city reno branding channel 4 general news 4 newscasts slogan on your side channels digital 7 vhf virtual 4 psip subchannels 4.1 nbc 4.2 this tv affiliations nbc secondary through 1967 owner intermountain west communications company sale to cunningham broadcasting pending . sierra communications llc operator sinclair broadcast group first air date september 30 1962 1962 09 30 call letters meaning reno nevada no relation to krnv fm sister station s kame tv krxi tv former callsigns kcrl tv 1962 1982 kcrl 1982 1990 krnv 1990 2009 former channel number s analog 4 vhf 1962 2009 former affiliations secondary abc 1962 1967 transmitter power 16.1 kw height 879 m class dt facility id 60307 transmitter coordinates 39 18 57.0 n 119 53 2.0 w 39.315833 n 119.883889 w 39.315833 ; 119.883889 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website mynews4.com krnv dt virtual channel 4 is the nbc affiliated television station for western nevada s truckee meadows licensed to reno . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 7 virtual channel 4.1 via psip from a transmitter facility shared with ktvn and kolo tv on slide mountain between sr 431 and i 580 us 395 us 395 alt in washoe county . the station can also be seen on charter channel 4 and in high definition on digital channel 784 . krnv dt is owned by the intermountain west communications company and operated by sinclair broadcast group . krnv studios are based at 1790 vassar street in reno . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 programming 4 news operation 4.1 notable current on air staff 4.2 notable former on air staff 5 references 6 external links history edit krnv transmitter and facilitates in reno nv the station was founded on september 30 1962 as kcrl tv . it aired an analog signal on vhf channel 4 and was the second television station in northern nevada . the call letters became krnv on january 22 1990 . the station has always been an nbc affiliate although it shared abc with kolo tv until 1967 . it signed on kenv in elko on march 25 1997 as a semi satellite providing nevada based programming to part of the nevada side of the salt lake city utah market . the station operated another satellite kwnv channel 7 in winnemucca but this went silent on july 1 2008 . on december 19 2006 krnv began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition making it the first station in the market to do so 1 2 although local pbs station knpb became the first in northern nevada to offer digital broadcasts on september 29 2000 . on september 11 2010 krnv debuted public affairs show to the point with anjeanette damon . damon s first guest was republican gubernatorial nominee now governor brian sandoval . the main guest on her second show was democratic gubernatorial nominee rory reid . to the point with anjeanette damon airs saturdays at 4 30 pm . on november 6 2010 to the point with anjeanette damon debuted nevada statewide broadcast airing on krnv kenv and ksnv 3 until the show finale on november 9 2013 . 4 on november 22 2013 sinclair broadcast group announced the acquisition of krnv s non license assets for 26 million . sinclair already owned krxi tv and operated kame tv in reno . 5 on december 19 it was announced that cunningham broadcasting will acquire the license assets of krnv and kenv for 6.5 million . 6 7 sinclair could not buy krnv dt outright because reno has only six full power stations three too few to legally permit a duopoly . when the sale closes sinclair will control half of those stations . it will also create a situation in which a fox affiliate is the nominal senior partner in a duopoly involving an nbc affiliate and a big three station . krnv became the second station in the country to do regularly scheduled monday through friday daily web only newscasts powered by google s g hangouts on january 25 2012 . 8 the webcast started at 11 00 am pacific time and incorporated people in a news talk format from all around the world . 9 10 an on air show featuring google at 11 00 am debuted september 24 2012 under the name news 4 forum . the first news 4 forum featured steve grove head of community development at google . 11 president barack obama did his second google hangout on the news 4 forum on the 2012 united states presidential election . 12 digital television edit digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 13 4.1 1080i 16 9 krnv hd main krnv dt programming nbc 4.2 480i 4 3 this tv this tv analog to digital conversion edit krnv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 4 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 7 . 