KBSI

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KBSI

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Branding	Fox 23
Slogan	Turn It On!
Channels	Analog: 23 (UHF) Digital: 22 (UHF)
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (KBSI Licensee, LP)
First air date	September 10, 1983
Sister station(s)	WDKA
Former affiliations	independent (1983-1986)
Transmitter Power	1860 kW (analog) 435 kW (digital)
Height	543 m (both)
Facility ID	19593
Transmitter Coordinates	37°24′22.5″N, 89°33′44.3″W
Website	www.kbsi23.com

KBSI (Fox 23) is the Fox television affiliate in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, serving a large area consisting of much of Southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, the Jackson Purchase of far western Kentucky, northern regions of West Tennessee, and parts of northeast Arkansas. It is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and is the sister station to WDKA in Paducah, Kentucky. KBSI has been serving the area since 1983. Its transmitter is located north of Cape Girardeau.

Sinclair and Fox recently finalized a six-year affiliation contract extension for Sinclair's 19 Fox affiliates, including KBSI. KBSI's affiliation contract now expires in March 2012. [1]

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v • d • e Broadcast television in the Paducah (KY) / Cape Girardeau (MO) / Harrisburg (IL) market (Nielsen DMA #79)

WSIL 3 / KPOB 15 (ABC) - WPSD 6 (NBC) - WSIU 8 (PBS) - WQWQ-LP 9 / WQTV-LP 24 (The CW) - KFVS 12 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WPXS 13 (RTN) - W15BU 15 (3ABN) - WKMU 21 / WKPD 29 (PBS / KET) - KBSI 23 (FOX) - WUWT-CA 26 (A1) - WTCT 27 (TCT / TBN) - WDKA 49 (MNTV)

v • d • e Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Missouri

KTVI 2 (St. Louis) - WDAF 4 (Kansas City) - KBSI 23 (Cape Girardeau) - KSFX 27 (Springfield) - K38II 38 (Jefferson City)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Missouri

v • d • e Sinclair Broadcast Group

Corporate Staff	David D. Smith (COB and President & CEO) · Frederick G. Smith · J. Duncan Smith · Robert E. Smnith · Daniel C. Keith · Martin R. Leader · Lawrence E. McCanna · Basil A. Thomas · David B. Amy · Lucy A. Rutishauser · Barry M. Faber · David R. Bochenek · Nat S. Ostroff · Donald H. Thompson · Thomas I. Waters III · Darren Shapiro · Gregg Siegel · Jeff Sleete · M. William Butler · Steven M. Marks · Delbert R. Parks III · Joe DeFeo

ABC Network Affiliates	KDNL · WCHS · WEAR · WICD · WICS · WKEF · WLOS · WSYX · WXLV

CBS Network Affiliates	KGAN · WGME

The CW Network Affiliates	KOCB · KVCW · WLFL · WNAB¹ · WNUV² · WTTO / WDBB · WUCW · WVTV

Fox Network Affiliates	KABB · KBSI · KDSM · KOKH · KFXA* · WBFF · WDKY · WMSN · WPGH · WRGT² · WRLH · WSMH · WSYT · WTAT² · WTTE² · WUHF³ · WUTV · WVAH² · WYZZ³ · WZTV

MyNetworkTV Affiliates	KMYS · KVMY · WABM · WCGV · WDKA · WFGX · WMMP · WMYA² · WMYV · WNYO · WNYS · WPMY · WRDC · WRLH · WSTR · WSYX · WTTA · WTVZ · WUXP

NBC Network Affiliate	WTWC

1: Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting. Sinclair (SBGI) is seeking an FCC "failed station" waiver to purchase this station. — 2: Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by SBGI under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of SBGI's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock. – 3: Operated by Nexstar under an LMA. 4: Sale pending from Second Generaton Ltd.

Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI · Website: www.sbgi.net