KKCO
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| Grand Junction, Colorado United States |
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| Branding | KKCO NBC 11 (general) KKCO NBC 11 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Know More. |
| Channels | Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 11 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 11.1 NBC 11.2 Me-TV 11.3 Telemundo |
| Owner | Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | July 19, 1996 |
| Call letters' meaning | COlorado |
| Sister station(s) | KJCT-LP, KKTV |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (VHF, 1996-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 5.3 kW |
| Height | 452 m |
| Facility ID | 24766 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Website | www.nbc11news.com |
KKCO, virtual channel 11 (digital channel 12), is the NBC-affiliated television station in the Grand Junction/Montrose, Colorado market. The station is owned by Gray Television.
Contents
Digital channels
| Channel | Aspect | Format | Programming |
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| 11.1 | 16:9 | 1080i | main KKCO programming / NBC |
| 11.2 | 4:3 | 480i | Me-TV |
| 11.3 | 16:9 | 720p | Telemundo |
History
KKCO signed on the air on July 19, 1996; prior to then, NBC had been available by way of off-hours clearance on KREX-TV, as well as on cable from Denver stations (KCNC-TV prior to 1995 and KUSA-TV from 1995 to 1996). KKCO was owned by Eagle III Broadcasting L.L.C. from 1996 to 2005.
Soon after signing on, KKCO's newscast shot to the top of the ratings, past longer-established KREX and KJCT.
In September 2006, its DT2 subcarrier became the area's new affiliate for The CW Television Network. Sometime in late 2008 KKCO-DT dropped the CW affiliation when KJCT-TV picked up the CW. On February 17, 2009 they shut off their analog signal.
Notable current on-air staff
- Butch McCain - chief weather anchor; weeknights at 5:30, 6 (KKCO-DT2 MeTV) and 10 p.m.
