KTLE

KTLE (channel 6) was a television station in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. It operated from July 3, 1959, to January 23, 1961, as an NBC affiliate and as an independent station for brief stints in August 1962; from November 1963 to February 1964; and February 1969 to about May 1971. KTLE was owned by KBLI Inc. and maintained studios at 928 North Main Street in Pocatello and a transmitter west of the city.

The station's history was dominated by NBC's decision, finalized in November 1960, to move its affiliation from KTLE to KIFI-TV, a new station being set up in Idaho Falls with a better signal NBC felt was more acceptable to the network's advertisers. KIFI debuted on January 23, 1961, and KTLE left the air that night. The station's operations in several periods after that time were sporadic, with minimal programming and no network affiliation. The Federal Communications Commission designated its broadcast license for hearing with a competing challenger in 1968; KBLI Inc. withdrew its efforts to have the license renewed in 1971, thus clearing the way for KPVI to debut on the channel in 1974.