KBCI-TV
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KBOI-TV is the CBS
-affiliated television station
for Idaho
's Treasure Valley
licensed to Boise
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 28 (virtual channel
2.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin
ski area summit in unincorporated
Boise County
. The station can also be seen on Cable One
channel 8 and in high definition on digital channel 460. Owned by Fisher Communications
, the station is sister to low-powered CW affiliate KYUU-LP and the two share studios on North 16th Street in Western Downtown Boise. Syndicated
programming on KBOI includes Wheel of Fortune
, Jeopardy!
, Dr. Phil
, and The Rachael Ray Show among others.
. This can also be seen on Cable One channel 21.
affiliate KIDO-TV (now KTVB
). It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 2, and was owned by Boise Valley Broadcasters along with KBOI radio (670 AM and 97.9 FM, now KQFC
). It has always been a primary CBS outlet, but initially shared secondary ABC
and DuMont
affiliations with KIDO. KBOI lost the latter network after it shut down in 1955 and ABC with the launch of Nampa
's KITC (now KIVI-TV) in 1974. The following year, after KBOI radio was sold off to a separate entity, the television station changed its call letters to KBCI-TV. At that time, Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulations required separately-owned stations to have distinct base call signs.
Soon after the sale of the radio stations closed, Boise Valley Broadcasters decided to sell KBCI as well. A 1975 deal to sell the station to Donrey Media Group
collapsed when the FCC deferred action on the deal due to regulatory issues surrounding the license renewal of Donrey's KORK-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada
. Instead, Boise Valley sold it to Eugene Television, owner of KVAL-TV
in Eugene, Oregon
, in 1976. The company, later known as Northwest Television, was acquired by Retlaw Enterprises
, the company controlled by the family of Walt Disney
, in 1996; three years later, Retlaw sold its television station group to Fisher Communications. Fisher, taking advantage of both a new partnership with KBOI radio (now owned by Citadel Broadcasting
) and a 1980s change in FCC regulations that allowed separately-owned stations to share base call signs, returned the station to its original call letters on February 2, 2010.
Fisher's acquisition in 1999 prompted massive layoffs and staff reassignments at KBCI. In 2004, KBCI outsourced its master control operation to Seattle's Fisher Plaza, in turn laying off nearly all of the master control operators in Boise. In July 2007, KBCI debuted state-of-the-art Ignite newscast automation, effectively reducing the number of studio crew members from 9 down to 3. The change was almost immediately noticeable to viewers.
After the digital transition on June 12, 2009, the station remained on its pre-transition UHF channel (28). On October 2, 2009, it filed a minor change application to move its digital signal to the more desirable VHF channel 9. The FCC granted a construction permit
on April 16, 2010 but it is unknown when the actual channel move will take place. The allotment was previously used as KNIN-TV
's analog channel location.
On September 12, 2011, KBOI picked up CW programming on its second digital subchannel and on KYUU-LP. KBOI-DT2 and KYUU will continue airing local newscasts, but will also add the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
(which is part of the CW Plus lineup).
area.
. There is an investigative unit known as the "Truth Squad" normally consisting of two reporters assigned to the beat. In 2004, the station (then KBCI-TV) received the prestigious DuPont and Edward R. Murrow awards for the 2002/2003 investigation into former Boise Mayor
Brent Coles
. The investigation into Cole's mismanagement of public funds led to his resignation and subsequent prosecution by the Idaho Attorney General's Office
. In May 2009, the Idaho Press Club recognized KBCI with awards for "Best Investigative Reporting" and "Best Light Feature". Later in the year, it won "Best Newscast" from the Idaho State Broadcaster's Association.
In total, KBOI broadcasts a total of 32 hours of local newscasts each week. Although there is no full midday newscast on weekdays, the station offers a two minute update at noon. KBOI 2 News at 4 is the market's only broadcast currently airing in the time slot. On weeknights, unlike most CBS affiliates in the Mountain Time Zone
, KBOI airs the CBS Evening News
live at 4:30 (the national news is seen at 6:30 in the Eastern Time Zone
) since there is a sixty minute local newscast at 5. The station produces two thirty minute newscasts for sister station KYUU, one at 7AM and one at 9PM. The morning show competes with local news seen on KTRV while the prime time newscast airs against broadcasts airing on KNIN and KTRV.
