KSL
The KSL broadcast covers pretty much everything. They focus more on the news through out Utah and even some of Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, and Wyoming. They also cover some National news stories. For the most part I would say that they target all Utah residents, but most the people that follow KSL are members of the LDS church due to ties that KSL has with the church. In the over the phone interview I had with a story writer from KSL I was told that they strive to be the number one watched news broadcast in Utah and that they cover national stories, but for the most part they are just trying to get Utah residents to tune in and watch their broadcast. KSL has been the number one rated news station for most of the past 45 years and not only the number one in Utah, but they have had some of the highest ratings in the United States as well.
KSL has been around for 67 years and is currently owned by Bonneville International. Their first on the air broadcast took place on June 1, 1949 in Salt Lake City where they still currently reside. They were originally aired on channel 5 VHF up until 2009. KSL was also affiliated with CBS up until 1995. They also had two prior secondary affiliations with ABC until 1954 and DuMont up until 1955. KSL current affiliations are NBC, Cozi TV, and This TV. KSL was owned by the Deseret News and operated as a division of the Deseret News up until 1964. Then Bonneville International was created as a parent company for the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saint's broadcasting holdings. Channel 5 did not start broadcasting their production in color until 1984. Due to the ties KSL has with the LDS church they also air LDS related programs frequently.
In my interview I asked what their current approach was to broadcast to their respective market and he said they have reporters who go out and try and capture stories. And due to their ties with the Deseret news they both occasionally rip stories from each other. As far as the national news KSL covers they just rip it from NBC. KSL produces 25 1/2 hours of locally produced newscast each week.
As far as new technology and the impact it has had on KSL's broadcast goes, they have just adapted to the change in recent years. They have the funds to be up to date on all the technology and will continue to get the newest technology as it comes out, so the future looks bright for them. Technology has made everything easier for them, they are able to get stories out faster and they rarely miss out on anything due to the new technology.
over the phone interview with Sheral
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