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KOMO-TV began operating on December 11, 1953, as an NBC affiliate, owing to KOMO radio's long-time relationship with the NBC Radio Network. [2] It is the fourth-oldest television station in the Seattle–Tacoma area. KOMO also has an almost forgotten distinction as being the first station in Seattle to broadcast a television signal.
The show originated from Studio C of KOMO-TV's old building until it was demolished to make way for Fisher Plaza in 2000. On June 10, 2008 KOMO-TV announced that Northwest Afternoon was cancelled because of increased competition against first-run syndicated fare from Dr. Phil on KING-TV , Rachael Ray on KIRO-TV , and Maury on KCPQ .
All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
After a 35-year career, Ken Schram was laid off from KOMO 4 and Radio on December 7, 2012, citing cutbacks to full-time employees. [4] On May 28, 2014, Schram's long-time colleague John Carlson announced on the radio that Schram was gravely ill with kidney failure. [5] He died at a hospice in Kirkland, Washington the next day of an infection ...
By 1971, KOMO went towards an adult contemporary music format. From 1967 to 1978, KOMO was the original flagship station of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association with Bob Blackburn on play-by-play. Norm Gregory, formerly of KJR and KZOK-FM, joined the staff as an afternoon disk jockey in 1984.
[7] [8] In February 2009, O'Donnell was laid off from KING 5 after massive cuts at that station, including her position on sister station KONG 6/16, [9] and returned to KOMO 4 as a freelance weekend weather anchor. [10] In August 2009, she officially took the role as the weekend weather anchor at KOMO 4. [11] She is now the chief meteorologist ...
KOMO-TV, Seattle, Washington television station; KTTH, Seattle, Washington radio station, which held the KOMO call sign during part of 1926; KNWN (AM), Seattle, Washington radio station, which held the KOMO call sign from 1926 until 2022; KNWN-FM, Oakville, Washington radio station (97.7 FM), known as KOMO-FM from 2009 until 2022
Hutyler is also currently a sports reporter and news anchor for KOMO. Hutyler began his radio career in 1976 in Spokane, Washington, where he was born. [citation needed] A year later he relocated to Seattle to join the on-air staff at KJR (AM), and a few years later Hutyler helped launch KUBE to prominence as a Top 40 station.