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| Channels | |
| Branding | Channel 4; News 4 |
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| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| KNSN-TV, KRXI-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | September 30, 1962 |
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| ABC (secondary, 1962–1967) | |
Call sign meaning | Reno, Nevada |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60307 |
| ERP | 19 kW |
| HAAT | 891.4 m (2,925 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°18′56.2″N 119°53′6″W / 39.315611°N 119.88500°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
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Public license information | |
| Website | mynews4 |
KRNV-DT (channel 4) is a television station in Reno, Nevada, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Fox affiliate KRXI-TV (channel 11), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns KRNV-DT as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. Sinclair also manages primary sports-formatted independent station and secondary MyNetworkTV affiliate KNSN-TV (channel 21) under a separate JSA with Deerfield Media. The three stations share studios on Vassar Street in Reno; KRNV-DT's transmitter is located on Slide Mountain between SR 431 and I-580/US 395/US 395 ALT in unincorporated Washoe County.
Channel 4 in Reno began broadcasting in 1962 as KCRL, the second station on the air in Reno. Founded by E. L. Cord and owned after his 1974 death by his estate and charitable foundation, it was an NBC affiliate from the moment it began broadcasting but was not much of a success, eventually becoming the perennial third-rated outlet in the market. The station was purchased by Sunbelt Communications (later known as Intermountain West Communications Company, IWCC) in 1989 and relaunched the next year as KRNV, including a comprehensive overhaul of the station's local newscasts. This was successful at moving KRNV from third to second place locally. Sunbelt also embarked on several extensions of the KRNV brand, including rebroadcasters in Northern Nevada and a news/talk radio station in the Reno area.
In 2013, Sinclair acquired KRNV's non-license assets and began operating the station; Cunningham eventually acquired the license from IWCC.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRNV-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.