KODE-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KODE-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = The One To Watch
station_branding = KODE 12 or
KODE Action 12
analog = 12 (VHF)
digital = 43 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = September 26, 1954
location = Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas
callsign_meaning = sounds like "code"
former_callsigns = KSWM-TV (1954-1957)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
"(operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.)"
licensee =
sister_stations = KSNF
former_affiliations = Primary:
CBS (1954-1967)
Secondary:
ABC (1954-1967)
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 311 m (analog)
268.6 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 18283
coordinates = coord|37|4|34.9|N|94|32|16.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/ www.fourstateshomepage.com]

KODE-TV (a.k.a. "KODE12" or "KODE Action 12") is the ABC network affiliated television station serving all of Joplin, Missouri and its surrounding areas and Pittsburg, Kansas and its rural communities. Its transmitter is located in Joplin.

KODE was acquired by Mission Broadcasting in 2002. Subsequently, KODE entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting station KSNF, also serving the Joplin/Pittsburg market. Although the two were supposed to merge into one building, 5 years after that announcement, the move has still not taken place. KODE & KSNF stand alone among Nexstar's duopolies as the only one that hasn't been merged into one building. KODE’s syndicated programming includes "Oprah", "Jeopardy!", "Seinfeld", and "Spin City", and the station provides a digital and analog signal to viewers.

Technical information

This station is licensed to broadcast on VHF channel 12 at 316 kilowatts and in high definition on UHF channel 43 at 1.46 kilowatts under a Special Temporary Authority, but has filed a construction permit to increase power to 1,000 kilowatts.

KODE is owned by Mission Broadcasting, however through a local sales agreement, the station is controlled by NBC affiliate KSNF 16, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

History

KODE signed on in 1954, originally as KSWM-TV (for SouthWestern Missouri). The station was originally a primary CBS affiliate, sharing ABC with then NBC affiliate KOAM-TV, which is now a CBS affiliate. It became KODE-TV in 1957.

In 1967, KUHI-TV (now NBC affiliated KSNF) signed on and took over the CBS affiliation, and KODE became a sole ABC affiliate.

On-air personalities

Current

* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=24 Gretchen Bolander]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=26 Shannon Bruffett]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=20 Ray Foreman]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=8991 Dan Greer]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=22 Brian Hamman]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=19 Lauren Hieger]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=23 Alan Matthews]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=21 Brett Newtson]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=9003 Dustin Lattimer]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=6221 Brian Richardson]
* [http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/fulltext/?cid=6703 Andy Searcy]

Former

* [http://www.kctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1237938&nav=menu101_9_3 Amy Anderson] , moved to KCTV
* [http://www.wowt.com/station/bios/news/1644841.html Jimmy Siedlecki] , moved to WOWT-TV
* [http://www.wowt.com/station/bios/news/1325256.html Malorie Maddox] , moved to WOWT-TV
* [http://www.weht.com/Global/story.asp?S=4791440&nav=menu213_9 Alan Cavanna] , moved to WEHT
* [http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5365484&nav=menu36_21_2 Dan Tordjman] , moved to WIS
*Bruce VonderHaar, [http://www.joplin.k12.mo.us/jet14/index.htm JET-14] , TV Production Teacher
*Vickie Kennedy, Real Estate Agent
*Tracy Turner, Meteorologist, WHSV, Harrisonburg, Va.
*Tara Brown, Weekend Anchor, WEAR-TV, Pensacola, FL
*Chris Higgins, St. Louis Weatherman on Fox2.
*Scott Higgins, Marketing, Oral Roberts University
*Erik Schrader, News Director, WNEP, Scranton, Pennsylvania
*Steve Edgerley, Teacher, recently separated from Michelle Kingsfield
*Michelle Kingsfield, Main Anchor, WDTN, Dayton, Oh.
*Keith Wilkes, Weekend Anchor, now Tulsa attorney
*Paula Marinac, Weekend turned weekday anchor, Kansas City attorney
*Paula Cochran, Weekend Anchor, KMGH, Denver, Co.
*Ken Schutten, McDonald County Insurance Salesman
*Punky Rose, Mo. Dept. of Conservation
*Jeff Welborn, Wireless Communications dealer in Joplin
*Gene Savard, Weather Forecaster, KDBC, El Paso, Tx.
*Robb Hanrahan, Former Anchor in New York and Miami; left WFOR-TV in October 2007.
*Dan Greuter, Professional Comedian
*Andrea Roselli, VP of Design & Development for Richardson.
*Rachel Lindenmuth, married to CSTV anchor Adam Zucker
*Rusty Jackson, apparently running [http://rustyjackson.theworldrace.org a religious blog]
*Manny Steffen, school teacher in Orlando, Fl.
*Scott Holeman, Communications Director, NAIC
*Russ Riesinger, anchor at WSAV, Savannah, Ga.
*Jennifer Andrews, anchor at WJCL, Savannah, Ga.
*Tabitha Kitchens, Pharmaceutical Sales
*Kent Faddis, Cooperative Media Group, University of Missouri
*Jennifer Bussey/Faddis, Public Relations at MU, Columbia, Mo.
*Mike Dunne, left WTVC, Chattanooga, Tn. in 2006 after 19 years there. Spokesman, Hamilton County Mayor's Office.
*Evan Rosen author of The Culture of Collaboration
*Rich White, Coach, Impact Video Communication
*Diane Gonzolas, Manager of the Citizen Information Center, Lincoln, NE.
*Heather Teter/Turco, Morning/Midday Anchor, WBBH, Fort Myers, Fl.
*Marny Stanier, realtor in Georgia.

*Shari Dubin
*Kelly Ralston/White
*Julie Burrous
*Jennafer Stokes
*Melissa Parks
*Greg Carbone
*Abby Payne
*Antonia DeNardo
*Wayne Gates
*Mark Fenelon
*Jennifer Goetz
*Jennifer Russell, Pittsburgh, PA. Community organizer to get her neighbors' voices heard.
*Serena Baker
*Dan Meaney
*Wendy Flannigan
*Ashlin Fleeman, working for the Veternas of Foreign Wars National Headquarters in Kansas City.
*Mary Charles
*Diana Lynne
*Bob Phillips
*Dale Noah
*Gary Cooper
*Dick Porath
*Liz Demerice

*Marilyn Babb (deceased)
*Lee George (deceased)
*Jim Lobbey (deceased)

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

*"The Texaco News" (1954-1956)
*"Newsroom" (1956-1963)
*"World News" (1963-1969)
*"24 Hours" (1969-1977)
*"News Watch" (1977-1978)
*"Eyewitness News" (1978-1979)
*"Channel 12 News" (1979-1980s)
*"NewsSight 12" (1980s)
*"KODE News" (Late 1980s - Early 1990s)
*"News 12" (2000-2002)
*"Joplin's News12" (2002-2003)
*"Action 12 News" (2003-present)

tation slogans

*"Together" (1970s/1980s)
*"The News Tracker" (1997-2000)
*"The One To (Two) Watch" (2000-present)

tation logos

External links

* [http://www.kode-tv.com/ KODE Action 12 - The One To Watch]
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