Storm Tracker 2 Weather Team
Sports
Reporters
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
's Treasure Valley
Treasure Valley
The Treasure Valley is the area of the Western United States where the Payette, Boise, Weiser, Malheur, Owyhee, and Burnt rivers drain into the Snake River. Treasure Valley includes all the lowland areas from Vale, Oregon on the west to Boise, Idaho on the east. Formerly, the valley had been known...
licensed to Boise
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 28 (virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
2.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin
Bogus Basin
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area is a ski area located in southwest Idaho in Boise County, 16 miles north-northeast of the city of Boise....
ski area summit in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Boise County
Boise County, Idaho
Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census; it was estimated at 7,571 in 2007...
. The station can also be seen on Cable One
Cable One
Cable ONE is a United States cable service provider and subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, functioning as its own self-contained corporation within its parent company. The company's name and current focus dates back to 1997; prior to that time the company was known as Post-Newsweek Cable...
channel 8 and in high definition on digital channel 460. Owned by Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications
Fisher Communications is a media company in the United States. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company owns a number of radio and television stations in the Western United States.- Radio Stations :- Television Stations :...
, the station is sister to low-powered CW affiliate KYUU-LP and the two share studios on North 16th Street in Western Downtown Boise. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on KBOI includes Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...
, Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
, Dr. Phil
Dr. Phil (TV series)
Dr. Phil is a reality/talk television show hosted by Phil McGraw. After McGraw's success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002...
, and The Rachael Ray Show among others.
Digital programming
Due to its low-powered status, KYUU does not offer a digital signal of its own. Therefore, one is provided in standard definition on KBOI's second digital subchannelDigital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
. This can also be seen on Cable One channel 21.
| Channels (virtual/physical) | Name | Video Display resolution The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection... |
Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1/28.1 | KBOI-HD | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... |
16:9 | main KBOI Programming/CBS (HD) |
| 2.2/28.2 | KBOI-DT2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | KYUU-LP CW Plus (SD) |
History
KBOI-TV signed on November 26, 1953 as the Treasure Valley's second television station, after NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate KIDO-TV (now KTVB
KTVB
KTVB, channel 7, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Boise, Idaho, it is owned by Belo Corporation. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 7.-History:...
). It aired an analog signal on VHF channel 2, and was owned by Boise Valley Broadcasters along with KBOI radio (670 AM and 97.9 FM, now KQFC
KQFC
KQFC is a commercial radio station located in Boise, Idaho, broadcasting on 97.9 FM. KQFC airs a country music format and is owned by Cumulus Media, which also owns fellow Country sister station KIZN.-Station History:...
). It has always been a primary CBS outlet, but initially shared secondary ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
affiliations with KIDO. KBOI lost the latter network after it shut down in 1955 and ABC with the launch of Nampa
Nampa, Idaho
Nampa is the largest and the fastest growing city in Canyon County, Idaho, USA. The population of Nampa was 81,557 at the 2010 census. Nampa is located about west of Boise along Interstate 84, and six miles west of Meridian. Nampa is part of the Boise metropolitan area...
's KITC (now KIVI-TV) in 1974. The following year, after KBOI radio was sold off to a separate entity, the television station changed its call letters to KBCI-TV. At that time, Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) regulations required separately-owned stations to have distinct base call signs.
Soon after the sale of the radio stations closed, Boise Valley Broadcasters decided to sell KBCI as well. A 1975 deal to sell the station to Donrey Media Group
Stephens Media (newspapers)
Stephens Media LLC is a Las Vegas, Nevada diversified media holding company that publishes over 11 daily and 64 weekly newspapers in 9 states, primarily in Nevada and Arkansas....
collapsed when the FCC deferred action on the deal due to regulatory issues surrounding the license renewal of Donrey's KORK-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. Instead, Boise Valley sold it to Eugene Television, owner of KVAL-TV
KVAL-TV
KVAL-TV, channel 13, is a television station in Eugene, Oregon, USA. It is an affiliate of the CBS network. The station began broadcasting on April 15, 1954...
in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, in 1976. The company, later known as Northwest Television, was acquired by Retlaw Enterprises
Retlaw Enterprises
Retlaw Enterprises is a privately held company owned by the heirs of entertainment mogul Walt Disney. Disney formed the company to control the rights to his name and to manage two Disneyland attractions that he personally owned. It is the successor company to WED Enterprises.-History:Retlaw was...
, the company controlled by the family of Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
, in 1996; three years later, Retlaw sold its television station group to Fisher Communications. Fisher, taking advantage of both a new partnership with KBOI radio (now owned by Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
) and a 1980s change in FCC regulations that allowed separately-owned stations to share base call signs, returned the station to its original call letters on February 2, 2010.
