KTHV

'KTHV' ('"Today's THV"'), is the CBS network affiliate station serving the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Gannett, which purchased the station in 1994. The purchase of KTHV marked a re-entry into the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market for Gannett, which previously had owned and sold KARK, the market's NBC affiliate, during the 1980s. KTHV's transmitter and antenna are located atop Shinall Mountain on the same tower as KARK.
The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 11 and its digital signal broadcasts on VHF channel 12. A 24-hour local news channel, THV2 is carried on KTHV-DT digital channel 11.2.

Contents

History

THV2

Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

Station Slogans

External links

History

KTHV signed on the air on November 27, 1955, owned by the owners of KWKH-AM in Shreveport, the owners of the Arkansas Democrat, and businessman C.E. Lowery, among others. Its callsign is derived from former radio sister station KTHS (whose calls stood Kome To Hot Springs), which later became KAAY after being sold to LIN Broadcasting in the 1960s.
The station's Izard Street studios built a year before KTHV's first broadcast, where the television station still broadcasts from today, was the first building in Arkansas to be constructed for both radio and television with KTHV's studios on the first floor and KTHS-AM's studios on the second floor.
KTHV was locally owned until December 1994, when Gannett acquired the station in an all-stock transaction.
The station currently identifies as ''Today's THV''. Programming includes ''Today's THV This Morning'', ''Positively Arkansas, and the ''THV 10 O'Clock Difference''.
KTHV has operated for many years a low-powered translator station K13HP operating on Channel 13 in Euclid Heights, Arkansas near Hot Springs.
Starting in fall of 2007, the noon newscast expands to a full half hour with Stefanie Bryant as anchor. ''Positively Arkansas'' moves to 9:30 AM.

THV2

The station is now broadcasting on the second band of a digital subchannel (11-2), calling this channel 'THV2'. The channel broadcasts 24 hour news and weather, and is also available online.

Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

'KTHV ANCHORS'

★ 'Anne Jansen': 5PM and 6PM Anchor

★ 'Dawn Scott': 5PM, 6PM and 10PM Anchor

★ 'Liz Massey': 5PM and 10PM Anchor

★ 'Mike Duncan': Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter

★ 'B.J. Sams': Morning Anchor

★ 'Robyn Richardson': Morning Anchor
'KTHV REPORTERS'

★ 'Ashley Blackstone': General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Stefanie Bryant': General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Alyson Courtney': General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Charlie Crowson': General Assignment Reporter

★ 'Melissa Dunbar': General Assignment Reporter
'LIVEVIEW WEATHER TEAM/KTHV METEOROLOGISTS'

★ 'Ed Buckner (AMS/NWA Seals of Appoval)': Weekday Evening Chief Meteorologist

★ 'Tom Brannon (AMS/NWA Seals of Appoval)': Weekday Morning and Midday Meteorologist

★ 'Meredith Mitchell': Weekend Evening Meteorologist/Fill-in Meteorologist
'SPORTS ANCHORS/REPORTERS'

★ 'Craig O'Neill': Sports Director/Weekday Evening Sports Anchor

★ 'Wess Moore': Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter

★ 'Mark Edwards': Sports Reporter/Producer

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

★ ''Channel 11 with George Moore'' (1950s)

★ ''Dateline News'' (1970s-Early 1980s)

★ ''Newswatch 11'' (Early 1980s-1990)

★ ''11 Action News'' (1990-1997)

★ ''Today's THV'' (1997-present)

Station Slogans

★ ''Today's THV - See the Difference, Feel the Difference'' (1997-present)
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External links

★ Today's THV (official web site)

★ Station history

★ THV2.com

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