KODE-TV

KODE-TV
Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas United States

Branding	KODE 12 or KODE Action 12 (general) Action 12 News (newscasts)
Slogan	The One To Watch
Channels	Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 12 (PSIP)
Subchannels	(see article)
Affiliations	ABC (secondary until 1968)
Owner	Mission Broadcasting (Mission Broadcasting, Inc.)
Operator	Nexstar Broadcasting Group
First air date	September 26, 1954
Call letters' meaning	sounds like code
Sister station(s)	KSNF
Former callsigns	KSWM-TV (1954–1957)
Former channel number(s)	12 (VHF analog, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (1954–1968)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	268.6 m
Facility ID	18283
Transmitter coordinates	37°4′34.9″N 94°32′16.3″W / 37.076361°N 94.537861°W / 37.076361; -94.537861
Website	www.fourstateshomepage.com/

KODE-TV, virtual channel 12, is the ABC network affiliated television station serving all of Joplin, Missouri and its surrounding areas and Pittsburg, Kansas and its rural communities. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities located on South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin. The station broadcasts its high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 at 1.46 kilowatts under a Special Temporary Authority, but has filed a construction permit to increase power to 1000 kilowatts.

KODE is owned by Mission Broadcasting; however, through a local sales agreement, the station is controlled by NBC affiliate KSNF, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

Digital channels

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming ^[1]
12.1	720p	16:9	KODE-DT	Main KODE-TV programming / ABC
12.2	480i	4:3		Grit
12.3	480i	4:3		Bounce TV

History

KODE began broadcasting September 26, 1954, originally as KSWM-TV (for SouthWestern Missouri). The station was originally a primary CBS affiliate, sharing ABC with then-NBC affiliate KOAM-TV, which is now a CBS affiliate. It became KODE-TV in 1957 after being sold to the owners of KODE radio (AM 1230, now KZYM). Gilmore Broadcasting of Kalamazoo, Michigan bought the KODE stations in 1964.

KODE became a sole ABC affiliate on January 1, 1968 and three days later KUHI-TV (now NBC-affiliated KSNF) started and took over the CBS affiliation.

KODE was acquired by Mission Broadcasting in 2002, following its takeover of Quorum Broadcasting. Subsequently, KODE then entered into a shared services agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting-owned NBC affiliate KSNF.

On May 8, 2009, a powerful storm system slammed Joplin, knocking out power to KODE and knocking down the tower of sister station KSNF. KODE-TV returned to the air early on the morning of May 9, while KSNF didn't return to the air until June 17. Both stations moved to a rebuilt KSNF building in April 2010 making it the next-to-last Nexstar duopoly to do so (as Nexstar formed a virtual duopoly in Evansville, Indiana in December 2011 with the purchase of that market's ABC affiliate WEHT and transfer of its existing Evansville independent station (now The CW affiliate) WTVW to Mission Broadcasting, and Nexstar almost immediately moved WTVW's operations to the WEHT facility).

On December 19, 2012, KODE began broadcasting its local newscasts in High Definition.

On June 15, 2016, Nexstar announced that it has entered into an affiliation agreement with Katz Broadcasting for the Escape, Laff, Grit, and Bounce TV networks (the last one of which is owned by Bounce Media LLC, whose COO Jonathan Katz is president/CEO of Katz Broadcasting), bringing the four networks to 81 stations owned and/or operated by Nexstar, including KODE-TV and KSNF.^[2]

Programming

Syndicated programming broadcast on KODE-TV includes The Dr. Oz Show, Jeopardy! (though sister show Wheel of Fortune airs on KOAM, and Entertainment Tonight.

Former on-air staff

Robb Hanrahan (now with WHP-TV)^[3]
Evan Rosen (author of The Culture of Collaboration and The Bounty Effect)
Marny Stanier (later with The Weather Channel, now working as a realtor in Georgia)
Jonathan Elias reporter now anchor at ABC 7 WJLA Washington D.C.

