KODE-TV
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| KODE-TV | |
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| Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas | |
| Branding | KODE 12 or KODE Action 12 |
| Slogan | The One To Watch |
| Channels | Analog: 12 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Mission Broadcasting, Inc. (operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 26, 1954 |
| Call letters’ meaning | sounds like code |
| Sister station(s) | KSNF |
| Former callsigns | KSWM-TV (1954-1957) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: CBS (1954-1967) Secondary: ABC (1954-1967) |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 311 m (analog) 268.6 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 18283 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.fourstateshomepage.com |
KODE-TV (a.k.a. "KODE12" or "KODE Action 12") is the ABC network affiliated television station serving all of Joplin, Missouri and its surrounding areas and Pittsburg, Kansas and its rural communities. Its transmitter is located in Joplin.
KODE was acquired by Mission Broadcasting in 2002. Subsequently, KODE entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting station KSNF, also serving the Joplin/Pittsburg market. Although the two were supposed to merge into one building, 5 years after that announcement, the move has still not taken place. KODE & KSNF stand alone among Nexstar's duopolies as the only one that hasn't been merged into one building. KODE’s syndicated programming includes Oprah, Jeopardy!, Seinfeld, and Spin City, and the station provides a digital and analog signal to viewers.
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[edit] Technical information
This station is licensed to broadcast on VHF channel 12 at 316 kilowatts and in high definition on UHF channel 43 at 1.46 kilowatts under a Special Temporary Authority, but has filed a construction permit to increase power to 1,000 kilowatts.
KODE is owned by Mission Broadcasting, however through a local sales agreement, the station is controlled by NBC affiliate KSNF 16, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.
[edit] History
KODE signed on in 1954, originally as KSWM-TV (for SouthWestern Missouri). The station was originally a primary CBS affiliate, sharing ABC with then NBC affiliate KOAM-TV, which is now a CBS affiliate. It became KODE-TV in 1957.
In 1967, KUHI-TV (now NBC affiliated KSNF) signed on and took over the CBS affiliation, and KODE became a sole ABC affiliate.
[edit] On-air personalities
[edit] Current
- Gretchen Bolander
- Shannon Bruffett
- Ray Foreman
- Dan Greer
- Brian Hamman
- Lauren Hieger
- Alan Matthews
- Brett Newtson
- Dustin Lattimer
- Brian Richardson
- Andy Searcy
- Ashlin Fleeman
[edit] Former
- Amy Anderson, moved to KCTV
- Jimmy Siedlecki, moved to WOWT-TV
- Malorie Maddox, moved to WOWT-TV
- Alan Cavanna, moved to WEHT
- Dan Tordjman, moved to WIS
- Bruce VonderHaar,JET-14, TV Production Teacher
- Vickie Kennedy, Real Estate Agent
- Tracy Turner, Meteorologist, WHSV, Harrisonburg, Va.
- Tara Brown, Weekend Anchor, WEAR-TV, Pensacola, FL
- Chris Higgins, St. Louis Weatherman on Fox2.
- Scott Higgins, Marketing, Oral Roberts University
- Erik Schrader, News Director, WNEP, Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Steve Edgerley, Teacher, married to Michelle Kingsfield
- Michelle Kingsfield, Main Anchor, WDTN, Dayton, Oh.
- Keith Wilkes, Weekend Anchor, now Tulsa attorney
- Paula Marinac, Weekend turned weekday anchor, Kansas City attorney
- Paula Cochran, Weekend Anchor, KMGH, Denver, Co.
- Ken Schutten, McDonald County Insurance Salesman
- Punky Rose, Mo. Dept. of Conservation
- Jeff Welborn, Wireless Communications dealer in Joplin
- Gene Savard, Weather Forecaster, KDBC, El Paso, Tx.
- Robb Hanrahan, Former Anchor in New York and Miami; left WFOR-TV in October 2007.
- Dan Greuter, Professional Comedian
- Andrea Roselli, VP of Design & Development for Richardson.
- Rachel Lindenmuth, married to CSTV anchor Adam Zucker
- Rusty Jackson, apparently running a religious blog
- Manny Steffen, school teacher in Orlando, Fl.
- Scott Holeman, Communications Director, NAIC
- Russ Riesinger, anchor at WSAV, Savannah, Ga.
- Jennifer Andrews, anchor at WJCL, Savannah, Ga.
- Tabitha Kitchens, Pharmaceutical Sales
- Kent Faddis, Cooperative Media Group, University of Missouri
- Jennifer Bussey/Faddis, Public Relations at MU, Columbia, Mo.
- Mike Dunne, left WTVC, Chattanooga, Tn. in 2006 after 19 years there. Spokesman, Hamilton County Mayor's Office.
- Evan Rosen author of The Culture of Collaboration
- Rich White, Coach, Impact Video Communication
- Diane Gonzolas, Manager of the Citizen Information Center, Lincoln, NE.
- Heather Teter/Turco, Morning/Midday Anchor, WBBH, Fort Myers, Fl.
- Marny Stanier, realtor in Georgia.
- Shari Dubin
- Kelly Ralston/White
- Julie Burrous
- Jennafer Stokes
- Melissa Parks
- Greg Carbone
- Abby Payne
- Antonia DeNardo
- Wayne Gates
- Mark Fenelon
- Jennifer Goetz
- Jennifer Russell, Pittsburgh, PA. Retail Management for Boscov's Department Stores.
- Serena Baker
- Dan Meaney
- Wendy Flannigan
- Mary Charles
- Diana Lynne
- Bob Phillips
- Dale Noah
- Gary Cooper
- Dick Porath
- Liz Demerice
- Marilyn Babb (deceased)
- Lee George (deceased)
- Jim Lobbey (deceased)
[edit] News/station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- The Texaco News (1954-1956)
- Newsroom (1956-1963)
- World News (1963-1969)
- 24 Hours (1969-1977)
- News Watch (1977)
- Eyewitness News(1978)
- NewsSight 12 (1980s)
- KODE News (Late 1980s - Early 90s)
- News 12 (2000-2002)
- Joplin's News12 (2002-2003)
- Action 12 News (2003-present)
[edit] Station slogans
- Together (1970s/1980s)
- The News Tracker (1997-2000)
- The One To (Two) Watch (2000-present)
[edit] Station logos
 Station logo, May 1974. |
 Station logo, used until 2000. Similar to the current logo of WJRT-TV. |
[edit] External links
- KODE Action 12 - The One To Watch
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KODE
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KODE-TV
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