KHBS
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KHBS, virtual channel
40 in Fort Smith
and KHOG, virtual channel 29 in Fayetteville
are the ABC
-affiliated television station
s 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
.
The digital signals of KHBS and KHOG are multiplexed
.
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. 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.
, The Dr. Oz Show
, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
and The Oprah Winfrey Show
.
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.
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.
SuperDoppler Storm Team
Sports team
Reporters
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
40 in Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
and KHOG, virtual channel 29 in Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
are the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
s for the Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
/Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
television market. The KHBS transmitter is located northwest of Poteau, Oklahoma
Poteau, Oklahoma
Poteau is a city in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,520 at the 2010 census, ranking fifth in the Greater Fort Smith Area. It is the county seat of Le Flore County...
. 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
Rogers, Arkansas
Rogers is a suburban city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 55,964. The city is located in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area, in the northwest corner of the state.-History:...
, 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
KHBS-DT2 / KHOG-DT2
KHBS-DT2 / KHOG-DT2 are the CW-affiliated television stations for western Arkansas. The stations are second digital subchannels of ABC affiliates KHBS / KHOG-TV which are owned by Hearst Television. Over-the-air, KHBS-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 21.2 from KHBS's transmitter...
digital subchannels. Known on-air as Arkansas CW, it is also offered on Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
systems—channel 4 in Fayetteville, channel 22 in Fort Smith, and channel 17 in Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,990...
.
Digital programming
KHBS-DT broadcasts on digital channel 21; KHOG-DT broadcasts on digital channel 15.The digital signals of KHBS and KHOG are multiplexed
Multiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
.
| Digital channels | Video | Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Name | Programming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHBS | KHOG | ||||
| 40.1 (virtual) 21.1 (RF) |
29.1 (virtual) 15.1 (RF) |
720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... |
KHBS-DT KHOG-DT |
Main KHBS/KHOG programming / ABC HD |
| 40.2 (virtual) 21.2 (RF) |
29.2 (virtual) 15.2 (RF) |
480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | KHBS-DT2 KHOG-DT2 KHBS-DT2 / KHOG-DT2 KHBS-DT2 / KHOG-DT2 are the CW-affiliated television stations for western Arkansas. The stations are second digital subchannels of ABC affiliates KHBS / KHOG-TV which are owned by Hearst Television. Over-the-air, KHBS-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 21.2 from KHBS's transmitter... |
"Arkansas CW"; CW network programming, and syndicated shows provided by The CW Plus The CW Plus The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States.... |
History
Channel 40 began as KFPW-TV on July 28, 1971. It was owned by local businessman Bob HernreichRobert Hernreich
Mr. Robert Hernreich, , is an owner of the National Basketball Association team the Sacramento Kings. He has also owned the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League since 2005....
along with KFPW radio
KFPW (AM)
KFPW is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format to the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area. The station is licensed to Paris Broadcasting, Inc which is owned by William L. Pharis and Karen A. Pharis....
(1230 AM). The station was a primary CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. It took the CBS affiliation from KFSA-TV (channel 5, now KFSM-TV
KFSM-TV
KFSM-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas that is licensed to Fort Smith. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 18 from a transmitter northwest of Winslow. Owned by Local TV, the station has studios on North 13th...
).
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
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
(now NBC affiliate KSNF
KSNF
KSNF, virtual channel 16, is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Joplin, Missouri-Pittsburg, Kansas television market, the 145th DMA. KSNF broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 46...
).
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
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and CBS programming in the area on channel 36. After a few years, it went dark in the early-1970s. The two stations became full-time ABC affiliates in 1978 after KLMN-TV (now KFTA-TV
KFTA-TV
KFTA-TV, virtual channel 24, is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas that is licensed to Fort Smith. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 27 from a transmitter south of Artist Point...
) 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
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
. This complemented a cable-only CW affiliate operated by Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
known as having the fictional callsign, "KCWA". With the addition of the new channels, there is a possibility of new newscasts.
Programming
As of September 5, 2010, syndicated programming on KHBS/KHOG includes Live with Regis and KellyLive with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
, The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
and The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
.
News operation
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.
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.
Newscast titles
- The Night Report (1971–1977)
- Newswatch (1977–1981)
- NewsCenter (1981–1998)
- Your Hometown News (1998–2006)
- 40/29 News (2006–present)
Current on-air staff
Anchors- Derek Burleson - weekday mornings "40/29 News Sunrise"
- Kelly Johnson - weekday mornings "40/29 News Sunrise"; also reporter
- Jay Plyburn - weekends at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. on Saturday; 5:30 and 10 p.m. on Sunday evenings; also weekday reporter
- Craig Cannon - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Angela Taylor - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
SuperDoppler Storm Team
- Drew Michaels (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. - Matt Devitt (AMS Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings "40/29 News Sunrise" - Ross Ellet (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.
Sports team
- Mike Jacques - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
- John Laws - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.; also sports reporter
Reporters
- Jo Ellison - general assignment reporter
- Monica Lempert - general assignment reporter
- Lauren Limerick - general assignment reporter
- Tony Russell - general assignment reporter
- Rob Sneed - general assignment reporter