KMSS-TV
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| KMSS-TV | |
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| Shreveport, Louisiana | |
| Branding | Fox 33 (general) Fox News Shreveport (newscast) |
| Slogan | Everything You Want To See |
| Channels | Analog: 33 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Communications Corporation of America (Comcorp of Texas License Corporation) |
| First air date | October 6, 1985 |
| Sister station(s) | KSHV-TV |
| Former affiliations | independent (1985-1986) |
| Transmitter Power | 4570 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 553 m (analog) 551 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 12525 |
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| Website | www.kmsstv.com |
- For the Massena, New York airport with the ICAO code KMSS, see Massena International Airport.
KMSS-TV (branded as "Fox 33") is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is seen via satellite through Dish Network and DirecTV. The station is co-managed in a duopoly with KSHV-TV MY45 which is owned by Communications Corporation of America. They are a typical Fox affiliate station with a blend of Fox first-run prime time shows, syndicated talk shows, reality shows, court shows, and off network sitcoms. Its transmitter is located near Mooringsport, Louisiana.
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[edit] History
KMSS first went on the air on October 6, 1985 as the first independent station in the market and the first new station since KTBS came on the air 30 years earlier. Although it was an independent station, it showed CBS programming when KSLA pre-empted them, mostly CBS' late night and morning lineup (with the exception of The Price Is Right and The Young and the Restless) and most of their Saturday Morning lineup. In 1986, KMSS affiliated with the Fox network, one of the first stations in Louisiana to do so.
[edit] Programming
In the early years, KMSS was the local home of both the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros, and was home to the (at the time) local minor league baseball team, the Shreveport Captains. It was also the home of Big 12 football when that conference began in the mid-90s back when Fox Sports Net was coming to its own. It currently airs Southeastern Conference Football and basketball from Raycom Sports (formerly Lincoln Financial Sports).
KMSS was formerly one of several affiliates of Edward St. Pe's WeatherVision daily updates.
[edit] Controversy
On the evening of February 25, 2008, many viewers were dismayed and outraged when the station decided to interrupt the conclusion of a heavily hyped and promoted episode of the series The Moment of Truth with a weather report; even though conditions in the immediate viewing area were clear and calm. When the station returned to regular programming, the show had concluded. Viewers were unable to hear the final question due to this interruption, and complaint calls to the station went unanswered.
[edit] Shows currently airing on KMSS
- The People's Court Weekdays at 11am & 4pm
- Judge Mathis Weekdays at Noon & 5pm
- Judge Alex Weekdays at 2pm & 2:30pm
- Judge Maria Lopez Weekdays at 1pm & 1:30pm
- TMZ Weeknights at 9:30pm & 1am, Saturdays at 10pm
- Cheaters (Weekday version) Weeknights at 12:30 am
- CSI:Miami Weekends at 9pm
- 24 Weekends
- The Ellen Degeneres Show Weekdays at 10am
- Two and a Half Men Weeknights at 6pm & 6:30pm
- American Idol Rewind Weekends
- George Lopez Weeknights at 11pm & 11:30 pm
- Half & Half Weeknights at 10pm & 10:30pm
[edit] News Operation
For a long period of time, KMSS was one of several Fox stations that did not have a local newscast, but that changed on April 23, 2007. KMSS now airs a newscast branded Fox News Louisiana weeknights at 9:00 p.m.
Fox News Louisiana is produced by Baton Rouge Fox affiliate WGMB; the first 20 minutes of the program are taped earlier and geared specifically towards the Ark-La-Tex audience, with stories by Shreveport-based reporters, plus a local forecast. KMSS joins the live broadcast for the final two segments, which include national news, world news and a statewide sportscast. The newscast, in 2008, has since been retitled Fox News Shreveport.
On August 20, 2007, KMSS debuted Fox News Louisiana AM, a morning news program seen weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Like the evening news, certain segments are taped and include stories by the Shreveport-based reporting staff, while other portions are carried live.
[edit] News Staff
News Reporters
- Christina Erwin
- Bianya Tennerson
See WGMB for additional staff.
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast Titles
[edit] Station Slogans
- It's On Us!!! (1986-1994)
- Count On Us!!! (1994-1999)
- You're in Fox 33 Country!/The Only Fox for the Ark-La-Tex (1999-2006)
- Everything You Want To See (2006-present)
[edit] External links
- KMSS's Homepage
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KMSS
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KMSS-TV
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