KTHV

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KTHV (channel 11) is a television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by the Tegna subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group; Nexstar owns KARK-TV (channel 4), an NBC affiliate, and KARZ-TV (channel 42), an independent station with MyNetworkTV, and operates Fox affiliate KLRT-TV (channel 16) and CW station KASN (channel 38). KTHV's studios are located on South Izard Street in downtown Little Rock, and its transmitter sits atop Shinall Mountain. KTHV was the third of Little Rock's major network affiliates to begin broadcasting, going on air in November 1955. It was built by the Arkansas Television Company, a consortium of investors including the Arkansas Democrat and radio station KTHS; it became the full-time CBS affiliate for the market in April 1956. Despite a major change in control of the company in 1977 including the hiring of a successful general manager, KTHV remained deep in third place in its local news ratings. The station had competent news talent but was hampered by a low budget for the news department. The Gannett Company acquired KTHV from the Arkansas Television Company in 1994 and began a years-long revamp of the news operation, including the addition of new equipment and talent and a rebranding as "Today's THV".…

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