KGTS is an NBC affiliate in Yuma, Arizona and El Centro, California. It broadcasts on channel 19. The station is owned by Graham Media Group. Syndicated programming on KGTS includes: Show Me the Money, Family Feud, Steve, and Pickler & Ben among others. From 2001 to 2004, the station carried the Tom Bergeron version of Hollywood Squares when it was an ABC affiliate, prior to the show being on KGTS, it was seen on former CBS affiliate KYIV-TV from 1998 to 2001 (now a PBS member station). The station maintains studios located on West 8th Street in Yuma with transmitter located in Wellton, Arizona.
History[]
KGTS signed on the air back on April 9, 1960 and signed on as an NBC affiliate. KGTS remained as an NBC affiliate for 9 years until 1969 when KGTS switched affiliations with KYIV. After the affiliation switch, KGTS switched affiliations from NBC to Independent. KGTS remained as an Independent for nearly 30 years until 1995 when KGTS switched affiliations again, this time switching with KYBC to receive the ABC affiliation. KGTS remained as an ABC affiliate for nearly 20 years until late 2014 when the fictional tv station realignment occurred. KGTS switched affiliations once again with KYBC to be an NBC affiliate. KGTS has since remained as an NBC affiliate. On January 27, 2016, Media General announced they would enter an agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group. Because, Nexstar already owns TACTN affiliate KCBI, the new company will be required to sell that station or KGTS to another owner. May 27, 2016, Bayou City Broadcasting announced to purchase KGTS along with Chickasha, Oklahoma stations KCHO and KLVJ, Quincy, Florida stations WJAQ and WLYI, and Paradise, Nevada station KGKN from Media General.
Digital Television[]
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
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19.1 | 720p | 16:9 | KGTS-DT | Main KGTS Programming / NBC |
19.2 720p 16:9 KGTS-DT2 Retro TV
19.2 720p 16:9 KGTS-DT3 PBS Kids
Programming Schedule[]
Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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5 AM | NBC 19 Action News Sunrise | Paid Programming | |||||
5:30 AM | |||||||
6 AM | NBC 19 Action News Sunrise Saturday | Paid Programming | |||||
6:30 AM | |||||||
7 AM | Today | Saturday Today | |||||
7:30 AM | |||||||
8 AM | Sunday Today | ||||||
8:30 AM | |||||||
9 AM | Today Third Hour | The More You Know | Meet the Press | ||||
9:30 AM | |||||||
10 AM | Today with Hoda & Jenna | Religious Programming | |||||
10:30 AM | |||||||
11 AM | Family Feud | ||||||
11:30 AM | Family Feud | ||||||
12 PM | Days of Our Lives | NBC Sports Programming (varies by Season) | |||||
12:30 PM | |||||||
1 PM | Show Me the Money | ||||||
1:30 PM | Paid Programming | ||||||
2 PM | Protection Court | ||||||
2:30 PM | Judge Jerry | ||||||
3 PM | Tamron Hall | ||||||
3:30 PM | |||||||
4 PM | The Mel Robbins Show | ||||||
4:30 PM | |||||||
5 PM | 19 Action News @ 5 | ||||||
5:30 PM | NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt | NBC Nightly News | |||||
6 PM | 19 Action News @ 6 | The Jeffersons | NBC Programming | ||||
6:30 PM | PM Magazine | The Jeffersons | |||||
7 PM | NBC Programming | ||||||
7:30 PM | |||||||
8 PM | |||||||
8:30 PM | |||||||
9 PM | |||||||
9:30 PM | |||||||
10 PM | 19 Action News @ 10 | ||||||
10:30 PM | (10:35) Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon | (10:29) Saturday Night Live | Cash Cab | ||||
11 PM | Cash Cab | ||||||
11:30 PM | (11:37) Late Night with Seth Meyers | Mad Men | |||||
12 AM | Grace Under Fire | ||||||
12:30 AM | (12:37) Last Call with Carson Daly | Grace Under Fire | Paid Programming | ||||
1 AM | (1:07) Paid Programming | Leverage | |||||
1:30 AM | |||||||
2 AM | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch | ||||||
2:30 AM | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch | ||||||
3 AM | NBC Nightside | ||||||
3:30 AM | |||||||
4 AM | Early Today | Paid Programming | Early Today | ||||
4:30 AM |
Programming Schedule from November 1998[]
Time | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
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7:00 am | Good Morning America | Hercules: The Animated Series | Good Morning America Sunday | ||||
7:30 am | Doug | ||||||
8:00 am | Recess | This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts | |||||
8:30 am | |||||||
