KTIV
 
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Sioux City, Iowa United States |
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| Branding | KTIV 4 (general) News 4 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Siouxland's News Channel |
| Channels |
Digital: 41 (UHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 4.1 NBC 4.2 CW 4.3 MeTV |
| Translators | K24JG-D Norfolk NE |
| Affiliations | NBC (Secondary through 1967) |
| Owner |
Quincy Media (KTIV License, LLC) |
| First air date | October 10, 1954 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Television IV (Roman numeral 4) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954-2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Both secondary: ABC (1954–1965) CBS (1965–1967) DT2: The WB (until 2006) |
| Transmitter power | 873 kW |
| Height | 609 m |
| Facility ID | 66170 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°35′11.8″N 96°13′19.7″W / 42.586611°N 96.222139°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
KTIV is an NBC television station in Sioux City, Iowa, broadcasting on digital channel 41. KTIV also carries The CW Television Network, which replaced The WB network in September 2006, on its 4.2 digital subchannel, and on June 6, 2013, MeTV launched its new digital subchannel on 4.3, and it identifies locally as MeTV Siouxland.
After overcoming some construction obstacles, including having to raise the microwave tower height twice to avoid interference with a tree which blocked the microwave signal, KTIV made its broadcasting debut on Sunday, October 10, 1954. That first broadcast evening included four NBC shows: People Are Funny at 6 p.m.; The Liebman Spectacular from 6:30-8 p.m.; The Television Playhouse from 8-9 p.m.; and The Loretta Young Show from 9-9:30 p.m.
The station has always been an NBC affiliate, but it shared ABC programming with KVTV/KCAU-TV until September 2, 1967, when KCAU switched its primary affiliation to ABC. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network.
For many years, the station was co-owned with the Sioux City Journal. Quincy Newspapers bought KTIV in 1989.
In June 2011, KTIV's newscasts began to be broadcast in high definition. It was the second station in the Sioux City market (after KCAU) to begin broadcasting news in HD, and the last station in the market to begin using a widescreen format for local news.
Former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and former KNBC anchor Paul Moyer began their television careers at KTIV.
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