KWBM

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KWBM
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Harrison, Arkansas/Springfield, Missouri
Branding My31
Channels Analog: 31 (UHF)
Translators KBBL-CA 56 Springfield
K61GJ 48 Aurora
Affiliations MyNetworkTV
Owner Equity Media Holdings Corporation
(EBC Harrison, Inc.)
First air date January 26, 2001
Call letters’ meaning The WB Missouri
(reflecting former affiliation)
Former affiliations The WB (2001-2006)
Transmitter Power 5000 kW
Height 338.5 m
Facility ID 78314
Transmitter Coordinates 36°42′17.9″N, 93°3′44.8″W
Website www.my31tv.com

KWBM is an affiliate of MyNetworkTV in Springfield, Missouri. Much of its programming is picked up via satellite from the Equity Broadcasting's CASH hub in Little Rock, Arkansas.

KWBM's main transmitter, on channel 31, is licensed in Harrison, Arkansas and located northeast of Branson, Missouri, with a repeater, KBBL-CA channel 56, in Springfield (renamed on July 14, 2006), and on K61GJ Channel 48 (soon to be "KNJE-CA") in Aurora. Coincidentally, KBBL is a radio station in the fictional town of Springfield in The Simpsons.

[edit] Digital television

Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [1], the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KWBM will be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut").

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Broadcast television in the Springfield, Missouri/Branson, Missouri market (Nielsen DMA #74)
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MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Missouri
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MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas
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Equity Media Holdings Corporation

Corporate Staff: Henry G. Luken (President and CEO) | Gregory W. Fess | Max W. Hoopern | James H. Hearnsberger | Lori E. Withrow | Glenn Charlesworth | Emilia Chastain | Robert B. Becker | Larry E. Morton | Aaron K. Rothberg | Douglas P. Krile
Broadcast Television Networks: Retro Jams | Retro Television Network
Fox Network Affiliates: KBTZ | KLMN | KMMF | WMQF
Retro Jams Affiliates: WJXF | WUHQ
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMMF | KPBI | KPBI Fort Smith | KWBF | KWBM | WBLU | WGMU | WMQF
RTN Owned & Operated Stations: KEGS | KCBU | KDEV (Cheyenne) | KDEV (Denver) | KFDF | KKYK | KQUP | KRRI | KTUW | KTVC | KWBF | KWCE | KWWF | WBIF | WBLU | WNGS2 | WPXS1
Telefutura Network Affiliates: KAMT | KUTF | WTMS | WTLE5
Univision Network Affiliates: KEYU | KLRA | KUKC | KUOK | KXUN | WJMF | KUTH1 | KUTU | KWNL | WEVU5 | WNYI | WUDT | WUMN | WUVF5
Other Stations: KIMG | KMCC1 | KNBX | KUOK-CA | KUSE | WBQM4 | WMBQ4 | WYGA
Other Properties: Arkansas RiverBlades (51%) | Arkansas Twisters3
1Equity operates this station but it is owned by another company.
2Equity owns the station but management capabilities belong to Granite Broadcasting under a Local Marketing Agreement held by its ABC affiliate WKBW-TV.
3Equity owns the af2 Arena Football franchise outright.
4Acquisition from Craig Fox's Renard Communications Corp. is awaiting FCC approval.
5 The sale of this station to Luken Communications, LLC is awaiting FCC approval.
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: EMDA · Website: emdaholdings.com