KLJB-TV
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KLJB is a television station operating out of Davenport, Iowa. The station transmits on UHF channel 18. KLJB is currently a Fox television affiliate. The station is the primary Fox affiliate for the Quad Cities area and other parts of east central Iowa and northwest Illinois. Its transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois.
The station is owned by Grant Broadcasting, which was established and run by Milton Grant, who serves as President and General Manager of the station. In addition to this station, Grant also owns a number of other television stations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, and Virginia. Grant purchased KLJB on September 15, 1991. In 1996 he purchased the former KJMH-TV, channel 26, in Burlington, which then simulcasted KLJB's signal to southeast Iowa viewers before becoming WB affiliate KGWB (now known as KGCW) in late 2000.
Due to interference from a low-powered station also located at channel 26, KGCW's programming also airs on KLJB's digital subchannel in some of the Illinois portion of the market.
History
KLJB signed on the air in 1985 as an independent television station. It became a charter member of the Fox Network in 1987 but dropped the affiliation after a year and became independent once again. In 1990, following the success of The Simpsons, KLJB rejoined the FOX network.On July 4th, 1987 KLJB premiered Live on Tape: a late night comedy sketch show that aired on Saturday nights at 10pm. Produced at the KLJB studio in Davenport Iowa and working with local talent, no budget, and cheap sets, "Live on Tape" was rough, cheesy, but over-all fun local television. The skits ranged from the truly awful, to some inspired comic moments with such characters as: E.J. Crackerhorn, Arnie Upshoe, Guy Newswarthy, Uncle Joey, Nosey, Clive Knobfinder, Zippy Spamhammer, and Bongo the Exploding Clown (to name a few). Except for news programs "Live on Tape" was the only locally produced entertainment show at that time in the Quad City area. And the only original sketch comedy show produced in the Midwest. "Live on Tape" aired until 1990.
On December 31, 1999, KLJB debuted its own local newscast, the FOX18 Nine O'Clock News, which airs every night of the week except Saturday. KLJB's news is currently produced by the Independent News Network, whose news operations for its stations are based in Davenport.
They began broadcasting in high-definition television in January 2003.
Personalities and programming
Current Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News personalities include:ANCHORS
- John Beard, weeknight news anchor
- Kerry Phillips, weeknight news anchor
- Phil Doherty, producer of weeknight newscasts and anchor of Sunday newscasts
ACCU WEATHER
- Mark Prater, chief meteorologist
- Paula Perez, weekend weather anchor
- Susie Marin, fill-in meteorologist
SPORTS
- Libby Allison, head sports anchor- weekdays
- Chris Hassel, sports (weekends) producer
REPORTERS
- Joe Barnes, reporter
- Kirt Liske, reporter
External links
| Broadcast television in the Quad Cities market [(Nielsen DMA #95)] | |||
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WHBF 4 (CBS) -
KWQC 6 (NBC) -
WQAD 8 (ABC) -
K16EL 16 (3ABN) -
KLJB 18 (FOX) -
WQPT 24 (PBS) -
KGCW 26 (WB/The CW) - WBQD-LP 26 (UPN/My Network TV) - KQIN 36 (PBS/IPTV) - W50BY 50/W52BI 52 (TBN) - K61HD 61 / K62FU 62 (TBN) | |||
| KDSM 17 ([[Template:Des Moines TV|Des Moines]]) - KLJB 18 ([[Template:Quad Cities TV|Davenport]]) - KFXA 28 ([[Template:Cedar Rapids TV|Cedar Rapids]]) - KPTH 44 ([[Template:Sioux City TV|Sioux City]]) | |
| See also: [[Template:ABC Iowa|ABC]], [[Template:CBS Iowa|CBS]], [[Template:NBC Iowa|NBC]], [[Template:PBS Iowa|PBS]], [[Template:UPN Iowa|UPN]], [[Template:WB Iowa|WB]] and [[Template:Other Iowa Stations|Other]] stations in Iowa | |
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