KMIZ

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KMIZ
Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri
Branding ABC 17
Slogan The Spirit of Missouri
Channels Analog: 17 (UHF)

Digital: 22 (UHF)

Affiliations ABC
Fox (DT2)
MyNetworkTV (DT3)
"StormTrack 24/7" (DT4)
Owner JW Broadcasting, LLC
First air date December 5, 1971
Call letters’ meaning MIZ-Missouri, Mizzou
Former callsigns KCBJ-TV (1971-1985)
Former affiliations ABC (1971-1981)
NBC (1982-1985)
Transmitter Power 1580 kW (analog)
53.4 kW (digital)
Height 348 m (analog)
318.9 m (digital)
Facility ID 63164
Transmitter Coordinates 38°46′32.1″N, 92°33′24.8″W
Website www.kmiz.com

KMIZ ("ABC 17") is the ABC network affiliate serving the entire Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri metropolitan area. KMIZ ABC 17 is owned and operated by JW Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located near Jamestown, Missouri.

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[edit] History

KMIZ began its broadcasting operation on December 5, 1971 with the call letters KCBJ-TV. The station was the market's original ABC network affiliate, but in 1982, KCBJ and KOMU-TV (NBC) switched network affiliations. The stations eventually reverted to their original affiliations in 1986, and in the process, KCBJ changed its call letters to KMIZ.

KMIZ also owned KJWB from 1998-2002. In 2002 KMIZ's parent company Benedek Broadcasting went bankrupt. KJWB went to KOMU. KMIZ was sold to Chelsey Broadcasting, who in turn sold the station to JW Broadcasting, LLC in May 2003.

[edit] Programming

KMIZ currently carries all ABC programming, with the exception of America This Morning. KMIZ stays with ABC's World News Now until 5AM, when the station begins its early morning local news. Syndicated programs on KMIZ include Live with Regis & Kelly, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Jeopardy! (since 2003, prior to that it aired on KOMU, which also airs sister show Wheel of Fortune).

[edit] Digital channels

Digital channels
Channel Programming
17.1 Main KMIZ Programming (ABC)
17.2 K38II
17.3 KZOU (MyNetwork TV)
17.4 K02NQ/StormTrack 24/7

[edit] Personalities

[edit] Current

  • John Bassford - Anchor
  • Beau Baehman - Sports Director
  • Greg Dingrando - Reporter
  • Brynn Gingras - Reporter
  • Jeff Huffman - Meteorologist
  • Jacqueline Lapine - Reporter
  • Kevin Lewis - Sports anchor
  • Michelle Linn - Anchor
  • Neville Miller - Meteorologist
  • Erica Nochlin - Reporter
  • Sharon Ray - Chief Meteorologist
  • Stephanie Schaefer - Anchor/Medical Reporter
  • Ron Widbin - "Widbin's Way" reporter

[edit] Former

  • Teresa Snow, Anchor (Now at KRCG-TV)
  • Manuel Quinones, Reporter (Now at WSET-TV)
  • Travis Ford, Meteorologist (Now with the Missouri Attorney General's office)
  • Savannah Guthrie, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (Now at NBC News)
  • George Brown, Anchor/Reporter (Now at WREG-TV)
  • Arica Robbins, Meteorologist (Now at ONN and WBNS-TV)
  • Shannon Kettler, Reporter (WCPO-TV)
  • Dawn Kendrick, Anchor (now at WOIO-TV)
  • Kent Harell, News Director (now at WMC-TV)
  • Vic Faust, Sports Director (Now at WXYZ-TV)
  • Greg Hunter, PM Magazine Co-host (Now at CNN)
  • Chris Gervino, Sports Director (Now at KOMU)
  • Daniel Grazier, Reporter (now a Marine Corps Officer)
  • Jodie Shpritz, Reporter (now publicist at JSH&A Public Relations)
  • John Fougere, Sports Anchor/Reporter (now spokesman for Mo. Attorney General Jay Nixon)
  • Jason Simpson, Meteorologist (now at WBMA)
  • Melissa Cuttone, Reporter (Now at Fox Chicago)
  • Henry Rothenberg, Meteorologist (Now at WPTY-TV in Memphis, TN)
  • Ryan Yamamoto, Reporter (Now at KXTV in Sacramento, Ca
  • Mark Welp, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (Now at WHOI-TV)

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