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{{Short description|Television station in Eureka, California}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = KIEM-TV
| city = 
| logo = File:KIEM-TV Logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| branding = NBC 3; ''Redwood News''
| analog = 
| digital = 3 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 3
| subchannels = 
| translators = 
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''3.1:''' [[NBC]]|'''3.2:''' [[Ion Television]]}}
| network = 
| country = United States
| founded = 
| airdate = {{start date and age|1953|10|25|p=y}}
| last_airdate = 
| location = [[Eureka, California]]
| callsign_meaning = "Keep Informed Every Minute"
| former_callsigns = 
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 3 (VHF, 1953–2009)|'''Digital:''' 16 ([[UHF]], 2004–2009)}}
| owner = [[Marquee Broadcasting]]
| licensee = Marquee Broadcasting West, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[KVIQ-LD]]
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[CBS]] (1953–1985)|[[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (secondary, 1953–1955)|NBC (secondary, 1953–1958)|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (secondary, 1953–1989)}}
| erp = 12.5 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|485|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = 
| facility_id = 53382
| coordinates = {{coord|40|43|49|N|123|57|11|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://kiem-tv.com/}}
}}

'''KIEM-TV''' (channel 3) is a [[television station]] in [[Eureka, California]], United States, affiliated with [[NBC]]. It is owned by [[Marquee Broadcasting]] alongside [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[CBS]] affiliate [[KVIQ-LD]] (channel 14). The two stations share studios on South Broadway in [[Spruce Point]] near the southwestern corner of Eureka; KIEM-TV's transmitter is located along Kneeland Road southeast of the city.

==History==
KIEM-TV signed on the air as Eureka's first television station on October 25, 1953. The station was started by William B. Smullin and his company, [[California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc.]], who also started (and still owns) [[KOBI-TV]] in [[Medford, Oregon]].<ref>[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=85216 History Cards for KOBI-TV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qACyB4k_nKw William B. Smullin NAB Distinguished Service Award, 1990]. YouTube.com</ref> The station call sign KIEM-TV was a counterpart to the company's AM radio station, [[KEJB (AM)|KIEM]] — which stood for "Keep Informed Every Minute". The FM part of a broadcast trio was KRED. (Soon after KIEM-TV began broadcasting, the first [[stereo]] broadcast in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]] used the AM station to broadcast the right channel and the FM station to broadcast the left channel.)

KIEM-TV was initially affiliated with CBS; however, as the only station in the market in its early years, it also provided programs from NBC, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (which folded in 1955). After [[KVIQ]] signed on in 1958 and became the NBC affiliate, both stations offered some ABC programming on a part-time basis. Full-time NBC coverage was provided by [[San Francisco]]'s then-NBC affiliate [[KRON]] on area cable systems.

As NBC became the number 1 rated network in the mid-1980s, both KVIQ and KIEM increased the amount of programming aired from their networks. At the same time, there were proposals for KREQ-TV (channel 23, now [[KAEF-TV]]) to launch as a new station in the Eureka market. In 1985, KIEM signed an exclusive affiliation contract with NBC, and KVIQ affiliated with CBS, while both carried ABC programming on a secondary basis until KREQ signed on. KIEM's NBC affiliation commenced on December 30.<ref>"KIEM grabs contract as NBC station," Eureka Times Standard, November 5, 1985, Page3</ref> Another commercial station, KREQ-TV, signed on the air in 1987 as a Fox affiliate. When channel 23 became an ABC affiliate two years later, both KVIQ and KIEM ceased offering ABC programs on a part-time basis.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tFrjAAAAMAAJ&q=kiem+tv+KVIQ+and+KIEM+|title=Television Factbook|last=D.C|first=Radio News Bureau, Washington|date=1974|publisher=Television Digest, Incorporated|language=en}}</ref>

