KHQ-TV
KHQ-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Spokane, Washington, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is the flagship and namesake of the KHQ Television Group, a subsidiary of the locally based Cowles Company, which also owns The Spokesman-Review newspaper. KHQ-TV's studios are located on West Sprague Avenue in Downtown Spokane, and its transmitter is located on Krell Hill southeast of the city. The station also operates a 24-hour sports and weather channel called SWX Right Now on digital subchannel 6.2.
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| City | Spokane, Washington |
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| Branding | NonStop Local KHQ |
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First air date | December 20, 1952 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 6 (VHF, 1952–2009) |
Former affiliations | ABC (secondary, 1952–1954) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34537 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 653 m (2,142 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°34′52″N 117°17′51″W |
| Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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| Website | www |
KHQ-TV is also carried on cable systems in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, both of which are double the size of the station's American coverage area. One result of this is that stations in Calgary and Edmonton air American shows on Pacific Time, even though Calgary and Edmonton are both on Mountain Time. KHQ-TV is one of five local Spokane area television stations seen in Canada on the Shaw Direct satellite service. It can also be seen on local cable systems in eastern British Columbia.
KHQ-TV also handles master control and some internal operations for sister stations and fellow NBC affiliates KNDO and KNDU in the Yakima–Tri-Cities market.