KNDU
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KNDU | |
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Kennewick, Washington | |
Branding | KNDU Local News |
Slogan | "More Local News. More Often" |
Channels | 25 (UHF) analog, 26 (UHF) digital |
Affiliations | NBC |
Owner | The KHQ Television Group |
Founded | July 1, 1961 |
Former affiliations | ABC |
Website | www.kndu.com |
KNDU channel 25, is the NBC affiliate serving the Tri-Cities region (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland) and southeast central Washington.
Providing over 20 hours of local news coverage on their primary channel a week, the station also produces a Digital Local News Channel and NBC Weather Plus affiliate. The channels are available locally over the air on digital channels 25.2 and 25.3, and the Weather Plus affiliate is also available through digital cable on Charter channel 287, streaming online from KNDU.com, and every daily newscast.
Alike to many other stations, they also maintain a website, KNDU.com. The website provides live streaming breaking news, video clips from daily newscasts, news stories from daily newscasts, and additional content provided by many different sources.
Additionally, the station has also been noted for providing live coverage of the hydroplane racing that occurs on the Columbia River every July. The races are now planned to also be streamed online from the station's website [1].
Owned by The KHQ Television Group, the station originally aired on July 1, 1961 as a dual NBC (primary) / ABC (secondard) affiliate until KVEW debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation. KNDU is the satellite sister of KNDO, a NBC affiliate located in Yakima, Washington. The station's transmitter is located in Kennewick, Washington.
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[edit] Newscasts
[edit] Weekdays
- KNDU Local News Northwest Today - 5 to 7 a.m.
- KNDU Local News at 10:00 on Charter - 10 p.m.
- KNDU Local News at 5:00 - 5 to 5:30 p.m.
- KNDU Local News at 6:00 - 6 to 6:30 p.m.
- KNDU Local News at 7:00 on Charter Channel 3 -7 to 7:30 p.m.
- KNDU Local News at 10:00 on Charter Channel 3 - 10 to 10:30 p.m.
- KNDU Local News 11 @ 11 - 11 to 11:35 p.m.
[edit] Weekends
- KNDU Local News Saturday - 8 to 8:30 a.m.
- KNDU Local News at 6:00 - 6 to 6:30 p.m.
- KNDU Local News 11 @ 11 - 11 to 11:30 p.m.
[edit] News Team
[edit] Weekday Anchors
- Jay Frank - Northwest Today
- Ruth Johnson - Northwest Today
- Christine Brown - KNDU Local News at 5:00 and 6:00
- Scott Stovall - KNDU Local News at 5:00, 6:00, and 11@11
- Jenny Anchondo - KNDU Local News 11@11
[edit] Weekend Anchors
- Felicia Mattson - KNDU Local News at 6:00 and 11@11
- Patrick Noland (Temporary) - KNDU Local News at 6:00
[edit] Reporters
- Brian Carlson
- Margaret Kavanagh
- Ken Wiegand
- Patrick Noland
[edit] Weather Anchors
- Meteorologist Harry Bounds - Northwest Today
- Forecaster Tim Adams - KNDU Local News at 5:00, 6:00, 11@11, KNDU Local News Saturday
- Jeff Womack (KHQ) - Weekends
[edit] Sports Anchors
- Scott Reister - Weekdays
- Jenn Bates - Weekends & Northwest Today
[edit] Famous Anchors
- Jamie Kern - Past
- Jay Frank - Current
[edit] Extras
- The KNDU television studios was formerly a funeral home.
- Some former staff believe the studios to be somewhat haunted.
[edit] Birthdays & Pictures
[edit] Northwest Today Birthdays
- Send birthday information (age, name, city, etc.) to:
Northwest Today Birthdays
3312 W. Kennewick Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336
Please send information at least two (2) weeks in advance.
[edit] Harry's/Tim's Weather Pictures
- You can send a photo of some kind of weather related thing to the address above or email them to:
news@kndu.com
[edit] KNDU TV Shows
- Go for the Green - Sundays @6:30 p.m.
Scott Reister, Anish Shroff, ~Jay Frank
- Sports Finale - Fridays @11:15
Scott Reister, Jenn Bates, and Anish Shroff
[edit] Annual Events
- Coats for Kids - Fall/Winter - Across the Tri-Cities area
- KNDU Family Food Drive - December 2 - KNDU parking lot
[edit] Studios
KNDU TV 25
3312 W. Kennewick Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
[edit] External links
Broadcast television in the Yakima / Walla Walla / Pasco / Richland / Kennewick market (Nielsen DMA #126) | |||
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Yakima: KKFQ-CA 2 / KWWA-CA 49 (ShopNBC/Univision) - KNDO 23 (NBC) - KCWK-LP 27 (CW) - KIMA 29 (CBS) - KAPP 35 (ABC) - KCYU-LP 41 (FOX) - KYVE 47 (PBS) Tri-Cities: KFFX 11 (FOX) - KVVK-CA 15 (ShopNBC/Univision) - KEPR 19 (CBS) - KNDU 25 (NBC) - KTNW 31 (PBS) - KVEW 42 (ABC) - KRLB-LP 49 (TBN) Walla Walla: KCWK 9 (The CW) - KTVR 13 (PBS/OPB) - KORX-CA 16 (ShopNBC/Univision) - K22BI 22 / K21EK 21 / K28FT 28 (HOPE / Worship) - K33EJ 33 (3ABN) - KWWO-LP 47 (COR) |