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| call_letters = KDNC-FTV | | call_letters = KDNC-FTV | ||
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| station_branding = Colorado's 2 {{small|(general)}}<br/>Colorado's 2 Action News (or Colorado's Action News) {{small|(newscasts)}} | | station_branding = Colorado's 2 {{small|(general)}}<br/>Colorado's 2 Action News (or Colorado's Action News) {{small|(newscasts)}} | ||
| station_slogan = Colorado's News Leader | | station_slogan = Colorado's News Leader | ||
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| former_affiliations = [[CBS]] (1953–1996)<br/>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (secondary, 1953–1955) | | former_affiliations = [[CBS]] (1953–1996)<br/>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (secondary, 1953–1955) | ||
| effective_radiated_power = 100 [[kilowatt|kW]] | | effective_radiated_power = 100 [[kilowatt|kW]] | ||
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===As a Fox station=== | ===As a Fox station=== | ||
| − | On December 18, 1993, Fox outbid CBS for the rights to the [[ | + | On December 18, 1993, Fox outbid CBS for the rights to the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[National Football Conference]] television package.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4205316.html CBS, NBC Battle for AFC Rights // Fox Steals NFC Package], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' (via [[HighBeam Research]]), December 18, 1993.</ref> Fox then signed a long-term deal with [[New Avon Communications]] on May 23, 1994 to [[1994 United States broadcast TV realignment|affiliate with most of the company's major network affiliates]], beginning that fall as affiliation contracts ended.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Gains 12 Stations in New Avon Deal|date=May 23, 1994}}</ref> In the spring of 1994, Tolls sold KDNC and [[WTBC-FTV]] in Kansas City to New Avon; Tolls, meanwhile, retained ownership of KDNC radio (fellow Tolls stations [[WNNV-FTV]] in Newport News, Virginia – due to FCC rules at the time which prohibited television [[duopoly (broadcasting)|duopolies]] as New Avon already purchased that market's NBC affiliate WVIV from Argyls Television – and WNCW in Greensboro, North Carolina were placed in a [[blind trust]] and then sold directly to DakMedia in 1995). |
| − | KDNC affiliated with Fox on March 4, 1996 (nearly three years after New Avon finalized its purchase of KDNC and WTBC while the latter did affiliate with Fox on September 12, 1994 three days after the sale, New Avon had to maintain the CBS affiliation on KDNC for another year-and-a-half as | + | KDNC affiliated with Fox on March 4, 1996 (nearly three years after New Avon finalized its purchase of KDNC and WTBC while the latter did affiliate with Fox on September 12, 1994 three days after the sale, New Avon had to maintain the CBS affiliation on KDNC for another year-and-a-half as KDEN's affiliation contract with Fox did not run out until February 1996), ending its 43-year affiliation with CBS, which moved to Denver's ABC affiliate, [[KLZL-FTV]] (channel 4) while KTRJ (channel 11) took KLZL's outgoing ABC affiliation, of which KTRJ agreed to affiliate with ABC on the condition that it run as much local news programming as KLZL did as an ABC affiliate. The switch kept then NBC affiliate KIAA's status as the unofficial "home" station of the [[Denver Broncos]] (ironically in other New Avon markets, mainly where it bought or already owned CBS affiliates, stations continued their relationships with local NFL teams when Fox assumed the NFC rights). KIAA had aired most of the Broncos' games from 1968, when [[NFL on NBC|NBC assumed rights]] to the [[American Football League]] (which became the [[American Football Conference]] upon the AFL-NFL merger in 1970) until 1998 when [[NFL on CBS|CBS took over the AFC rights]]. Of the former New Avon stations that switched to Fox, KDNC along with WTBC, WCHT in Cincinnati, WCLE in Cleveland are the four affiliates that is located in an AFC market and the Cincinnati station involved in the deal that was an ABC affiliate as the other New World stations that joined Fox were previously affiliated with either CBS or ABC. The station added additional syndicated talk shows to round out its schedule. |
| − | + | Later that year, KDNC kept its "Eyewitness News" branding (while briefly called ''Fox 2 Eyewitness News'') until the end of 1996 and adopted a hard-hitting format under the phrase ''"TW<sub><big>O</big></sub>is News"'' for the title of its newscasts (the ''"TW<sub><big>O</big></sub>"'' logo was itself a revival an old KDNC logo used from 1966 until 1977). This accompanied a change in format for harder-edged news; viewers did not respond positively to either the format changes, or the constant branding reinforcement (to the point that a story in the ''Denver Post'' was titled "Some viewers squawking that TW<sub><big>O</big></sub> is enough, already"). They instead turned to the more traditional KLZL; KIAA was likewise busy trying to find an audience after years of being used as NBC's farm system, while KTRJ did not present much competition at all. The "TWO<sub><big>O</big></sub> is News" branding ended upon Fox's purchase of the station, after which it was replaced by "Fox 2 News", which remained the newscast title for the station until being sold to NoSirGifts in 2009 at which point was replaced by "Colorado's 2 Action News". | |
