FOX31NEWS Celebrated 25 Years on the air last night.

KDVR & KFCT Celebrated 25 years of FOX31NEWS last night, it was July 16, 2000 when the first newscast hit the air, with anchors Ron Zappolo, Libby Weaver, Chief Meteorologist Bob Goosmann  & Sports Anchor & Fomer Denver Bronco David Treadwell.   They also launched from brand new studios at Lincoln Street & E.Speer Blvd,"The KDVR News & Technology Center".   (This site was the former home of KWGN from sign on until 1980 when KWGN moved to the Denver Tech Center, KWGN moved back in with KDVR in October 2008.)

In 25 years they have also had 4 different owners.

>>>Fox Television Stations, LLC   (FOX O&O)

>>>Local TV, LLC

>>>Tribune Broadcasting, Inc

>>>Nexstar Media Group 

 

  

(Fox Television Stations, LLC) 

 

                             (Fox Television Stations, LLC)                                        

 

    

(Tribune/ Nexstar Media Group) 

  

(Nexstar Media Group) 

 

As you can see they have had several different logos  since launching news 25 years ago, my personal favorites are the Present "FOX BOX" and the 1st gen "FOX BOX".  The in house graphics used when Fox 31 had that steel looking logo always seemed off & cheap to me, it wasn't a great look. 

 

When FOX 31 News launched at 9PM they also launched there own helicopter "SkyFOX" now it is a shared arrangement between all of Denver's TV Stations and there was also a dog that flew with the pilot every day. 

 

 (SKY FOX from 2007) 

 

9NEWS has added more news beginging today.

Starting this morning 9NEWS added another hour of local news, expanding the morning newscast on KTVD, now 9NEWS will run from 7AM--10AM.  This follows the successful launch of 9NEWS @ 3PM on NBC last fall. 

 

 

   

 

 

Gray Media & E.W. Scrips company have announced a huge swap of TV stations across the country.

Gray Media & E.W. Scrips Company are proposing swapping TV stations across the country & it could have an immediate impact on the Colorado Springs / Pueblo tv market & also a major impact on the Grand Junction / Montrose tv market, lets break down these markets tv players before the changes... 

 

Colorado Springs / Pueblo: 

• KOAA 5 (NBC) E.W. SCRIPS COMPANY 
• KRDO 13 (ABC) NEWS-PRESS & GAZETTE COMPANY  
• KKTV 11 (CBS) GRAY MEDIA 
• KXRM 21 (FOX) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP 
• KXTU 57 (The CW) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP 

Grand Junction / Montrose:  

• KKCO 11 (NBC) GRAY MEDIA
• KJCT-LP 8 (ABC) GRAY MEDIA
• KREX 5 (CBS) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP
• KFQX 4 (FOX) MISSION BROADCASTING 
• KGJT 27 (MY NETWORK TV) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP 

After these changes take place Gray Media will swap KKCO, KJCT, & KKTV to Scrips in exchange for  2 stations in Twin Falls Idaho (KMVT--CBS & KSVT-LD FOX).  No cash will be exchanged by either company as this is structured to be a pure asset swap (TV Stations & Transmitting Facilities).  This change will give Scrips a duopoly in all 3 Colorado media markets: Denver, Colorado Springs / Pueblo & Grand Junction / Montrose. 

At this time Scrips stations in Denver (KMGH & KCDO) are NOT on the table for any changes.

Colorado could go from a heavy presence of Nexstar stations to an equally heavy presence of Scrips stations, for now STAY TUNED, this will still need DOJ & F.C.C. approval before anything happens, they hope to have this closed however by the 4th quarter of this year.  

9NEWS & Channel 20 have launched the "Weather Out West" live stream.

9NEWS & Channel 20 announced this past Friday (June 27th) they are helping to launch the "Weather Out West" stream, it appears this will be updated several times a day by Tegna stations across the western U.S.  The stream will have rolling forecast's from the Weather Impact Teams of the following stations:

• KUSA/KTVD, DENVER 
• KPNX, PHOENIX-MESA 
• KING/KONG, SEATTLE
• KTVB, BOISE 
• KREM, SPOKANE
• KGW, PORTLAND 
• KXTV, SACRAMENTO  

 

Here in Denver the live stream can be accessed here: https://www.9news.com/video/syndication/ott/weather-out-west/weather-out-west/281-fc0d3905-b53f-4d0a-a8d0-289df51c65d5 

 

In case anyone is curious here are some of the other stream links for Weather Out West...  

• KING5 Weather Out West
• KPNX 12 NEWS Weather Out West 
• KREM2 Weather Out West 

Some of these stations are also putting the Weather Out West streams on Youtube for viewing later. 

This weather stream is separate from the " + " streams these stations operate on there respective websites. Meanwhile locally Denver7 has had a live weather stream on Denver7.com for over a year, launching there stream in early June of last year we covered that HERE on the blog.