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==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Programming== | ==Programming== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] programs broadcast by KIAA include ''[[Steve Harvey (TV series)|Steve Harvey]]'', ''[[Rachael Ray (TV series)|Rachael Ray]]'', ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', ''[[Family Feud]]'', ''[[Access Hollywood]]'', ''[[The Real]]'' and ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''. Atypical for a CW-affiliated station, the station does not currently air sitcoms within its weekday schedule – particularly during early evening and late-night timeslots not occupied by local newscasts (opting to fill those periods with [[talk show]]s and [[News magazine|newsmagazines]] instead); however, KIAA airs runs of syndicated comedies broadcast otherwise by sister station KDEN on weekend late afternoons and evenings. The station also produces the hour-long talk and lifestyle program ''Denver Style'', which airs weekday mornings at 9:00 a.m. |
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− | The station also carries the ''The | + | The station also carries the ''[[The Bill Cunningham Show]]'' at 1:00 p.m. weekdays, two hours earlier than The CW's recommended timeslot of 3:00 p.m., which has been the common scheduling for the program among CW stations with syndicated talk shows that pull stronger ratings and/or have full-fledged news operations; it also splits the network's [[E/I|educational programming]] block [[One Magnificent Morning]] over two days: the first two hours air on Saturdays on a four-hour delay (to 11:00 a.m.) due to the Saturday edition of its ''Colorado Daybreak'' newscast and paid programming, while the last two hours air on Sunday middays. |
As an NBC affiliate, KIAA cleared the majority of the NBC network schedule in its later years, with exception of the [[wikipedia:Saturday Today|Saturday edition]] of ''[[wikipedia:Today (U.S. TV series)|Today]]'' and the weekend editions of the ''[[wikipedia:NBC Nightly News|NBC Nightly News]]'', which aired instead on KDEN. KDEN also aired other NBC programs channel 9 was unable to air due to extended breaking news or severe weather coverage, or special programming<!--------------- ; such an example occurred from [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009]] to [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011]], when WNDY aired the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] while WISH-TV opted to carry its regular programming schedule before syndicators made a Tuesday start to the syndicated season near-universal starting in 2012 after years of the US Open men's final always being delayed to Monday due to weather------------->. | As an NBC affiliate, KIAA cleared the majority of the NBC network schedule in its later years, with exception of the [[wikipedia:Saturday Today|Saturday edition]] of ''[[wikipedia:Today (U.S. TV series)|Today]]'' and the weekend editions of the ''[[wikipedia:NBC Nightly News|NBC Nightly News]]'', which aired instead on KDEN. KDEN also aired other NBC programs channel 9 was unable to air due to extended breaking news or severe weather coverage, or special programming<!--------------- ; such an example occurred from [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009]] to [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011]], when WNDY aired the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] while WISH-TV opted to carry its regular programming schedule before syndicators made a Tuesday start to the syndicated season near-universal starting in 2012 after years of the US Open men's final always being delayed to Monday due to weather------------->. | ||
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==News operation== | ==News operation== | ||
KIAA-FTV presently broadcasts 63 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with ten hours on weekdays and 6½ hours on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces two half-hour sports highlight programs on Sunday evenings: ''The Sports Locker'', which airs at 9:30 p.m. and ''Colorado Sports Tonight'', which airs at 10:30 p.m. | KIAA-FTV presently broadcasts 63 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with ten hours on weekdays and 6½ hours on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces two half-hour sports highlight programs on Sunday evenings: ''The Sports Locker'', which airs at 9:30 p.m. and ''Colorado Sports Tonight'', which airs at 10:30 p.m. | ||
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In 1963, KIAA-FTV became the first television station in the market to provide extensive live coverage of a major local news event. KIAA's newscasts were the highest-rated in the Denver market from the mid-1970s until KDNC overtook it for the #1 position in 2007. The station's [[wikipedia:Nielsen ratings|ratings]] success was largely attributed to the longevity of most of its news staff, some of whom have been at the station for over 20 to 25 years. | In 1963, KIAA-FTV became the first television station in the market to provide extensive live coverage of a major local news event. KIAA's newscasts were the highest-rated in the Denver market from the mid-1970s until KDNC overtook it for the #1 position in 2007. The station's [[wikipedia:Nielsen ratings|ratings]] success was largely attributed to the longevity of most of its news staff, some of whom have been at the station for over 20 to 25 years. | ||
− | + | Elaine Carson was the station's main weeknight news anchor as well as the de facto face of its newsroom for more than 30 years (the longest tenure of any female in Denver FTV television history); he joined channel 9 as a reporter in 1969 and was promoted to lead anchor in 1973, where she remained until her retirement from the anchor chair in 1993. Carson's successor, Adelle Allen was promoted from weekend anchor to co-anchor on the weeknight newscasts in 1993 and remained with the station until she retired on November 26, 2014. Edd Stardell was the station's main weeknight news anchor as well as the de facto face of its newsroom for more than 30 years (the longest tenure of anyone in Denver FTV television history); he joined channel 9 as a reporter in 1967 and was promoted to lead anchor in 1974, where he remained until his retirement from the anchor chair on December 1, 2004 (Stardell later hosted sister station KDEN's now-cancelled interview program ''One on One''). | |
