KLBK-TV
Encyclopedia
KLBK is the CBS
network affiliated television station, serving the Lubbock, Texas
metropolitan area. KLBK is owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
and through a local sales agreement
the station also provides services to ABC
affiliate KAMC
28 (formerly KSEL), owned by Mission Broadcasting
.
The station operates digitally on UHF
channel 40 at 1,000 kilowatts.
(now KTXS-TV
), KEDY-TV in Big Spring
(now KWAB, a satellite of KWES-TV
in Midland
) and KVER-TV in Clovis, New Mexico
(now KVIH-TV, a satellite of KVII-TV
in Amarillo). These stations made up the West Texas Television Network, the first regional television network in the United States.
Originally the station also carried ABC
as a secondary affiliation until 1969 when KSEL-TV (now KAMC) became the local primary ABC affiliate. The station also carried an affiliation with DuMont
during the early 1950s. The station later changed its call letters to KLBK in 1961. The other stations in the West Texas Network were sold to other owners.
KLBK was acquired in late 2003 as part of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
acquisition of Quorum Broadcasting. The station updated its logo and news set on February 1, 2007, dropping the channel number from its branding (since KLBK is carried on different channels on different television platforms).
Reporters
KLBK StormTrack Weather
Sports Team
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...
network affiliated television station, serving the Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
metropolitan area. KLBK is owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
and through a local sales agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
the station also provides services to 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...
affiliate KAMC
KAMC
KAMC is the ABC network affiliated television station serving the Lubbock, Texas metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in Lubbock.KAMC is licensed to broadcast digitally on UHF channel 27....
28 (formerly KSEL), owned by Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top...
.
The station operates digitally on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 40 at 1,000 kilowatts.
History
The station began its broadcasting operation as KDUB-TV, founded by the late television pioneer W.D. "Dub" Rogers, Jr, putting the station on the air for the very first time on November 13, 1952. It was the first commercially licensed television station in a medium to small-sized market. Over the next few years, Rogers signed on KPAR-TV in AbileneAbilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
(now KTXS-TV
KTXS-TV
KTXS-TV is the ABC television affiliate for the Abilene/Sweetwater/Brownwood market. The station is licensed to Sweetwater, and broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 20 from a broadcasting tower near Trent, Texas....
), KEDY-TV in Big Spring
Big Spring
-Places:United States* Big Spring, Texas* Big Spring, Wisconsin** Big Spring Independent School District in Big Spring, Texas.* Big Spring School District in Newville, Pennsylvania* Big Spring Township, Seneca County, Ohio...
(now KWAB, a satellite of KWES-TV
KWES-TV
KWES-TV, channel 9, commonly referred to as NewsWest 9, is the NBC affiliated television station in the Midland/Odessa area. The station is owned by the Drewry Communications Group. It also operates a satellite station, KWAB-TV , in Big Spring, Texas.-History:KWES began broadcasting in 1958 as...
in Midland
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
) and KVER-TV in Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis, New Mexico
Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....
(now KVIH-TV, a satellite of KVII-TV
KVII-TV
-External links:** — live pictures of downtown Amarillo and surroundings from KVII's Sky Cam...
in Amarillo). These stations made up the West Texas Television Network, the first regional television network in the United States.
Originally the station also carried 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...
as a secondary affiliation until 1969 when KSEL-TV (now KAMC) became the local primary ABC affiliate. The station also carried an affiliation with 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...
during the early 1950s. The station later changed its call letters to KLBK in 1961. The other stations in the West Texas Network were sold to other owners.
KLBK was acquired in late 2003 as part of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
acquisition of Quorum Broadcasting. The station updated its logo and news set on February 1, 2007, dropping the channel number from its branding (since KLBK is carried on different channels on different television platforms).
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Terri Furman - Weeknight Anchor
- Bill Maddox - Morning & Noon Anchor
- Evan Onstot - Weeknight Anchor
- Brooke Thomas - Weekend Anchor (Friday-Saturday) & Weekday Reporter
Reporters
- Carly Figueroa - General Assignment Reporter
- Melissa Mahadeo - General Assignment Reporter
KLBK StormTrack Weather
- Nikki-Dee Ray - Chief Meteorologist (Sunday - Thursday)
- Lisa Meadows - Morning & Noon Meteorologist
- Chris Whited - Weekend Meteorologist (Friday-Saturday) & Weekday Weather Producer
Sports Team
- Brandon Rawe - Weeknight Sports Director
- Chris Tavarez - Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
Newscast Titles
- Rath News & Weather (1952-1957)
- West Texas Television Network/Ten O' Clock News (1957-1964)
- The Lubbock News (1964-1969)
- Channel 13 News (1969-1974)
- NewsBeat 13 (1974-1976)
- NewsCenter 13 (1976-1986 & 1991-1998)
- TV-13 News (1986-1991)
- CBS 13 News (1998-2004)
- KLBK 13 News (2004-2007)
- KLBK News (2007-present)
Station Slogans
- Keeping An Eye on The South Plains (1994-1995)
- On Your Side (1995-2007)
- Best Coverage Of The Big Story (2007-present)