. kktv colorado springs colorado united states branding kktv 11 general kktv 11 news newscasts mykktv on dt2 channels digital 49 uhf virtual 11 psip subchannels 11.1 cbs 11.2 mynetworktv metv affiliations cbs secondary through 1960 owner gray television gray television licensee llc first air date december 7 1952 ; 63 years ago 1952 12 07 former channel number s analog 11 vhf 1952 2009 digital 10 vhf 2003 2011 former affiliations all secondary nbc 1952 1953 dumont 1952 1956 abc 1952 1960 transmitter power 550 kw height 723.83 m facility id 35037 transmitter coordinates 38 44 42 n 104 51 43 w 38.74500 n 104.86194 w 38.74500 ; 104.86194 coordinates 38 44 42 n 104 51 43 w 38.74500 n 104.86194 w 38.74500 ; 104.86194 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.kktv.com www.mykktv.com kktv virtual channel 11 uhf digital channel 49 is a cbs affiliated television station located in colorado springs colorado . it serves the colorado springs pueblo market and is owned by gray television . its transmitter is located on cheyenne mountain in colorado springs with studios located on east colorado avenue in downtown colorado springs . kktv is carried on comcast cable channel 10 in colorado springs and channel 11 in pueblo . in the northern part of new mexico kktv s broadcast area overlaps with that of krqe s especially in new mexico s capital santa fe . contents 1 translators 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 history 4 trivia 5 references 6 external links translators edit associated translator facilities k25le d ch . 25 las animas colorado k36lb d ch . 36 cheyenne wells colorado k13zi d ch . 13 canon city colorado formerly k10li ch . 10 analog k07bw d ch . 7 westcliffe colorado k31iv d ch . 31 romeo colorado k35js d ch . 35 lamar colorado k47mp d ch . 47 and k18jx d ch . 18 hoehne colorado 1 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 11.1 1080i 16 9 kktv hd main kktv programming cbs 11.2 480i mykktv mynetworktv & metv kktv turned on its original digital signal at channel 10 in 2003 . on september 5 2006 kktv launched an affiliate with fox s new sister network mynetworktv on digital subchannel 11.2 called mykktv . 3 other programming on mykktv includes replays and extra runs of kktv s syndicated programming such as jeopardy and wheel of fortune and some syndicated programs of its own such as futurama and 30 rock . for newscasts mykktv features a 9 p.m. newscast seen only on mykktv . mykktv is carried on cable channel 41 in colorado springs and cable channel 246 pueblo . from october 2007 to january 2010 kktv broadcast a 24 hour weather channel called kktv no wait weather on digital channel 11.3 and area cable providers . the channel began as a time filler service on kktv digital channel 11.2 . no wait weather was also seen on 11.2 overnights but this was discontinued in june 2009 . on january 1 2010 this service was discontinued and kktv dt3 was removed from cable 140 . as of september 8th 2015 kktv dt2 is also affiliated with metv while still airing some syndicated programs and my network tv programming . analog to digital conversion edit kktv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 11 on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 10 . 4 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 11 . on january 21 2011 kktv began broadcasting on uhf frequency 49 and discontinued its broadcast on vhf channel 10 at noon on january 24 . 5 moving to the uhf dial was deemed necessary because of viewer reception all other springs area commercial stations were on uhf by 2009 and interference issues with the vhf broadcast . 6 history edit kktv signed on the air on december 7 1952 . it is the third oldest station in colorado behind denver s kwgn tv and kusa tv and the oldest outside denver . the station s first studio located on mill street was too small from the beginning . it originally carried programming from cbs nbc abc and dumont . 7 in 1953 krdo tv signed on and took the nbc affiliation . dumont folded in 1956 leaving kktv as a primary cbs affiliate and secondary abc affiliate . that same year the station moved its operations to a new building located on south tejon street in colorado springs . by 1960 the formerly separate colorado springs and pueblo markets became one single market serving the pikes peak region and surrounding areas with each of the area s three tv stations becoming exclusive network affiliates . on december 7 1969 kktv relocated to a new studio facility on north nevada avenue in colorado springs . kktv became a sole cbs affiliate with krdo tv becoming a full time abc affiliate and pueblo s kcsj tv now koaa tv which had been a primary nbc affiliate since its inception in 1953 becoming the area s sole nbc affiliate . in late 1982 kktv s original local owners sold the station to the seattle based ackerley group becoming one of that company s earliest acquisitions . ackerley owned the station until early 1999 when it swapped kktv to benedek broadcasting in exchange for kcoy in santa maria california . current owner gray television acquired kktv when it bought most of benedek s stations in april 2002 . on october 17 2009 ; kktv became the second station in the colorado springs pueblo market to present its newscasts in high definition