KOAM-TV
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KOAM-TV is a television station
in Pittsburg, Kansas
broadcasting on channel 7 and affiliated with CBS
. The station also serves Joplin, Missouri
, along with the Four State Area
region of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. KOAM-TV transmits from Columbus, Kansas
, and is the sister station to Fox
affiliate KFJX
(Channel 14). The station utilizes VHF channel 7 for both their digital broadcasts and PSIP virtual channel
.
). The Globe would eventually sell its minority stake in the station to KOAM radio owners E. Victor Baxter and Lester Cox.
KOAM-TV launched as a primary affiliate of NBC
, owing to KOAM radio's long affiliation with NBC Radio, though it also had secondary affiliations with CBS (until KSWM-TV
launched in 1954), DuMont
(until that network's 1955 closure) and ABC
(until 1967, when KODE became a fulltime ABC affiliate and KUHI-TV
signed on with CBS). In 1982, KOAM swapped affiliations with KTVJ (the former KUHI-TV) and became a CBS affiliate.
KOAM's digital signal on channel 13 signed on in 2001 and remained there until signing off at KOAM turned off its analog signal at 12:38 a.m. February 17, 2009 (following The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
), at which time KOAM ceased analog broadcasting and its digital signal moved to channel 7. Sister station KFJX
, the market's Fox
affiliate, moved onto KOAM's former digital channel 13 (KFJX continued to broadcast on analog Channel 14 until the June 2009 shut down date). KFJX's signal is simulcast on KOAM's digital subchannel 7.2.
Wheel of Fortune
is currently on KOAM. Jeopardy!
, however, airs on KODE, making Joplin/Pittsburg one of only a few markets where the programs are carried on separate stations (Usually, both shows air on the same channel).
In June 2010, the DirecTV satellite system added Joplin locals to its channel line-up. KOAM and sister station KFJX refused to allow DirecTV to carry their stations.
Weather team
Sports team
Reporters
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...
in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
broadcasting on channel 7 and affiliated with 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 station also serves Joplin, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
, along with the Four State Area
Four State Area
The Four State Area is a term used to describe the area where the borders of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma abut. The Tulsa, Oklahoma Joplin, Missouri and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas metropolitan areas are located within the region...
region of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. KOAM-TV transmits from Columbus, Kansas
Columbus, Kansas
Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,312.-History:...
, and is the sister station to 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 KFJX
KFJX
KFJX was founded in 2003 as the Fox affiliate for the Pittsburg, Kansas/Joplin, Missouri market. It is owned by Saga Communications' Surtsey Media subsidiary, and is a sister station to Saga-owned KOAM-TV....
(Channel 14). The station utilizes VHF channel 7 for both their digital broadcasts and PSIP virtual channel
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....
.
Digital programming
The station's digital signal is multiplexed.| Subchannel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 7.1 | main KOAM-TV programming / CBS HD |
| 7.2 | Fox (Simulcast of KFJX) |
History
KOAM-TV first signed on at 5:22 p.m. on December 13, 1953 under the ownership of MidContinent Broadcasting Company, a joint venture of The Joplin Globe newspaper and KOAM radio (860 AM, the current KKOWKKOW (AM)
KKOW is a radio station in Pittsburg, Kansas. It broadcasts classic country music.It began on October 11, 1937 as KOAM, owned by E. Victor Baxter and Lester L. Cox on 790 kHz. It later moved to 810 kHz...
). The Globe would eventually sell its minority stake in the station to KOAM radio owners E. Victor Baxter and Lester Cox.
KOAM-TV launched as a primary affiliate of 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...
, owing to KOAM radio's long affiliation with NBC Radio, though it also had secondary affiliations with CBS (until KSWM-TV
KODE-TV
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. Its transmitter is located in Joplin...
launched in 1954), DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
(until that network's 1955 closure) 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...
(until 1967, when KODE became a fulltime ABC affiliate and KUHI-TV
KSNF
KSNF, virtual channel 16, is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas television market, the 145th DMA. KSNF broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 46...
signed on with CBS). In 1982, KOAM swapped affiliations with KTVJ (the former KUHI-TV) and became a CBS affiliate.
KOAM's digital signal on channel 13 signed on in 2001 and remained there until signing off at KOAM turned off its analog signal at 12:38 a.m. February 17, 2009 (following The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is a Peabody Award-winning American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson. Ferguson, the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise, follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup...
), at which time KOAM ceased analog broadcasting and its digital signal moved to channel 7. Sister station KFJX
KFJX
KFJX was founded in 2003 as the Fox affiliate for the Pittsburg, Kansas/Joplin, Missouri market. It is owned by Saga Communications' Surtsey Media subsidiary, and is a sister station to Saga-owned KOAM-TV....
, the market's 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, moved onto KOAM's former digital channel 13 (KFJX continued to broadcast on analog Channel 14 until the June 2009 shut down date). KFJX's signal is simulcast on KOAM's digital subchannel 7.2.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...
is currently on KOAM. Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
, however, airs on KODE, making Joplin/Pittsburg one of only a few markets where the programs are carried on separate stations (Usually, both shows air on the same channel).
In June 2010, the DirecTV satellite system added Joplin locals to its channel line-up. KOAM and sister station KFJX refused to allow DirecTV to carry their stations.
Newscast titles
- Your Nescafé News Daily (1953–1960)
- National News (1960–1970)
- TV-7 News (1970–1977)
- NewsCenter 7 (1977–1980)
- News 7 (1980–1991)
- 7 News (1991–1995)
- NewsChannel 7 (1995–2002)
- KOAM News (2002–present)
Station slogans
- Channel 7, Proud as a Peacock! (1979–1980; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
- Great Moments with You on 7 (1982–1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got The Touch, You and KOAM-TV (1983–1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and KOAM-TV, We've Got The Touch (1984–1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got The Touch on KOAM-TV 7 (1985–1986; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Share The Spirit of Channel 7 (1986–1987; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- KOAM-TV Spirit, Oh Yes! (1987–1988; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- KOAM-TV 7, The 4 States Can You Feel It (1988–1989; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Get Ready for KOAM-TV 7! (1989–1991; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The Look of 4 States is KOAM-TV 7 (1991–1992; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Four States Strong: 7 Strong (1997–2010)
- The Power of 7 (2007–2010; secondary slogan)
- The 4-States Most Watched News (2010–present primary slogan)
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Tawnya Bach - weekday mornings and noon; also reporter
- Lisa Olliges - Saturdays at 6, and weekends at 10 p.m.; also weeknight reporter and producer
- Dowe Quick - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also executive producer
Weather team
- Doug Heady (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6, 9 (on KFJX) and 10 p.m. - Nick Kelly - Meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, and weekends at 9 (on KFJX) and 10 p.m., also reporter
- Dave Pylant - weather anchor; weekday mornings and noon
- Tyler Daniel - meteorologist; fill-in
Sports team
- Brandon Spiegel - sports director; weeknights at 6, 9 (on KFJX) and 10 p.m.
- Michael Admire - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6 and weekends at 9 (on KFJX) and 10 p.m., also sports reporter
Reporters
- Jordan Aubey - senior reporter
- Zach Fletcher - general assignment reporter
- Angela Garcia - general assignment reporter
- Lindsey Henry - general assignment reporter
- Angela Greenwood - general assignment reporter ; Fox 14 weekend Anchor
- Jehan Sheikh - general assignment reporter