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KXAS-TV
Fort Worth / Dallas, Texas
Branding	NBC 5, NBC 5 HD
Slogan	Where You Matter
Channels	Analog: 5 (VHF) Digital: 41 HDTV (UHF), 5.2 (WeatherPlus)
Affiliations	NBC NBC Weather Plus (DT2)
Owner	Station Venture Operations, LP (NBC Universal 76%/LIN Television 24%)
Founded	September 28, 1948
Call letters meaning	K TeXAS
Sister station(s)	KXTX
Former callsigns	WBAP-TV (1948-1974)
Former affiliations	None
Transmitter Power	100 kW/514 m (analog) 891 kW/506 m (digital)
Website	www.nbc5i.com

KXAS-TV, channel 5, is the NBC station for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is licensed to Fort Worth, with its transmitter located in Cedar Hill. Its analog broadcasts are on channel 5 while its HDTV broadcasts are on channel 41. The station is owned by a joint venture of NBC Universal (76%) and LIN Television (24%) - its only other sister station under this co-ownership is KNSD in San Diego. However, NBC runs KXAS as an NBC owned and operated station.

NBC 5 Weather Plus is offered on KXAS's digital station.

Contents 1 History 2 Digital Television 3 Notable Personalities 3.1 Current On-Air Talent 3.1.1 NBC 5 Anchors 3.1.2 NBC 5 Reporters 3.1.3 NBC 5 WeatherPlus 3.1.4 NBC 5 Sports 3.2 NBC 5 Alumni 4 News/Station Presentation 4.1 Newscast Titles 4.2 Station Slogans 5 Logos 6 Trivia 7 Video samples 8 References 9 External links

The station was launched on September 28, 1948, as the first television station in the state of Texas. It was owned by Amon G. Carter, publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, along with WBAP radio. A year later, the two stations were joined by WBAP-FM (96.3 FM, now KSCS).

Even though it was obvious that Dallas and Fort Worth would be a single television market, Carter didn't care whether people in Dallas could see channel 5; he had long been a booster for the Fort Worth area. The station reportedly moved its transmitter to Cedar Hill with the other Metroplex stations only after NBC threatened to yank its affiliation.

The station was owned by the Carter family until 1974, when the FCC barred common ownership of newspapers and TV stations in all but a few cases. The FCC grandfathered the Metroplex's other newspaper/radio/television combination--Belo's Dallas Morning News and WFAA-AM-FM-TV--but would not do the same for the Star-Telegram and WBAP-AM-FM-TV. Accordingly, the Carters decided to break up their media empire. WBAP-TV was then sold to LIN TV, who changed the calls to the current KXAS-TV. (The Star-Telegram and WBAP-AM were sold to Capital Cities Communications at that time; the newspaper is now owned by the McClatchy Company, while the radio station is now part of ABC Radio.)

LIN wholly owned the station until 1997, when it sold 76% of KXAS to NBC, in exchange for 24% of KNSD in San Diego (which NBC had recently purchased from New World Communications, who had also owned channel 5's rival KDFW until it and the other Fox affiliates owned by New World were sold to Fox) and cash. As part of the deal, NBC took control of KXAS' operations.

KXAS is locally known for its weather coverage. It claims to be the first station to have hired only full-time meteorologists. One of its first, Harold Taft, broadcast for over 40 years.

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel	Programming
5.1 / 41.1	Main KXAS programming
5.2 / 41.2	NBC Weather Plus

In 2009, KXAS-TV will leave channel 5 and move to channel 41 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.^[1]

KXAS-TV started broadcasting their newscasts in high definition on September 7, 2007 at 10 a.m. It is the 2nd NBC O&O to go HD behind WNBC

• Kevin Cokely: NBC 5 News at 6 (Saturday), NBC 5 News at 5 (Sunday), NBC 5 News at 10 (weekend) Anchor/Reporter
• Brian Curtis: NBC 5 First at Four Anchor/Reporter
• Deborah Ferguson: NBC 5 Today, NBC 5 DFW Today Anchor
• Brendan Higgins: NBC 5 Today, NBC 5 DFW Today Anchor
• Meredith Land: NBC 5 News at 5 Anchor/"Pay it Off" Reporter
• Jane McGarry: NBC 5 News at 6, NBC 5 News at 10 Anchor
• Kristi Nelson: NBC 5 First at Four Anchor/Reporter
• Mike Snyder: NBC 5 News at 5, 6, 10 Anchor

