KODE-TV
Encyclopedia
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
. 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
. Syndicated programming broadcast on KODE-TV includes Dr. Oz Show
, Jeopardy!
and Entertainment Tonight
.
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.
In 1967, KUHI-TV (now NBC-affiliated KSNF
) started and took over the CBS affiliation and KODE became a sole ABC affiliate.
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 last Nexstar duopoly so far to do so (as Nexstar is in the process of forming a virtual duopoly in Evansville, Indiana
with the purchase of that market's ABC affiliate WEHT
and transfer of its existing Evansville independent station WTVW
to Mission Broadcasting).
Action 12 Weather
Reporters
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....
12, is the 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...
network affiliated television station serving all of 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...
and its surrounding areas and 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:...
and its rural communities. Its transmitter is located in Joplin
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...
. The station broadcasts its high definition digital signal on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
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
Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top...
, however through a local sales 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...
, the station is controlled by 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 KSNF
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...
, owned and operated 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...
. Syndicated programming broadcast on KODE-TV includes Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
, 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...
and Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
.
History
KODE began broadcasting September 26, 1954, originally as KSWM-TV (for SouthWestern Missouri). The station was originally a primary CBSCBS
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...
affiliate, sharing ABC with then-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 KOAM-TV
KOAM-TV
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...
, 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
KZYM
KZYM is an American radio station broadcasting from Joplin, Missouri, and assigned to frequency 1230 kHz. It is a 1,000 watt radio station.-Programming :AM 1230 The Talker features: Rick and Bubba In The Morning, Laura Ingraham, Dr...
). Gilmore Broadcasting of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
bought the KODE stations in 1964.
In 1967, KUHI-TV (now NBC-affiliated KSNF
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...
) started and took over the CBS affiliation and KODE became a sole ABC affiliate.
KODE was acquired by Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. is a television station group that owns 15 television stations operated by Nexstar Broadcasting. The group's president is David S. Smith, who founded the company in 1998. In most areas where Mission owns a station, its arrangements allow Nexstar to control two of the top...
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 last Nexstar duopoly so far to do so (as Nexstar is in the process of forming a virtual duopoly in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
with the purchase of that market's ABC affiliate WEHT
WEHT
WEHT is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky and Southeastern Illinois; it is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group under a shared services agreement with independent station WTVW...
and transfer of its existing Evansville independent station WTVW
WTVW
Banam sold WTVW to Petracom Broadcasting in 1995. A 20-percent equity stake in Petracom was purchased by Fox soon afterward, eventually leading to a three-way affiliation swap in which WTVW ended its 39-year ABC affiliation and joined Fox on December 3, 1995, with ABC moving to former CBS...
to Mission Broadcasting).
Newscast titles
- The Texaco News (1954–1956)
- Newsroom (1956–1963)
- World News (1963–1969)
- 24 Hours (1969–1977)
- NewsWatch (1977–1978)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1978–1979) - Channel 12 News (1979–1983)
- NewsSight 12 (1983–1987)
- KODE News (1987–1992)
- KODE 12 News (1992–1997)
- KODE News 12 (1997–2000)
- News 12 (2000–2002)
- Joplin's News12 (2002–2003)
- Action 12 News (2003–present)
Station slogans
- Together (1970s–1980s)
- When It Has To Be Right (late 1980s)
- The News Tracker (1997–2000)
- The One To Watch (2000–present; also rendered as "The One Two Watch" in reference to its channel number)
News team
Anchors- Shannon Bruffett - weekday mornings Good Morning Four States
- Alan Matthews - weekday mornings Good Morning Four States; also executive producer
- Andy Searcy - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Allison Woods-Weekend
Action 12 Weather
- Ray Foreman (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...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. - Dan Greer-Weekends
Reporters
- Tiffany Alaniz - general assignment reporter
- Gretchen Bolander - City Hall reporter; also fill-in anchor
- Jessica Brown - general assignment reporter
- Liz Bryant - general assignment reporter
- Drew Moore - "Action 12 Takes Action" investigative reporter
- Morgan Schutters - general assignment reporter
Former on-air staff
- Malorie Maddox (moved to WOWT-TVWOWT-TVWOWT-TV, digital channel 22, virtual channel 6 via PSIP and Cox Communications cable channel 8, is the NBC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska. WOWT also serves the state capital, Lincoln, 52 miles away, with broadcast and cable coverage...
) - Evan RosenEvan RosenEvan Rosen is an American author, speaker, business strategist, blogger, and journalist. He is Chief Strategist of Impact Video Communication, Inc., which he co-founded.Rosen is the author of The Culture of Collaboration...
(author of The Culture of CollaborationThe Culture of CollaborationThe Culture of Collaboration is a business book by Evan Rosen.The Culture of Collaboration explores how collaborative culture is changing business models and the nature of work...
) - Jim Siedlecki (moved to WOWT-TVWOWT-TVWOWT-TV, digital channel 22, virtual channel 6 via PSIP and Cox Communications cable channel 8, is the NBC affiliate television station in Omaha, Nebraska. WOWT also serves the state capital, Lincoln, 52 miles away, with broadcast and cable coverage...
) - Marny StanierMarny StanierMarny Stanier was an on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel from April 1987 until November 2003. Controversy arose in late 2003 when she was released from The Weather Channel as a result of a company-wide staff reduction...
(later with The Weather ChannelThe Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
, now working as a realtor in Georgia)
External links
- http://fourstateshomepage.com/
- KSNF Storm Damage