KRIA

KRIA is a Rainbow Dash Network affiliate that serves the Victoria, TX market. It broadcasts on Channel 68.

History
KRIA signed on the air on May 15, 1984 as an independent station. It was rated the best independent station in Victoria until 1987 when KRIA picked up the Telemundo affiliation for the Victoria area. Throughout it's reign as a Telemundo station, KRIA had the #1 Spanish produced newscast at 10PM. Often doing quite well with the "Big 4" networks as well in the ratings. In 2008, after a 21 year affiliation with Telemundo, KRIA became an independent station once again. Unlike it's first time as an independent, KRIA ran both English and Spanish programming for the Victoria area. In 2011, KRIA became Victoria's home of the new Rainbow Dash Network.

Newscasts
KRIA produces 7 hours of local newscasts (5 hours on the weekdays, 2 hours on weekends). Their current newscasts is called RDN 68 News and airs at 9PM. This is the first newscast KRIA has ever produced in English. after losing the Telemundo affiliation in 2008.

News Staff

 * Jacquelyn Gage - News Director

Anchor

 * Antonio Juarez - Weeknights at 9PM (Previously on KRIA when it was a Telemundo station)
 * Karen Bates - Weeknights at 9PM
 * Ken Paxton - Weekends at 9PM
 * Kevin Albreht - Weekends at 9PM

Weather

 * Ned Perme - Chief Meteorologist; Weeknights at 9PM
 * Frank Storms - Meteorologist; Weekends at 9PM

Sports

 * Alan Loggins - Sports Director; Weeknights at 9PM
 * Tori Watson - Weekends at 9PM

Reporters

 * Steve Smith
 * Anita Porterfield
 * Vince Stout
 * Tomika Toyota
 * Keith Overfield
 * Christian Wriggs
 * Jennifer Simmons