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| Branding | NonStop Local Yakima |
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| KNDU | |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 1959 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 23 (UHF, 1959–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like "Can-Do" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12395 |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| HAAT | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°31′58″N 120°30′30″W / 46.53278°N 120.50833°W |
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| Website | www |
| Semi-satellite | |
| KNDU | |
| City | Richland, Washington |
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| Branding | NonStop Local Tri-Cities |
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| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1961 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 25 (UHF, 1961–2009) |
| ABC (primary 1961–1965, secondary 1965–1970) | |
Call sign meaning | Disambiguation of KNDO |
| Technical information[2] | |
| Facility ID | 12427 |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| HAAT | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°6′11″N 119°7′53″W / 46.10306°N 119.13139°W |
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KNDO (channel 23) is a television station in Yakima, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the Spokane-based Cowles Company as part of the KHQ Television Group. KNDO's studios are located on West Yakima Avenue in downtown Yakima, and its transmitter is located on Ahtanum Ridge.
KNDU (channel 25) in Richland operates as a semi-satellite of KNDO, serving the Tri-Cities area; this station maintains its own studios on West Kennewick Avenue in Kennewick, with transmitter on Jump Off Joe Butte. As a KNDO semi-satellite, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KNDU airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. Local newscasts, produced by KNDU, are simulcast on both stations. KNDO serves the western half of the Yakima–Tri-Cities market while KNDU serves the eastern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Master control and some internal operations are based at the studios of sister station, fellow NBC affiliate and company flagship KHQ-TV on West Sprague Avenue in downtown Spokane.[3][4]
On satellite, KNDO is only available on DirecTV, while Dish Network carries KNDU instead.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KHQ Launches Centralcasting With ABS". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ "Retrans Deal Drives Cowles Centralcasting". TVNewsCheck. July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2013.