KKCO

KKCO
Grand Junction, Colorado
United States
Branding KKCO 11 (general)
KKCO 11 News (newscasts)
Slogan Know More.
Channels Digital: 12 (VHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)
Subchannels 11.1 NBC
11.2 MeTV
11.3 Telemundo
Translators 9 (VHF) Paonia
Owner Gray Television
(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Founded April 12, 1996
First air date May 5, 1996 (1996-05-05)
Call letters' meaning COlorado
Sister station(s) KJCT-LP, KKTV
Former channel number(s) 11 (VHF analog, 1996–2009)
Transmitter power 5.3 kW
Height 452 m (1,483 ft)
Facility ID 24766
Transmitter coordinates 39°3′59.9″N 108°44′47.4″W / 39.066639°N 108.746500°W / 39.066639; -108.746500
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website www.nbc11news.com

KKCO, virtual channel 11 (VHF digital channel 12), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and serving Colorado's Western Slope region. The station is owned by Gray Television, and is sister to low-powered ABC affiliate KJCT-LP (channel 8). The two stations share studios on Blichmann Avenue in Grand Junction; KKCO's transmitter is located at the Black Ridge electronics site at the Colorado National Monument west of the city.

History

KKCO signed on the air on May 5, 1996; prior to then, NBC had been available by way of off-hours clearance on KREX-TV (channel 5), as well as on cable from Denver stations (KCNC-TV prior to 1995 and KUSA from 1995 to 1996). KKCO was owned by Eagle III Broadcasting L.L.C. from 1996 to 2005.

Soon after signing on, KKCO's newscast shot to the top of the ratings, past longer-established KREX and KJCT.

In September 2006, its DT2 subcarrier became the area's new affiliate for The CW Television Network. Sometime in late 2008, KKCO-DT dropped the CW affiliation when KJCT picked up The CW. KKCO has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.

As of September 2017, the station currently carries 24 hours of local news a week, with 4 1/2 hours on weekdays and 2 hours on weekends.

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [1]
11.11080i16:9KKCO-DTMain KKCO programming / NBC
11.2480i4:3MeTVMeTV
11.3720p16:9TelemundoTelemundo

Notable current on-air staff

  • Butch McCain - chief weather anchor; weeknights at 5:30, 6 (KKCO-DT2 MeTV) and 10 p.m.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KKCO#station
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