KDNV-TV

KDNV-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a RKO Network-affiliated television station licensed to, , United States. It is the flagship television property of locally based Whitebird Broadcasting Group, which has owned the station since the company's formation in 1977, and it is sister to the company's sole wholly-owned radio properties, news/talk/sports station KDNV (870 AM) and classic hits station KDNV-FM (95.9 FM). The three outlets share studios on East Speer Boulevard in Denver's neighborhood; Whitebird's headquarters are located blocks away within the  building in. KDNV-TV's transmitter is located on near.

KDNV-TV is the second largest RKO Network-affiliated station by market size that is not owned and operated by the network.

Early years
KDNV-TV first went on the air on October 1, 1953. It was originally owned by the Denver Post newspaper, alongside KDNV radio. It was initially a DuMont affiliate until 1956, and then an independent until 1958, when it became a charter affiliate of the RKO Network.

In March 1977, KDNV-TV-AM-FM was purchased by Denver attorney R. A. Stepney and veteran radio station owner Harold "Harry" Cochrane, who subsequently formed the Rocky Mountain Broadcasting Corporation. In 1983, the company renamed itself to Whitebird Broadcasting Group after Stepney's son Benjamin C. Stepney took over from his father and began what soon became a large expansion outside of the.

Recent years
In 2007, KDNV-TV began the "Ted's Challenge Campaign", which involves special STEM, sports & fitness and arts fairs held by the station at local area schools and hosted by Ted Sammon, who arrives at the participating schools aboard Sky 10 and judges competitions as part of the fairs.

Programming
Syndicated programming seen on KDNV-TV include Debt Court with Adam Baranski, The David Arazi Show, News Watch, and Ramiro.

News operation
KDNV-TV presently broadcasts a total of 35 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours on weekdays, 3½ hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays). Recurring features of news broadcasts include the "10 Weather Lab", a weather deck located on the rooftop of the station's East Speer Boulevard studio, for which the weather segments for the morning newscasts originate (local weather inserts for Wake Up America and updates for 10 Action News are done from a chroma key wall inside the station's studio), and the viewer response segment Talk to 10.

The station's on-air personalities are well-known in the Denver area. Chief Meteorologist Steve Beauchemin has been with the station since 1990 and is one of Denver's most popular TV personalities. His wife Francine was with the station from 1992-2021, anchoring various newscasts, when she retired. Al Bethel had been with the station since 1971 and co-anchored the weeknight newscasts. He retired in May 2015. Helicopter reporter and political commentator Ted Sammon has been with the station since 1998 and is a popular personality on their morning newscasts.

Weather coverage
Since the 1990s, KDNV-TV has placed a significant emphasis on weather in its news coverage and has become known throughout the state of Colorado, especially the Denver area, for its comprehensive severe weather coverage led by chief meteorologist Steve Beauchemin, who joined the station in 1990. KDNV-TV has maintained a long-standing policy to, whenever possible, preempt regular programming and run wall-to-wall, uninterrupted severe weather coverage in the event that the National Weather Service Denver office issues a tornado warning for any county within its viewing area. The station operates "StormSeeker 10", a SUV customized for storm chasing purposes, which is equipped with a dashcam and a computer programmed with software relaying data from several radar sources; and also uses "Sky 10", a helicopter that is normally used for newsgathering, but is also occasionally used to show the paths of violent and long-track tornadoes.

Notable on-air staff

 * Diana Mendieta – weeknight news anchor
 * Steve Beauchemin (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) – chief meteorologist
 * Ted Sammon – helicopter reporter (Sky 10), political commentator (Heavy Hitters)