| + | Two triumphs for KDNC were the morning and the 9:00 p.m. newscasts. Without a national morning show, KDNC could produce an all-local 3.5 hour morning newscast. Many Denver viewers preferred the local show over the other stations' national morning broadcasts. This was especially true since KIAA's long-standing ''Colorado Today'' was preempted until 9 a.m. around the same time of the Fox switch. With the exception of a period from late 1999 through late 2000 when it was titled ''Fox 2 Morning News'', ''Colorado's Action News Good Day Colorado'' has constantly been Denver's top rated morning newscast since the time of its debut. After the switch to Fox, Denver viewers preferred the primetime broadcast over the other stations' primetime offerings. This was especially true after KDNC hired former KIAA morning anchor Kym Christian on March 7, 1994 after many KIAA viewers believed Chrsitian would be Joyce Carson's successor on KIAA after Carson's retirement after 35 years, and Christian was denied the job and KIAA gave the job to Adelle Allen as the main KIAA anchorwoman. The newscast provided a major windfall for the station and has since been one Fox's strongest affiliates. The primetime news branding was known as ''Fox 2 News at 9:00'' from 1996 until 2009 when it was rebranded as ''Colorado's Action News at 9:00'' has constantly been Denver's top rated late newscast since the time of its debut. Kym Christian left KDNC in May 2014 after 20 years. | ||
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| − | + | [[DakMedia]] purchased New Avon Communications, acquiring only its ten Fox-affiliated stations, in July 1996; the merger was finalized on January 22, 1997, making KDNC an [[wikipedia:owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated station]] of Fox as well as the third owned-and-operated station of a major network in Denver following ABC's purchase of KTRJ in 1995 and CBS' purchase of KLZL in 1994.<ref name=DEN-fox2brand>{{cite news|title=KDNC to become 'Fox 2' in wake of network takeover|date=January 23, 1997}}</ref> KDNC then changed its branding from "''Denver's 2''" (which it adopted in April 1992 as a CBS affiliate) to "''Fox 2''" on January 26 (coinciding with Fox's telecast of [[Super Bowl XXXI]]).<ref name=DEN-fox2brand/> | |
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| − | [[DakMedia]] purchased New Avon Communications, acquiring only its ten Fox-affiliated stations, in July 1996; the merger was finalized on January 22, 1997, making KDNC an [[wikipedia:owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated station]] of Fox as well as the third owned-and-operated station of a major network in Denver following ABC's purchase of KTRJ in 1995 and CBS' purchase of KLZL in 1994.<ref name=DEN-fox2brand>{{cite news|title=KDNC to become 'Fox 2' in wake of network takeover|date=January 23, 1997}}</ref> KDNC then changed its branding from "''Denver's 2''" (which it adopted in April 1992 as a CBS affiliate) to "''Fox 2''" on January 26 (coinciding with Fox's telecast of [[ | ||
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==Programming== | ==Programming== | ||
| − | Outside of the Fox network schedule, [[ | + | Outside of the Fox network schedule, [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programs featured on KDNC include the Sony-produced game shows ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Jeopardy!''; talk and reality shows ''[[Maury (TV series)|Maury]]'', and ''[[The Jerry Springer Show|Jerry Springer]]'' since their debut in 1991; off-network reruns including ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[American Dad]]'' (the former of the two previously aired on KZCO until 2015); and celebrity talk shows ''[[TMZ on TV]]'' and ''[[Dish Nation]]''. |
| − | In 2011, ownership of KDNC became evident as the station began to air ''American Idol,'' ''The X Factor,'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance'' live at it airs in the east coast (as opposed to the usual 7:00 p.m. start time) transmitted by Fox under a special dispensation early to NoSirGifts' Fox | + | In 2011, ownership of KDNC became evident as the station began to air ''American Idol,'' ''The X Factor,'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance'' live at it airs in the east coast (as opposed to the usual 7:00 p.m. start time) transmitted by Fox under a special dispensation early to NoSirGifts' Fox affilaites to air the live performances live at 6:00 p.m. Mountain, bumping the Wednesday editions of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy to 8:00 p.m. (this is common among NoSirGifts stations affiliated with Fox in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones). |
| + | Although it will occasionally continue to preempt network programming for specials and breaking news coverage (which resulted in the preempted programming airing on KZCO, but until May 31, 2015). When KZCO became an NBC affiliate on June 1, 2015, any preempted programming will now airs on KDNC's second digital sub-channel, that is affiliated with Antenna TV. | ||