References

↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KODE#station
↑ "Bounce TV, Grit, Escape, Laff Multicast Deal Covers 81 Stations, 54 Markets". Broadcasting & Cable. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
↑ "Robb Hanrahan bio". WHP-TV. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

External links

Television stations in the Four State Area, including Joplin, Missouri and Pittsburg, Kansas

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	KDSI-LD (5.1 Daystar) KOAM (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox) K30AL-D (11.1 PBS) KODE (12.1 ABC, 12.2 Grit, 12.3 Bounce TV) KFJX (14.1 Fox) KSNF (16.1 NBC, 16.2 Laff, 16.3 Escape) KGCS-LD (22.1 A1) KOZJ (26.1 PBS, 26.2 PBS West, 26.3 Create) KCLJ-LP 30 (TBN) KCLG-LD (32.1 Ion) K36II-D (36.1 Here's Help) KJPX-LP 47 (RTV) KPJO-LP (49.1 Ant.TV/MNTV, 49.2 GetTV, 49.3 SBN, 49.4 Buzzr, 49.5 Bounce TV) K64FW 64 (CTN/FN)

Cable channels	KSXF (CW)

Adjacent locals	Tulsa KJRH (2.1 NBC, 2.2 Bounce TV, 2.3 Laff) KTUL (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Comet, 8.3 Ant.TV) KOED (11.1 PBS)

Defunct	K33HZ 33 (TBN) KELF-LP 48 (Ind) KSPJ 59 (Ind)

Oklahoma broadcast television areas by city Ada/Sherman, TX Amarillo, TX Fort Smith, AR (Eastern OK) Joplin, MO (Northeast OK) Lawton/Wichita Falls, TX Oklahoma City Metro Texarkana, TX–AR/Shreveport, LA Tulsa (East Central OK) See also Kansas City TV Columbia/Jefferson City TV Fort Smith TV Springfield TV Topeka TV Wichita TV

ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Missouri

KQTV 2.1 (St. Joseph) KTVO 3.1 (Kirksville) KHQA 7.2 (Hannibal) KMBC 9 (Kansas City) K10KM-D 10.1¹ (Cape Girardeau) KODE 12.1 (Joplin) KPOB 15.1¹ (Poplar Bluff) KMIZ 17.1 (Columbia) KDNL 30 (St. Louis) KSPR 33.1 (Springfield) ¹Satellite of WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, Illinois

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Missouri

Nexstar Broadcasting Group

ABC	KAMC² KCAU KMID KODE² KQTV KSVI KTVX WATN WAWV² WDHN WEHT WIVT WJET WMBB WOI WSYR WTVO² WUTR² WVNY² WWTI

CBS	KGPE KLAS KLBK KLST KOLR² KREX / KREG / KREY KTAB KXMB / KXMC / KXMD / KXMA WCIA WFRV WHBF WJMN WMBD WROC WTAJ WYOU²

The CW	KASN² KASW KCWI KGCW KGET¹ KUCW KXMB / KXMC / KXMD / KXMA WBRL WCWJ WLMT WTVW² WWCW WWTI¹

Fox	KADN KARD KCIT² KHMT² KFQX KFTA³ KFXK⁶ KJTL² KLJB⁵ KLRT² KMSS⁵ KPEJ⁵ KWKT WFFF WFFT WFXP² WFXR WFXV WGMB WJKT WLAX / WEUX WNTZ WQRF WYZZ⁴ WZDX

MyNetworkTV	KARZ KCPN² KGJT KJBO² KADN¹ KOZL KSHV⁶ KTPN / KLPN⁶ KYLE WZDX¹ WCIX WLMT¹ WNTZ WPNY WTVO¹ ²

NBC	KADN¹ KAMR KARK KETK KFDX KGET KLAF KNWA KRBC² KSAN² KSEE KSNF KTAL KTSM KTVE² KVEO WBGH WBRE WETM WTWO WVLA⁶

Other	Telemundo KKEY - KTAB¹ Independent station KZUP Independent station/Heroes & Icons WHAG TV CMS company Lakana Online ad company Yashi

Acquisitions	Communications Corporation of America Grant Broadcasting Newport Television West Virginia Media Holdings

¹ These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ² Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. ³ Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. ⁴ Nexstar operates WYZZ owned by Cunningham Broadcasting. ⁵ Nexstar operates this station owned by Marshall Broadcasting. ⁶ Nexstar operates this station owned by White Knight Broadcasting.

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