KMEG is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Dabl.
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KMEG is a television station in Sioux City, Iowa, United States, affiliated with the digital multicast network Dabl.
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KMEG was started by a group of local investors led by Bob and Norma Donovan.
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KMEG was among the last to be divested, going to Gillett Holdings in 1985.
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KMEG was one of only two CBS stations not to air the Late Show with David Letterman when it premiered.
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However, KMEG was not included in the deal; it was acquired by Waitt Broadcasting later in 1998.
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The new owners significantly upgraded KMEG's facilities, including an increase of its broadcast tower height to 2,000 feet and effective radiated power to five million watts.
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In 2003, Waitt Broadcasting merged with Raycom Media ; however, KMEG was not included in the merger and was instead spun off to a new locally based owner that took the Waitt Broadcasting licensee name.
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On October 9,2006, KMEG began producing a weeknight prime time newscast on KPTH.
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On October 25,2010, KMEG became the first station in the market to upgrade its news operation to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen.
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KMEG shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 14, at noon on February 17,2009, which had originally been the date of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.
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