KASN
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KASN, virtual channel
38, branded as "The CW Arkansas", is an affiliate of The CW Television Network in Little Rock, Arkansas
. The station is owned by Newport Television
, in a duopoly with Fox
affiliate KLRT (channel 16). The station shares studios with KLRT that are located east of I-430
on Colonel Glenn Rd. in West Little Rock, and its transmitter is located near Redfield
.
The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 39, using its former analog channel assignment of 38 as its virtual channel via PSIP. On cable, KASN is available on Comcast
analog channel 7 in standard definition and digital channel 236 in high definition
in Little Rock. Not to be confused with KATV
which broadcasts on channel 7 terrestrially but it is seen on channel 8 instead.
digital channel 716 and Inco Cable analog channels 39 and 59.
KASN requested to transmit in digital only, effective February 17, 2009. After it shut down its analog signal on that date, the original scheduled completion date of the nationwide analog television shutdown
, which Congress had moved the previous month to June 12, 2009, KASN-DT remained on its pre-transition digital channel number, 39, using PSIP to display its virtual channel as 38.
in October 1986, but in 1988, KASN negotiated a merger with eventual sister station and then-independent KLRT that would have moved KASN's Fox network affiliation and syndicated programming to KLRT, while KASN would become an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network
. KLRT abruptly pulled out of the merger deal with KASN, notifying the station by fax of its nullification of the deal on its part. However in April 1990, Fox chose to have its affiliation moved to the higher-rated KLRT rendering KASN an independent once again; this was despite the fact that a stipulation of the agreement was that KASN would remain as a Fox affiliate if the merger fell through.
KASN's owner at the time, MMC Television Corp., filed a lawsuit against KLRT owner Little Rock Communications Associates and operator Scollard Communications, alleging civil conspiracy, misappropriation of trade secrets, interfering with business relationships, breach of contract
and fraud.
affiliate and ironically, given the previous lawsuit against channel 16, became a sister station to KLRT through a local marketing agreement
by 1992. In 2000, Clear Channel Communications purchased KASN from Mercury Broadcasting, this was around the time the Federal Communications Commission
overturned rules that barred common ownership of two television stations in the same market.
The following year, KASN vacated its original studios and moved into the Clear Channel Metroplex (which was originally a Sam's Club
location) on Colonel Glenn Road east of Interstate 430 in West Little Rock, where all of Clear Channel's Central Arkansas properties, including sister station KLRT, were consolidated.
In addition to its primary programming from UPN and locally-produced programming, KASN previously aired content from the Shop at Home Network
daily from 1 a.m. through 6 a.m. The programming was discontinued on the network's final day of broadcasting, June 22, 2006.
networks announced that they would merge into a new broadcast television network, The CW
, named for its corporate parents CBS Corporation
(the parent company of UPN) and Warner Bros.
(parent of The WB Television Network). The station affiliated with The CW Television Network
on September 18, 2006 as local WB affiliate KWBF (channel 42), then owned by Equity Media Holdings (now KARZ-TV
, owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
, who also owns local NBC
affiliate KARK-TV
(channel 4), opted to affiliate with MyNetworkTV
.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Providence Equity Partners
' Newport Television
. The group deal was consummated on March 14, 2008.
, Judge Mathis
, We the People With Gloria Allred
, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Divorce Court
, Swift Justice with Jackie Glass, Family Feud
, The Simpsons
, King of the Hill
, Excused
, Who Wants to Date a Comedian, Seinfeld
, Cops
, Friends
, Fraser
, Everybody Hates Chris
, Extra
, and TMZ
.
The CW Network Primetime airs weeknights from 7-9 p.m. on KASN.
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
38, branded as "The CW Arkansas", is an affiliate of The CW Television Network in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
. The station is owned by Newport Television
Newport Television
Newport Television, LLC is a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. In September 2007, Newport agreed to sell KFTY and KVOS-TV to LK Station Group LLC for $26.6...
