KSNG
Encyclopedia
KSNG channel 11 is an NBC
affiliate based in Garden City, Kansas
. It is owned by New Vision Television, Inc.
KSNG is part of the Kansas State Network (KSN) network of NBC affiliates, repeating the signal of KSNW
in Wichita, Kansas
, with local advertising and news inserts.
's KCKT-TV (now KSNC
), under the ownership of Central Kansas Television Co., Inc. The letters in KGLD's call letters stood for Garden City, Liberal
and Dodge City. The two stations became known as the "Tri-Circle Network." They were joined in 1959 by KOMC-TV, channel 8 in Oberlin
.
In 1962, the FCC ruled that central and western Kansas was part of the Wichita market. Central Kansas Television then bought Wichita's KARD-TV and merged it with its existing three-station network. The group was renamed the Kansas State Network, with KARD as the flagship. KGLD was renamed KSNG in 1983 as part of KSN's effort to help viewers in its huge coverage area think of its four stations as one large network.
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations to New Vision Television
. The sale was finalized on November 1 of that year. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html
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...
affiliate based in Garden City, Kansas
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
. It is owned by New Vision Television, Inc.
KSNG is part of the Kansas State Network (KSN) network of NBC affiliates, repeating the signal of KSNW
KSNW
KSNW, digital channel 45 , is a NBC affiliate television station based in Wichita, Kansas. It is owned by the New Vision Television group. KSNW is also the flagship station of the Kansas State Network , a chain of NBC affiliates serving the western three-fourths of the state. KSNW's transmitter is...
in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, with local advertising and news inserts.
History
It signed on the air on November 5, 1958 as KGLD, a satellite of Great BendGreat Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, named for its location at the historic big bend of the Arkansas River, is the most populous city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,995.-History:...
's KCKT-TV (now KSNC
KSNC
KSNC digital channel 22 is an NBC affiliate based in Great Bend, Kansas. It is owned by New Vision Television, Inc.KSNC is part of the Kansas State Network network of NBC affiliates, repeating the signal of KSNW in Wichita, Kansas, with local advertising and news inserts...
), under the ownership of Central Kansas Television Co., Inc. The letters in KGLD's call letters stood for Garden City, Liberal
Liberal, Kansas
Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,525.- History :S.S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1872. Rogers became famous in the region for giving water to weary travelers...
and Dodge City. The two stations became known as the "Tri-Circle Network." They were joined in 1959 by KOMC-TV, channel 8 in Oberlin
Oberlin, Kansas
Oberlin is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,788.-History:...
.
In 1962, the FCC ruled that central and western Kansas was part of the Wichita market. Central Kansas Television then bought Wichita's KARD-TV and merged it with its existing three-station network. The group was renamed the Kansas State Network, with KARD as the flagship. KGLD was renamed KSNG in 1983 as part of KSN's effort to help viewers in its huge coverage area think of its four stations as one large network.
On July 24, 2007, Montecito announced the sale of all of its stations to New Vision Television
New Vision Television
New Vision Television is a broadcast company based in Los Angeles, California. The company owns or manages 18 television stations in medium sized markets.-New Vision I:...
. The sale was finalized on November 1 of that year. http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6462752.html
Digital TV
In 2009, KSNG remained on channel 11 when the analog to digital conversion was completed. KSNG increased the VHF DTV power from 7.4kW to 56.8kW on June 27, 2009Newscast titles
- KSN News (1998-present)
- KSN 3 News (2008-present, when the Wichita Feed is shown)