• Tammy Dombeck: Gridlock Buster Traffic Reporter
• Scott Friedman: General Assignment Reporter
• Scott Gordon: General Assignment Reporter
• Brett Johnson: General Assignment Reporter
• Ken Kalthoff: General Assignment Reporter, Fill-in Anchor
• Randy McIlwain: General Assignment Reporter
• David Quinlan: General Assignment Reporter
• Grant Stinchfield: Investigative, General Assignment Reporter
• Nigel Wheeler: General Assignment Reporter
• Lindsay Wilcox: General Assignment Reporter

• David Finfrock: NBC 5 News at 5, 6, 10 Chief Meteorologist
• Rebecca Miller (AMS Seal of Approval): NBC 5 Today, NBC 5 DFW Today Meteorologist
• Steve MacLaughlin (AMS Seal of Approval): NBC 5 First at Four, NBC 5 News at 6 (Saturday), NBC 5 News at 5 (Sunday), NBC 5 News at 10 (weekend) Meteorologist
• James Aydelott (AMS Seal of Approval): NBC 5 Today Saturday/Sunday Meteorologist
• Michael Hammer: NBC 5 Fill-In Meteorologist

• Newy Scruggs: NBC 5 News at 6, NBC 5 News at 10 Sports Director, Host: Sports Extra
• Derek Castillo: NBC 5 News at 6 (Saturday), NBC 5 News at 10 (Saturday) Sports Anchor

• Ward Andrews: Anchor (1969-1977)
• Mike Androvett:Dallas Bureau Reporter/Law Expert (1992-1994)
• Russ Bloxom: Anchor/Reporter (1967-1979)
• Stephanie Boswell Reporter (1992-1996, now a media consultant [1])
• Jack Brown: Reporter/Anchor (1958-1980)
• Gretchen Carlson: Anchor/Reporter (1998-2000, now at Fox News)
• Angela Cain: Anchor (1993-2000, now at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis)
• Clif Caldwell: Reporter (1992-1997, now at KTVT-TV in Fort Worth)
• Randall Carlisle: Anchor (1990-1991, now at KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City)
• Alyce Caron: Anchor (1984-1990)
• Scott Chesner: Meteorologist (1981-2004, now at KETK in Tyler, TX)
• Jeff Eliasoph: Anchor/Reporter (1989-2002, now at WOIO in Cleveland-Akron, OH)
• Charles Ely:Anchor/Reporter (1979-1984, now at KTUL)
• Larry Estepa: Anchor/Reporter (1986-1994, now at WJAR-TV in Providence)
• John Garcia: Reporter (1991-1993, now at WLS-TV in Chicago)
• Jay Gray: Investigative Reporter (1993-2005, now at NBC News)
• Marty Griffin: Dallas Bureau Reporter (1988-1996)
• Pam Harris: Weekend Anchor/Reporter (1996-2005)
• Reggie Harris: Anchor (1985-1987, deceased)
• Dennis Holly: Anchor (1978-1985)
• Calvin Hughes: Weekend Aanchor/Reporter (1995-1999, now at WPLG-TV in Miami)
• Jane Jayroe: Anchor (1980-1984), Miss America 1967
• Brian Jensen: Sports anchor (1997-1999, currently radio voice for Texas Tech football)
• Bill Jones: Sports anchor/Reporter (1992-1997)
• Shelley Kofler: Dallas Bureau Reporter (1985-1993, now working at KERA-TV)
• Shelli Lockhart: Anchor (1995-2001, now at WDAF-TV in Kansas City)
• Ramona Logan: Anchor/Reporter (1985-2006, now runs a consulting firm [2])
• Boyd Matson: Sports Anchor (1970s)
• Kathleen McDonald:Reporter (1992-1993)
• Howard McNeil:Meteorologist (1970s)
• Willie Monroe: Reporter (1972-1976, now at KGO-TV in San Francisco)
• Chip Moody: Anchor (1971-1980, deceased)
• Pam Moore: Anchor (1980-1983, now at KRON-TV in San Francisco)
• Joyce Morgan: Anchor
• Scott Murray: Sports anchor (1981-2003)
• Larry Mullins: Reporter, PA Host, Dallas Bureau Chief (1987-2005),now Hollywood producer
• Brian Mylar: Anchor/Reporter (1990-1996, now at KSAT-TV in San Antonio)
• Scott Pelley: Reporter (1978-1981, now at CBS News)
• Rikki Ragland: Internet/Technology News Reporter, Online with Rikki Ragland (2000-2005)
• John Rhadigan: Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (1990-2001, now at FSN Southwest)
• George Riba: Sports Reporter (1974-1975, now at WFAA-TV)
• Charlie Rose: Talk Show Host (1979-1981)
• Bob Schieffer: Anchor/Reporter (1967-1969, now at CBS News)
• Mark Schumacher: Reporter (1986-1988)
• Michael Scott: Morning Anchor (1999-2004, now at WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL)
• Barry Simms: Reporter (1991-1995, now at WBAL-TV in Baltimore)
• Bob Simon: Dallas Bureau Reporter (1991-1992)
• Sabrina Smith: Consumer Reporter (1993-2006)
• Harold Taft: Meteorologist (1948-1991, deceased)
• Brenda Teele: Morning Anchor (2000-2006, now at WFAA-TV)
• Ron Thulin: Sports Anchor/Reporter (1982-1988, now at TBS)
• Cynthia Tinsley: Anchor (1991-1993)
• Denise Valdez: Weekend Anchor/Reporter (2001-2002, now at KLAS-TV in Las Vegas)
• Krista Villarreal: Meteorologist (1999-2004, now at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh)
• Al Wallace: Sports Anchor/Reporter (1982-1985, now at WDAF-TV in Kansas City)
• Todd D. Wallace: NBC 5 Today Saturday/Sunday Anchor (2004-2007) (now at WRTV Indianapolis)
• Sherry Williams: Reporter (1995-1997, now at KHCW in Houston}
• Sherry Woodward: Dallas Bureau Reporter (1988-1991)
• Brad Wright: Anchor (1980-2000)
• Bobbie Wygant: Talk Show Host/Anchor (1948-1999)

