KYMA
Encyclopedia
KYMA-DT is an NBC
-affiliated television station
in Yuma, Arizona
/El Centro, California
, USA, broadcasting locally in digital
on VHF
channel 11. KYMA can be received over the air in Blythe, California
in the Palo Verde Valley, and in the southeastern end of the Coachella Valley
, and it transmits a clear signal to viewers in Mexicali, Mexico. KYMA also broadcasts This TV
programming on digital subchannel 11.2.
awarded an original construction permit to Elizabeth Overmyer with call letters KCAA. The station's early history was eventful, as Overmyer was forced to transfer control of the station to Cadmus, Inc. in November 1984. Cadmus then sold the station to Yuma Television Associates (later Manning Telecasting, then Yuma Broadcasting Company) in January 1986. The station changed its call letters to KYMA on July 27, 1987, reviving long-dormant call letters of a Yuma radio station, and began broadcasting in January 1988 as an ABC affiliate, later becoming an NBC affiliate in a swap with then-KYEL, which would later become KSWT
. KYMA was granted its initial license on April 29, 1988. The station changed hands again on June 8, 1989, when Yuma Broadcasting was sold to Sunbelt Communications Company, and finally, KYMA and its parent company, were sold to James Rogers on May 21, 1996.
. The station produces four daily newscasts weekdays, at 6:00 am, 5 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm, and two daily newscasts on the weekends, at 5 pm and 10 pm. (All times MST.) Until December 2008, it operated a news bureau in El Centro to provide additional coverage of the Imperial Valley.
In May 2007, KYMA added secondary programming on digital 11.2 from LATV
, a bilingual music and entertainment network highlighting the Latin music scene. The affiliation lasted until late 2009, when KYMA replaced it with This TV
.
Reporters
Weather
Sports
NBC
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-affiliated television station
Television station
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in Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
/El Centro, California
El Centro, California
El Centro is a city in and county seat of Imperial County, the largest city in the Imperial Valley and the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County. El Centro is also...
, USA, broadcasting locally in digital
ATSC
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on VHF
Very high frequency
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channel 11. KYMA can be received over the air in Blythe, California
Blythe, California
Blythe is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the "Palo Verde Valley" of the Lower Colorado River Valley region, an agricultural area and part of the Colorado Desert along the Colorado River. Blythe was named after Thomas Blythe, a gold prospector who established primary...
in the Palo Verde Valley, and in the southeastern end of the Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California. The valley extends for approximately 45 miles in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the saltwater Salton Sea, the largest lake in California...
, and it transmits a clear signal to viewers in Mexicali, Mexico. KYMA also broadcasts This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
programming on digital subchannel 11.2.
History
Channel 11 had been home to Yuma's first television station, KIVA, which operated from 1953 until 1970, when it went off the air. The allocation lay vacant for ten years, but by 1980, applications had been submitted to revive channel 11 in Yuma, and on September 29, 1982, the FCCFederal Communications Commission
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awarded an original construction permit to Elizabeth Overmyer with call letters KCAA. The station's early history was eventful, as Overmyer was forced to transfer control of the station to Cadmus, Inc. in November 1984. Cadmus then sold the station to Yuma Television Associates (later Manning Telecasting, then Yuma Broadcasting Company) in January 1986. The station changed its call letters to KYMA on July 27, 1987, reviving long-dormant call letters of a Yuma radio station, and began broadcasting in January 1988 as an ABC affiliate, later becoming an NBC affiliate in a swap with then-KYEL, which would later become KSWT
KSWT
KSWT is a television station serving the Yuma, Yuma/El Centro, California market. Licensed to Yuma, it serves as a CBS affiliate. It broadcasts locally in digital on VHF channel 13, and is owned by the Pappas Telecasting Companies of Visalia, California under the name Pappas Telecasting of...
. KYMA was granted its initial license on April 29, 1988. The station changed hands again on June 8, 1989, when Yuma Broadcasting was sold to Sunbelt Communications Company, and finally, KYMA and its parent company, were sold to James Rogers on May 21, 1996.
Programming
KYMA is an NBC affiliate, and its schedule is dominated by network and syndicated programming, including children's programming from quboQubo
Qubo is a multi-platform children's television specialty channel endeavor operated as a joint venture between ION Media Networks, NBCUniversal, Nelvana, Scholastic Corporation, and Classic Media...
