quad cities see whbf tv . for local 4 news in detroit michigan see wdiv tv . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message kamr tv amarillo texas united states branding kamr local 4 general kamr local 4 news newscasts slogan your local news leader channels digital 19 uhf virtual 4 psip subchannels 4.1 nbc 4.2 mynetworktv 4.3 laff affiliations nbc dt1 mynetworktv dt2 laff dt3 owner nexstar broadcasting group nexstar broadcasting inc. first air date march 18 1953 ; 63 years ago 1953 03 18 call letters meaning amarillo sister station s kcit kcpn lp lubbock klbk tv kamc wichita falls kfdx tv kjtl kjbo lp abilene krbc tv ktab tv san angelo klst ksan tv el paso texas ktsm tv brownsville kveo midland odessa kmid kpej waco temple killeen kwkt bryan college station kyle tv tyler longview ketk tv kfxk tv ktpn ld klpn ld former callsigns kgnc tv 1953 1974 former channel number s 4 vhf analog 1953 2009 former affiliations dumont secondary 1953 1956 nbc weather plus dt2 2005 2008 transmitter power 400 kw height 455.2 meters 1 493 ft facility id 8523 transmitter coordinates 35 20 33.2 n 101 49 21.6 w 35.342556 n 101.822667 w 35.342556 ; 101.822667 coordinates 35 20 33.2 n 101 49 21.6 w 35.342556 n 101.822667 w 35.342556 ; 101.822667 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.myhighplains.com kamr tv virtual channel 4 is an nbc affiliate in amarillo texas . the station was acquired by nexstar broadcasting group after merging with kamr s parent company quorum broadcasting in 2003 . this station operates shared services agreements with mission broadcasting s stations kcit and kcpn lp . all three stations share studios and offices located on south fillmore street in downtown amarillo across the street from kvii tv and the station s transmitter is located on dumas drive u.s. 87 and u.s. 287 in unincorporated potter county . contents 1 digital channels 2 history 3 programming 4 translators 4.1 new mexico 4.2 oklahoma 4.3 texas 5 see also 6 references 7 external links digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 4.1 1080i 16 9 kamr hd main kamr tv programming nbc 4.2 480i 4 3 kcpn sd mynetworktv 4.3 laff history edit kamr s logo with a list of translators below c. 1980s . the station went on the air on march 18 1953 as kgnc tv for globe news corporation or company and was co owned by the amarillo globe news along with kgnc am 710 . it originally operated from studio facilities located on north polk street in amarillo . the station has always been an nbc affiliate but also carried dumont programming until the network closed in 1956 . the globe news sold the station to stauffer communications in january 1966 . in 1974 stauffer sold kgnc tv to cannan communications who changed the station s call letters to the current kamr tv . concurrent to cannan s purchase the station unveiled a new arrow 4 logo that was modified in the early to mid 1980s as well as the action news branding . in october 1990 though they retired the arrow 4 logo and action news branding in favor of the news 4 branding and a distantly similar logo to the 4 that they began using in 1998 . however these changes as well as the adoption of the straight facts straight to you news slogan the slogan was also used by kmol tv now woai tv in san antonio did little to improve its ratings as it slid from 2 in 1989 to an ever more distant 3 in 1990 longtime 3 kfda tv took over the 2 spot and would surge to 1 by the end of the decade . 2 after 25 years of ownership cannan sold channel 4 to quorum broadcasting in 1999 . the station was acquired by nexstar broadcasting group after merging with quorum broadcasting in 2003 . in late 2005 the station began operating nbc weather plus on digital subchannnel 4.2 and until 2008 it was the only nexstar owned nbc affiliate to carry the service when it was replaced with a simulcast of mynetworktv affiliate kcpn lp right after nbc weather plus shut down due to nbc universal purchasing the weather channel . logo until 2014 kamr celebrated 50 years of broadcasting in 2003 . in 2013 the station celebrated 60 years of broadcasting . programming edit syndicated programming on kamr includes entertainment tonight opposite the insider on kcit the dr. oz show rachael ray kathy the 700 club and the office . other syndicated programming that had aired on kamr tv in the past were the ellen degeneres show now on kvii tv a current affair the oprah winfrey show later moved to kvii tv now defunct judge judy now on kvii tv maury then known as the maury povich show in the early 1990s ; now on kfda dt2 the jenny jones show alice charmed the bonnie hunt show the caroline rhea show the people s court now on sister station kcit degrassi junior high the martha stewart show the montel williams show hollywood squares at the time hosted by peter marshall and the tyra banks show among others . translators edit kamr serves a large portion of northern texas the oklahoma panhandle and northeastern new mexico through many translators beyond its normal 50 mile effective radiated power . new mexico edit des moines clovis san jon tucumcari oklahoma edit guymon keyes texas edit canadian childress clarendon follett gruver memphis perryton quitaque tulia wellington wheeler see also edit channel 19 digital tv stations in the united states channel 4 virtual tv stations in the united states references edit http www.rabbitears.info market.php request station search & callsign kamr station amarillo daily news especially their february 3 9 1991 and late october and november 1990 issues . