KSPR
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| Springfield, Missouri | |
| Branding | KSPR/ABC |
| Slogan | Covering Our Community |
| Channels | Analog: 33 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Perkin Media, LLC (operated by Schurz Communications, Inc.) |
| First air date | March 9, 1983 |
| Call letters’ meaning | SPRingfield |
| Sister station(s) | KYTV |
| Former affiliations | independent (1983-1986) |
| Transmitter Power | 5000 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 596 m (analog) 547.5 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 35630 |
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| Website | www.kspr.com |
KSPR, is the ABC affiliate for Springfield, Missouri and the Ozarks region. The Perkin Media outlet operates on analog channel 33 and digital channel 19. Its transmitter is located near Marshfield, Missouri. The station is owned by Perkin Media, but is operated by Schurz Communications under a shared services agreement with NBC affiliate KYTV.
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[edit] History
KSPR originally signed on the air March 9, 1983 as Springfield's first independent station. However, in 1986, ABC dropped its affiliation with its original affiliate in the area, KDEB-TV (now KSFX-TV) and gave it to KSPR.
On September 9, 2007, KSPR changed its on air branding to KSPR/ABC. Prior to then, KSPR was branded as Springfield 33, "Where Springfield comes first." The station's prior slogan was "Where your forecast comes first." For a short period of time, they were branded as ABC 33.
Notable former employees of KSPR include: Mark Steines, a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight; and John Brown, a former anchor for The Daily Buzz.
On September 21, 2006, Piedmont announced that it would sell KSPR to Perkin Media. Under the agreement, Schurz Communications, owner of NBC affiliate KYTV, took over KSPR's operations under a local marketing agreement. Perkin Media took over ownership of the station on August 28, 2007.
In August 2007, Joe and Christine Daues were hired as the main anchors for KSPR. Kevin Lighty joined the station as its chief meteorologist.
Michelle Sherwood was hired as the weekend anchor from KY3. Josh deBerge is the weekend meteorologist.
Natalie Nunn is the weathercaster for KSPR News this morning. Kyle Bosch moved to mornings from the weeknight anchor desk in September 2007.
[edit] Original Programming
[edit] The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock
Beginning on April 21, 1989, and ending the same year, KSPR produced and aired The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock. This show featured syndicated horror films along with new introductory and interstitial segments featuring a horror host character.
Host segments were locally produced and featured local actor Jim Kellet in the role of Count Norlock, a vampire reminiscent of Count Orlok from the 1922 F. W. Murnau film Nosferatu.
Featuring films such as Magic and The Brides of Dracula, The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock only lasted one season.[1]
[edit] Sammy's Place
From 1989-1990, Springfield area kids went home after school to watch "Sammy's Place" on KSPR, an afternoon show hosted by hobo clown "Sammy B. Good." The afternoon featured cartoons such as "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," "She-Ra," "Voltron," "Transformers," and "G.I. Joe." Between cartoons, Sammy featured area kids as in-studio guests and entertained with a number of clown acts and skits. Sammy famously excited the in-studio kids with screams of "Everybody go 'yeaaaa'!" which would be echoed in unison.
[edit] External links
- KSPR station website
- Clip of The Late Night Horror Show with Count Norlock at YouTube.com
- Clip of The Sammy B. Good Christmas Special at YouTube.com
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KSPR
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KSPR-TV
[edit] References
- ^ Boggs, Jeffrey (Summer 2004), “Monster Memories of Dr. Dead and Count Norlock”, Scary Monsters Yearbook 2004 (Monster Memories #12): pgs. 25-27, <http://www.scarymonstersmag.com/>
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