KMSS-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KMSS-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Everything You Want To See
station_branding = Fox 33 (general)
Fox News Ark-La-Tex (evening newscast)
Fox News Louisiana A.M. (morning newscast)
analog = 33 (UHF)
digital = 34 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = Fox
network =
founded =
airdate = October 6, 1985
location = Shreveport, Louisiana
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Communications Corporation of America
licensee = Comcorp of Texas License Corporation
sister_stations = KSHV-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1985-1986)
effective_radiated_power = 4570 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 553 m (analog)
551 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 12525
coordinates = coord|32|39|58.8|N|93|56|0.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kmsstv.com/ www.kmsstv.com]
:"For the Massena, New York airport with the ICAO code KMSS, see Massena International Airport."KMSS-TV (branded as "Fox 33") is the Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is seen via satellite through Dish Network and DirecTV. The station is co-managed in a duopoly with KSHV-TV MY45 which is owned by Communications Corporation of America. They are a typical Fox affiliate station with a blend of Fox first-run prime time shows, syndicated talk shows, reality shows, court shows, and off network sitcoms. Its transmitter is located near Mooringsport, Louisiana.

History

KMSS first went on the air on October 6, 1985 as the first independent station in the market and the first new station since KTBS came on the air 30 years earlier. Although it was an independent station, it showed CBS programming when KSLA pre-empted them, mostly CBS' late night and morning lineup (with the exception of The Price Is Right and The Young and the Restless) and most of their Saturday Morning lineup. In 1986, KMSS affiliated with the Fox network, one of the first stations in Louisiana to do so.

Programming

In the early years, KMSS was the local home of both the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros, and was home to the (at the time) local minor league baseball team, the Shreveport Captains. It was also the home of Big 12 football when that conference began in the mid-90s back when Fox Sports Net was coming to its own. It currently airs Southeastern Conference football and basketball from Raycom Sports (formerly Lincoln Financial Sports).

KMSS was formerly one of several affiliates of Edward St. Pe's WeatherVision daily updates.

hows currently airing on KMSS

*The People's Court Weekdays at 11am & 4pm
*Judge Mathis Weekdays at Noon & 5pm
*Judge Alex Weekdays at 2pm & 2:30pm
*Judge Karen Weekdays at 1pm & 1:30pm
*TMZ Weeknights at 9:30pm, Saturdays at 10pm
*Cheaters (Weekday version) Weeknights at 12:30 am
* Weekends at 9pm
*24 Weekends
*The Ellen Degeneres Show Weekdays at 10am
*Two and a Half Men Weeknights at 6pm & 6:30pm
*American Idol Rewind Weekends
*George Lopez Weeknights at 10pm & 10:30 pm
*Half & Half Weeknights at 11pm & 11:30pm

News Operation

For a long period of time, KMSS was one of several Fox stations that did not have a local newscast, but that changed on April 23, 2007, when KMSS began airing "Fox News Louisiana" (which was later rebranded as "Fox News Shreveport") weeknights at nine o'clock.

"Fox News Shreveport" was produced by Baton Rouge Fox affiliate WGMB. Originally, the first 20 minutes of the program were taped earlier in the evening and geared specifically towards the Ark-La-Tex audience, with stories by Shreveport-based reporters, plus a local forecast. KMSS then joined the WGMB's live broadcast for the final two segments, which include national news, world news and a statewide sportscast. That format was later changed to where the entire KMSS newscast was taped. The final edition of "Fox News Shreveport" aired on September 5, 2008.

On September 8, 2008, KMSS debuted "Fox News Ark-La-Tex" at nine o'clock. It is produced by Tyler, Texas, Fox affiliate KFXK. Much like "Fox News Shreveport," it is taped earlier in the evening, with stories by Shreveport-based reporters, plus a local forecast and sportscast prepared by the Tyler-based crew.

On August 20, 2007, KMSS debuted "Fox News Louisiana AM", a morning news program seen weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Like the evening news, certain segments are taped and include stories by the Shreveport-based reporting staff, while other portions are carried live. While the evening show is now produced by KFXK, the morning show remains a production of Baton Rouge-based WGMB.

News Staff

News Reporters
*Christina Erwin
*Bianya Tennerson

See KFXK (evening newscast) and WGMB (morning newscast) for additional staff.

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"Fox News Louisiana" (Evenings, 2007-2008)
*"Fox News Louisiana A.M." (Mornings, 2007-present)
*"Fox News Ark-La-Tex" (Evenings, 2008-present)

tation Slogans

*"It's On Us!!!" (1986-1994)
*"Count On Us!!!" (1994-1999)
*"You're in Fox 33 Country!"/"The Only Fox for the Ark-La-Tex" (1999-2006)
*"Everything You Want To See" (2006-present)

External links

* [http://www.kmsstv.com/ KMSS's Homepage]
*TVQ|KMSS
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