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KABB

KABB is the Fox Network affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas. It is co-owned with MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYS (channel 35) by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. KABB's studios are located in Northwest San Antonio off Loop 410 and its transmitter is located in Elmendorf, Texas. KABB can also be seen through cable in Laredo, Texas. The nightly newscast on KABB is also simulcasted on KIDY, the FOX affiliate in the San Angelo, Texas market and on KXVA, the FOX affiliate in the Abilene, Texas market nightly at 9:00. KIDZ, the My Network TV affiliated station in Abilene, Texas and sister station to KXVA and KIDY, also re-airs the newscast nightly on a one hour delay at 10:00.

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History

KABB was launched as an independent station on December 16, 1987 — The now sister KMYS (then KRRT) became a charter Fox affiliate a year earlier in 1986. KABB was initially owned by the Alamo Broadcasting Corporation before it was sold to River City Broadcasting in 1989. In 1995, after KRRT gave up Fox for UPN affiliation, KABB picked up the Fox affiliation and has been a Fox station ever since. River City merged with Sinclair in 1996.

Sinclair and Fox cut a six-year affiliation contract extension for Sinclair's 19 Fox affiliates; thus, Fox will remain on KABB at least through March 2012.

Logowise, the station is currently known as Fox 29, but on-air it is known as "Fox San Antonio."

In late 2006, 4Kids TV programming moved to sister station KMYS to accommodate an expansion of the morning newscast "Fox News First." This follows part of a 12-year trend of Fox affiliates pre-empting network Kids programming from its days as Fox Kids.

Digital television

KABB shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009 [1], as part of the DTV transition in the United States. KABB remained on its current pre-transition channel number, 30 [2] using PSIP to display KABB's virtual channel as 29.

News operation

The station debuted its 9PM newscast in 1995. On January 2, 2006, the weekday morning newscast Fox News First was launched. On September 8, 2008 Fox News First expanded to four hours from 6-9AM, to running from 5-9AM.

On-air staff

Current on-air staff

(as of September 2009)

News anchors

Name: Present Position(s): Previous Position(s): Joined KABB On:
James Keith Saturday-Wednesdays at 9PM
Karen Martinez Thursday-Sundays at 9PM
Monica Taylor weekday mornings "Fox News First" (5-9AM)
Michael Valdes weeknights at 9PM
Ernie Zuniga weekday mornings "Fox News First" (5-9AM)

News reporters and part-time anchors

Name: Present Position(s): Previous Position(s): Joined KABB On:
Mileka Lincoln traffic reporter
Jonathan Martinez general assignment reporter
Andrew McIntosh general assignment reporter
Sylvia Rincon general assignment reporter
Stephanie Rivas general assignment reporter
Jessica Toumani general assignment reporter
Yami Virgin general assignment reporter

First Warning Weather Team

Name: Present Position(s): Previous Position(s): Joined KABB On:
Alex Garcia (AMS Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 9PM
Shaun Stevens (AMS Seal of Approval) weekday mornings "Fox News First" (5-9AM)
Tiffany Wong (AMS Member; NWA Member) weekends at 9PM

Sports team

Name: Present Position(s): Previous Position(s): Joined KABB On:
Chuck Miketinac Sports Director; weeknights at 9PM
Hector Ledesma Sports Anchor and Reporter
Darren Haynes Sports Anchor and Reporter

Former on-air staff

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News/station presentation

Newscast titles

  • The Nine O'Clock News (1995-2001)
  • Fox News at Nine (2002-present; 9PM newscast)
  • Fox News First (2006-present; morning newscast)

Station slogans

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References

  1. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
  2. ^ CDBS Print

External links

v • d • Television stations in inland South Texas, including San Antonio
Local stations

KCWX (2.1 CW, 2.2 This TV) • WOAI (4.1 NBC, 4.2 Mexi) • KENS (5.1 CBS) • KLRN (9.1 PBS) • KSAT (12.1 ABC, 12.2 .2 Net) • KPXL (26.1 ION) • KABB (29.1 Fox) • KMYS (35.1 MNTV) • K53JC 53 (TxDOT)
Spanish language

KFLZ-CA 7 (Ind Rel) • KNIC (17.1 TFU) • KVDF-CA 31 (AZA) • KWEX (41.1 UNI) • K51JF 51 (Multi) • KVDA (60.1 TMD)
Religious stations

K14LM 14 (3ABN) • KHCE (23.1 TBN) • KQVE-LP 46 (DS)
Independent stations

KBNB-LP 10 (Ind) • KNIC-CA 34 (Silent) • KISA-LP 40 (Silent)
Texas Broadcast television areas by city:

Abilene/Sweetwater • Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) • Austin • Beaumont/Port Arthur • Corpus Christi • Dallas-Fort Worth • Del Rio, TX • El Paso • Houston • Laredo • Lubbock • 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
v • d • Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

XHRIO 2 (Matamoros / Brownsville)* - KBTV 4 (Beaumont) - KDFW 4 (Dallas) - KIDY 6 (San Angelo) - KTBC 7 (Austin) - KCIT 14 (Amarillo) - KFOX 14 (El Paso) - KXVA 15 (Abilene) - KJTL 18 (Wichita Falls) - KVCT 19 (Victoria) - KPEJ 24 (Odessa) - KRIV 26 (Houston) - KABB 29 (San Antonio) - KJTV 34 / 32 (Lubbock) - KUQI 38 (Corpus Christi) - KXOF-CA 39 (Laredo) - KWKT 44 / KYLE 28 (Waco / Bryan) - KFXK 51 (Tyler / Longview) *XHRIO is licensed in Matamoros, Mexico, but primarily serves viewers on the US side of the Rio Grande.
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas
v • d • Sinclair Broadcast Group
ABC Network Affiliates KDNL • WCHS • WEAR • WICD • WICS • WKEF • WLOS • WSYX • WXLV
CBS Network Affiliates KGAN • WGME
The CW Network Affiliates KOCB • KVCW • WLFL • WNAB1 • WNUV2 • WTTO / WDBB • WUCW • WVTV
Fox Network Affiliates KABB • KBSI • KDSM • KOKH • KFXA4 • WBFF • WDKY • WMSN • WPGH • WRGT2 • WRLH • WSMH • WSYT • WTAT2 • WTTE2 • WUHF3 • WUTV • WVAH2 • WYZZ3 • WZTV
MyNetworkTV Affiliates KMYS • KVMY • WABM • WCGV • WDKA • WFGX • WMMP • WMYA2 • WMYV • WNYO • WNYS • WPMY • WRDC • WRLH • WSTR • WSYX • WTTA5 • WTVZ • WUXP
NBC Network Affiliate WTWC
1Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting. Sinclair (SBGI) is seeking an FCC "failing station" waiver to purchase this station. 2Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by SBGI under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of SBGI's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. 3Operated by Nexstar under an LMA. 4Owned by Second Generation Ltd. and managed by SBGI. SBGI is seeking an FCC "failing station" waiver to purchase the station's license. 5Owned by Bay Television and managed by Sinclair.
Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) • Employees: Unknown at this time. • Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI • Website: www.sbgi.net

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