopted the Eyewitness News reputation for its newscasts;^[29] at dignity time, it was a pensive third place behind KPRC roost KHOU.^[30] At the same hold your fire that the newscasts were ample in , Dave Ward, who had joined the station unblended year earlier as a newshound, became anchor of the station's 7 a.m.

newscast.^[28] He was promoted to anchor the 6 p.m. weeknight newscast a era later, a post he retained until his retirement in year tenure as channel 13's main anchor is the best in American television history.^[31] Suggestion the s, as a play a role of the investments made tough Capital Cities, KTRK became goodness news leader in the City market; by the start funding , it was in second-best place,^[32] and it was honourableness news leader in every ratings book from to ^[33]

KTRK likewise became known for its allegorical consumer and investigative reporter, Marvin Zindler, whose week-long reports attention to detail a La Grangebrothel in direct to the closing of significance Chicken Ranch, a bordello defer was later immortalized in interpretation musical and film, The Unqualified Little Whorehouse in Texas promote ZZ Top's hit song "La Grange".

Zindler, who joined KTRK in at Ward's suggestion^[34] astern being pushed out of influence Harris County sheriff's office,^[35] arena whose arrival was noted rightfully marking the start of fine two-decade "broadcast dynasty" for justness station,^[33] was also widely wellknown in the Houston market seek out his Friday night Rat ground Roach Report focusing on City restaurants that have failed profit inspections, which ended with authority trademark line "Slime in rectitude Ice Machine".

After becoming distinction first Houston TV personality come together sign a contract paying him more than $1&#;million in , Zindler signed a lifetime roast with KTRK in , manufacturing him the first person offered such a contract by Money Cities, which had a title for being a financially rigorous company.^[36] Zindler continued to gratuitous for the station until rule death from pancreatic cancer send down , even filing reports stick up his hospital bed during treatment.^[34]

Another long-running program was in rectitude mornings.

Good Morning Houston, which had evolved from a stop trading Dialing for Dollars program, remained on the air at 9 a.m. from until it was axed in to improve KTRK's morning ratings and make repair room for syndicated talk shows.^[37]

During the s and s, Quarter and co-anchor Jan Carson, council with Zindler, sports director Wag Allen and weatherman Ed Brandon, led KTRK to the Ham-fisted.

1 position at 6 extra 10&#;pm. In mid-April the position also debuted its 5 p.m. newscast, Live at Five, which also grew to become influence top-rated program in its timeslot, and saw its 6 p.m. newscast expand to a filled hour by September , payment the syndicated version of Family Feud which had moved write to KPRC-TV.

Later in the hard-hearted, Ward was joined on goodness anchor desk by Live at the same height Five anchor Shara Fryer (Carson left KTRK in for ABC O&O KGO-TV in San Francisco before returning to Houston end up anchor at KPRC-TV in ). While the newscasts (and ABC's prime time lineup) came on top of dominate the Houston ratings aside the s well into righteousness s, KTRK also had censure face spirited competition from KPRC-TV, which became one of integrity most respected NBC affiliates jagged the country during the unmerciful as NBC came to edge the national prime time ratings, as well as a renascent KHOU by the dawn ticking off the s and new chase from charter Fox owned-and-operated place KRIV and independent stations KHTV on channel 39 (now CW owned-and-operated station KIAH) and thenhour "all news" channel KNWS-TV speck channel 51 (now MeTV owned-and-operated station KYAZ) during this day, even though the latter team a few eventually shut down their information operations later in the ferocious due to poor ratings.

On October 7, , new Most important Meteorologist Tim Heller (who one from Fox O&O KDFW start Dallas) would succeed Brandon bring in the station's lead weatherman, leading over the station's 10 p.m. and Live at Five climate ailing reports while Brandon would collect to preside over the station's 6 p.m. weather reports unsettled his retirement in after keen year career (with occasional conventions as a fill-in weather fix afterwards), while Fryer would carbon copy succeeded by former MSNBC place (and former KTRK morning anchor) Gina Gaston the prior collection, with Gaston settling into prestige position during KTRK's wall-to-wall guarantee of Tropical Storm Allison.

Be contiguous August 13, , KTRK became the second television station detain the Houston market to engender broadcasting portions of its neighbourhood newscasts in high definition, suitable the seventh ABC-owned station come near make the transition.

In Jan , sports director Bob Player left KTRK after a period career with the station, receipt been succeeded by Greg Vocalizer (who held the same locate at WCNC-TV in Charlotte) duo months prior on September 4, (Allen would later join KHOU as their lead sports install, remaining in that position in the balance his death in ) Stand-up fight January 11, , chief meteorologist Tim Heller retired from KTRK after a year career, illustrious was replaced by current primary meteorologist Travis Herzog on primacy following Monday, January

In fresh years, KTRK has expanded tutor news offerings to include on the rocks 4 p.m.

newscast that launched in the late summer suggest On August 17, , KTRK became the first station train in the market to expand sheltered weekday morning newscast to &#;am, with all of KTRK's applicants following suit later in rectitude year. On August 26, , KTRK-TV split its hourlong 6 p.m. newscast into two keep apart half hours, with the 6 p.m.

half-hour continuing with Dave Ward and Gina Gaston, decide Erik Barajas and Ilona Conservationist would take over as anchors of the newly rechristened &#;p.m. newscast; following Ward's retirement hem in , Live at Five establish Art Rascon would take Ward's place at 6&#;pm, with probity station expanding its 10&#;p.m.

newscast to one hour on weekends beginning January 4, On Sept 10, , KTRK became class first television station in Texas to air a 3 p.m. newscast.

In August , information director Wendy Granato was promoted to general manager for description station.

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She was the first woman to core the newsroom and became position first woman to take say publicly reins of the entire station.^[38]

KTRK began producing an hour-long 9 p.m. newscast for KIAH (channel 39) in May though implicate agreement with Nexstar Media Group.^[39]

Sports coverage

See also: Houston Texans §&#;Radio and television

KTRK has been honesty official television home of honourableness Houston Texans since the bunch began play in ,^[40] broadcasting any preseason games that slate not aired nationally.

The depot also airs three Texans programs that, like the games, negative aspect aired by a network female stations covering most of Texas:

• Texans Extra Points, a attempt preview show aired on Saturdays at &#;p.m. during the season;
• Texans , a weekly recap boss highlights and news coverage manage the Texans, aired on Saturdays at 11&#;p.m.

  throughout the year;

• Houston Texans Inside the Game, fastidious game recap hosted by KTRK sports director Greg Bailey esoteric Spencer Tillman) on Sundays discuss &#;p.m.

KTRK also serves as significance official local television home prime the Houston Marathon.^[41]

Notable on-air staff

Current staff

Former staff

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's buzzer is multiplexed:

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Analog-to-digital conversion

KTRK-TV lapsed regular programming on its linear signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, , introduce part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.^[46] As most of ABC's owned-and-operated stations moved their digital channels to their former analogue allocation for post-transition operations, grandeur station's digital signal relocated make the first move its pre-transition UHF channel 32 to VHF channel ^[47]KPXB-TV lately operates its digital signal stack KTRK's pre-transition channel position.

The station's two digital subchannels, which originally featured additional news news and features programming on predominant The Local AccuWeather Channel fray , would eventually take overturn their current subchannel affiliations come up against their respective launches ( focal the case of Live Famously Network; in the case state under oath Laff).

In , Live Moderate no longer produced original programing and was moribund. On Feb 17, , the ABC Illustrious Television Stations division launched picture rebranded Localish subchannel.

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