KFBT
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KFBT (Channel 33 analog, 29 digital) is an independent station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
KFBT began in 1989 as an independent UHF station, broadcasting on channel 33 and Prime Cable channel 6. KFBT gained much acclaim through the 1980s as a firmly local station, retaining such features as the scary B-movie night "Saturday Fright at the Movies," hosted by Count Cool Rider, which aired at 10:00pm. According to the KFBT website, the station primarily broadcast older programming during this era as well as pro wrestling...most notably World Class Championship Wrestling and the NWA.
After the launch of the WB Television Network, KFBT became a WB affiliate. After the Sinclair Broadcasting Group purchased the station, along with KUPN, KFBT lost its WB affiliation to the newly rebranded KVWB and again became an independent station. KFBT began using the moniker "Gold 33" and began showing mainly newer syndicated programming.
KFBT now shares a news department, courtesy of the Sinclair Broadcast Group's "News Central," with KVWB. KFBT's newscast airs at 7:00pm. Just like KVWB, the station's news department was also shut down, but no plans are in the works to bring another news cast to Gold 33.
Previous Logos
 Earlier Gold 33 logo, used until early 2006. |