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{{Short description|Television station in Yakima, Washington}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox television station dual
| name1                   = KNDO
| city1                   = [[Yakima, Washington]]
| logo                    = KNDO-KNDU 2022.webp
| logo_size               = 250px
| branding1               = [[NonStop Local]] Yakima
| digital1                = 16 ([[UHF]])
| virtual1                = 23 
| translators             = 
| affiliations            = {{ubl|'''23.1/25.1:''' [[NBC]]|'''23.3/25.3:''' [[SWX Right Now]]}}
| airdate1                = {{start date and age|1959|10|15|p=y}}
| country                 = United States
| callsign_meaning1       = Sounds like "[[Can do|Can-Do]]"
| former_callsigns1       = 
| former_channel_numbers1 = '''Analog:''' 23 (UHF, 1959–2009)
| owner                   = [[Cowles Company]]
| licensee                = [[KHQ, Incorporated]]
| former_affiliations1    = {{ubl|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (primary 1959–1965, secondary 1965–1970)|[[CBS]] (secondary, 1959–1965)}}
| erp1                    = 150 [[kW]]
| haat1                   = {{convert|266|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id1            = 12395
| coordinates1            = {{coord|46|31|58|N|120|30|30|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority     = [[FCC]]
| website                 = {{URL|https://www.nonstoplocal.com/tri-cities-yakima/}} 
| name2                   = KNDU
| city2                   = [[Richland, Washington|Richland]]–[[Pasco, Washington|Pasco]]–[[Kennewick, Washington]]
| branding2               = NonStop Local Tri-Cities
| callsign_meaning2       = Disambiguation of KNDO
| digital2                = 26 ([[UHF]])
| virtual2                = 25 
| airdate2                = {{start date and age|1961|8|10|p=y}}
| former_channel_numbers2 = '''Analog:''' 25 (UHF, 1961–2009)
| former_affiliations2    = ABC (primary 1961–1965, secondary 1965–1970)
| erp2                    = 150 [[kW]]
| haat2                   = {{convert|402|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id2            = 12427
| coordinates2            = {{coord|46|6|11|N|119|7|53|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
}}
'''KNDO''' (channel 23) and '''KNDU''' (channel 25) are [[television station]]s licensed respectively to [[Yakima]] and [[Richland, Washington]], United States, affiliated with [[NBC]]. They are owned by the [[Spokane]]-based [[Cowles Company]] as part of the [[KHQ Television Group]]. KNDO's studios are located on West Yakima Avenue in downtown Yakima, and its transmitter is atop [[Ahtanum Ridge]]; KNDU maintains its own studios on West Kennewick Avenue in [[Kennewick]], with transmitter on [[Jump Off Joe (Washington)|Jump Off Joe]] Butte.

KNDU operates as a [[semi-satellite]] of KNDO, serving the [[Tri-Cities, Washington|Tri-Cities]] area. It [[simulcast]]s all network and [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, KNDU airs separate commercial inserts and [[station identification|legal identifications]]. Local newscasts, produced by KNDU, are simulcast on both stations. KNDO serves the western half of the Yakima–Tri-Cities [[media market|market]] while KNDU serves the eastern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] purposes. [[Master control]] and some internal operations are based at the studios of [[sister station]], fellow NBC affiliate and company [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[KHQ-TV]] on West Sprague Avenue in downtown Spokane.<ref name=tvnc-central>{{cite web|title=KHQ Launches Centralcasting With ABS|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/53645/khq-launches-centralcasting-with-abs?ref=search|publisher=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=tvnc-khqhd>{{cite web|title=Retrans Deal Drives Cowles Centralcasting|date=July 14, 2011|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/52532/retrans-deal-drives-cowles-centralcasting|publisher=TVNewsCheck|access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

On [[satellite television|satellite]], KNDO is only available on [[DirecTV]], while [[Dish Network]] carries KNDU instead.

==History==
KNDO debuted on the air on October 15, 1959. It was owned by Hugh Davis and his Columbia Empire Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, all three networks had been shoehorned on primary [[CBS]] affiliate [[KIMA-TV]] (channel 29). Although conventional wisdom suggested that KNDO should have signed on as an NBC affiliate, it instead took on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Yakima. During this time, it carried a secondary affiliation with NBC, and also aired a few CBS programs turned down by KIMA-TV, including ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. 

