KHBS/KHOG-TV

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KHBS / KHOG-TV
KHBS: Fort Smith, Arkansas KHOG: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Branding	40/29 News Arkansas CW (on DT2)
Slogan	Live. Local. Late Breaking.
Channels	Analog: KHBS: 40 (UHF) KHOG: 29 (UHF) Digital: KHBS: 21 (UHF) KHOG: 15 (UHF)
Affiliations	ABC The CW (on DT2)
Owner	Hearst-Argyle Television (KHBS Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.)
First air date	KHBS: July 28, 1971 KHOG: December 8, 1977
Call letters’ meaning	KHBS: Hernreich Broadcasting System KHOG: HOG (mascot for the University of Arkansas)
Former callsigns	KHBS: KFPW-TV (1971-1983) KHOG: KTVP (1977-1987)
Former affiliations	CBS (primary, 1971-1978) ABC (secondary, 1971-1978)
Transmitter Power	KHBS: 3,160 kW (analog) 325 kW (digital) KHOG: 1,410 kW (analog) 180 kW (digital)
Height	KHBS: 610 m (analog) 602 m (digital) KHOG: 266 m (both)
Facility ID	KHBS: 60353 KHOG: 60354
Transmitter Coordinates	KHBS: 35°4′17.4″N, 94°40′45.7″W KHOG: 36°0′57.4″N, 94°4′59.4″W
Website	www.4029tv.com

KHBS, channel 40, is the ABC-affiliated television station in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Its transmitter is located northwest of Poteau, Oklahoma. The station operates a full-time satellite, KHOG-TV channel 29, in Fayetteville. This station's transmitter is located southeast of the city. Both stations are owned by Hearst-Argyle Television and are normally referred to as one entity, 40/29 News.

The stations have studios located on Ajax Avenue in Rogers. KHBS operates a Fort Smith Newsroom on North Albert Pike. KHOG operates one in Fayetteville as well. The two stations operate the area's CW affiliate on their second digital subchannel. Known on-air as Arkansas CW, it is also offered on Cox Communications cable. This includes channel 4 in Fayetteville, channel 22 in Fort Smith, and channel 17 in Siloam Springs.

Contents 1 History 2 News team 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

Channel 40 began as CBS affiliate KFPW-TV on July 28, 1971. It became the second station to launch in the market after VHF station KFSM-TV signed on. 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]

Both stations have changed callsigns and their affiliation in their history. In 1978, they moved from CBS to ABC. KFTA-TV had just signed on at the time and took the CBS affiliation from the start just like channel 40. In 1983, KFPW changed its call letters to KHBS and four years later in 1987 KTVP became KHOG-TV. In October of 2007, KHBS and KHOG-TV moved their operations to new, state of the art studios in Rogers.^{[citation needed]}

On April 28, 2008, KHBS and KHOG-TV launched new second digital subchannels to carry The CW. This complimented 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]

[edit] News team

Donna Bragg, News Anchor^[5]
Derek Burleson, Sports Reporter^[6]
Craig Cannon, News Anchor^[5]
Jennifer Haile, Morning Anchor^[7]
Patrick Crawford, Meteorologist^[8]
Melissa Kelly, Reporter^[9]
John Laws, Sports Reporter^[9]
Mark Lericos, Sports Director^[10]
Drew Michaels, Chief Meteorologist^[11]
Tiffany Stewart, News Anchor^[9]
Leslee Wright, Anchor/Reporter^[5]
Steve Tellier, Reporter^[9]
Ted Zarras, Meteorologist^[12]

[edit] External links

• KHBS / KHOG-TV "40/29 News"
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KHBS
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KHOG-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KHBS-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KHOG-TV

[edit] References

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Fort Smith / Fayetteville / Rogers market  (Nielsen DMA #102) KOET 3 (PBS/OETA) - KFSM 5 (CBS) - KWNL-CA 9 / KXUN-LP 43 (UNI) - KFDF-CA 10 / KFFS-CA 36 (RTN) - KAFT 13 (PBS / AETN) - KFTA 24 (Fox) - KPBI 34 / KPBI-CA 46 (MNTV) - KHBS 40 / KHOG 29 (ABC) (The CW on DT2) - K45EI 45 (Religious) - KNWA 51 (NBC) - KWOG 57 (DAY) Cable television channels Arkansas CW / "KCWA" (The CW) (Cox 22 Ft. Smith, Cox 4 Fayetteville/Rogers/Bentonville, Cox 17 Siloam Springs)

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas KATV 7 (Little Rock) - KAIT 8 (Jonesboro) - KHBS 40 / KHOG 29 (Fort Smith /Fayetteville) See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Arkansas

v • d • e CW Network Affiliates in the state of Arkansas Arkansas CW / "KCWA" (Ft. Smith) - KASN 38 (Pine Bluff) See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Arkansas

v • d • e Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Corporate Staff: David J. Barrett (President & CEO) · Victor F. Ganzi (COB) · Harry T. Hawks · Terry Mackin · Steven A. Hobbs · Philip M. Stolz · Frederick I. Young · Candy Altman · Brian Bracco · Emerson Coleman · Marv Danielski · Martin Faubell · Kathleen Keefe · Alvin Lustgarten · Ellen McClain · Jonathan Mintzer · David J. Barrett · Frank A. Bennack, Jr. · John G. Conomikes · Ken J. Elkins · George R. Hearst, Jr. · William Randolph Hearst III · Bob Marbut · Gilbert C. Maurer · Michael E. Pulitzer · David Pulver · Caroline L. Williams Radio Stations: WBAL1 · WIYY1 ABC Network Affiliates: KETV · KHBS / KHOG2 · KITV · KMBC · KOAT · KOCO · WAPT · WCVB · WISN · WMUR · WMTW · WPBF1 · WTAE CBS Network Affiliates: KCCI · WLKY NBC Network Affiliates: KCRA · KSBW · WBAL · WDSU · WESH · WGAL · WLWT · WPTZ / WNNE · WXII · WYFF The CW Network Affiliates: KCWE1 · WKCF MyNetwork TV Affiliate: KQCA Independent Television Station: WMOR1 1Hearst-Argyle operates these stations owned by Hearst Corporation. 2Digital subchannel is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. Annual Revenue: ▲ $785.4 million USD (2006) · Employees: Approx. 3,000 (full-time) · Stock Symbol: NYSE: HTV · Website: www.hearstargyle.com