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| + | Channel 2 also airs select [[Denver Broncos]] telecasts, as part of Fox's [[National Football Conference]] package. Shortly before KZCO switched to NBC, the team announced a deal with NoSirGifts that made KDNC and KZCO official broadcast partners. This means both stations will air Brocnos preseason games with KZCO airing Broncos games scheduled for an ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]'' telecast, team programming and coach's show beginning in the summer of 2015, though a majority of the games will still air on CBS-owned KLZL, owing to CBS' AFC rights. Advertising within [[Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium]] is also included in the deal. Additionally, both stations will carry the Super Bowl for two out of every three years starting in 2017, with KDNC carrying Fox's coverage of [[Super Bowl LI]] in 2017 and KZCO NBC's coverage of [[Super Bowl LII]] in 2018. The only time the Broncos would not play on a NoSirGifts station would be if they were scheduled for either CBS' AFC rights or Thursday Night Football, which would air on KLZL (channel 4), or ''[[ESPN Monday Night Football]],'' which would air on ABC-owned KTRJ (channel 11). | ||
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==News operation== | ==News operation== | ||
| − | KDNC presently broadcasts 80 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 12 hours on weekdays and ten hours on weekends); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output among Denver's television stations. KDNC's Sunday 5:00 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption due to [[ | + | KDNC presently broadcasts 80 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 12 hours on weekdays and ten hours on weekends); in regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output among Denver's television stations. KDNC's Sunday 5:00 p.m. newscast is subject to preemption due to [[Fox Sports (United States)|network sports coverage]], as is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts (though the Saturday 5:00 p.m. newscast is usually delayed to 6:00 p.m. during [[Major League Baseball on Fox|baseball]] or [[college football]] coverage). KDNC was the first station in Denver to use a helicopter for newsgathering; it operated "Sky Fox" for use in traffic reports, and coverage of breaking news and severe weather events until August 31, 2009. The station operates a [[Hummer]] called "Storm Fox" that is used to cover severe weather events. Since 2003, KDNC maintains an investigative reporting unit, the "Fox 2 Problem Solvers" (now ''I-Team Colorado'', to investigate businesses that have ripped off local consumers and uncover various scams. |
Dating back to its CBS affiliation, channel 2 has long battled KLZL-TV (and at times, KIAA as well) for the most-watched newscast in the Denver. During the late 1970s and 1980s, KDNC's newscasts placed second behind KLZL, however it ended the latter decade in first place. Not long after KDNC switched to Fox in 1996, KDNC's newscasts have rotated between first and second place with either KLZL, KIAA or KTRJ in various timeslots since the late 1990s. | Dating back to its CBS affiliation, channel 2 has long battled KLZL-TV (and at times, KIAA as well) for the most-watched newscast in the Denver. During the late 1970s and 1980s, KDNC's newscasts placed second behind KLZL, however it ended the latter decade in first place. Not long after KDNC switched to Fox in 1996, KDNC's newscasts have rotated between first and second place with either KLZL, KIAA or KTRJ in various timeslots since the late 1990s. | ||
| − | After KDNC became a Fox affiliate in 1996, the station adopted a news-intensive schedule, increasing its news programming output from about 30 hours a week to nearly 50 hours. The station retained all of its existing newscasts, but it expanded its weekday morning newscast from one to three hours (with two hours added from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m.); extended the half-hour noon newscast to one hour; bridged the weeknight 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts into a 90-minute early evening news block (by adding a half-hour newscast at 5:30); and added an hour-long primetime newscast at 9:00 p.m., which leads into the existing 10 p.m. newscast (KDNC is one of several Fox stations that offer newscasts in both the final hour of primetime and the traditional late news timeslot, one of the few affiliated with the network that runs a 10:00 p.m. (or 11:00 p.m.) newscast seven nights a week and one of the few to continue its Big Three-era 10:00 p.m. newscast after switching to Fox). KDNC carried newscasts at 5 and 9 p.m. daily, 6 p.m. weeknights and at 10 p.m. seven nights a week. In 2009, KDNC moved their weeknight 6 p.m. newscast to KZCO; when it began to air ''[[ | + | After KDNC became a Fox affiliate in 1996, the station adopted a news-intensive schedule, increasing its news programming output from about 30 hours a week to nearly 50 hours. The station retained all of its existing newscasts, but it expanded its weekday morning newscast from one to three hours (with two hours added from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m.); extended the half-hour noon newscast to one hour; bridged the weeknight 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts into a 90-minute early evening news block (by adding a half-hour newscast at 5:30); and added an hour-long primetime newscast at 9:00 p.m., which leads into the existing 10 p.m. newscast (KDNC is one of several Fox stations that offer newscasts in both the final hour of