On August 16, 1960, CEBC filed to build a new TV station on channel 25 in Richland.<ref name="hc">{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=85223 |title= History Cards for KNDU|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards|Guide to reading History Cards]])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--></ref> The company was composed of employees of KNDO and [[KTNT-TV]] in [[Tacoma]] and had also filed to buy KNDO.<ref name="Spok600822">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98369776/channel-sought/|date=August 22, 1960|page=5|agency=Associated Press|title=Channel Sought|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=Spokane, Washington|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon --> The [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) granted the permit on May 24, 1961,{{r|hc}} and the station was announced to be a satellite of KNDO.<ref name="TriC610512">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98369921/channel-25-receives-ok/|date=May 12, 1961|page=3|title=Channel 25 Receives OK|newspaper=Tri-City Herald|location=Pasco, Washington|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- Fri --> Programming began August 10, 1961.{{r|hc}} A major increase in power was made in 1966.{{r|hc}}

In 1965, KNDO and KNDU became primary NBC affiliates, but shared ABC with KIMA-TV until [[KAPP (TV)|KAPP]] (channel 35) and [[KVEW]] (channel 42) debuted in 1970 to take the ABC affiliation; since then, KNDO and KNDU have been exclusive NBC affiliates.

Davis sold the two stations to Farragut Communications in 1988. Federal Enterprises acquired KNDO and KNDU in 1995. Federal was bought out by [[Raycom Media]] in 1997. Current owner Cowles Company purchased the two stations from Raycom in July 1999.

On October 15, 2009, KNDO celebrated 50 years of broadcasting to the Yakima Valley. Leading up to that date, KNDO aired stories of local businesses and organizations that have also been around for 50 years or longer.

==Programming==
In the past, KNDO and KNDU preempted much of the NBC lineup post-''[[Late Night (franchise)|Late Night]]'', including ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]'' and ''[[Friday Night Videos|Friday Night Videos/Friday Night]]'', along with the network's ''[[NBC Nightside|Nightside]]'' rolling news block, as the stations carried syndicated programming, then continued to sign off the air nightly. It began to air all three programs in 1996, shortly after Federal took control of the stations.

==Notable former on-air staff==
* [[Jamie Kern]]
* [[Whit Johnson]]
* [[Anish Shroff]]
* [[Jim Snyder (journalist)|Jim Snyder]] (1987–1989)

==Subchannels==
The stations' signals are [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KNDO<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDO#station|title = RabbitEars TV Query for KNDO|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=April 5, 2024}}</ref> and KNDU<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KNDU#station|title = RabbitEars TV Query for KNDU|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
! scope = "col" colspan="2"|[[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" colspan="2"|Short name
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming
|-
! scope = "col" | {{small|KNDO}}||{{small|KNDU}} || scope = "col" | {{small|KNDO}}||{{small|KNDU}} 
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.1 || 25.1
| rowspan="2"|[[1080i]] || rowspan="2"|[[16:9]] || KNDO-HD || KNDU-HD || [[NBC]] 
|-
! scope = "row" | 23.3 || 25.3
| SWxKNDO || SWxKNDU || [[SWX Right Now]]
|}

KNDO and KNDU have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.<ref>[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf FCC list of full-service US TV stations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018073839/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-288530A2.pdf |date=October 18, 2011 }}, February 16, 2009</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208115809/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29022694/ NBC News]</ref> [[NBC Weather Plus]] had been carried on [[digital subchannel]] 23.3 and 25.3; the originating national network ceased operation on December 1, 2008.

On September 1, 2010, KNDO and KNDU discontinued broadcasting [[Universal Sports]] on digital subchannels 23.2 and 25.2. Its bandwidth was reallocated to SWX Right Now (23.3/25.3) to improve the picture quality of SWX programming.

==Translator==
*'''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|168147|3=K32IG-D}}''' [[Ellensburg]] (translates KNDO)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.nonstoplocal.com/tri-cities-yakima/}}
*[http://www.swxrightnow.com/ SWX Right Now]

{{Yakima TV}}
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{{Cowles Company}}

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