KXXV is a full-power television station

Television station

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 in Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas

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, serving Central Texas

Central Texas

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 as an ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 affiliate. It is currently owned by the Drewry Communications Group (a family-owned company based in Oklahoma). A planned late 2008 sale of the Drewry stations to London Broadcasting fell through due to the late 2000s credit crisis

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. http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/07/01/07012008wacKXXVsale.html London Broadcasting subsequently purchased local NBC

NBC

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 affiliate KCEN-TV

KCEN-TV

KCEN-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC affiliate for Waco, Killeen and Temple, Texas. Licensed to nearby Temple, it is owned by London Broadcasting. It was founded in 1953 by Frank W. Mayborn, publisher of the nearby Temple Daily Telegram newspaper...

.

KXXV also operates a low-powered, Class-A, digital semi-satellite in Bryan

Bryan, Texas

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, KRHD-CD channel 40. KRHD has a small newsroom with several reporters who provide stories for a daily 10pm newscast that is produced by KXXV.

In Waco/Killeen/Temple, KXXV broadcasts on cable channel 5, while in Bryan/College Station KRHD-CD broadcasts on cable channel 9.

History

KXXV signed on for the first time on March 22, 1985 as an NBC affiliate; Waco was one of the last markets in the nation with full service from all three of the traditional broadcast networks

Big Three Television Networks

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. It switched to ABC that fall.

KRHD-CD's call letters are based on the name of Robert H. Drewry, an Oklahoma native and founder of the Drewry Communications Group.

Digital television

KXXV's broadcasts have been digital-only since February 17, 2009; the digital signal also offers Telemundo

Telemundo

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 programming on 25.2 and local weather 24/7 on 25.3.

Newscasts

Monday-Friday

• Good Morning Texas Early Edition (5:30am-6am)
• Good Morning Texas (6-7am)
• The Texas Report (11-11:30am)
• News Channel 25 at 5:00 (5-5:30pm)
• News Channel 25 at 6:00 (6-6:30pm)
• News Channel 25 NightBeat (10-10:35pm)
• ABC 40 NightBeat (10-10:35pm)

Saturday

• The Texas Report (6-6:30pm)
• The Texas Report (10-10:30pm)

Sunday

• The Texas Report (5:30-6pm)
• The Texas Report (10-10:30pm)

Current on-air staff

Anchors

• Bruce Gietzen (anchor)
• Ann Harder (anchor)
• Mark Wiggins (anchor/reporter)

Reporters

• John Cuoco (reporter)
• Rob Munoz (reporter)

Meteorologists

• Matt Hines (chief meteorologist)
• Tiffany Savona (morning meteorologist)
• Conley Isom (weekend meteorologist)

Sports

• Brandon Davidow (sports director)
• Tiffany Blackmon (sports reporter/weekend sports anchor)
• Jeff McAdam (sports reporter)

Notable reporters

• Brian Collins
  Brian Collins (reporter)
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  , best remembered as the sports anchor on Ball State's college news program fumbling highlights only to conclude with the catch phrase Boom goes the dynamite.
• E.D. Hill (1986-1987) KXXV-TV, Waco, TX - reporter/anchor, best known as Fox and Friends Morning Anchor 1998-2006
• Gus Johnson
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   - Fox Television college and pro sports personality

Newscast titles

• Eyewitness News
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   25 (1985-1995)
• News 25 (1995-2004)
• Nightbeat (10PM newscast; 1995-2009; still used on weekend newscasts)
• NewsChannel 25 (2004-present)
• The Texas Report (10PM newscast; 2009-present)

Station slogans

• TV-25, Let's All Be There! (March-September 1985; local version of NBC campaign)
• You`ll Love It on 25 (September 1985-1986; local version of ABC campaign)
• Eyewitness News
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  25, Count on the Team (1985-1995)
• Together on 25 (1986-1987; local version of ABC campaign)
• Something`s Happening on TV-25 (1987-1990; local version of ABC campaign)
• Coverage You Can Count On (1995-2002)
• Your First Choice for News (2002-2004)
• The NewsChannel for Central Texas (2004-2005)
• Breaking News, Breaking Stories, Tracking Storms (2005-present)

External links

• KXXV
• KRHD-CD