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for kamr tv biafn s media web database information on kamr tv v t e broadcast television in the texas panhandle oklahoma panhandle high plains area including amarillo amarillo and surrounding area kacv tv 2.1 pbs 2.2 v me kamr tv 4.1 nbc 4.2 mntv 4.3 laff kbex lp 6 wn kvii tv 7.1 abc 7.2 cw 7.3 comet kfda tv 10.1 cbs 10.3 keyu 10.4 24 7 news and weather kwet 12.1 pbs oeta 12.2 oeta okla 12.3 create 12.4 pbs kids kdax ld 13 daystar kcit 14.1 fox 14.2 grit 14.3 escape 14.4 bounce tv kauo ld 15.1 bounce tv 15.2 drtv 15.3 laff k17hi d 17.1 3abn 17.2 3abn latino 17.3 3abn radio 17.4 radio 74 kptf dt 18.1 glc klkw ld 22.1 estrella tv 22.2 gettv 22.3 sbn 22.4 buzzr 22.5 grit 22.6 escape keyu 31.1 telemundo 31.2 latv kcpn lp 33 mntv k45iq 45 mtv2 k51jn d 51 rev n defunct k25gi tbn kamm lp 30 tres ktmo lp 36 tmd k39hf 39 ion ktxd lp 43 aza ktxc lp 46 ind kamt lp 50 telefutura k69ih 69 insp northeastern new mexico kenw 3.1 pbs hd 3.2 pbs sd 3.3 pbs kids encore portales kvih tv 12.1 abc 12.2 the cw 12.3 grit clovis kcvp 34 glc clovis albuquerque channels with repeaters in region kasa tv 2.1 fox 2.2 cozi tv 2.3 ion kob 4.1 nbc 4.2 this tv 4.3 comet koat tv 7.1 abc 7.2 estrella tv krqe 13.1 cbs 13.2 gettv oklahoma panhandle k16ab d 16.1 pbs oeta 16.2 okla 16.3 create 16.4 kids southwest kansas channels available in region kswk 3.1 pbs shptv 3.2 pbs hd 3.3 create 3.4 world kbsd dt 6.1 cbs 6.2 weather ksng 11.1 nbc 11.2 telemundo 11.3 ion kupk 13.1 abc 13.2 metv klkt 41 a1 texas broadcast television areas by city abilene sweetwater amarillo texas panhandle austin hill country beaumont port arthur corpus christi dallas fort worth north texas ciudad acu a del rio eagle pass el paso west texas houston laredo lubbock south plains midland odessa permian basin rio grande valley san angelo san antonio sherman ada ok texarkana shreveport la tyler longview east texas victoria waco bryan brazos valley wichita falls lawton ok new mexico broadcast television areas by city albuquerque santa fe amarillo tx el paso tx odessa midland tx oklahoma broadcast television areas by city ada sherman tx amarillo tx fort smith ar eastern ok joplin mo northeast ok lawton wichita falls tx oklahoma city metro texarkana tx ar shreveport la tulsa east central ok v t e nbc network affiliates in the state of texas kprc 2 houston kfdx 3 wichita falls lawton ksan 3 san angelo kamr 4 amarillo woai 4 san antonio kxas 5 dfw kcen 6 kags ld 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 kbmt dt2 12.2 beaumont kmol ld 17 victoria kveo 23 brownsville kxan 36 austin ketk 56 tyler jacksonville see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in texas v t e nexstar broadcasting group abc kamc2 kcau kmid kode2 kqtv ksvi ktvx watn wawv2 wdhn weht wivt wjet wmbb woi wsyr wtvo2 wutr2 wvny2 wwti cbs kgpe klas klbk klst kolr2 krex kreg krey ktab kxmb kxmc kxmd kxma wcia wfrv whbf wjmn wmbd wroc wtaj wyou2 the cw kasn2 kasw kcwi kgcw kget1 kucw wbrl wcwj wlmt wtvw2 wwcw wwti1 fox kadn kard kcit2 khmt2 kfqx kfta3 kfxk6 kjtl2 kljb5 klrt2 kmss5 kpej5 kwkt wfff wfft wfxp2 wfxr wfxv wgmb wjkt wlax weux wntz wqrf wyzz4 wzdx mynetworktv karz kcpn2 kgjt kjbo2 kadn1 kozl kshv6 ktpn klpn6 kyle wzdx1 wcix wlmt1 wntz wpny wtvo1 2 nbc kadn1 kamr kark ketk kfdx kget klaf knwa krbc2 ksan2 ksee ksnf ktal ktsm ktve2 kveo wbgh wbre wetm wtwo wvla6 other telemundo kkey ktab1 independent station kzup independent station heroes & icons whag tv cms company lakana online ad company yashi acquisitions communications corporation of america grant broadcasting newport television west virginia media holdings 1 these stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels . 2 nexstar operates these stations owned by mission broadcasting . 3 sale of the station to mission broadcasting is awaiting fcc approval . nexstar will continue to operate the station . 4 nexstar operates wyzz owned by cunningham broadcasting . 5 nexstar operates this station owned by marshall broadcasting . 6 nexstar operates this station owned by white knight 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