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KATV to Break Ground With Afternoon Lifestyle Show

"Good Morning Arkansas" has been good indeed for KATV — so good that the Little Rock ABC affiliate will be expanding the news, talk and lifestyle format with a live and local 3 p.m. show. read more >
Director of Broadcasting Charles Rasberry, KASU Chief Engineer Roy Barnhill (with pipe) and A-State journalism instructor Rebecca Gardner working on Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant papers in 1975.
Education / Media & Marketing

As KASU Hits 60, New Media Is the Message

KASU-FM at Arkansas State University provides journalists to a media industry not just looking for radio announcers, TV reporters, news writers and social media specialists, but seeking prospects who do it all. read more >
Media & Marketing

Affiliations Shift Among Arkansas Stations Following Sinclair Deal

Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns KATV in Little Rock, reached a deal a couple of weeks ago to acquire Tribune Media Co., owner of KFSM in Fort Smith, for close to $4 billion. read more >
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

KARK Channel 4 Wins Local ‘Cage Night’ Election Battle

Riding the wave of NBC’s national election coverage, Little Rock’s KARK won the local ratings battle as Donald J. Trump won the political war. read more >
Senior Editor Barry Deere, left, and KATV photographer Brian Emfinger are the pilots of the station’s new drone, Sky 7.
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

Looking Up at Channel 7, With a Drone of Its Own

You might say that KATV has a new drone to play with, but it’s no toy; instead, it’s a sophisticated newsgathering tool costing at least $6,000, not counting the employees who fly it. read more >
Chris May
Media & Marketing

Chris May to Return to KATV Anchor Desk Aug. 1

Chris May, who left Little Rock in 1998 to become a big-market anchorman in Boston and then in Philadelphia, is returning to KATV-TV, Channel 7, beginning Aug. 1. read more >
Susanne Brunner
Media & Marketing

Central Arkansas TV Stations Report Post-Sweeps Shifts

With the May sweeps period now in the books, several TV stations around Arkansas are making staff adjustments. read more >
Stacey Spivey
Media & Marketing

Staff Changes At Little Rock Television Stations

Two Little Rock newsrooms have added reporters to their rosters, and a promotions producer has left one station to join another in the capital city. Northwest Arkansas is also seeing several anchor changes. read more >
Tim Trieschmann, an aerial photographer in Little Rock, has three multirotor drones.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Legal

In Arkansas, Drones Take Place of News Choppers

The days of the humble news chopper are waning. It’s now cheaper, easier and more effective to shoot stories with drones. News stations are adapting to this change in different ways. Some are hiring freelancers with access to the technology. read more >
Mark Rose
Media & Marketing

KATV Leads November Nielsens

KATV-TV, Channel 7, remained at the top of Nielsen Media Research’s November household ratings of Little Rock’s local news stations. read more >
Media & Marketing

KATV Channel 7 Leads Household Ratings

KATV-TV, Channel 7, continued to stay ahead of its Little Rock competitors for July’s Nielsen household ratings of local newscasts. read more >
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KATV Newscast Leads May Household Nielsens

KATV-TV, Channel 7, was ahead of its two Little Rock competitors in most time slots for May’s Nielsen household ratings of local newscasts. read more >
Media & Marketing

KATV Stays On Top in Nielsen Ratings

KATV-TV, Channel 7, led Little Rock competitors in November’s Nielsen ratings of local newscasts. However, household rating and share numbers were down or flat year over year for KATV’s news shows. read more >