Fisher's acquisition in 1999 prompted massive layoffs and staff reassignments at KBCI. In 2004, KBCI outsourced its master control operation to Seattle's Fisher Plaza, in turn laying off nearly all of the master control operators in Boise. In July 2007, KBCI debuted state-of-the-art Ignite newscast automation, effectively reducing the number of studio crew members from 9 down to 3. The change was almost immediately noticeable to viewers.
After the digital transition on June 12, 2009, the station remained on its pre-transition UHF channel (28). On October 2, 2009, it filed a minor change application to move its digital signal to the more desirable VHF channel 9. The FCC granted a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
on April 16, 2010 but it is unknown when the actual channel move will take place. The allotment was previously used as KNIN-TV
KNIN-TV
KNIN-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Idaho's Treasure Valley licensed to Caldwell. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter at the Bogus Basin ski area summit in unincorporated Boise County. The station can also be seen on Cable One...
's analog channel location.
On September 12, 2011, KBOI picked up CW programming on its second digital subchannel and on KYUU-LP. KBOI-DT2 and KYUU will continue airing local newscasts, but will also add the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program. The show is produced by Fisher Communications and is owned and distributed by ACME Communications; it is broadcast every weekday morning from studios at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida...
(which is part of the CW Plus lineup).
Translators
KBOI-TV is rebroadcast on two low-powered translators in the Garden Valley, IdahoGarden Valley, Idaho
Garden Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place in Boise County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 394. The mountain setting and recreation opportunities attract visitors from the Boise area. The life here in early American history, however, was harsh. ...
area.
- K05EY-D Channel 5 Garden ValleyGarden Valley, IdahoGarden Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place in Boise County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 394. The mountain setting and recreation opportunities attract visitors from the Boise area. The life here in early American history, however, was harsh. ...
- K49EB-D Channel 49 Terrace Lakes
News operation
KBOI operates a news department with a focus on high impact community advocacy journalismJournalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. There is an investigative unit known as the "Truth Squad" normally consisting of two reporters assigned to the beat. In 2004, the station (then KBCI-TV) received the prestigious DuPont and Edward R. Murrow awards for the 2002/2003 investigation into former Boise Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Brent Coles
H. Brent Coles
H. Brent Coles served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1993 to 2003.Coles was appointed mayor upon the resignation of Dirk Kempthorne, who was elected to the United States Senate...
. The investigation into Cole's mismanagement of public funds led to his resignation and subsequent prosecution by the Idaho Attorney General's Office
State Attorney General
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those...
. In May 2009, the Idaho Press Club recognized KBCI with awards for "Best Investigative Reporting" and "Best Light Feature". Later in the year, it won "Best Newscast" from the Idaho State Broadcaster's Association.
In total, KBOI broadcasts a total of 32 hours of local newscasts each week. Although there is no full midday newscast on weekdays, the station offers a two minute update at noon. KBOI 2 News at 4 is the market's only broadcast currently airing in the time slot. On weeknights, unlike most CBS affiliates in the Mountain Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
, KBOI airs the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
live at 4:30 (the national news is seen at 6:30 in the Eastern Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
) since there is a sixty minute local newscast at 5. The station produces two thirty minute newscasts for sister station KYUU, one at 7AM and one at 9PM. The morning show competes with local news seen on KTRV while the prime time newscast airs against broadcasts airing on KNIN and KTRV.
News team
Anchors- Brian Morin - weekday mornings and investigative reporter
- Trina Cobbley - weekday mornings and producer
- Natalie Hurst - weeknights
- Mike Murad - weeknights
- Tami Tremblay - weekends and investigative reporter
Storm Tracker 2 Weather Team
- Vin Crosby - weeknights
- Adam Behrman - weekday mornings
- Alana Brophy - weekends and news reporter (also "Ready to Work" segment producer)
Sports
- J Bates - DirectorSports DirectorA sports director is an individual at a television or radio station who is in charge of the sports department. In local news, the sports director is typically the station's primary sportscaster, and often anchors the primetime newscasts on weekdays. They are in charge of sports programming and...
seen weeknights at 5, 5:30, 9 and 10 - Troy Oppie - weekends and sports reporter
Reporters
- Erik Avanier - weekday mornings and fill-in weather anchor
- Clyn Richards - Chief Photographer
- Nicole Navarro - producer
- Jennifer McGraw
- Adam Balinski
- Scott Logan