Pollack/Belz Broadcasting, who purchased the station in 1996, agreed to sell KIEM-TV to Lost Coast Broadcasting on March 13, 2017. Lost Coast, in turn, assigned its right to acquire the station to Redwood Television Partners, a subsidiary of Brian Brady's [[Northwest Broadcasting]], on August 15. Northwest would at that time sell its existing Eureka station, KVIQ.<ref name="fcc-saletonorthwest">{{cite web|title=Application For Consent To Assignment Of Broadcast Station Construction Permit Or License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1764349&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=53382|date=August 22, 2017|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=August 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20170824/NEWS/170829920|title=KIEM-TV manager says no major changes predicted after $3.5M transfer deal|access-date=May 9, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The sale was completed on December 1.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1773436&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=53382 Consummation Notice] ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]]. December 4, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180930155219/https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101773436&formid=905&fac_num=53382 Archived] via the [[Wayback Machine]] on September 30, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://tvnewscheck.com/article/109346/redwood-television-closes-on-kiem-buy/ Redwood Television Closes On KIEM Buy], ''TVNewsCheck.com'', December 4, 2017, Retrieved September 16, 2018. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180916130547/https://tvnewscheck.com/article/109346/redwood-television-closes-on-kiem-buy/ Archived] via the [[Wayback Machine]] on September 16, 2018.</ref>

In February 2019, [[Reuters]] reported that [[Apollo Global Management]] had agreed to acquire the entirety of Brady's television portfolio, which it intends to merge with [[Cox Media Group]] (which Apollo is acquiring at the same time), once the purchases are approved by the FCC.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=O'Donnell|first1=Carl|last2=Baker|first2=Liana B.|date=February 15, 2019|title=Apollo to buy Cox TV stations in broadcast push|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/apollo-to-buy-cox-tv-stations-in-broadcast-push-idUSKCN1Q42IV/|access-date=June 29, 2024|work=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The following month, Apollo confirmed through filings with the FCC that its newly formed broadcasting group, Terrier Media, would acquire Northwest Broadcasting, with Brian Brady holding an unspecified minority interest in Terrier.<ref name="tvnc-saletoterrier">{{cite news |last1=Jessell |first1=Harry A. |title=Cox TV Valued At $3.1 Billion In Apollo Acquisition |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/231448/cox-tv-valued-3-1-billion-apollo-acquisition/ |access-date=March 6, 2019 |work=TV News Check |date=March 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307002857/https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/231448/cox-tv-valued-3-1-billion-apollo-acquisition/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Then in June 2019, it was announced that Terrier Media would instead operate as Cox Media Group, as Apollo had reached a deal to also acquire Cox's radio and advertising businesses.<ref name="rbr-radiosaletoapollo">{{cite news |last1=Jacobson |first1=Adam |title=It's Official: Cox Radio, Gamut, CoxReps Going To Apollo |url=https://www.rbr.com/cox-media-group-radio-apollo/ |access-date=June 26, 2019 |work=Radio & Television Business Report |date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> The transaction was completed on December 17.<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cox-enterprises-announces-close-of-cox-media-group-sale-to-affiliates-of-apollo-global-management-300976507.html "Cox Enterprises Announces Close of Cox Media Group Sale to Affiliates of Apollo Global Management"], prnewswire.com, December 17, 2019, Retrieved December 17, 2019.</ref>

On March 29, 2022, Cox Media Group announced it would sell KIEM-TV, KVIQ-LD and 16 other stations to Imagicomm Communications, an affiliate of the parent company of the [[INSP (TV channel)|INSP]] cable channel, for $488 million;<ref name="coxsales2022">{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222357/cox-breaks-up-combined-radio-tv-cluster-in-tulsa-as-part-of-twelve-market-divestiture/|title=Cox Breaks Up Combined Radio/TV Cluster In Tulsa As Part Of Twelve Market Divestiture|first=Lance|last=Venta|work=RadioInsight|date=March 30, 2022|accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref> the sale was completed on August 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/cox-media-group-insp-close-deal-for-sale-of-cox-tv-stations-to-imagicomm|title=Cox Media Group, INSP Close Deal for Sale of Cox TV Stations to Imagicomm
|first=George|last=Winslow|website=TVTechnology|date=August 1, 2022|accessdate=August 2, 2022}}</ref>

