KANX-TV

This article is in no relation to real life KANX 91.1 FM in Sheridan, Arkansas. KANX-TV is the ABN affiliate in Amarillo, Texas. It broadcasts on Channel 4. KANX is rebroadcasted on translators in the Texas Panhandle, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and Eastern New Mexico. The station's transmitter is located north of Amarillo in unincorporated Potter County.

Station History
KANX signed on the air on April 8th, 1953 as an NBC affiliate serving Amarillo. KANX signed on as Amarillo's second tv station, after KGFD signed on less than a month earlier. In 2004, KANX added NBC Weather Plus to it's 4.2 over the air subchannel. NBC Weather Plus was an automated weather service channel airing live weather data 24 hours a day and pre-recorded weather segments created by KANX's weather staff. The channel was eventually shut down in December 2008 when NBC Weather Plus shut down. It was replaced by The Local AccuWeather Channel immediately after. KANX shut down The Local AccuWeather Channel 4 years later in December 2012 due to Cozi TV, a classic television network airing classic NBC programs. KANX was one of NBC's strongest affiliates in Northwest Texas. KANX's relationship with NBC lasted over 50 years and ended in late 2014 as a result of the 2014 fictional tv station realignment when KANX switched the NBC affiliation with then-ABN affiliate KNUJ and since then has became the newest ABN affiliate for the Amarillo, Texas area.

Repeaters

 * K31LO-LP: Dumas, Dalhart, Hartley, Channing, Cactus, Masterson, Sunray, Morse, Pringle, Stinnett, Pampa, Plemons, Sanford/Fritch, and Phillips
 * K49OK-LP: Boise City, OK, Stratford, Gruver, Spearman, Hardesty, OK, Waka, Adams, Farnsworth, Perryton, and Balko, OK
 * K55NX-LP: Hereford, Summerfield, Black, Friona, Bovina, Dawn, Umbarger, and Canyon, Tulia, Wellington
 * K61GG-LP: Clarendon, Claude, Goodnight, Groom, Howardwick, Lelia Lake, McLean, Hedley, Memphis, Lakeview, and Quitaque

Website History

 * www.kanxonthemove.com (1996-2002)
 * www.nbc4amarillo.com (2002-2005)
 * www.4nbcamarillotexas.com (2005-2010)
 * www.nbc4kanx.com (2010-2014)
 * www.NEWSTeam4.com (2015-present)

Newscast Titles

 * Newsroom (1953-1961)


 * The Panhandle News Report (1961-1967)


 * The Jim Jones Report (1967-1970)


 * NewsCenter 4 (1970-1979)


 * NewsWatch 4 (1979-1982)


 * Channel 4 Action News (1982-1988)


 * Channel 4 News (1988-1990)


 * News 4 (1990-1998)


 * NBC 4 News (1998-2014)
 * ABN NEWS Team 4 (2015-present)

Newscast themes

 * News 4 New York - Jim McAillster (1982-1992)
 * We're 4 New York - Edd Kalehoff (1992-2004)
 * Newschannel - Gari Media (2004-2014)
 * Inergy - Stephen Arnold Music (2015-present)

Station Slogans

 * Watching Out For You (1970s)


 * People Like You to Depend On (early 1980s-1983)


 * Amarillo's Favorite News Team (1983-1987)


 * From Us To You (1987-1991)


 * Your 24-Hour News Source (1991-1996)


 * The News You Know, The People You Trust (1996-2001)
 * Local News At It's Best (2001-2014)
 * The Beat of Amarillo (2015-present; general slogan)
 * Amarillo News Done Right (2015-present; news slogan)

Current On-Air Staff
Bob Stratford - News Director


 * Morgan Olsen - anchor; weekday mornings "Sunrise Amarillo" and "ABN NEWS Team 4 at Noon"


 * Gary Winton - anchor; weekday mornings "Sunrise Amarillo" and "ABN NEWS Team 4 at Noon"


 * Harold Richardson - anchor; weeknights at 5:30 and 10


 * Mary Linfield - anchor; weeknights at 5:30 and 10


 * April Daniels - anchor; weekend evenings

ABN 4Warn Storm Team Meteorologists

 * Stephen Wilkins - meteorologist; weekday mornings "Sunrise Amarillo" and "ABN News Team 4 at Noon"


 * Augusta Rose - chief meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weeknights at 5:30 and 10


 * Jake Richardson - meteorologist; weekend evenings

ABN NEWS Team 4 Sports

 * Cory Wilkins - sports director; weeknights at 10


 * Alyson McCormick - sports reporter; weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter (see below)

Current On-Air Reporters

 * Billy Peterson - general assignment reporter


 * Jack Striffington - general assignment reporter


 * Murielle Holmes - general assignment reporter


 * Sally Stevens - general assignment reporter


 * Meg Moyles - general assignment reporter


 * Ron Hanland - general assignment reporter


 * Christopher Duncan - general assignment reporter


 * Suzy Moores - general assignment reporter


 * Drake Andrews - general assignment reporter


 * Joe Kennington - general assignment reporter


 * Florence Fields - general assignment reporter


 * Dustin Hunt - general assignment reporter


 * Tim Thomas - general assignment reporter


 * Tyler Harvey - general assignment reporter

2016 Stand Up campaign
On October 26, 2016, KANX rolled out the new Stand Up campaign

Lyrics

 * You've got the spirit, tell em that the Panhandle's great.


 * C'mon let's hear it, your proud of the Lone Star State


 * The team for your place, there's no place like our place


 * Your at the heart of it, 4 is a part of it


 * Stand up and tell 'em the Panhandle's great!

Sale completion
At 12:00 AM CDT, the sale of KANX was completed successfully and executed by ABN Domestic Television Corporation and NO SIR GIFTS VENUES. NO SIR GIFTS VENUES also successfully completed the sale of KNUJ as the new NBC station. Both KANX and KNUJ are dubbed as "Your Hometown Superstations". Apparently, NO SIR GIFTS VENUES stepped down from buying KNUJ, now that station is owned by NBC Universal.