primetime and the traditional late news timeslot, one of the few affiliated with the network that runs a 10:00 p.m. (or 11:00 p.m.) newscast seven nights a week and one of the few to continue its Big Three-era 10:00 p.m. newscast after switching to Fox). KDNC carried newscasts at 5 and 9 p.m. daily, 6 p.m. weeknights and at 10 p.m. seven nights a week. In 2009, KDNC moved their weeknight 6 p.m. newscast to KZCO; when it began to air ''[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' after NoSirGifts' deal for their Fox and independent stations to air both programs, when KDNC chose to air both shows during that hour. Although this is unusual scheduling in the Central and Mountain Time Zones due to the reduction of one hour from early primetime, it is the common default scheduling for stations in the [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]] and [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific time zones]]. |
| − | In 1997 and 1998, KDNC's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts consistently gained higher ratings than KIAA. But in 1999, ratings dipped and KIAA's 5 and 6 p.m. consistently beat KDNC at 5:00 p.m. KDNC was sold to DakMedia (aka Fox Fantasy TV Stations) in 1997 and then to NoSirGifts Venues in 2010. Within six months into NoSirGifts' ownership of KDNC, changes at KDNC were made and expanded newscasts for KZCO (which NoSirGifts acquired from USNCD News Venues) and KDNC. The newscasts on KDNC rebranded from Fox 2 News (KDNC's news branding from 1996 to 2009) to Fox 2 Action News (later Colorado's 2 Action News) while KZCO's were rebranded to Z-24 Action News (now NBC 24 Action News as of June 2015) and the combined news operation of KDNC and KZCO were rebranded as Colorado's Action News. From 1994 until 2014, the station paired Kym Christian | + | In 1997 and 1998, KDNC's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts consistently gained higher ratings than KIAA. But in 1999, ratings dipped and KIAA's 5 and 6 p.m. consistently beat KDNC at 5:00 p.m. KDNC was sold to DakMedia (aka Fox Fantasy TV Stations) in 1997 and then to NoSirGifts Venues in 2010. Within six months into NoSirGifts' ownership of KDNC, changes at KDNC were made and expanded newscasts for KZCO (which NoSirGifts acquired from USNCD News Venues) and KDNC. The newscasts on KDNC rebranded from Fox 2 News (KDNC's news branding from 1996 to 2009) to Fox 2 Action News (later Colorado's 2 Action News) while KZCO's were rebranded to Z-24 Action News (now NBC 24 Action News as of June 2015) and the combined news operation of KDNC and KZCO were rebranded as Colorado's Action News. From 1994 until 2014, the station paired Kym Christian and Janet Webb for KDNC's main newscasts, creating a two-woman anchor team (as well as the second New Avon station after WXWI did with Lanise White and Kathy Roberts) that NoSirGifts began to encourage their stations to pair two females for their evening newscasts (or at least the early afternoon and late newscasts). |
The Christian and Webb team in Denver proved to be popular in NoSirGifts-owned stations as KDNC benefited from Fox's ratings increases in primetime as well as an improved news product that took advantage of High Definition technology. By the end of the 2000's, the Christian and Webb team at KDNC had a 32% ratings share at 9:00 p.m., more than all of the other stations at 10:00 p.m. combined, as KTRJ, KIAA, and KLZL battled to stay out of last place, each pulling in about a 3 share for their newscasts making KDNC the fourth strongest Fox affiliate in the West Coast and and among the top 10 Fox affiliates and earned Kym Christian her second local Emmy in nine years. | The Christian and Webb team in Denver proved to be popular in NoSirGifts-owned stations as KDNC benefited from Fox's ratings increases in primetime as well as an improved news product that took advantage of High Definition technology. By the end of the 2000's, the Christian and Webb team at KDNC had a 32% ratings share at 9:00 p.m., more than all of the other stations at 10:00 p.m. combined, as KTRJ, KIAA, and KLZL battled to stay out of last place, each pulling in about a 3 share for their newscasts making KDNC the fourth strongest Fox affiliate in the West Coast and and among the top 10 Fox affiliates and earned Kym Christian her second local Emmy in nine years. | ||
| − | KDNC became the first television station in the Denver market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in [[ | + | KDNC became the first television station in the Denver market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in [[high-definition television|high definition]] in 2008. |
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===Notable current on-air staff=== | ===Notable current on-air staff=== | ||
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===Notable former on-air staff=== | ===Notable former on-air staff=== | ||
| − | * [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] - weeknight anchor (1994-2014; | + | * [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] - weeknight anchor (1994-2014; now weekday morning and midday anchor at [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]]/[[WXXC (FDT)|WXXC]][[wikipedia:Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] and also moderator of [[Vote for the Girls|''Vote for the Girls'']]) |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