On January 16, 2025, it was announced that [[Marquee Broadcasting]] would purchase KIEM-TV and KVIQ-LD from Imagicomm after the company announced it would sell 12 of its stations.<ref name="sale">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Mark |date=January 16, 2025 |title=Marquee Broadcasting Buys 4 Imagicomm Stations |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/marquee-broadcasting-buys-4-imagicomm-stations |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=TV News Check}}</ref> The transaction was completed on May 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff39674f8cc01968d61736e11b2&id=25076ff39674f8cc01968d61736e11b2&goBack=N|title=Notification of Consummation|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=May 1, 2025|accessdate=May 23, 2025}}</ref>
 
==Sign-off==
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As of November 2013, KIEM [[sign-on and sign-off|signed off]] every Sunday morning at 1&nbsp;a.m., and Monday morning at 12:35&nbsp;a.m., and resumes broadcast at 5&nbsp;a.m. During sign-off and sign-on, KIEM broadcast a classic sequence, which includes the old blue "3" logo with the NBC peacock logo and the station ID, which is licensed to the city. These were shown before and after the test pattern with [[SMPTE color bars]] and the ''News Channel 3'' logo with the current gold "3" and NBC peacock logo with the station ID. This was its current digital ID as KIEM-DT, with the call letters used until the US Digital Transition in 2009 and its slogan as "The Spirit of the North Coast" on the bottom of the pattern. KIEM did not play the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] at sign-off or sign-on.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvecIPnQcEc KIEM sign-off from 2002</ref>

As of April 2020, they are now 24/7, running infomercials and similar programming during overnight hours on weekends.

==News operation==
KIEM produces a total of {{frac|13|1|2}} hours of local news each week, with {{frac|2|1|2}} hours each weekday and one hour on Saturdays and Sundays. Following an hour-long newscast at 6 a.m., the station provides brief news updates during the ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today Show]]''. KIEM is currently the only station within the Eureka market to provide newscasts on weekend evenings, as competitors KAEF and KBVU only broadcast weekday newscasts. In addition, the weeknight newscasts are simulcast on KVIQ-LD while the morning and weekend newscasts are only seen on KIEM. KIEM may also provide breaking news coverage for [[flood]]s or other emergency coverage when warranted.

In 2017, KIEM introduced a major update to their graphics with HD capabilities.

In early 2022, [[John Kennedy O'Connor]] joined the station as the lead news anchor.

===Notable former on-air staff===
* [[Marc Brown (journalist)|Marc Brown]] – (1984)

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KIEM-TV<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KIEM#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KIEM|website=[[RabbitEars]]|accessdate=January 16, 2025}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.1 
| [[1080i]] || [[16:9]] || KIEM-1 || [[NBC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.2 
| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || KIEM-2 || [[Ion Television]]
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KIEM-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 16 to VHF channel 3 for post-transition operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref>

===Translators===
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53379|3=K07GJ-D}}''' [[Hoopa, California|Hoopa]]
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53381|3=K02OD-D}}''' [[Shelter Cove, California|Shelter Cove]]

==Satellite availability==
The Eureka television market, one of the smallest in the country, was the only TV market in California not available on [[Dish Network]] until June 3, 2010, at which time it became available.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=474211 |title=DISH Network to Become First Pay-TV Provider to Offer Local Broadcast Channels in All 210 Local Television Markets in the United States |publisher=Dish Network |date=June 3, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2010 |archive-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811020624/http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=474211 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since November 2, 2011, KIEM has also been available on [[DirecTV]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://kiem-tv.com/ Official website]

{{Eureka TV}}
{{California English TV}}
{{Marquee Broadcasting}}

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