• The Texas News (1950s-1970s)
• Area Five Texas News (1970s)
• Action News (1970s-1980s)
• Channel 5 News (1980s)
• Texas News 5 (1990s-1998)
• NBC 5 Texas News (1998-1999)
• NBC 5 News (1999-present)

• Five Keeps Bringing It Home To You (1970s)
• Channel Five News, The Team to Watch for News (1980s)
• Building a Better Texas (Early 1990s-1992)
• The Texas News Channel (1992-2003)
• Not Just What Happens, What Matters (2003-2007)
• Where You Matter (2007-present)

KXAS has used its "Star 5" logo since 1974--the longest-used numeric logo in the market and one of the longest-used numeric logos in the country.

• On November 24, 1963, a WBAP-TV remote unit set up at Dallas Police Headquarters fed the live images of accused Presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being gunned down by Jack Ruby to the NBC network. It was the first time a murder had been witnessed live on network television in the United States. It was also notable that, during NBC's network coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, news reports from WBAP-TV's studios were transmitted in color, with NBC broadcasting the coverage in New York from a black and white studio. (WBAP-TV was one of the earliest local stations to convert its local programming to color.)
• In the late 1960s, Fort Worth native Bob Schieffer began his broadcast career at WBAP-TV as a reporter and anchor of the 10 p.m. news. Schieffer then went on to Washington, D.C. as a reporter for the now-defunct Metromedia news service and WTTG-TV, then embarked on a long career with CBS News.
• On March 28, 2000, while an F2 tornado was ripping through downtown Fort Worth, the 6 pm newscast caught the tornado on air live as NBC 5 Weather Team Chief Meteorologist David Finfrock was explaining to the NBC 5 viewers at home as well as Jane McGarry and Mike Snyder about the tornado warning for Tarrant County.

• Channel 5 News, 1987, 6pm newscast open and weather alert
• Come Home to Channel 5, KXAS' version of "Come on Home to NBC" 1988 Campaign
• NBC 5 News, early 2000s, mid-morning news animal segment/blooper

1. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf

• Shannon, Mike (January, 2004). Dallas-Fort Worth TV Station History. The History of Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and Television.
• A DFW Historical Icon (2002). NBC5i.com.

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KXAS-TV
• NBC 5 website

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Dallas / Fort Worth market (Nielsen DMA #5)

Local television stations KDTN 2 (DS) - KDFW 4 (FOX, 4 Warn Weather Radar on DT2) - KXAS 5 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WFAA 8 (ABC, Xpress 8.2 on DT2, DFW Airport Towercam on DT3) - KTVT 11 (CBS) - KERA 13 (PBS) - KTXA 21 (Ind) - KNAV 22 (Genesis) - KUVN 23 (UNI) - K25FW 25 (HSN) - KODF 26 / KLEG 44 (AZA) - KDFI 27 (MNTV) - KHPK 28 (Genesis) - KMPX 29 (Ind) - K31GL 31 (Ind) - KDAF 33 (The CW) - KJJM 34 (LAT TV) - KVFW 38 (Religious) - KXTX 39 (TEL) - KTAQ 47 (Religious) - KSTR 49 (TFU) - KATA 50 (Multimedios) - KFWD 52 (Ind) - KLDT 54 (Digital-only) (Gems TV) - KSEX 57 (Ind) - KDTX 58 (TBN, The Church Channel on DT2, JCTV on DT3, TBN Enlace USA on DT4, Smile of a Child on DT5) - KPXD 68 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) Local Cable Television Channels FSN Southwest - TXCN