9:00 am | The Roseanne Show | Pepper Ann | Ben Haden | ||||
9:30 am | The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show | Dr. D. James Kennedy | |||||
10:00 am | The View | Robert Schuller | |||||
10:30 am | The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | ||||||
11:00 am | ABC 19 Action News at 11AM | 101 Dalmatians | Christ for the Crisis | ||||
11:30 am | Port Charles | Squigglevision | It’s a Living | ||||
12:00 pm | All My Children | The Landry Sisters | Entertainers | ||||
12:30 pm | Rosie | ||||||
1:00 pm | One Life to Live | The Facts of Life | The Wild West Session | ||||
1:30 pm | Gimme a Break! | ||||||
2:00 pm | General Hospital | Mama's Family | |||||
2:30 pm | Rocko’s Modern Life | ||||||
3:00 pm | The Montel Williams Show | The Jeffersons | Figure Skating | ||||
3:30 pm | Amen | ||||||
4:00 pm | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Full House | |||||
4:30 pm | Family Matters | ||||||
5:00 pm | ABC 19 Action News at Five | For All My Family | ABC World News Tonight Sunday | ||||
5:30 pm | ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | The Beverly Hillbillies | Three's Company | ||||
6:00 pm | ABC 19 Action News at Six | Three's Company | The Wonderful World of Disney | ||||
6:30 pm | Inside Edition | ||||||
7:00 pm | NFL Monday Blast | Home Improvement | Dharma & Greg | Vengeance Unlimited | Two of a Kind | America's Funniest Home Videos | |
7:30 pm | (7:20) Monday Night Football | The Hughleys | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Boy Meets World | |||
8:00 pm | Spin City | The Drew Carey Show | ABC Thursday Night Movie | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Fantasy Island | 20/20 Sunday | |
8:30 pm | Sports Night | The Secret Lives of Men | Brother's Keeper | ||||
9:00 pm | NYPD Blue | The Adventures of The Nanny | 20/20 Friday | Cupid | The Practice | ||
9:30 pm | Hey, Sister! | ||||||
10:00 pm | ABC 19 Action News at Ten | ||||||
10:30/10:35 pm | ABC 19 Action News at Ten | Nightline | Three's Company | Rosie | |||
11:00/11:05 pm | Nightline | Archie Bunker's Place | Maude | I Love Lucy | |||
11:30 pm | Archie Bunker's Place | Three's Company | Archie Bunker's Place | The Facts of Life | |||
12:00/12:05 am | The Beverly Hillbillies | Mama’s Family | I Love Lucy | The Beverly Hillbillies | |||
12:30/12:35 am | Three's Company | I Love Lucy | Inside Edition | Three's Company | |||
1:00/1:07 am | Maude | Inside Edition | ABC World News Now | The Beverly Hillbillies | Maude | ||
1:30 am | ABC World News Now | Paid Programming | Family Matters | ||||
2:00 am | Archie Bunker's Place | ||||||
2:30 am | Paid Programming | ||||||
3:00 am | |||||||
3:30 am | |||||||
4:00 am | |||||||
4:30 am | |||||||
5:00 am | World News This Morning | ||||||
5:30 am | Good Morning Yuma & Imperial Valley | ||||||
6:00 am | Good Morning Yuma & Imperial Valley Weekend | ||||||
6:30 am |
Gallery[]
News Themes[]
- Impact - Gari Media (1995–1998)
- First News - Gari Media (1998–2001)
- Ultra News - Non-Stop Music (2001–2006)
- Propulsion - 615 Music (2006–2010)
- Right Here, Right Now - 615 Music (2010–2015)
- iNews - Stephen Arnold Music (2015–present)
Newscast Titles[]
- 19 News (1995–1997)
- ABC 19 Action News (1997–2014)
- NBC 19 Action News (2014–present)
Station Slogans[]
- Turn to Yuma/Imperial Valley, Turn to Us! (1969–1975)
- The Movie Station that Brings you all (1975–1983)
- Move Over Yuma/Imperial Valley, Channel 19 is Coming To You! (1983–1992)
- We Are Your Local Entertainment Station (1992–1995)
- We Serve You the Best News in the Imperial Valley (1995–1997)
- Watched By More Imperial Vallians, 19, ABC (1995–1996; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- Nobody Does It Like ABC 19 (1996–1997; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- TV is Good on ABC 19 (1997–1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- We Love TV on ABC 19 (1998–1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- When It Comes to News, You Can Count On Us (1997–2006)
- Coverage You Can Count On! (2006–present)
- ABC 19, Start Here (2008–2015; localized version of ABC ad campaign; this was the last slogan before switching to NBC in 2015)
- NBC 19, More Colorful (2015–present; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
Television stations in the Imperial Valley, including Yuma, El Centro, and Mexicali | |
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