KGNS-TV
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KGNS-TV is the NBC
television
affiliate for Laredo, Texas
as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting
. KGNS also operates digital subchannels offering Telemundo
and KTXW
(The CW), both also available on Time Warner Cable
channels 25 and 19, respectively. Syndicated programming on KGNS includes: Entertainment Tonight
, Oprah
, and Ellen
.
KGNS originally went on air January 7, 1956, as KHAD-TV. Donrey Media Group (now Stephens Media Group bought the station on September 1, 1958. One of its first moves was to change the call letters to KGNS-TV. The new calls, standing for "Good Neighbor Station", came from the winning entry of a contest among students on both sides of the Rio Grande
to rename the station. On April 8, 2004, KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.
KGNS was part of Century Development Corporation from 1987 until 2004, when the station was purchased by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
programming on digital sub-channel 8.3 in October 2008.
KGNS 8.1 signs off during overnight hours, generally from 1:35AM to 5:30AM; however, 8.2 and 8.3 remain on the air during late-night hours.
shut down its news department in 2006, KGNS has operated the only English-language news department in the market. It currently airs three hours of news every weekday and one hour per day on weekends. The station employs a number of recent college graduates.
According to Nielsen Media Research
, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.
(The CW) channel 19 on Time Warner Cable
, airing weeknights at 9PM. Produced by KGNS's news staff, the half-hour news program is anchored by Brenda Medina and Ryan Bailey, who also covers the weather. The target audience for this news program is viewers between the ages of 21 through 34, which is the largest growing demographic in the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
. The newscast debuted June 21, 2008.
Reporters
Weather
Sports
NBC
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television
Television
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affiliate for Laredo, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
as well as surrounding areas in both Texas and Mexico. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting
SagamoreHill Broadcasting
SagamoreHill Broadcasting is a privately held American holding company that owns eleven television stations largely based in the southern United States...
. KGNS also operates digital subchannels offering Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
and KTXW
KTXW
KTXW is a local cable channel affiliated with The CW which can also seen on KGNS digital subchannel 8.2.. The channel is on Laredo's Time Warner Cable channel 19. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus, a group of CW affiliates in small to medium markets...
(The CW), both also available on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
channels 25 and 19, respectively. Syndicated programming on KGNS includes: Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, and Ellen
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
.
History
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...
to rename the station. On April 8, 2004, KGNS-TV started broadcasting in digital.
KGNS was part of Century Development Corporation from 1987 until 2004, when the station was purchased by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
Digital services
KGNS-TV began broadcasting in HDTV on channel 8.1, and carries CW programming on sub-channel 8.2 and TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
programming on digital sub-channel 8.3 in October 2008.
KGNS 8.1 signs off during overnight hours, generally from 1:35AM to 5:30AM; however, 8.2 and 8.3 remain on the air during late-night hours.
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| 8.1 (1080i) | KGNS | NBC NBC 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... -HD 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... |
| 8.2 (480i) | KTXW KTXW KTXW is a local cable channel affiliated with The CW which can also seen on KGNS digital subchannel 8.2.. The channel is on Laredo's Time Warner Cable channel 19. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus, a group of CW affiliates in small to medium markets... |
The CW |
| 8.3 (480i) | KGNS-DT3 | Telemundo Telemundo Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision.... |
News
Since KVTVKVTV (TV)
KVTV is the CBS television affiliate of Laredo, Texas, USA. Its transmitter is located in Laredo.-History:One of several stations serving the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo borderplex, KVTV began in 1973 as a satellite station of KZTV, the CBS Affiliate in Corpus Christi...
shut down its news department in 2006, KGNS has operated the only English-language news department in the market. It currently airs three hours of news every weekday and one hour per day on weekends. The station employs a number of recent college graduates.
According to Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre films and newspapers...
, KGNS competes closely with Spanish-language station KLDO.
Laredo's First News at 9 on KTXW
Since 2008, KGNS has produced "Laredo's First News at 9" for KTXWKTXW
KTXW is a local cable channel affiliated with The CW which can also seen on KGNS digital subchannel 8.2.. The channel is on Laredo's Time Warner Cable channel 19. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus, a group of CW affiliates in small to medium markets...
(The CW) channel 19 on Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
, airing weeknights at 9PM. Produced by KGNS's news staff, the half-hour news program is anchored by Brenda Medina and Ryan Bailey, who also covers the weather. The target audience for this news program is viewers between the ages of 21 through 34, which is the largest growing demographic in the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area
The Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area is one of six bi-national metropolitan areas along the United States-Mexican border. The city of Laredo is situated in the American state of Texas on the northern bank of the Rio Grande and Nuevo Laredo is located in the Mexican State of Tamaulipas in the...
. The newscast debuted June 21, 2008.
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Tim Gutierrez - weeknight anchor
- Ann Hutyra - weeknight anchor
- Mindy Casso - morning and noon anchor
Reporters
- Noraida Negron - general assignments
- Annette Garcia - general assignments
- Ryan Bailey - general assignments
- Brenda Medina - general assignments
Weather
- Richard "Heatwave" Berler - chief meteorologist
- Victoria Marshall - meteorologist/reporter
Sports
- Michael Blake - weeknight sports anchor
- Jay Gilmore - weeknight sports anchor
- Dan Joseph - weekend sports anchor/reporter
- Patrick Nelson - weekend sports anchor/reporter