In October 1953 Valley Telecasting submit an application for granting KYMA NBC 11 and it become the first television channel in the city. KYAT on channel 13 construction application was submitted from Wrather-Alvarez Broadcasting which was the owner of KFMB-TV based in San Diego. But the application was declined by Federal Communications Commission. Yuma was the one-station area for more than eight years during 1961.
A construction application was submitted for channel 13 from Robert Crites which was owning the radio channel KBLU on November 30, 1961. A month earlier New England Industries submitted the application for granting the same KYMA NBC 11 but Federal Communications Commission denied their application and Desert telecasting and KBLU start broadcasting.
KYMA Local News Live:
The operational activity was a little hard because KIVA and other market-based television channels were agreed about the market capacity Merrill filed petitions for getting some extra time to construct the channel on November 2, 1963, start its transmission after receiving a notice period from the designated authority. Expansion of area coverage to the El Centro with increasing power and transmitter location was changed to the 45 km Northwest of Yuma atop Black Mountain.
Viewership of KYMA:
Imperial Valley was getting sufficient signals after the construction of the studio facility and offices in El Centro. Karl Eller bought the channel from Desert Telecasting on December 7, 1966. Crites was controlling the operational activities of the channel as president of Eller Telecasting. Combined Communications in 1968 acquire the KBLU-TV and KTAR start merging its broadcasting with Eller Outdoor Advertising Company. KIVA studio premises was controlled by KBLU which immediately got the NBC association.
News App:
KYMA news application have local news, National based stories, Information desk, Weather updates, Daily and 7 days forecast, Traffic, and Sports events can be watched through NBC 11 news app. These news and station content can be forwarded to friends and family with help of different social media networks.
News Team:
Anchor and producer of NBC 11 are Adonis Albright and Jenny Day is performing her duties as producer. The Digital Content producer of KYMA is Caleb J. Fernandez and the Sports director of the news team is having Rob From. Anchor and reporters of NBC 11 are April Hettinger, Cole Johnson, and Adam Klepp. Multimedia Journalist of KYMA is Cody Lee and Luis Lopez.
Weather App:
Weather forecasting is available during weekdays and weekends on KYMA NBC 11. Weather technologists and the news teams are providing comprehensive weather reports which can easily understand and demonstrate for the market-based counties in which channel transmission is being served. Wind speed and direction, Humidity percentage, and rain prediction are available every minute of an hour.
First Weather Alert:
National Weather Services and KYMA NBC 11 weather team have news sharing and data updating mediums for weather forecasting. First weather alerts can be seen via push notifications and during weather segments in channel transmission. Heat and safety advisory from the KYMA representative is generated in case of emergency situations or during bad weather conditions.
Live Streaming:
KYMA’s digitally enhanced transmitter and high elevation help to generate good quality signals and coverage range for the viewers of KYMA NBC. Live sports matches are directly recorded with high-definition cameras and are also available on different social media platforms. News segments and entertainment programs are available in NBC 11 direct streaming service.
KYMA-DT is functioned through very high frequency 13 and also operated on virtual technology. It is a dually affiliated channel with the CBS and NBC network for the licensing area of Yuma, Arizona in the United States. El Centro, California is the broadcasting transmission range in the market. Cox Media Group has the ownership rights which is Atlantic based broadcasting company. KECY-TV 9 which is Fox/ABC affiliated and KESE low powered channel 35 have the sister station KYMA and working together under a shared services agreement. These channels have to operate and controlling rooms in downtown Yuma near the South of 4th Avenue.
