KLKE

KLKE (channel 16) is a television station licensed to Provo, Utah, United States, serving as the Fox network affiliate for Salt Lake City and the entire state of Utah. It is owned by Allegiant Communications. KLKE-TV's studios are located on South Commerce Drive in the Temkin Sky Pointe Building in Murray (with a Salt Lake City address), and its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City.
==Station history==
KLKE signed on as KPVO-TV on April 24, 1985 by Walt Pritcherd, who originally intended to launch a local religious station in Provo with approval from the LDS Church. Pritcherd quickly ran out of money for the venture, and within months of signing-on, sold the station to MountainWest Communications.
The station's time in Provo would be short-lived, as MountainWest sought to move the station to Salt Lake City. While maintaining minimal secondary facilities in Provo to meet FCC requirements, MountainWest moved the station's primary studios and offices into the first floor of the newly-constructed Bridge Building (now Temkin Sky Pointe) off of 53rd South in Murray in 1986. As the station expanded its news department, it subsequently moved into a 2nd floor space as well by 1991. The station continues to broadcast from the building to this day, but has since moved all of its operations to portions of the 4th and 5th floors.
Despite stronger independent stations in the market, even on VHF, the station became a charter affiliate of the newly launched Fox Broadcasting Company on October 9, 1986. Network executives cited the station having a news department (though it was still not an established player) and MountainWest's investment into building out a network of translators across the region as selling points.
The station's license was challenged several times in the late 1980s due to the station not broadcasting primarily from Provo and identifying on-air as a primary FOX affiliate for Salt Lake City. With Provo being more than an hour to the south of Salt Lake City, MountainWest decided to open a Provo news bureau to cover areas to the south that would normally not be covered by Salt Lake City stations. To this day, the station continues to maintain a bureau in Provo, even after other area stations moved in and moved out of the area.
In 1990, the station was sold to Gillett Communications, one year before the company was restructured into SCI Television. SCI Television would be sold to New World Communications in 1993.
New World Communications signed a multi-year agreement to affiliate most of its stations with the FOX network in May 1994, and the station benefited from being part of a large network of other FOX affiliates across the country that received attention from the network.
The station and its sister stations were acquired directly by the network in 1997, making it an owned-and-operated (O&O) station. Despite being in a Top 30 market, KLKE was considered one of the smaller network O&Os when compared to those in cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
In 1998, the station powered on a new all-digital transmitter from atop Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, the first in the state of Utah and one of the first in the western part of the country. It continued to broadcast from its longtime analog transmitter as well on Lake Mountain until the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television concluded for full-power stations on June 12, 2009; the digital signal remained on channel 29, using virtual channel 16.
In 2000, FOX chose to sell the station and a few of its sister stations to focus its attention on its larger market affiliates. The station was sold to The New York Times Company. Oak Hill Capital Partners acquired NYT's nine television properties in 2006 and created Local TV, LLC. Within the next year, eight other FOX owned-and-operated stations and former sister stations of KLKE joined Local TV, LLC. During this period, the stations were managed by Tribune Broadcasting.
In 2013, Local TV, LLC was acquired by Tribune Broadcasting. Four stations involved in the acquisition, including KLKE, were to be sold to Dreamcatcher Broadcasting with the intention of being operated by Tribune under shared services agreements. However, scrutiny over the acquisition and ownership cap limits from the FCC prompted Tribune to place KLKE up for sale individually.
A sale of the station to Bonneville International, a media company wholly owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) through its for-profit arm Deseret Management Corporation, was ultimately canceled after the two sides couldn't agree on terms of the sale. The station was then sold to Bachmann Media Group.
In 2024, the station was acquired by Allegiant Communications, a broadcasting company formed from the remnants of Miami, Florida-based Palm, Inc., as its sole broadcasting property.