, in a duopoly with Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate KLRT (channel 16). The station shares studios with KLRT that are located east of I-430
Interstate 430
Interstate 430 is a long Interstate highway in Pulaski County, Arkansas that bypasses the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock. I-430 begins at an interchange southwest of Downtown Little Rock with I-30, U.S. Route 67 and U.S. 70 and travels north to cross the Arkansas River and...
on Colonel Glenn Rd. in West Little Rock, and its transmitter is located near Redfield
Redfield, Arkansas
Redfield is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. It was incorporated by the County Court on October 18, 1898. The city population was 1,157 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.
The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 39, using its former analog channel assignment of 38 as its virtual channel via PSIP. On cable, KASN is available on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
analog channel 7 in standard definition and digital channel 236 in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
in Little Rock. Not to be confused with KATV
KATV
KATV, channel 7, is an ABC affiliated television station serving the Little Rock television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Allbritton Communications Company....
which broadcasts on channel 7 terrestrially but it is seen on channel 8 instead.
Digital programming
KASN broadcasts The Country Network on its second digital subchannel; it is available on Comcast digital channel 215 in the Little Rock area, and in outlying areas on: WEHCO Video digital channels 131, 230 and 231, Conway Corp digital channel 164, Arkwest analog channel 49, SuddenlinkSuddenlink Communications
Suddenlink Communications, formerly Cebridge Connections, is a top-10 cable broadband services provider in the United States with approximately 1.4 million subscribers. Suddenlink operates in 18 states in primarily medium-sized communities. With its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO,...
digital channel 716 and Inco Cable analog channels 39 and 59.
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Video | Programming |
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| 38.1 | 16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
Main KASN programming / The CW |
| 38.2 | 4:3 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
The Country Network |
KASN requested to transmit in digital only, effective February 17, 2009. After it shut down its analog signal on that date, the original scheduled completion date of the nationwide analog television shutdown
Digital television transition
The digital television transition is the process in which analog television broadcasting is converted to and replaced by digital television. This primarily involves both TV stations and over-the-air viewers; however it also involves content providers like TV networks, and cable television...
, which Congress had moved the previous month to June 12, 2009, KASN-DT remained on its pre-transition digital channel number, 39, using PSIP to display its virtual channel as 38.
Early history
KASN signed on the air on June 17, 1986 as an independent station, KJTM. It joined FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
in October 1986, but in 1988, KASN negotiated a merger with eventual sister station and then-independent KLRT that would have moved KASN's Fox network affiliation and syndicated programming to KLRT, while KASN would become an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
. KLRT abruptly pulled out of the merger deal with KASN, notifying the station by fax of its nullification of the deal on its part. However in April 1990, Fox chose to have its affiliation moved to the higher-rated KLRT rendering KASN an independent once again; this was despite the fact that a stipulation of the agreement was that KASN would remain as a Fox affiliate if the merger fell through.
KASN's owner at the time, MMC Television Corp., filed a lawsuit against KLRT owner Little Rock Communications Associates and operator Scollard Communications, alleging civil conspiracy, misappropriation of trade secrets, interfering with business relationships, breach of contract
Breach of contract
Breach of contract is a legal cause of action in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance....
and fraud.
Losing Fox, and then affiliating with UPN
The Fox affiliation would change hands three times between the two stations before settling on its current Little Rock station. KASN became a UPNUPN
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 and ironically, given the previous lawsuit against channel 16, became a sister station to KLRT through 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...
by 1992. In 2000, Clear Channel Communications purchased KASN from Mercury Broadcasting, this was around the time 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...
overturned rules that barred common ownership of two television stations in the same market.
The following year, KASN vacated its original studios and moved into the Clear Channel Metroplex (which was originally a Sam's Club
Sam's Club
Sam's Club is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., founded in 1983 and named after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. , the Sam's Club chain serves more than 47 million U.S. members...
location) on Colonel Glenn Road east of Interstate 430 in West Little Rock, where all of Clear Channel's Central Arkansas properties, including sister station KLRT, were consolidated.
