| KHBS: Fort Smith, Arkansas KHOG: Fayetteville, Arkansas |
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| Branding | 40/29 (general) 40/29 News (newscasts) Arkansas CW (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Live. Local. Latebreaking. |
| Channels | Digital: KHBS: 21 (UHF) KHOG: 15 (UHF) Virtual: KHBS: 40 (PSIP) KHOG: 29 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | ABC The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | Hearst Television (KHBS Hearst Television, Inc.) |
| First air date | KHBS: July 28, 1971 KHOG: December 8, 1977 |
| Call letters' meaning |
KHBS: Hernreich Broadcasting System |
| Former callsigns | KHBS: KFPW-TV (1971-1983) KHOG: KTVP (1977-1987) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: KHBS: 40 (UHF, 1971-2009) KHOG: 29 (UHF, 1977-2009) |
| Former affiliations | CBS (1971-1978) ABC (secondary 1971-1978) |
| Transmitter power | KHBS: 325 kW KHOG: 180 kW |
| Height | KHBS: 602 m KHOG: 266 m |
| Facility ID | KHBS: 60353 KHOG: 60354 |
| Transmitter coordinates | KHBS: KHOG: |
| Website | 4029TV.com TheArkansasCW.com |
KHBS, virtual channel 40 in Fort Smith and KHOG, virtual channel 29 in Fayetteville are the ABC-affiliated television stations for the Fort Smith/Fayetteville, Arkansas television market. The KHBS transmitter is located northwest of Poteau, Oklahoma. The KHOG transmitter is located southeast of Fayetteville. Both stations are owned by Hearst Television and are normally referred to as one entity, 40/29.
The station's operations are located in an all digital studio and newsroom located on Ajax Avenue in Rogers, which is a bedroom community of Fayetteville. KHBS operates a Fort Smith Newsroom on North Albert Pike. The two stations operate the area's CW affiliate on both of their second digital subchannels. Known on-air as Arkansas CW, it is also offered on Cox Communications systems—channel 4 in Fayetteville, channel 22 in Fort Smith, and channel 17 in Siloam Springs.
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KHBS-DT broadcasts on digital channel 21; KHOG-DT broadcasts on digital channel 15.
The digital signals of KHBS and KHOG are multiplexed.
| Digital channels | Video | Aspect | Name | Programming | |
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| 40.1 (virtual) 21.1 (RF) |
29.1 (virtual) 15.1 (RF) |
720p | 16:9 | KHBS-DT KHOG-DT |
Main KHBS/KHOG programming / ABC HD |
| 40.2 (virtual) 21.2 (RF) |
29.2 (virtual) 15.2 (RF) |
480i | 4:3 | KHBS-DT2 KHOG-DT2 |
"Arkansas CW"; CW network programming, and syndicated shows provided by The CW Plus |
Channel 40 began as KFPW-TV on July 28, 1971. It was owned by local businessman Bob Hernreich along with KFPW radio (1230 AM). The station was a primary CBS affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. It took the CBS affiliation from KFSA-TV (channel 5, now KFSM-TV).
KFPW-TV found the going difficult against channel 5 largely because of the difficulties experienced by UHF stations operating in rugged terrain. Most seriously, it was all but unviewable in Fayetteville and the surrounding area—a problem exacerbated by its transmitter being located in Oklahoma. Many viewers in the northern part of the market watched CBS on KTVJ in Joplin, Missouri (now NBC affiliate KSNF).
To solve this problem, on December 8, 1977, KTVP channel 29 in Fayetteville signed on as a satellite station of KFPW. It was Fayetteville's second attempt at a commercial television station, after KGTO-TV. That station aired NBC and CBS programming in the area on channel 36. After a few years, it went dark in the early-1970s.[1] The two stations became full-time ABC affiliates in 1978 after KLMN-TV (now KFTA-TV) signed on.
In 1983, the Hernreich family sold off its radio stations, KPFW and KXXI-FM. The Hernreichs changed KFPW's call letters to KHBS. Two years later, in 1985, Bob Hernreich joined Sigma Broadcasting (later becoming its chairman and CEO), transferring the ownership of KHBS and KTVP to that company. In 1987, KTVP became KHOG-TV. Argyle Television bought the stations in 1996. A year later, Argyle merged with Hearst. In October 2007, KHBS and KHOG-TV moved their operations to new, state of the art studios in Rogers.
On April 28, 2008, KHBS and KHOG-TV launched new second digital subchannels to carry The CW. This complemented a cable-only CW affiliate operated by Cox Communications known as having the fictional callsign, "KCWA". With the addition of the new channels, there is a possibility of new newscasts.[2][3][4]
As of September 5, 2010, syndicated programming on KHBS/KHOG includes Live with Regis and Kelly, The Dr. Oz Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
KHBS currently broadcasts 19½ hours of local news per week, with 3½ hours on weekdays and only one hour on weekends. KHBS does not carry any weekend morning newscasts.
On April 18, 2011 KHBS/KHOG will expand its weekday morning newscast 40/29 News Sunrise, to 2½ hours from 4:30 to 7 a.m., becoming one of the smallest stations (in terms of market size) whose morning newscast carries a 4:30 a.m. start time.[5]
On September 13, 2011, KHBS (including KHOG) became the first station in the Fort Smith–Fayetteville market to begin broadcasting its newscasts in 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen. Although not truly high definition, the broadcasts match the aspect ratio of HD television screens.
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