KHDH

KHDH, virtual and VHF digital channel 7, is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Paradise City, California. It is currently owned by Miami-based Sunbeam Television. KHDH's studios are located on 7 Clover Boulevard in Downtown Paradise City. Syndicated Programming on KHDH include Family Feud, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, and The Kelly Clarkson Show among others.
== News operation==
KHDH presently broadcasts 43 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with seven hours on weekdays, and four hours each on Saturdays); as such, KHDH is one of the few Big Three network affiliates to offer more than 40 hours of local news content each week. In addition, the station produces Paradise Urban Update, a discussion program focusing on issues affecting the African American community, which airs Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. and Honda Sports Xtra, a weekly half-hour sports highlight program on Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast. The station operates a Bell LongRanger 206L news helicopter entitled "Sky 7". The station's weather radar is presented on-air as "Storm Scan Doppler" with a signal coming from the radar at the National Weather Service local forecast office.
===News department history===
====1957–1972====
By 1965, most of KNAC's in-house productions, including news and public affairs programs, began to be broadcast in color. Several years later, the newscasts' titles were changed to Paradise Today (for morning and noon newscasts) and Paradise Tonight (for the 6 and 11 p.m. broadcasts). In 1970, the station was the first to promote its newscasts with a jingle called "Move Closer to Your World" (which would later be used and popularized by rival KPVI and a number of Capitol States stations in 1973). The station revamped its anchor desk entirely in 1970.
====1972–1993====
The Paradise Today/Tonight format lasted until mid-1972, just months after the switch from Independent to CBS. Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. then revised the station's on-air image once again to now include the moniker "Paradise 7". The station's newscasts were titled Paradise 7 Newsroom from 1972 to 1974, when it was shortened to Newsroom 7.
Despite its links with the Yankee Network's well-respected news department (which came to an end when Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. closed the network in 1967), KNAC-TV spent most of its first 20 years on the air as a distant third in the Paradise City ratings. However, the station had begun to be fairly competitive in the early 1970s. For a brief period in 1974, KNAC's 6 p.m. newscast jumped from third place to first.
In the year leading up to Post-Newsweek Stations' sale of channel 7's assets to David Mugar after losing its licensing appeal, the station hired Susan Brady, to co-anchor with Brad Holbrook. The changes did not cease during KNAC's remaining months. After Post-Newsweek Stations' loss of the KNAC license in 1980 was upheld by the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, during the transition from Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. to Paradise City Television and for the first months of the new ownership.
====1993–present====
There were abrupt changes when Sunbeam bought the station in 1993. New station owner Edmund Ansin (1936-2020) brought Joel Cheatwood, the creator of the fast-paced news format, to Paradise City. Cheatwood introduced a considerably watered-down version of that format. However, it was still shocking by P City standards. Prior to the debut of the new format and 7 News identity that November, Ansin and Cheatwood began changing anchor lineups; in mid-October 1993, one anchor was moved from the main evening newscasts to the noon and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. However, many of the crew's doubts about the new, impending tabloid style were realized once the format switch was off and running. Most of the station's prominent newscasters wanted nothing to do with Cheatwood (who had a reputation as a pioneer in tabloid television) and promptly resigned.
More changes were in store concerning the look of the newscasts. Compared to the previous look of KHDH, which used soft, varied colors, both the default "dotted 7" logo and a more colorful version, and a light theme (Advantage by Frank Gari); KHDH's new look was far different, incorporating dark blue, red, black and silver. The "dotted 7" logo was succeeded by a version of the "circle 7" logo. The graphics initially used a "diagonal stripe" theme; soon after these graphics were replaced with a new set which incorporated glass panels. The theme ("7 News", composed by Chris Crane) was also quite different, made up of dissonant, droning synth chords. The music evolved in later years; incorporating a more orchestral sound. The set was also steadily integrated into the newsroom (taking a cue from CNN); the resulting set/newsroom hybrid was dubbed the Newsplex. It continues, and has been gradually updated over the years to reflect the graphical and technological updates done by the station.
==Voiceover History==
*From the KNAC-TV newsroom, this is TV-7 News (1957-1964)
* From the newsroom of KNAC-TV, this is The Paradise 7 Report (1964-1967)
* From KNAC-TV Channel 7, this is Paradise Today/Paradise Tonight (1967-1970)
*This is CBS for Paradise City, KNAC-TV. And now, Paradise's News 7 at (time) with your complete news, weather forecast, and sports highlights. (1970-1973)
* Paradise 7, KNAC-TV. Now, the news at (time) from the Paradise 7 Newsroom. (1973-1974)
*KNAC-TV Paradise City. And now, your news at (time) on Newsroom 7. (1974-1981)
*KNAC Television, Paradise City. Now, from the newsroom. News 7 at (time) begins now. (1981-1982)
*This is Channel 7, CBS in Paradise City. NEWSE7EN at (time) starts now. (1982-1984)
*KNEV Channel 7 Paradise City. Now, The Paradise City News at (time). (1984-1988)
*You're watching KNEV-TV Paradise City. And now, News 7 Paradise City at (time). (1988-1990)
*From KHDH-TV Paradise City, this is News 7 at (time). The One to Watch. (1990-1993)
*From KHDH Television, this is 7 News at (time) on The News Station. (1993-1995)
*You're watching 7CBS! Live from KHDH-TV Paradise City, this is 7 News at (time) on The News Station. (1995-2003)
*You're watching 7CBS! Live from Paradise City, this is 7 News at (time) on The News Station. (2003-2009)
* From Paradise City's 7CBS, this is 7 News at (time) on KHDH-TV. (2009-2013)
*This is 7 News at (time). (2013-2015, 2019–present)
*7 News at (time) starts now! (2015-2019)
===News Announcer(s)===
*Al Vanik (1988-1995)
*Scott Chapin (1995-2011, 2015–present)
*Paul Turner (2011-2015)
== Station Announcer(s)==
*Charlie Van Dyke (1988-1995)
*Beau Weaver (1995–present)
==News/Station Presentation==
===Newscast titles===
*TV-7 News (1957–1964)
*The Paradise 7 Report (1964–1967)
*Paradise Today/Paradise Tonight(1967–1970)
*Paradise's News 7 (1970–1973)
*Paradise 7 Newsroom (1973−1974)
*Newsroom 7 (1974–1981)
* News 7 (1981-1982 & 1990–1993)
*NEWSE7EN (1982–1984)
*The Paradise City News (1984–1988)
*News 7 Paradise City(1988–1990)
*7 News (1993–present)
===Station Slogans===
*"We're With You!" (1981-1982)
*"There's A New Day Dawning" (1982–1984)
*"Feel Good About That" (1985–1987)
*"We're All On the Same Team" (1987–1991)
*"The One To Watch" (1991–1993)
*"The News Station" (1993–2009, 2014–present; news slogan)
*"Your Newscast" (2009–2010; news slogan)
*"You Know... It's 7" (2011–2014; general slogan)
==Gallery==
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