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KMGH-TV
Denver, Colorado
Branding	Denver's 7 (general) 7 News (newscasts)
Channels	Analog: 7 (VHF) Digital: 17 (UHF)
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	McGraw-Hill
Founded	November 1, 1953
Call letters meaning	K McGraw-Hill
Former callsigns	KLZ-TV (1953-1972)
Former affiliations	CBS (1953-1995)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital)
Height	310 m (analog) 295 m (digital)
Facility ID	40875
Transmitter Coordinates	39°43′45.7″N, 105°14′13.4″W (analog) 39°43′50.6″N, 105°13′55.6″W (digital)
Website	www.TheDenverChannel.com

KMGH-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Denver, Colorado. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter located in Golden, Colorado. The station is owned by McGraw-Hill.

Contents 1 History 2 Personalities 2.1 24/7 Weather Channel 2.2 Newscast Titles 2.3 Station Slogans 3 See also 4 External links

The station first went on the air on November 1, 1953 as KLZ-TV. It was owned by Edward K. Gaylord and his Oklahoma Publishing Company along with KLZ radio (560 AM and 106.7 FM, now KBPI). The station was a CBS affiliate, owing to KLZ-AM's long affiliation with CBS Radio. In 1954, Gaylord sold KLZ-AM-FM-TV to Time-Life. McGraw-Hill bought the station in 1972, changing the calls to the present KMGH-TV.

KMGH had been one of CBS' stronger affiliates. However, as a result of CBS's partnership (and later merger) with Westinghouse in the mid-1990s, the network had to divest its owned-and-operated station (O&O) in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV (since Westinghouse already owned KYW-TV in that city). In a three-way trade, WCAU was sold to NBC while Denver's longtime NBC affiliate and O&O, KCNC-TV was sold to a partnership of CBS and Westinghouse, taking the CBS affiliation.

At the same time, McGraw-Hill had recently struck its own affiliation deal with ABC (due in part to having its stations in San Diego and Indianapolis aligned with the network). (KERO-TV in Bakersfield was also part of the deal between McGraw-Hill and ABC; however, it had to wait for ABC's affiliation contract with rival station KBAK-TV to expire in March 1996 before it could finally switch networks.) In keeping with all of this, on September 10, 1995, KMGH became an ABC affiliate while KUSA-TV, Denver's longtime ABC affiliate, took on the NBC affiliation.

Shortly afterwards, KMGH aired programming on low-power station K49AY-LP in Cheyenne, Wyoming to bring ABC programming to Wyoming's state capital, which was one of the few areas remaining in the U.S. not to have an ABC affiliate. This arrangement continued until 2004, when KKTU picked up the ABC affiliation and filled the void in the market.

In 1999, KMGH re-introduced the "Circle 7" logo, which is a variation of those seen on other ABC O&O stations on channel 7. In 2006, KMGH aligned itself with other ABC stations, including KABC in Los Angeles, by using the same news package by Gari Communications, specifically designed for ABC O&O's. KMGH is not, however, owned by ABC. Although still branding as "7 News", KMGH has been using the "Denver's 7" moniker since the re-introduction of the Circle 7 logo.

Anchors

• Christine Chang: Weekday Mornings
• Mitch Jelniker: Weekday Mornings / Midday
• Bertha Lynn: Weekday Midday
• Mike Landess: Weekday Evenings
• Anne Trujillo: Weekday Evenings
• Theresa Marchetta: Weekend Evenings / Call 7 Investigators
• Steve Saunders: Weekend Mornings

Reporters

• John Ferrugia - Call 7 Investigators
• Tony Kovaleski - Call 7 Investigators
• Theresa Marchetta - Call 7 Investigators
• Jaclyn Allen - General Assignment Reporter
• Dayle Cedars - General Assignment Reporter
• Russell Haythorn - General Assignment Reporter
• Lance Hernandez - General Assignment Reporter
• Jim Hooley - General Assignment Reporter
• Tyler Lopez - General Assignment Reporter
• Jayson Luber - Traffic Reporter
• Lane Lyon - General Assignment Reporter
• Steve Saunders - General Assignment Reporter
• Jane Slater - General Assignment Reporter

Sports

• Lionel Bienvenu: Sports Director
• Steve Gottsgen: Weekend Anchor / Weekday Reporter
• Phil Aldridge: Anchor / Reporter

