Talk:KTAB-TV

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Video formats and other broadcasting equipment

This section was tagged for 'jargon' and seems to technical and rather trivial so moved from article to talk page. RJFJR (talk) 22:37, 22 August 2010 (UTC) {{Cleanup-jargon|date=July 2007}}[reply]

KTAB/KRBC has the market's only fully-digital local news delivery system. For field acquisition, the News Department currently uses Sony DSR-PD150 professional, handheld, 3CCD camcorders, utilizing the broadcast-quality DVCAM component digital videotape format (the only tape in the news "chain"). All editing is performed using cutting-edge, Windows XP-based Avid NewsCutter XP nonlinear editing software. Raw footage transfer is accomplished using a digital FireWire connection between the camcorder and editing PC, and the finished, ready-to-air video is sent instantly to playback servers located in master control. It is anticipated that tapeless, high-definition camcorders will be in service by 2010.

Broadcast-standard Betacam SP (component analog) and DVCPro (component digital) videotape formats are still used in the Production Department for EFP (Electronic Field Production) acquisition, as well as server ingestion in master control.

The News Department currently utilizes three electronic news gathering vans that allow remote, terrestrial microwave "live shots" from almost anywhere within a 20-mile radius of Abilene. By the end of 2007, a fourth van is expected to be operational. With the concurrent installation of remote digital transmitters and receivers, the two stations' "live" news coverage area will be expanded to include most of the viewing area, including the Brownwood region, 80 miles from the studios. Also see 2 GHz project above.

Station slogans

Moved from article to talk, why is this significant? RJFJR (talk) 22:42, 22 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You and KTAB, We've Got the Touch (1984-1985; local version of CBS ad campaign)
Coverage You Can Count On (2006-present)

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GA review

Passed. IAWW (talk) 09:37, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 16:59, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: It is a wonderful world (talk · contribs) 15:50, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a short one! I shall review :) IAWW (talk) 15:50, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@It is a wonderful world: Done. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:30, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for promptly fixing everything. I am passing. IAWW (talk) 09:36, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prose (Criteria 1a, 1b, 4) clock

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History

At the time, KTXS-TV in Sweetwater was a dual affiliate of CBS and ABC,[3] though it heavily favored ABC: Explicitly state why this is relevant to KTAB

Terry poached a number of key employees from KRBC-TV: I'm assuming he had left KRBC by this point?

Can "Abilene's cable system" be linked?

When KTAB signed on, KRBC dominated the Abilene market's news ratings, obtaining as much as 80 percent of the audience -> "When KTAB signed on, KRBC owned 80 percent of the audience share": Conciseness and less editorial

By 1985, its 10 p.m. newscast attracted a 52 percent share: Either "had attracted" or "was attracting" depending on whether the source says this was typical at the time

Did all of these. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:30, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At the same time, Nexstar acquired KLST in San Angelo and consolidated traffic—the scheduling and logging for commercials—for the San Angelo stations in Abilene: I don't think I quite understand this sentence. Do you mean Nexstar re-arranged their ad scheduling to better support "the San Angelo stations in Abilene" (I don't understand that quoted bit... how can a station be in San Angelo and Abilene?)

Traffic is a behind-the-scenes function. Essentially, San Angelo began getting back-office services from Abilene. These days playout for TV stations might be hundreds of miles away — five sites handle all of Nexstar's stations, for instance.

Subchannels

Looks good :)

Sources clock

Health/formatting (Criterion 2a) Y

No issues for GA

Reliability (Criterion 2b) Y

All local news, broadcasting magazines and official documents

Spot check (Criteria 2b, 2c, 2d) Y

[5]: Y

[14]: Y

[21]: Y

[26]: Y

Copyvio (Criterion 2d) Y

Earwig finds nothing, I found nothing on the spot check.

Scope (Criteria 3a, 3b) clock

Is there no technical information?

For a station this small, digital conversion information is not available in quite the same detail level.

Stable (Criterion 5) Y

Media Y

Tags (Criterion 6a) Y

Captions (Criterion 6b) Y

Suggestions (not needed for GA promotion)

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Did you know nomination

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... that an oil rig trailer was used to help build a Texas TV station? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-federal-murphys/136465466/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Monroe

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 789 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:29, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Yup, improved to July 17. Long enough and new enough. Well-sourced, neutral and free from copyvio. The hook is very interesting, in the article. QPQ is done. Good to go. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:48, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]