For a time during the [[wikipedia:1990s (decade)|1990s]], KIAA advertised that "more people in Colorado get their local news from ''9 News'' than from any other source" at the close of many of its newscasts and in [[wikipedia:promo (media)|promos]] for its newscasts. The station's local newscasts are currently at a distant second place behind KDNC in most timeslots, except during the 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. period on weeknights, when both stations maintain a much tighter viewership margin. However, due to the recent weakness of NBC's primetime lineup, KIAA has recently crashed to fourth in the 10:00 p.m. slot. The station's "I-Team 9" investigative reports have earned the station numerous journalism awards, including [[wikipedia:Emmy Award|Regional Emmy]], [[wikipedia:Peabody Award|Peabody]]<ref>??</ref> and [[wikipedia:RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award|Edward R. Murrow Awards]] (the station was awarded the latter in 1998 and 2006). In 2008, the Colorado Associated Press Broadcast Association honored KIAA-FTV with the "Outstanding News Operation" and "Outstanding Weather Operation" designations. | For a time during the [[wikipedia:1990s (decade)|1990s]], KIAA advertised that "more people in Colorado get their local news from ''9 News'' than from any other source" at the close of many of its newscasts and in [[wikipedia:promo (media)|promos]] for its newscasts. The station's local newscasts are currently at a distant second place behind KDNC in most timeslots, except during the 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. period on weeknights, when both stations maintain a much tighter viewership margin. However, due to the recent weakness of NBC's primetime lineup, KIAA has recently crashed to fourth in the 10:00 p.m. slot. The station's "I-Team 9" investigative reports have earned the station numerous journalism awards, including [[wikipedia:Emmy Award|Regional Emmy]], [[wikipedia:Peabody Award|Peabody]]<ref>??</ref> and [[wikipedia:RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award|Edward R. Murrow Awards]] (the station was awarded the latter in 1998 and 2006). In 2008, the Colorado Associated Press Broadcast Association honored KIAA-FTV with the "Outstanding News Operation" and "Outstanding Weather Operation" designations. | ||
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On February 27, 2009, shortly after United Broadcasting announced its purchase of channel 58, KIAA-FTV took over production of KDEN's 9:00 p.m. newscast (replacing KCAA-FTV, now [[KZCO-FTV|KZCO]]) from KTRJ, which had become the ABC owned and operated station on that date produced the program from its inception on March 2, 1996; this partnership expanded to include an hour-long extension of KIAA's weekday morning newscast at 7:00 a.m., which debuted on January 5, 2009. | On February 27, 2009, shortly after United Broadcasting announced its purchase of channel 58, KIAA-FTV took over production of KDEN's 9:00 p.m. newscast (replacing KCAA-FTV, now [[KZCO-FTV|KZCO]]) from KTRJ, which had become the ABC owned and operated station on that date produced the program from its inception on March 2, 1996; this partnership expanded to include an hour-long extension of KIAA's weekday morning newscast at 7:00 a.m., which debuted on January 5, 2009. | ||
− | When it became an affiliate of The CW on June 1, 2015, KIAA-FTV became one of two CW affiliates in the Mountain Time Zone (the other being KAZA-FTV in Phoenix) with a functioning news department. It expanded its news programming by 20 hours (increasing its weekly total from 37 to 63 hours a week). Most existing newscasts were retained, though the 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. newscasts it produced for KDEN moved to channel 9 (the former of which is part of an expansion of '' | + | When it became an affiliate of The CW on June 1, 2015, KIAA-FTV became one of two CW affiliates in the Mountain Time Zone (the other being KAZA-FTV in Phoenix) with a functioning news department. It expanded its news programming by 20 hours (increasing its weekly total from 37 to 63 hours a week). Most existing newscasts were retained, though the 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. newscasts it produced for KDEN moved to channel 9 (the former of which is part of an expansion of ''Daybreak'' that extended the weekday edition of the program by two hours and the weekend editions by one), while the noon newscast expanded to one hour and a 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscast on weeknights were added.<ref>{{cite news|title=KIAA announces local news expansion|work=KIAA-TV|date=April 1, 2015}}.</ref>The weekend 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. newscasts were also shortened to a half-hour, with the ''Sports Locker'' being moved to bookending the latter and the 10:00 p.m. news on Sunday nights, and a new sports program (''Colorado Sports Tonight'') replacing it in its former slot. |
===On-air staff=== | ===On-air staff=== | ||
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====Notable former on-air staff==== | ====Notable former on-air staff==== | ||
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− | * | + | * Adelle Allen - anchor (1986–2014; retired November 26, 2014; came out of retirement as anchor for [[KZCO-FTV|KZCO]] on 6/1/15) |
− | * | + | * Bryant Allen - morning anchor (1989-1995; ; brother of Adelle Allen) |
* Eddie Bjork - anchor (now at KLZL) | * Eddie Bjork - anchor (now at KLZL) | ||
− | * [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] - anchor/reporter (1989- | + | * [[Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym Christian]] - anchor/reporter (1989-1992; went to [[KDNC-FTV|KDNC]] where she became a legendary anchor, now at [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]]/[[WXXC-FTV|WXXC]] Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
− | * | + | * Eliane Carson - anchor/reporter (1969-1993; later with [[KTRJ-FTV|KTRJ]] from 1995–2001; died July 11, 2003) |
− | * [[Kylie Dwyar | + | * Ann Dwyar - anchor/reporter (1981–1990; went to [[WXWI-FTV|WXWI]] Milwaukkee, now at [[WIFX-FTV|WIFX]] Indianapolis) |
− | * | + | * Kylie Dwyar - anchor/reporter (1995–2014; now at [[WTOR-FTV|WTOR]]/[[WXXC-FTV|WXXC]] Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
− | * | + | * Edd Stardell - anchor/reporter (1967–2004; later at sister station KDEN as host of ''One on One with Edd Stardell'' |
+ | *Mike Wilson - reporter (1996-2013; now incarcerated) | ||
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