KFOR-TV
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KFOR-TV is a television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside CW station KAUT-TV (channel 43). The two stations share studios in Oklahoma City's McCourry Heights section, where KFOR-TV's transmitter is also located.
A June 5, 1949, newspaper advertisement for RCA Victor television sets exhibiting WKY-TV's studios, control room and transmitter installation; WKY-TV was set to begin formal operations the following day.
The Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium (now the Civic Center Music Hall) served as the first studio home for WKY-TV. Studios were custom-built to minimize interference with any adjacent stage productions.
A WKY-TV RCA TK-40 color television camera on display at the Oklahoma History Center. WKY-TV was the first non-network owned television station to originate local programming in color in 1954.
Buck Owens hosted The Buck Owens Ranch Show, a country-variety show based at WKY-TV, from 1966 to 1973; at its peak, the Ranch Show was seen in over 100 markets.
Tornado warning
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A tornado warning is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover. Modern weather surveillance technology such as Doppler weather radar can detect rotation in a thunderstorm, allowing for early warning before a tornado develops. They are also commonly issued based on reported visual sighting of a tornado, funnel cloud, or wall cloud, typically from weather spotters or the public, but also law enforcement or local emergency management. When radar is unavailable or insufficient, such ground truth is crucial. In particular, a tornado can develop in a gap of radar coverage, of which there are several known in the United States.
F5 tornado near Elie, Manitoba, on June 22, 2007