The original founder of this network is Television Broadcasters Inc which was owned by R.C. Reed and H.D. Williams. ABC affiliation was adopted in November 1955 along with NBC and DuMont network. It was associated with CBS programming until KFDM begin its transmission in April. UHF 31 stop transmission services on August 1, 1956, under the mandate of the Federal Communications Commission.
The original transmitter tower is still standing which was 76 meters tall and situated on the west of Vidor. KMBT call letters were granted on June 18, 1961, which was approved by the FCC after submitting the application for allocation of channel 12. It was decided to have ABC association which still lasts after limited clearance for transmission of KPAC and KFDM televisions. During six years Golden Triangle gets all three associations from the market for this area. Originally it was acquired by Randolph Reed and Doug Williams and they build an antenna and transmitter facility in the south of Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Signal interference was prevented by this site which was affected to KSLA based in Shreveport.
KBMT Local News Live:
In the early 1960s transmitter and other broadcasting, tools were moved to the current location near Mauriceville. Cowles Broadcasting get the channel under possession in 1965 and later it was sold to McKinnon Broadcasting in 1977. On digital channel 12.2, KBMT decided to launch NBC programming in transmission on January 1, 2009. After replacing Fox association of KUIL start operational activities as independent in which NBC affiliation was later acquired. From 1965 to 1999 former call letters were utilized by NBC during its programming under the agreement with London Broadcasting for the time period of ten years. KUIL programming was operated and supervised by KBMT.
News Team:
Evening news anchors of KBMT are DeJonique Garrison and Jordan Williams. The weather department is controlled by Patrick Vaughan where he worked as a chief meteorologist of the station. The sports director of the ABC/NBC 12 team is Ashly Elam and the daybreak anchors of the team are Nick Canizales and Tracy Kennick. The assistant news director and reporter Lauren Hensley worked in the KBMT network. The President and general manager of the network are Paul Bergen and phot journalist of the news team have Darry Chillow.
Weather App:
The weather mobile app of KBMT is filled with weather information regarding thunderstorms, floods, humidity percentage, UV Index, and wind speed. You can get push notifications and alerts in case of a weather emergency which is operated by an interactive radar system and satellite imaging. With help of the KMBT weather app, your daily and weekly plans are managed from the weather reports which are even available for the last 7 days.
First Weather Alert:
Jeff Gerber is working in the weather department of KBMT as a weather expert and meteorologist. First weather alerts during transmission are managed and controlled by the National Weather services and the chief meteorologist of the network. In some manners, the weather may affect badly in case of flood or storm condition and people have to get alarmed from their available sources. Heat advisory, flood warnings, and other alerts directly forwarded by the weather department of the NBC 12 team.
Live Streaming:
KBMT transmitter tower which is highly installed makes sure the signal coverage and strength in the specific areas are sufficient. Direct streaming can be watched on the official web portal of the network and other social media platforms in which supporting media is familiar with transmission services. There are cable providers which offered their viewers the quality of NBC/ABC 12 transmission at any time and anywhere you go.
News App:
KBMT news mobile app provides you with the most realistic and authentic source of news from local and national areas. There are plenty of features in which you can have breaking news and alerts, articles from top-rated journalists, and weather reports are prepared by experts from ABC and NBC 12 teams.
KBMT television network is associated with ABC and NBC which is virtually operated on very high-frequency channel 12. The transmission licensed area is located in Beaumont, Texas in the United States and the Golden Triangle region is the broadcasting coverage range for its services. Tegna Inc is the present owner and they build offices and the main studio is based in US 69 in Beaumont.
