KHBS
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2013) |
{{Infobox broadcast}} may refer to:
- Template:Infobox broadcasting network
- Template:Infobox television channel
- Template:Infobox television station
If an internal transclusion led you here, you may wish to change it to point directly to the intended page.
{{Template disambiguation}} should never be transcluded in the main namespace.
KHBS, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 21), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains transmitter facilities located on the Cavanal Hill northwest of Poteau, Oklahoma. Its brand name 40/29 refers to KHBS and its Fayetteville-licensed satellite station KHOG-TV, virtual channel 29 (UHF digital channel 15), which covers other areas of Northwest Arkansas and far into southwestern Missouri that are not covered by the primary KHBS signal. KHOG maintains transmitter facilities located southeast of Fayetteville. The two stations share a studio on Ajax Avenue in Rogers and also operate a news bureau on North Albert Pike in Fort Smith.
History
Channel 40 began as KFPW-TV on July 28, 1971. It was owned by local businessman Bob Hernreich along with KFPW radio (1230 AM). The station was a primary CBS affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. Before channel 40's arrival, all three networks had been shoehorned on primary NBC affiliate KFSA-TV (channel 5, now CBS affiliate KFSM-TV).
KFPW-TV found the going difficult against channel 5 largely because of the difficulties experienced by UHF stations operating in rugged terrain. Most seriously, it was all but unviewable in Fayetteville and the surrounding area—a problem exacerbated by its transmitter being located in Oklahoma. Many viewers in the northern part of the market watched CBS on KTVJ in Joplin, Missouri (now NBC affiliate KSNF).
To solve this problem, on December 8, 1977, KTVP channel 29 in Fayetteville signed on as a satellite station of KFPW. It was Fayetteville's second attempt at a commercial television station, after KGTO-TV. That station aired NBC (primary) and CBS programming in the area on channel 36 from February 1969 to December 1973.[1] The two stations became full-time ABC affiliates in 1978 after KLMN-TV (now KFTA-TV) signed on and took the CBS affiliation.
In 1983, the Hernreich family sold off its radio stations, KFPW and KXXI-FM. The Hernreichs changed channel 40's call letters to KHBS on March 21. Two years later, in 1985, Bob Hernreich bought a stake in Sigma Broadcasting (becoming its chairman and CEO in 1989), merging KHBS and KTVP into Sigma. On September 1, 1987, KTVP became KHOG-TV. Argyle Television bought the stations in 1996. A year later, Argyle merged with Hearst. In October 2007, KHBS and KHOG-TV moved their operations to new, state of the art studios in Rogers.
On April 28, 2008, KHBS and KHOG-TV launched new second digital subchannels to carry The CW.[2] This complemented a cable-only CW affiliate operated by Cox Communications[3] known as having the fictional callsign, "KCWA".[4]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xx.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KHBS DT KHOG DT |
Main programming / ABC |
| xx.2 | ARK-CW | Arkansas CW | ||
| xx.3 | 480i | MeTV |
Analog-to-digital conversion
Both stations discontinued regular programming on their analog signals, respectively on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital channel allocations post-transition are as follows:[7]
- KHBS discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 40; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 21, using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 40.
- KHOG-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 29; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 15, using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 29.
News operation
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2010) |
KHBS currently broadcasts a total of 19 hours of local newscasts each week for their Sunrise show (with 3 hours on weekdays and 2 hours each on Saturday and Sunday mornings), and a total of 13 1/2 hours of local newscasts for evenings (10 hours on weekdays, 1 1/2 hours Saturday evenings, and 2 hours Sunday evenings.) Craig Cannon has been the station's main anchorman since 1983--a post he has held despite a long battle with Bell's palsy.
On April 18, 2011, KHBS/KHOG expanded its weekday morning newscast 40/29 News Sunrise, to 2½ hours from 4:30 to 7 a.m., becoming one of the smallest stations in terms of market size to extend its morning newscast to a 4:30 a.m. start time.[8] On September 13, 2011, the stations became the first in the Fort Smith–Fayetteville television market to begin broadcasting its newscasts in 16:9 widescreen standard definition. The station is currently broadcast in full 1080i high definition.
On August 20, 2012, KHBS/KHOG launched a nightly half-hour prime time newscast at 9 on their CW-affiliated second digital subchannels. The broadcast is the third prime time news option in the market, joining a weeknight-only newscast on Fox outlet KFTA that is produced by sister station KNWA-TV and a nightly KFSM-produced newscast on MyNetworkTV affiliate KXNW.[9]
Beginning Sept. 6, the now market DMA 100began broadcasting 40/29 News Sunrise on Hearst-owned KHBS-KHOG’s The Arkansas CW subchannel, weekdays from 7 to 7:30 a.m. Using the newsgathering resources from ABC affiliates KHBS and KHOG, the 7 a.m. newscast on The Arkansas CW will offer viewers another option for local news.The show began with Sunrise anchors Daniel Armbruster and Yuna Lee, with traffic reporter Allison Wise along with meteorologist Laura Huckabee. (http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/97176/the-arkansas-cw-launches-morning-newscast?ref=search)
Personalities (Past & Present)
- Craig Cannon (anchor)
- Chris Peddie (anchor)
- Marisa Karber (anchor)
- Donna Bragg (anchor)
- Steve Gibbs (weather)
- Mike Nail (sports)
- Carolyn Long (anchor)
- Charles Salser (weather)
- John Taylor (weather)
- Bo Mattingly (sports)
- Chris Parsons (weather)
- Yuna Lee (anchor)
- Daniel Armbruster (anchor)
- Laura Huckabee (weather)
- Drew Michaels (weather)
- Brad Carl (weather)
- Chris Swaim (weather)
- Darby Bybee (weather)
- Breanna Adams (weather)
- Taylor Pannell (weather)
- Joshua Cole (anchor/reporter)
- Paige Preussee (anchor)
- Kelly Johnson (anchor)
- Ben Wagner (anchor)
- AJ McCord (sports/reporter)
- Mitch Roberts (sports)
- Allison Wise (traffic/anchor/reporter)
- John Paul (anchor/reporter)
- Reese Miller (sports)
References
- ^ "Missouri Edition". Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- ^ "KHBS, KHOG Offer The CW on Digital Channel". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ Tvnewsday - Cw Signs Digital Affils In Arkansas
- ^ 40/29 To Add CW Network - Local News Story - KHBS NW Arkansas
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KHBS
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KHOG
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ KHBS-KHOG Expands Morning News, TVNewsCheck, April 14, 2011.
- ^ KHBS-KHOG Launch Evening Newscast on Arkansas CW-Affiliate, TVSpy, August 20, 2012.