v • d • e NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas
KPRC 2 (Houston) - KFDX 3 (Lawton / Wichita Falls) - KSAN 3 (San Angelo) - KAMR 4 (Amarillo) - KBTV 4 (Port Arthur) - WOAI 4 (San Antonio) - KXAS 5 (Fort Worth) - KCEN 6 / KMAY-LP 23 (Temple / Bryan) - KRIS 6 (Corpus Christi) - KTAL 6 (Texarkana) - KGNS 8 (Laredo) - KRBC 9 (Abilene) - KTSM 9 (El Paso) - KWES 9 / KWAB 4 (Midland / Big Spring) - KCBD 11 (Lubbock) - KMOL-LP 17 (Victoria) - KVEO 23 (Brownsville) - KXAN 36 / KXAM 14 (Austin / Llano) - KETK 56 / KETK-LP 53 (Jacksonville / Lufkin)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas

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Broadcast TV Assets	NBC • Telemundo • NBC News • NBC Sports
NBC Universal Cable	A&E Television Networks (25%) • Bravo • Chiller • CNBC • MSNBC2 • Mun2 • NBC Weather Plus • Oxygen • Sci Fi Channel • ShopNBC • Sleuth • Sundance Channel (co-owned with Robert Redford and CBS Corporation) • Telemundo Internacional • Telemundo Puerto Rico • Trio • Universal HD • USA Network
CNBC Global Channels	CNBC (US) • CNBC World • CNBC Latin America • CNBC Europe • CNBC Asia • CNBC Africa
CNBC Europe Branches	Class CNBC • CNBC-e • CNBC Arabiya (according to CNBC Europe) • CNBC Nordic • CNBC Africa • TVN CNBC Biznes
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Sci Fi Global Channels	US • UK • Germany • France • Australia • Spain • Benelux
NBC Universal Television Group	NBC Studios • NBC Universal Television Distribution • Telemundo Television Studios • Telemundo of Puerto Rico Studios • Universal Media Studios
NBC O&Os	KNBC • KNSD3 • KNTV • KXAS3 • WCAU • WMAQ • WNBC • WRC • WTVJ • WVIT
Telemundo O&Os:	KBLR • KEJT-LP • KHRR • KDEN • KNSO • KTAZ • KTMD • KVDA • KSTS • KVEA • KXTX • WKAQ • WNEU7 • WNJU • WSCV • WSNS
ShopNBC O&Os:	WWDP
Spanish Independent TV Stations	KBOP4 • KWHY
Internet Ventures:	msnbc.com2 • NBBC5 • iVillage • Television Without Pity • OUTzoneTV.com • getTRIO.com • BrilliantButCancelled.com • calamitygame.com
Other Assets:	qubo6 • EMKA, Ltd.
50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures. Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft). The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA. Owned by Commercial Broadcasting Corp., and operated by the NBC / LIN joint venture (see note 3) A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings.

v • d • e LIN TV Corporation
Corporate Staff: Gary R. Chapman (President & CEO) · Vincent L. Sadusky · Greg Schmidt · Scott Blumenthal · Edward L. Munson, Jr. · William S. Banowsky · Peter S. Brodsky · Royal W. Carson, III · Dr. William H. Cunningham · Randall S. Fojtasek · Wilma H. Jordan · Michael A. Pausic ABC Network Affiliates: WOTV · WTNH CBS Network Affiliates: KRQE / KBIM / KREZ · WANE · WISH · WIVB · WLFI · WPRI · WTHI Fox Network Affiliates: KASA · WALA · WLUK · WNAC3 · WUPW · WVBT NBC Network Affiliates: KNSD1 · KXAN · KXAS1 · WAVY · WDTN · WOOD · WWLP The CW Network Affiliates: KNIN2 · KNVA3 · WBPG · WNLO · WWHO My Network TV Affiliates: KNVA3 · WCTX · WNAC3 · WNDY · WXSP Other stations: KBOP (Independent)1a · KBVO (TeleFutura) · WFXQ-CA4 · WIIH (Univision) 1Co-owned with NBC Universal in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA. 1aOwned by Commercial Broadcasting Corp., and operated by the NBC / LIN joint ventutre (see note 1) 2Co-owned with Banks Broadcasting in a joint venture (50/50); however, LIN does not control the station. 3LIN operates these stations under a local marketing agreement. 4Is currently a repeater for NBC affiliate WWLP. Future is uncertain at this time.
Annual Revenue: $443.5 million USD · Employees: 2,414 (full time) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: TVL · Website: www.lintv.com