14 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 4 . programming edit outside of the nbc network schedule syndicated programs featured on krnv dt include the doctors dr. phil judge judy entertainment tonight and the insider . news operation edit krnv dt logo december 19 2006 july 22 2013 krnv produces the only hour long 6 00 p.m. newscast on weeknights in the reno area . as a result krnv airs nbc nightly news at 5 30 p.m. ktvn and kolo tv air national newscasts at 6 00 p.m. on april 2 2012 krnv became the first station to offer the 4 00 p.m. newscast on the market . 15 other newscasts include a two hour long news 4 today that runs from 5 00 a.m. to 7 00 a.m. and news 4 at 5 00 and 11 00 p.m. krnv partners with sam shad productions to air nevada newsmakers a show similar to meet the press monday through thursday at noon . 16 the company also produces the dining show which airs on fridays at noon . 17 krnv became the first station in recent history to produce a local coaches style sports show on television featuring university of nevada wolf pack sports . 18 19 wolf pack all access debuted sunday september 9 2012 after sunday night football 20 notable current on air staff edit steve handelsman national political correspondent for nbc news washington d.c. bureau 1984 present mark hyman national political commentator for sinclair broadcast group s behind the headlines 2013 present notable former on air staff edit bonnie bernstein former krnv sports anchor ; former espn & cbs sports reporter host contessa brewer former general assignment reporter ; msnbc anchor jim rogers station owner and founder of the intermountain west communications company 1979 2014 ; now deceased references edit reno s krnv launches hd local news . tvtechnology . december 27 2006 . retrieved may 19 2013 . dickson glen december 20 2006 . krnv beats kren to the hd punch . broadcasting & cable . retrieved may 19 2013 . to the point . krnv . november 6 2010 . retrieved may 19 2013 . to the point as many of you already know to the point ... . facebook . 2013 11 18 . retrieved 2014 02 15 . krnv tv sold to sinclair broadcast group . ktvn channel 2 news . november 22 2013 . retrieved november 22 2013 . application for consent to assignment of broadcast station construction permit or license . cdbs public access federal communications commission retrieved 19 december 2013 application for consent to assignment of broadcast station construction permit or license . cdbs public access federal communications commission retrieved 19 december 2013 seelmeyer john april 2 2012 . krnv breaks ground with interactive video . northern nevada business weekly . retrieved may 19 2013 . news 4 s first webcast . krnv . january 26 2012 . retrieved may 19 2013 . brown matthew b. february 29 2012 . google hangouts infiltrate the newsroom . journalism and social media musings . retrieved may 19 2013 . news 4 forum what is google plus . krnv . september 24 2012 . retrieved may 19 2013 . news 4 viewers interview president obama part 1 benghazi . krnv . october 26 2012 . retrieved may 19 2013 . rabbitears tv query for krnv . rabbitears.info . retrieved 2014 02 15 . dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . news 4 at 4 00pm starts monday . krnv . april 1 2012 . retrieved may 19 2013 . upcoming shows . nevada newsmakers . retrieved may 19 2013 . the dining show . the dining show . march 21 2005 . retrieved may 19 2013 . wolf pack all access debuts sunday night on news 4 . krnv . september 7 2012 . retrieved may 19 2013 . university of nevada official athletic site athletics news . nevada wolf pack . retrieved june 2 2013 . murray chris september 9 2012 . nevada football notes injuries impact wolf pack secondary in usf matchups . reno gazette journal . retrieved may 19 2013 . external links edit official website this tv reno website query the fcc s tv station database for krnv dt biafn s media web database information on krnv dt v t e broadcast television in western nevada including reno carson city and lake tahoe stations ktvn 2.1 cbs 2.2 atv kcnl ld 3.3 tuff tv krnv dt 4.1 nbc 4.2 this tv knpb 5.1 pbs 5.2 create 5.3 v me krmf ld 7.1 mundomax kolo tv 8.1 abc 8.2 movies krxi tv 11.1 fox 11.2 retro tv 11.3 grit knrc ld 14.1 estrella 14.2 classic movies 14.4 wow channel 14.5 3abn kame tv 21.1 mntv 21.2 metv krri lp 25 aza kelm lp 43 mex kren tv 27.1 uni 27.2 cw 27.3 unim s krns cd 46.1 cw defunct stations kegs 7 imaginasian rtv goldfield kwnv 7 nbc winnemucca knvv lp 41 unim s k52ff 52 tmd california television bakersfield chico redding eureka fresno las vegas nv los angeles medford or monterey inland empire palm springs reno nv sacramento san diego san francisco santa barbara el centro ca yuma az v t e broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of nevada abc affiliates kolo 8 reno carson city ktnv 13 las vegas k19fz 19 k32gk 32 elko repeater of kolo tv reno . cbs affiliates ktvn 2 reno carson city klas 8 las vegas k25fr 25 k36ha 36 elko repeater of ktvn 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