KSNF
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| KSNF | |
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| Joplin, Missouri | |
| Branding | KSN 16 |
| Slogan | Your Hometown News |
| Channels | 16 (UHF) analog, 46 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
| Founded | December 2, 1967 |
| Call letters meaning | Kansas State Network Four-States (reflecting former owner) |
| Former callsigns | KUHI-TV (1967-1974) KTVJ (1974-1982) |
| Former affiliations | CBS (1967-1980) |
| Website | www.ksntv.com/ |
KSNF is the NBC affiliate for the Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas television market, the 145th DMA. KSNF broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 16 and its digital signal on UHF channel 46. Its transmitter is located in Joplin.
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[edit] History
The station first signed on as CBS affiliate KUHI-TV on December 2, 1967, changing its call letters to KTVJ (Television of Joplin) in 1974. It swapped affiliations with KOAM-TV in 1980 and became an NBC affiliate. The owners of the Kansas State Network (KSNW) bought the station in 1982, changing the calls to KSNF, but the station did limited simulcasting with KSNW. KSN then sold KSNF to Price Communications in 1987, but the station continued the partial simulcast with KSNW. It stopped simulcasting KSNW completely after George Lilly (SJL Communications) acquired the KSN stations and, in a cost cutting effort, cut the microwave links to KSNT and KSNF. The Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquired the station in 1998, with its digital signal on channel 46 signing on in 2003. KSNF was the first station in the Joplin-Pittsburg market to broadcast on the UHF band, which as a result, is where the first set of call letters, KUHI (K Ultra HIgh Frequency), came from.
[edit] Newscasts
[edit] Weekdays
- 5:30am-7:00am: Hometown Today
- 12:00pm-12:30pm: Hometown News At Noon
- 5:00pm-5:30pm: KSN First At Five
- 6:00pm-6:30pm: Hometown News At Six
- 10:00pm-10:35pm: Hometown News At Ten
[edit] Weekends
- Saturdays:
- 6:00pm-6:30pm: Hometown News At Six
- 10:00pm-10:30pm: Hometown News At Ten
- Sundays:
- 10:00pm-10:30pm: Hometown News At Ten
[edit] News Staff
- Hometown Today:
- Toni Valliere
- Lucas McDonald
- Hometown News At Noon:
- Toni Valliere
- Lucas McDonald
- KSN First At Five:
- Tiffany Alaniz
- Gary Bandy
- Hometown News At Six and Ten (weekdays):
- Jim Jackson
- Tiffany Alaniz
- Gary Bandy
- Eric Knecht
- Hometown News At Six and Ten (weekends):
- Dianna Hemphill
- Meredith Mitchell
- John Franchi
- Reporters:
- Brad Douglas
- Jeremiah Cook
- Jennifer Adkins
- Stuart Price
- Carol Parker
- Photographers:
- Mike Denny (Chief Photographer)
- Chris Warner (Photographer/Weekend Reporter)
- Charlie Natividad (Photographer/Weekend Director)
- Larry Vaughan (Photographer/Live Truck Specialist)
[edit] Former News Staff
- On-Air
- Vicki Kennedy (Now in local real estate, Former News anchor)
- Lisa Jones (Former News Anchor)
- Shari Sanders (Former News anchor)
- Ken Ford (Former Weather anchor)
- Jim Otey (Now works as a county official, Former Sports anchor)
- Mark Anthony (Former Weekend Weather Anchor, now at KGAN)
- Nicole Allshouse (Former Weekend Weather Anchor)
- Travis Cagle (Former Sports Anchor)
- Mike Olmstead (Former Sports Anchor)
- Stacy Stidham (Former News Anchor)
- Jeff Calcott (Former Weekend Anchor)
- Amanda Erwin (Former Morning Anchor)
- Julia Grayson (Former Morning Anchor)
- Charles Crowson (Former Morning Weather Anchor)
- Jennifer Haile (Now at KHBS/KHOG, Former Morning Anchor)
- Jeff Welborm (Former Meteorologist)
- Sam Lane (Former Weather Anchor)
- Jim Sidelecki (Now at WOWT, moved to KODE as news anchor in 2003, Former Sports Director)
- Shawn Terrell (went to KCRG, now at WHO-TV, Former Sports Director)
- Lowell Galindo (went to WWSB, Former Sports Anchor)
- Courtney Cullor (Now in a sales position, Former Weekend Anchor)
- Kim Eckerman (Now in a sales position, Former Weekend Anchor)
- Jennifer Grannan (Now at WAOW, Former Reporter)
- Sheradee Hurst (Now at KFOR, Former Morning Anchor)
- Anna Jensen (Former Morning Anchor)
- Lauren Hieger (Now at KODE, Former Weekend Anchor)
- Ryan Loyd (Now at KXII, Former Weekend Anchor)
- Janyce Burton (Former weekend Master Control Operator)
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
- KTVJ 16 Reports At (time) (1969-1980)
- KSN NewsCenter (1982-1997)
- KSN16 Your Hometown News (1997-2005)
- KSN Your Hometown News (2005-present)
While in its role as airing partial simulcasts of KSNW programming, it used the Hello News music package until 1990.
In November 2005, a graphics & music change took place. As part of the update (and with upcoming digital changes) the "16" was removed from KSN's logo, opens, and all other images, including station vehicles.
[edit] Station Slogans
- Come Home To KSN (1982-1994)
- Your Hometown News (1997-present)
[edit] Station Logos
 KUHI-TV logo, April 1974. |
[edit] External links
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Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting |
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Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |
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