KTRX

KTRX
City	Galveston, Texas
Broadcast area	Houston, Texas
Channels	Digital: 67 (UHF) Virtual: 30
Branding	KTRH 30
Slogan	Houston's Very Own
Programming
Affiliations	America One
Ownership
Owner	Tribune Broadcasting
History
First air date	November 20, 1954
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 30 (UHF, 1954-2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1954-2015) Argosy Network (2015) QTV (via KTXH, 2016-April 2017) Independent (April-June 2017)

KTRH (channel 30) is a television station in Galveston, Texas, United States, serving the Houston area as an affiliate of America One. The station is owned by Tribune Broadcasting.

History

KTRH signed on the air on November 20, 1954, as an ABC affiliate.

Ditching ABC with Argosy (2015-2017)

On January 1, 2015, KTRH became an Argosy Network affiliate as part of a series of switches nationwide. ABC programming moved to then-Rainbow Dash Network affiliate KRDH (channel 18). On January 1, 2016, the station switched to QTV as a satellite of KTXH in Houston.

After QTV (2017-present)

After QTV disestablished on April 13, 2017, the station was briefly an independent. On June 5 that year, KTRH became an affiliate of America One once that network launched.

Logos

KTRH logo from 1977; promoting ABC's Still the One campaign

KTRH ID bumper from 1981 taken from The Edge of Night

KTRH ID from 1986 taken from the former ABC show Heart of the City

KTRH ID bumper from 1987 taken from Dynasty

KTRH's Logo (1990-1997)

KTRH ID bumper from 1993 taken from Boy Meets World

KTRH Logo 1997-2007

KTRH Logo 2007-2009

KTRH Logo 2009-2013

KTRH Logo from 2013-2015

Logo from 2015–17

Station Slogans

• This is the Place to Be on Channel 30 (1973-1974)
• Hello Houston, Hello Channel 30 (1974-1975)
• Welcome to the New Bright World on Channel 30 (1975-1976)
• Let Us Be the One on Channel 30 (1976-1977)
• You're Still Having Fun Houston, Channel 30 is Still the One (1977-1978)
• Channel 5's The One to Turn To in Houston, We're the One (1978-1980)
• You and Me and Channel 30 (1980-1981)
• Now is the Time, Channel 30 is the Place (1981-1982)
• Come on Along with Channel 30 (1982-1983)
• That Special Feeling on Channel 30 (1983-1984)
• We're With You on Channel 30 (1984-1985)
• Houston's Most Watched News Team! (1985-2014)
• You'll Love It on Channel 30 (1985-1986)
• Together on Channel 30 (1986-1987)
• Something's Happening on Channel 30 (1987-1990)
• Houston is Watching Channel 30 (1990-1992)
• If It's Houston, It Must Be Channel 30 (1992-1993)
• Watched by More Houstonians, Channel 30, ABC (1993-1996)
• Nobody Does It Like ABC 30 (1996-1997)
• TV is Good on ABC 30 (1997-1998)
• We Love TV on ABC 30 (1998-1999)
• ABC 30, Start Here (2009-2014)
• Only Argosy Houston (2015)
• Houston's Own (2017–Present)

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

• Newsreel (1948-1960)
• Your Esso Reporter  (1960-1968)
• (Channel 30) Eyewitness News (1968-2011)
• ABC Houston News (2009-2013)
• 30ABC Eyewitness News (2013-2014)
• 30 Argosy Eyewitness News (2015)
• QTV 7 News (2016–17)

News Voiceovers

• Wally Parker: 1967-1970
• Ernie Anderson: 1970-1983
• Charlie Van Dyke: 1983-2014

News Music

• "WTVJ 1970 News Theme" 1970-1975
• "Move Closer To Your World" 1975-1983 (Mayoham Music)
• "Tuesday16" 1983-1985 (Tuesday Productions)
• "News Series 2000" 1985-1994 (Gari Communications)
• "Eyewitness News" 1994-2011 (Gari Communications)
• "National Nine News 2006 Theme" 2011-2014
• "Newsbreak Theme" 2015 (Argosy Media)
• "Propulsion V.2" 2016-17 (615 Music)