== Translators ==
KLKE is rebroadcast on many translators throughout Utah, including:
* Castle Dale: K28PR-D
* Clear Creek: K29IW-D
* Delta: K33KW-D
*Duchesne: K28PH-D
*East Carbon County: K19MF-D
*East Price: K26OI-D
*Ferron: K28KQ-D
*Fillmore: K35NX-D
*Fountain Green: K33OU-D
*Fremont: K31LA-D
*Garrison: K13AAM-D
*Green River: K23JV-D, K28PN-D
*Helper: K25PM-D
* Huntington: K28KR-D
*Juab: K18GX-D
*Kanarraville, etc.: K33KF-D
*Leamington: K12QY-D
*Manti–Ephraim: K30KJ-D
*Mount Pleasant: K18IV-D
*Nephi: K26PK-D
*Orangeville: K23OH-D
*Parowan–Enoch–Paragonah: K26OA-D
*Richfield: K23NU-D
*Roosevelt: K25PH-D
*Rural Beaver County: K21KL-D
*Salina–Redmond: K04RV-D
*Scipio: K23OD-D
*Spring Glen: K33KI-D
*Teasdale: K22MV-D
*Utahn: K15LW-D
*Cortez, CO: K16CT-D
*Malad City, ID: K26OY-D
==Programming schedule==
 	SUN (w/o Sports) 	MON 	TUE 	WED 	THU 	FRI 	SAT (w/o Sports)
6:00AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
6:30AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
7:00AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
7:30AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
8:00AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
8:30AM 	Good Day Utah Sunday 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
9:00AM 	FOX News Sunday with Shannon Bream	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
9:30AM 	FOX News Sunday with Shannon Bream	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah Saturday
10:00AM	Utah Matters 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	E/I Programming
10:30AM	Utah Matters 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	E/I Programming
11:00AM	Dateline 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	E/I Programming
11:30AM	Dateline 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 11am	E/I Programming
12:00PM	Dateline 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	E/I Programming
12:30PM	Dateline 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	E/I Programming
1:00PM 	Cold Case Files 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo
1:30PM 	Cold Case Files 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo 	Karamo
2:00PM 	Cold Case Files 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Dateline
2:30PM 	Cold Case Files 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Utah Life 	Dateline
3:00PM 	Karamo 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 3pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 3pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 3pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 3pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 3pm 	Dateline
3:30PM 	Karamo 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Inside Edition 	Dateline
4:00PM 	Family Feud 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	The Kelly Clarkson Show
4:30PM 	Family Feud 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 4pm 	The Kelly Clarkson Show
5:00PM 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm
5:30PM 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 5pm
6:00PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 6pm
6:30PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Inside Edition Weekend
7:00PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming
7:30PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming
8:00PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming
8:30PM 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming 	FOX Primetime Programming
9:00PM 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm
9:30PM 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 9pm
10:00PM	Station 19 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm
10:30PM	Station 19 	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX16 Eyewitness News at 10pm	FOX Late Night Programming
11:00PM	Station 19 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	FOX Late Night Programming
11:30PM	Station 19 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Bob's Burgers
12:00AM	Bob's Burgers 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Bob's Burgers
12:30AM	Bob's Burgers 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Family Guy
1:00AM 	Family Guy 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Family Guy
1:30AM 	Family Guy 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	American Dad!
2:00AM 	American Dad! 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	American Dad!
2:30AM 	American Dad! 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	The Cleveland Show
3:00AM 	The Cleveland Show 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent
3:30AM 	The Cleveland Show 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent
4:00AM 	Paid or Religious Programming 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent
4:30AM 	Paid or Religious Programming 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Cold Case Files 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent
5:00AM 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah
5:30AM 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah 	Good Day Utah
==Newscast history==
KLKE produces 11 hours of local newscasts per weekday, 8 hours of news on Saturdays, and 6 hours of news on Sundays. It is the largest output of newscasts for any station in Salt Lake City. In addition to newscasts, the station produces a 1-hour weekday lifestyle program called Utah Life and a one-hour political/current events talk show on Sundays called Utah Matters.
Despite entering the local news scene in Salt Lake City relatively late, the station received substantial support from MountainWest, which provided additional funding and resources to ensure the station delivered high-quality news content from the outset. The station was the first in Salt Lake City to own its own news helicopter. Over the years, the station also managed to lure away longtime talent and management from its competitors.