Weather

• Mike Nelson: Chief Meteorologist
• Scott Mace: Weekday Mornings
• Richard Ortner: Weekend Evenings / Environmental Reporter
• Lisa Hidalgo: Weekend Mornings / Reporter

Traffic

• Jayson Luber: Traffic Reporter
• Rich Westra: "Airtracker 7" Pilot

Past Personalities

• Brien Allen, meteorologist, now with WDJT Milwaukee
• Ron Allen, meteorologist, now with WPLG Miami
• Tom Bearden, reporter (1978-84), anchor (1984-85); now Correspondent, "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."
• Ernie Bjorkman, anchor,(1982-84 and 1988-98), now with KWGN
• Bill Clarke, "Consumer Champ," (1985-2007)
• David Crabtree, anchor/reporter, now with WRAL-TV in Raleigh (1985-88)
• Chris Fowler, of ESPN College GameDay, worked as an intern in the sports department here.
• Larry Green, weather anchor (1977-82); went to KCNC before retiring
• Ed Greene, weather anchor (1976-81), now with KCNC
• Michael Marsh, WBRZ-TV anchor, previously worked here.
• Linda Moulton Howe, investigate journalist and documentary producer, was Director of Special Projects here from 1978 through 1983.
• Jeff Passolt, sports anchor (1994-96), now at KMSP-TV in Minneapolis and member of the KQRS morning show with Tom Barnard.
• Jim Redmond, reporter (1975-1984), Anchor (1984-1988), Documentary reporter/Producer (1988-1992); now Journalism Department Chair, Univ. of Memphis
• Harry Smith, reporter/anchor (1982-85); now anchor, CBS Early Show.
• Bill Stuart, anchor (1978-81); went to KCNC, now retired.
• Bill O'Reilly, reporter, currently with Fox News
• Bob Palmer - anchor (1968-1982)
• Hendrik Sybrandy, Reporter,(1992-2007)
• Mark Thompson, Emmy award winning writer, host, and producer, worked as weathercaster and science/environmental reporter here.
• Kris Long, anchor (now at KPSP, Palm Springs)

KMGH operates the 24/7 Weather Channel on Comcast Digital Cable, channel 247. The station replays all newscasts of the day (with the 10pm news running until the next morning), with weather updates and real-time weather information on screen. [1] [2]

• News 7 (1980s)
• Colorado's 7 News (1987-1991 and 1991-1995)
• Real Life, Real News (1991)
• 7News (1995-present)

• Colorado Style (1984-87; Used music based on Frank Gari's Turn To... series)
• KMGH-TV, Colorado's 7 (1990s; as CBS affiliate)
• Denver's 7 (1995-present)

• Circle 7 logo

• KMGH ("Denver's 7") Web site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KMGH-TV

v • d • e Broadcast Television stations in the Denver market (Nielsen DMA #18)
Local television stations KWGN 2 (The CW) - KCNC 4 (CBS) - KRMA 6 (PBS/RMPBS) - KMGH 7 (ABC) - KUSA 9 (NBC) - KBDI 12 (PBS) - KTFD 14 / KDVT-LP 36 (TFU) - KTVD 20 / KUPN 3 (MNTV) - KDEN 25 (TMD) - KZCO-LP 27 / KZCS-LP 23 (AZA) - KLPD-LP 28 (TVA) - KDVR 31 / KFCT 22 (Fox) - KDEV-LP 39 (RTN) - KRMT 41 (DS) - KCEC 50 (UNI) - KWHD 53 (LeSEA) - KPXC 59 (ION) Outlying Areas KTNE 13 / KRNE 12 (PBS/NET) - KRMZ 24 (PBS/RMPBS) - K36DB 36 (RSN) - KCXP-LP 40 (A1) - K45IE 45 (RSN) Local Cable Television Channels Altitude - CET - FSN Rocky Mountain - 24/7 Weather Channel
See also Broadcast television in the Cheyenne market

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Glendive market  (Nielsen DMA #210)
Local television stations KXGN 5 (CBS/NBC/SC/MTN) - K13PL 13 (NBC) Broadcast television available on cable only: KMGH 7 (ABC, Denver) - KUSM 9 (PBS, Bozeman) - KDVR 31 (FOX, Denver) Local/Regional cable television channels "CW Glendive" (The CW) - TVMT
See also Broadcast television in the Western North Dakota market

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Colorado
KMGH 7 (Denver) - KJCT 8 (Grand Junction) - KRDO 13 (Colorado Springs)
See also: CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, UPN, WB and Other stations in Colorado