. The station produces four daily newscasts weekdays, at 6:00 am, 5 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm, and two daily newscasts on the weekends, at 5 pm and 10 pm. (All times MST.) Until December 2008, it operated a news bureau in El Centro to provide additional coverage of the Imperial Valley.
In May 2007, KYMA added secondary programming on digital 11.2 from LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
, a bilingual music and entertainment network highlighting the Latin music scene. The affiliation lasted until late 2009, when KYMA replaced it with This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
.
Digital television
On April 3, 1997, the FCC assigned UHF channel 41 as the digital companion channel for KYMA, and on May 25, 2000, granted a construction permit. KYMA applied for Special Temporary Authorization (STA) for reduced-power operations in order to get a digital signal on the air quickly. The STA was granted on June 7, 2002 and the station built temporary digital facilities, to eventually be replaced by full-power operations. In 2005, KYMA elected and was approved for channel 11 as its permanent digital channel, meaning its license for channel 41 would be returned to the FCC after the analog shut-off, at the time scheduled for February 17, 2009. Since operations on channel 41 would be temporary, KYMA requested to specify its low-power operation as its final pre-transition DTV facilities. The request was approved and the station was granted a license for its digital channel on September 20, 2006. KYMA was granted a construction permit for its post-transition operations on channel 11 on August 19, 2008. These facilities became operational on June 12, 2009, the new date for the DTV transition.Newscast titles
- Valley News (1960's)
- KYMA Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
11 (1988–1990) - KYMA First News (1990–1996)
- NewsCenter 11 (1996–1999)
- NBC NewsChannel 11 (1999–2009)
- News 11 (2009–Present)
Station slogans
- Channel 11 The Ones To watch! (1988–1990)
- KYMA, Yuma/El Centro's Station (1991–1998)
- Where News Comes First (1999–present)
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Christi Rodriguez - Weeknights "Early Edition", "Evening Edition" and "Nightside" 5pm, 6pm and 10pm
- Patrick Walker - Weeknights "Early Edition", "Evening Edition" and "Nightside" 5pm, 6pm and 10pm
- Ana Corpus - Weekdays "Sunrise" 6am (also general assignment reporter)
- Jon Archuleta - Weekdays "Sunrise" 6am (also general assignment reporter)
Reporters
- Rachel Elzufon - Imperial Valley reporter/Weekend Anchor
- Rebecca Buchanan - General Assignment Reporter (also producer)
- Ernesto Romero - Managing Editor
- Mitch Punpayuk - movie critic
Weather
- Rob Fram - Weeknights "Early Edition", "Evening Edition" and "Nightside" 5pm, 6pm and 10pm
Sports
- Matt Boyer - weekdays 6 and 10PM
Former on-air staff
(In alphabetical order)| Personality | Position | Years at KYMA | Currently |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Avila | El Centro Bureau Chief | 2004–2008 | Reporter KSNV-DT Las Vegas, NV |
| Natasha Curry | Anchor/Reporter | 2001–2002 | Anchor CNN Headline News CNN Headline News HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form... Atlanta, GA |
| Alexis DelChiaro | Morning Anchor/Reporter | 2004–2006 | Anchor "Good Morning San Diego" KUSI KUSI-TV KUSI-TV, virtual channel 51.1, is an independent television station based in San Diego, California. The station is owned and operated by Channel 51 of San Diego, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of McKinnon Broadcasting... San Diego, CA |
| Evanka Osmak Evanka Osmak Evanka Osmak is a sports anchor for Canada's Rogers Sportsnet.Before entering the broadcasting industry, Osmak worked in civil engineering... |
Anchor/Reporter | 2000s | Anchor Rogers Sportsnet Rogers Sportsnet Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States... Canada |
| Sara Sandrik | Anchor/Reporter/Producer | 2004–2006 | Sub-Anchor/North Valley Bureau Chief KFSN KFSN-TV KFSN-TV, UHF channel 30, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Fresno, California. The station's transmitter is located in Meadow Lakes, California. Its signal covers the Central San Joaquin Valley and the mountain... Fresno, CA |
| Ashlee Tate | Midday anchor and weather | 2003–2005 | now Ashlee Tate DeMartino Weekend Weather Anchor KTNV KTNV KTNV-TV, channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada which is owned by Journal Broadcast Group and serves as the ABC affiliate for the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevada and northwest Arizona... Las Vegas, NV |