The station's first newscast was Utah's News at Nine, which was the first hour-long 9pm newscast in the market and allowed the station to cover news before its competitors came on at 10pm. This was followed up with a 30-minute 5pm and 6pm newscast in 1986, and a 12pm newscast by 1987. The station launched the market's first morning newscast Good Day Utah in 1989, at the time, only one hour long at 6am. In 1991, the station launched a 10pm newscast.
Atypical of a Fox-affiliated station, KLKE has used the Eyewitness News name in some capacity since 1986, but does not follow the Eyewitness News format that other stations use. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, the station leaned more heavily toward the faster-paced Action News format while keeping the Eyewitness News name. While the station started out with more of a traditional newscast in the 1980s; it quickly adopted a more flashy, tabloid look and format that Fox stations became known for by the early 1990s. These changes helped boost the station's initially low ratings and made it a contender in the local news race against its longer-established competitors.
Good Day Utah expanded several times through the years, first to two-hours from 5-7am in 1993, then to three hours from 5-8am by 1998. In 2000, the newscast expanded to four hours from 5-9am. In 2007, the station was one of the first in the country to launch a 4:30am newscast, expanding Good Day Utah to 4 1/2 hours. The newscast expanded again to 6 hours with the addition of a 4am half hour and 9am hour in 2011. The 4am half hour was later canceled in 2018, and replaced with a full hour at 10am. The 10am hour was later moved to 11am and separated from Good Day Utah with the cancellation of the station's 12pm newscast in 2020.
In July 2024, the station restructured its schedule. The 4:30 a.m. half hour of Good Day Utah was discontinued and replaced with syndicated programming. Salt Lake Life expanded to 1 hour, was renamed Utah Life, and moved to 2 p.m. A 3 p.m. half hour newscast was launched, a 5 a.m. hour of Good Day Utah was added to weekend mornings, and a 10:30 p.m. half hour newscast was added to weekday evenings. Syndicated programming was moved around with the changes, including the move of Inside Edition from 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the two half hours of The Drew Barrymore Show were combined once again and moved to 12 p.m., Karamo was moved to 1 p.m., and The Kelly Clarkson Show was moved from 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. An additional hour of Dateline was added to overnights, while Justice for the People with Judge Milian and Mathis Court with Judge Mathis were removed from the schedule entirely. 
KLKE has long waged a spirited battle for first place in the market against its competitors. While the station generally places third in total households, the station usually ranks first and second in the coveted 25-54 age demographic.
===News branding history===
* Utah's News at Nine (1985-1986)
* TV16 Eyewitness News (1986-1990)
* FOX16 Eyewitness News (1990-present)
===News slogan history===
* Utah's First News in Primetime (1985-1986)
* The News Specialists (1986-1990)
* Utah's 24 Hour News Channel (1990-1994)
* Dedicated. Determined. Dependable. (1994-2009)
* Utah's News Leader (2009-2020)
* Inform. Investigate. Inspire. (2020-2024)
* Utah's Local News Station (2024-Present)
===News music history===
* Power News by 615 Music (1985-1988)*
* It's All Right Here by Gari Media Group (1988-1990)
* WNBC News Package by John Hegner Music (1990-1994)
* News Edge by Stephen Arnold Music (1994-1998)*
* FOX '95 by Stephen Arnold Music (1995-1998, select themes only)
* First on FOX by Stephen Arnold Music (1998-2006)*
* FOX 5 News by Andy Zulla (2003-2006, used for Good Day Utah)
* Frequency by 360 Music/Stephen Arnold Music (2006-2011)*
* Questions Answered by Alan Koshiyama (2011-2024)*
* Colorado's Own by Alan Koshiyama (2011-2024, used for Good Day Utah & Utah Life)
* Beyond by Stephen Arnold Music (2024-Present)
*KLKE was an original client for this package, or commissioned new themes
===Voiceover artists===
* Doug Paul (1985-1994)
* Paul Turner (1994-2006)
* Chris Corley (2006-2011)
* Beau Weaver (2011-2024)
* Jim Cutler (2024-Present)
===Current on-air staff===
KLKE uses talent from the real-life KSTU-TV.
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