K15CZ
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K15CZ is the low-powered CW-affiliated television station
for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri
that is licensed to Springfield
. It broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter on East Kearney Street (MO 744) near Doling Park. Owned by Schurz Communications
of South Bend, Indiana
, the station is sister to NBC
affiliate KYTV
and ABC
affiliate KSPR
(owned by Perkin Media but operated through a shared services
agreement by Schurz). All three share studios on West Sunshine Street in Springfield. Syndicated programming on the station includes: Law & Order: SVU, Family Guy
, Tyra
, and Judge Joe Brown.
K15CZ signed on-air March 15, 1990 as an independent station
and could also be seen on K17DL in Branson
. It became a charter UPN
affiliate on January 16, 1995 and was known on-air as "UPN 15". At some point, it entered into a local marketing agreement
(LMA) with Schurz Communications and was eventually bought outright by the company in 2002.
On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN
announced that they would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents: CBS
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
.
On September 18, it became The CW affiliate for the area. Since the station was licensed as a low-powered translator, it did not originally offer a digital signal of its own. There was one offered in standard definition on KYTV's second digital subchannel. It has since switched to KSPR-DT2. This broadcasts from a transmitter in Fordland
. K15CZ was able to perform a "flash-cut
" to digital after a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission
was granted.
At some point in time, K17DL was sold to Branson Visitors TV, LLC and now airs tourist information. In programming guides, DirecTV
viewers see the station as KCZ while Dish Network
subscribers see it as KDL. Its current logo contains these fictional call signs. There is currently a website for the station, located at "theozarkscw.com". This web address pointed to The CW's network website for a while.
Ozarks Today on The Ozarks CW
(weekday mornings 7-8 a.m.)
KY3 News at Nine (9-9:30 p.m.)
Weeknights
Weekends
K15CZ will feature additional personnel from KYTV. See that article for a complete listing.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
that is licensed to Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
. It broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 15 from a transmitter on East Kearney Street (MO 744) near Doling Park. Owned by Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications
Schurz Communications is a South Bend, Indiana-based radio, television, cable tv and newspaper media group.-Cable Television Systems:*Antietam Cable, Hagerstown, Maryland *Advanced Cable Communications, Coral Springs, Florida...
of South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
, the station is sister to NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate KYTV
KYTV (TV)
KYTV, virtual channel 3, is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 44 from a transmitter in Fordland...
and ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate KSPR
KSPR
KSPR, virtual channel 33, is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Ozark Plateau area of Southwestern Missouri that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter in Fordland...
(owned by Perkin Media but operated through a shared services
Shared services
Shared services refers to the provision of a service by one part of an organization or group where that service had previously been found in more than one part of the organization or group. Thus the funding and resourcing of the service is shared and the providing department effectively becomes an...
agreement by Schurz). All three share studios on West Sunshine Street in Springfield. Syndicated programming on the station includes: Law & Order: SVU, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
, Tyra
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, and Judge Joe Brown.
History
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
and could also be seen on K17DL in Branson
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
. It became a charter UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate on January 16, 1995 and was known on-air as "UPN 15". At some point, it entered into a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA) with Schurz Communications and was eventually bought outright by the company in 2002.
On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
announced that they would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents: CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
.
On September 18, it became The CW affiliate for the area. Since the station was licensed as a low-powered translator, it did not originally offer a digital signal of its own. There was one offered in standard definition on KYTV's second digital subchannel. It has since switched to KSPR-DT2. This broadcasts from a transmitter in Fordland
Fordland, Missouri
Fordland is a city in Webster County, Missouri, United States. The population was 762 at the 2009 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Fordland is located at ....
. K15CZ was able to perform a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
" to digital after a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
was granted.
At some point in time, K17DL was sold to Branson Visitors TV, LLC and now airs tourist information. In programming guides, DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
viewers see the station as KCZ while Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
subscribers see it as KDL. Its current logo contains these fictional call signs. There is currently a website for the station, located at "theozarkscw.com". This web address pointed to The CW's network website for a while.
Newscasts
On August 22, 2011 K15CZ will begin airing an hour-long extension of KYTV's weekday morning newscast at 7 a.m., along with a nightly half-hour 9 p.m. newscast; although the station's largest over-the-air carriage comes from its subchannel on KSPR's digital signal in addition to its low-power signal, the newscasts are being produced by KYTV.Ozarks Today on The Ozarks CW
(weekday mornings 7-8 a.m.)
- Anchors:
- Paul Adler
- Maria Neider
- Weather:
- Brandon Beck
- Reporter:
- Mike Corcoran
KY3 News at Nine (9-9:30 p.m.)
Weeknights
- Anchors:
- Ethan Forhetz
- Lisa Rose
- Weather:
- Ron Hearst
- Sports:
- Ned Reynolds
Weekends
- Anchors:
- Paula Morehouse
- Chad Plein
- Weather:
- Abby Dyer
- Sports:
- Sarah Jones
K15CZ will feature additional personnel from KYTV. See that article for a complete listing.