KKCO

KKCO
	Grand Junction, Colorado; United States;
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF); Virtual: 11;
Branding	KKCO 11 News; Telemundo Grand Junction–Montrose (11.2);
Programming
Affiliations	11.1: NBC; 11.3: Telemundo; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media; (sale to the E. W. Scripps Company pending); ; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	KJCT-CD, KKTV
History
Founded	December 16, 1994
First air date	July 29, 1996
Former channel numbers	Analog: 11 (VHF, 1996–2009)
Former affiliations	The CW (11.2, 2006−2008)
Call sign meaning	Colorado
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	24766
ERP	5.3 kW
HAAT	452 m (1,483 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°3′59.9″N 108°44′47.4″W / 39.066639°N 108.746500°W
Translator(s)	9 (VHF) Paonia; for others, see § Translators;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kkco11news.com

KKCO (channel 11) is a television station in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, affiliated with NBC and Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Media alongside low-power, Class A station KJCT-CD (channel 8), an affiliate of ABC and The CW Plus. The two stations share studios on Blichmann Avenue in Grand Junction; KKCO's transmitter is located at the Black Ridge Electronics Site at the Colorado National Monument west of the city.

The station signed on for the first time on July 29, 1996, providing Grand Junction its first in-market NBC affiliate. Its local newscasts rose to number one in the market shortly after debuting. Originally owned by Eagle III Broadcasting, it was purchased by Gray in 2005.