In addition to its primary programming from UPN and locally-produced programming, KASN previously aired content from the Shop at Home Network
Shop at Home Network
The Shop at Home Network was a television network in the United States Before its acquisition by Jewelry Television in 2006, The E. W. Scripps Company owned and operated the network from 2002 until 2006, when the network temporarily ceased operations on June 21...
daily from 1 a.m. through 6 a.m. The programming was discontinued on the network's final day of broadcasting, June 22, 2006.
As a CW affiliate
On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPNUPN
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...
networks announced that they would merge into a new broadcast television network, The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
, named for its corporate parents CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation is an American media conglomerate focused on commercial broadcasting, publishing, billboards and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. The President and CEO of the company is Leslie Moonves. Sumner Redstone, owner of National Amusements, is CBS's...
(the parent company of UPN) and 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,...
(parent of The WB Television Network). The station affiliated with The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
on September 18, 2006 as local WB affiliate KWBF (channel 42), then owned by Equity Media Holdings (now KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV
KARZ-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Central Arkansas. It is licensed to Little Rock. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 from a transmitter on Shinall Mountain near the Chenal Valley section of Little Rock...
, owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
, who also owns local 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 KARK-TV
KARK-TV
KARK, virtual channel 4, is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Arkansas that is licensed to Little Rock. Owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate KARZ-TV and the two share studios on West Capitol Avenue in Downtown Little Rock one block...
(channel 4), opted to affiliate with MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is a global private equity investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments...
' Newport Television
Newport Television
Newport Television, LLC is a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. In September 2007, Newport agreed to sell KFTY and KVOS-TV to LK Station Group LLC for $26.6...
. The group deal was consummated on March 14, 2008.
Programming (as of October 1, 2011)
Syndicated programming on KASN includes but are not limited to: America's Court with Judge RossAmerica's Court with Judge Ross
America's Court with Judge Ross is a nationally-syndicated American television show that debuted in several top U.S. markets on September 20, 2010. This show uses a former real-life judge presiding over fictionalized small claims court cases. Here, Kevin A. Ross is the presiding judge...
, Judge Mathis
Judge Mathis
Judge Mathis is a syndicated television legal reality show produced originally by Black Pearl Productions. In 2008, it entered its tenth season produced by AND Syndicated Productions and Telepictures. It is taped at NBC Tower in Chicago, but includes cases and litigants from other U.S....
, We the People With Gloria Allred
We the People With Gloria Allred
We the People With Gloria Allred is a American reality/courtroom television series that debuted in first-run syndication on September 12, 2011. The series is presented by famed celebrity lawyer/attorney Gloria Allred, who also serves as co-producer with series creator Byron Allen through his...
, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Divorce Court
Divorce Court
Divorce Court is a judge show about cases which only involve divorcing couples. Out of the shows currently airing in the court-themed genre, Divorce Court is the oldest...
, Swift Justice with Jackie Glass, Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
, The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
, Excused
Excused
Excused is a American dating reality-based competition series that debuted in first-run syndication in the United States and Canada on September 12, 2011...
, Who Wants to Date a Comedian, Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
, Cops
COPS (TV series)
Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities...
, Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Fraser
Fraser
-Australia:* Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen* The Division of Fraser, an electoral division in the northern Australian Capital Territory* Fraser Island, along the coast of Queensland-Canada:* Fraser River...
, Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...
, Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, and TMZ
TMZ
TMZ can refer to any of the following:*The Thames airport in New Zealand*Thirty Mile Zone, a zone in and around Hollywood, California that is considered to be "local" for purposes of entertainment industry union work rules...
.
The CW Network Primetime airs weeknights from 7-9 p.m. on KASN.
Station slogans
- Doing Television Like No One Else (early 1990s)
- Everybody's Still Watching UPN38 (2000–2002)
- Gotta Have U! (2002–2006)
- That's Entertainment (2006–2009)
- TV To Talk About (2009–present)