hd beginning with its 10 p.m. newscast . on saturday june 23 2012 at around 2 00 p.m. mdt kktv provided live 24 7 continuous coverage of the waldo canyon fire in colorado springs . kktv called in help from koln in lincoln nebraska wowt in omaha nebraska kcnc tv in denver and kolo tv in reno nevada koln wowt and kolo are sister stations to kktv cbs owned kcnc shares a helicopter with kktv to help out with the coverage of the fire . the nonstop coverage wrapped up at midnight june 29 130 hours after it started . kktv s syndicated & cbs programming were shown on channel 11.2 during its 24 7 fire coverage . the coverage won acclaim from various critics and won the colorado springs independent s best local tv newscast award for 2012 8 ending a long streak in that category by koaa . kktv s news ratings have gone up considerably since their waldo canyon fire coverage and as of january 2013 they are claiming their news ratings are southern colorado s most watched higher than koaa or krdo . kktv has announced plans to move into a new location at 520 east colorado avenue in downtown colorado springs . the move is scheduled for mid 2013 . 9 trivia edit current evening news anchor don ward appeared on the long running british children s show crackerjack . it was his first appearance on tv ever . ward was a contestant in their crackerjack young entertainer of the year contest as a young magician . his father was in the american armed forces stationed in the uk at the time . however ward did not move into the semi finals . references edit http www.fccinfo.com cmdproengine.php scurrentservice tv & tabsearchtype appl & sappidnumber 1414568 rabbitears tv query for kktv 1 archived february 4 2012 at the wayback machine . dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . kktv launches new transmitter pdf http licensing.fcc.gov prod cdbs pubacc auth files 1333027.pdf . retrieved may 29 2010 . missing or empty title help dead link 2 archived january 17 2006 at the wayback machine . best of 2012 personalities best of 2012 vol . ii colorado springs independent . csindy.com . retrieved 2013 04 26 . andrew wineke 2012 08 23 . kktv plans to move station downtown kktv move downtown colorado springs gazette co . gazette.com . retrieved 2013 04 26 . external links edit official kktv website official mykktv website query the fcc s tv station database for kktv biafn s media web database information on kktv tv v t e television stations in southern colorado including colorado springs and pueblo english language stations koaa tv 5 k30jm d 30 xx .1 nbc xx .2 newsfirst now ktsc 8.1 pbs 8.3 create 8.5 audio information network of colorado kktv 11.1 cbs 11.2 mntv metv krdo tv 13.1 abc 13.2 telemundo kxrm tv 21.1 fox 21.2 cw 21.3 ion kspk lp 28.1 a1 amgtv k31km d 31 12.1 12.2 simulcast of kbdi tv pbs 12.3 mhz worldview kjcs ld ewtn on 38.1 torah tv on 38.3 the walk tv on 38.6 kwhs ld 51.1 lesea 51.2 cozi tv kxtu ld 57.1 cw also on kxrm 21.2 spanish language stations ktsc 8.2 v me krdo tv 13.2 telemundo kzcs lp 23 azteca ktlp 34 ktlo 45 telemundo also on krdo 13.2 kjcs ld 38.4 vidavision 38.5 fuente de vida kvsn dt univision on 48.1 unim s on 48.2 latv on 48.3 kxtu ld 57.2 mundomax see also media in colorado springs colorado denver tv albuquerque tv v t e cbs network affiliates in the state of colorado kcnc 4 denver krex 5 kreg 3 krey 10 grand junction glenwood springs montrose krez 6 durango kktv 11 colorado springs see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in colorado v t e gray television abc network affiliates kcrg kgns 1 kjct knoe 1 kolo kota khsd ksfy kaby kpry kspr 2 wbko whsv wjrt wtok wtvg wvaw cbs network affiliates kalb 1 kgwn kstf kktv kmvt knoe knpl koln kgin kosa kwch kbsd kbsh kbsl kwtx kbtx kxii kxjb kylx wagm 1 wcav wctv wswg wdbj wecp wibw wifr wiye wkyt wymt wrdw wsaw wsvf 1 wtvy wvlt the cw network affiliates 1 kbtx kcwy kgwn kstf kjct knoe kscw ksfy kaby kpry kwtx kxjb kycw kylx wagt wbko wbxx wjhg wkyt wmtv wqcw wswg wtok wtvg wymt fox network affiliates kevn kiit kndx kxnd ksvt kxii 1 wagm wahu wbko 1 wluc 1 wova wsvf wzaw mynetworktv affiliates 1 kktv kosa ksnb kxii kyes wahu wctv wecp whsv wibw witn wrdw wsaw wsaz wswg wtok wtvy wiye wvlt nbc network affiliates kalb kcwy kfyr kqcd kmot kumv kgns kkco knop ksnb ktuu kvly kytv wagt weau wilx witn wjhg wluc wmtv wndu wowt wrgx wsaz wtap other stations tel kgns 1 kkco 1 uni kdcu 3 ind. k17dl d 4 acquisitions benedek broadcasting hoak media schurz communications 1 these stations except for kscw & wqcw broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 owned by schurz communications gray operates kspr through a ssa . 3 owned by entravision communications gray operates kdcu through a jsa . 4 owned by branson visitors tv ; gray holds a 50.1 % interest in this company . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kktv & oldid 740539629 categories cbs network affiliatesmynetworktv affiliatesme tv affiliatesel paso county coloradogray televisiontelevision channels and stations established in 1952television stations in colorado springs coloradohidden categories articles with wayback machine linkspages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsall articles with dead 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