KRDA

This article is in no relation to KRDA 107.5 FM in Hanford/Fresno, California. KRDA is the Rainbow Dash Network station serving Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle. It broadcasts on channel 57.

History
KRDA signed on the air on October 5, 1974 as KAMA, an independent station. For it's years as an independent station, KAMA was known as Amarillo 57, Big 57, Super 57, Independent 57, and Great 57. In 2011, KAMA became Amarillo's Rainbow Dash Network station and changed it's callsign to KRDA.

Satellite Stations
KRDA operates three semi-satellite stations and a few translators

Newscasts
On April 27, 2015, KRDA debuted a 9PM newscast called "RDN 57 News". KRDA is one of the few RDN stations with a newscast. Because of this, KRDA has a different schedule than the other RDN stations in the Central time zone. KRDA broadcasts 7 hours of local news per week (5 hours on the weekdays, 2 hours on weekends). This is the first instance that KRDA has ever had newscasts.

Newscast Titles

 * RDN 57 News (April 27, 2015-Present)

Anchors

 * Monica Pearson - Weekdays
 * Jack Grimes - Weekdays
 * David Jester - Weekends

Weather

 * Daisy Holland - Chief Meteorologist ; Weekdays
 * Marc Christie - Weekends

Sports

 * Susan Banks - Weekdays
 * Terry Waldenburger - Weekends

Reporters

 * Sally Barker - general assignment reporter
 * Bob Ackerman - general assignment reporter
 * Lewis Mills - general assignment reporter
 * Carl Tucker - general assignment reporter
 * Carlton Flanagan - general assignment reporter
 * Janis Flemington - Boise City (Cimmaron County, OK) Bureau; KBSE
 * April Acorn - Boise City Bureau; KBSE
 * Eric Clinton - Guymon (Texas County, OK) Bureau; KGUX
 * Damien Tyler - Guymon Bureau; KGUX
 * Ariel Smith - Guymon Bureau; KGUX

Themes

 * WHTM 1992 News Theme (2015-present)