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KTAH
KTAH logo

Location

Tucson, Arizona

Branding

My2

Slogan

My2 is More Than Everything (general)
The Most Powerful Name in Local News (newscasts)

Channel(s)

Digital: 31 (UHF)
Virtual: 2 (PSIP)

subchannel(s)

2.1 MyNetworkTV-HD
2.2 MeTV
2.3 TBD (TV network)

Affiliation

MyNetworkTV

First air date

June 11, 1953

Sister station(s)

KILU

Former channel number

Analog:
2 (VHF, 1953–2009)

Former Affiliation

NBC (1953–2014)

Owner

Sinclair Broadcast Group
(KTAH Licensee, LLC)

KTAH is a MyNetworkTV affiliate that serves the Tucson, Arizona area. It broadcasts on Channel 2. The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of a duopoly with Fox-affiliated station KILU (channel 25). Both stations maintain studios located on South 6th Avenue in Tucson with transmitter located atop Mount Bigelow, northeast of Tucson.

News/Station Presentation[]

Newscast Titles[]

  • The Marlboro News Report (1953-1961)
  • The Tucson News (1961-1966)
  • The Jim Smith Report (1966-1970)
  • NewsCenter 2 (1970-1978)
  • NewsScene 2 (1978-1983)
  • Channel 2 News (1983-1988)
  • News 2 Tucson (1988-1994)
  • NewsChannel 2 (1994-1999)
  • NBC 2 News (1999-2014)
  • My2 News (2015–present)

Station Slogans[]

  • Channel 2, Proud as a Peacock! (1979-1981, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Channel 2, Our Pride is Showing (1981-1982, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • We're Channel 2, Just Watch Us Now (1982-1983, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Channel 2 There, Be There (1983-1984, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Channel 2, Let's All Be There (1984-1986, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Come Home to Channel 2 (1986-1987, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Come on Home to Channel 2 (1987-1988, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Come Home to the Best, Only on Channel 2 (1988-1990, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Channel 2, The Place to Be (1990-1992, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • It's A Whole New Channel 2 (1992-1993, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • The Stars are Back on Channel 2 (1993-1994, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • It's Channel 2 (1994-1995, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • The Year to Be on Channel 2 (1995-1996, localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • Tucson's Primetime News Source (1985-1997)
  • Coverage You Can Count On (1997-2006)
  • The Most Powerful Name in Local News (2006–present; this slogan will be kept when switching to MyNetworkTV)
  • My2 is More Than Everything (2015–present)

News Themes[]

  • no music (1953-1971)
  • From Russia With Live: 007 - John Barry (1971-1977)
  • Production Music: Tabloid - NBC Background Library (1977-1980)
  • Home Country - Mayoham Music (1980-1985)
  • NewsCenter II - Michael Randall Music (1985-1989)
  • News Series 2000 - Gari Media (1989-1994)
  • News Series 2000 Plus - Gari Media (1994-1997)
  • NBC News Now - Gari Media (1997-2001)
  • The NBC Collection - Gari Media (2001-2005)
  • Tower - 615 Music (2005-2010)
  • NBC Collection NG4 - Gari Media (2010-2014)
  • Extreme - Stephen Arnold Music (2014-2018)
  • Sinclair News Package (Curves) - 615 Music (2018–present)

Voice Over History[]

  • From KTAH, Your News Team. This is NewsCenter 2. (1972-1978)
  • From KTAH 2. Number One. This is NewsScene 2. (1978-1983)
  • You're Watching The News Leader. Channel 2 News at (time). (1983-1986)
  • From KTAH-TV, The best station. You're watching Channel 2 News. (1986-1988)
  • From Tucson. This is News 2 Tucson at (time). (1988-1991)
  • From Channel 2. Coverage Tucson Can Count On. This is News 2 Tucson. (1991-1994)
  • From KTAH. with Coverage You Can Count On. This is NewsChannel 2 at (time). (1994-1997)
  • From NewsChannel 2. Tucson's News Station. This is NewsChannel 2 at (time). (1997-1999)
  • NBC 2 News at (time) starts right now. (1999-2004)
  • KTAH NBC 2 News at (time) starts now. (2004-2008)
  • From KTAH, News You Can Use. This is NBC 2 News. (2008-2011)
  • This is NBC 2 News. The News Station starts now. (2011-2014)
  • My2 News at (time) Starts Right Now. (2014–present)

Logos[]


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