KSPR
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| Springfield, Missouri | |
| Branding | Springfield 33 |
| Slogan | Where Springfield comes first |
| Channels | 33 (UHF) analog, 19 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Piedmont Television (sale to Schurz Communications and Perkin Media pending) |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Call letters meaning | SPRingfield, Missouri |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1983-Oct. 1986) |
| Website | springfield33.com |
KSPR, Springfield 33, is the ABC affiliate for Springfield, Missouri and the Ozarks region. The Piedmont Broadcasting outlet operates on analog channel 33 and digital channel 19. Its transmitter is located near Marshfield, Missouri.
[edit] History
KSPR originally signed on the air in 1983 as an independent station. But in a controversial move it was awarded the ABC affiliation after they dropped KDEB, which was the network's affiliate in the Springfield TV market, that would become a charter Fox affiliate. The switch took place on the Fox networks launch of October 9, 1986 and has remained with ABC.
Currently, KSPR is branded as Springfield 33, "where Springfield comes first". For a short period of time, they were branded as ABC 33.
Notable former employees of KSPR include: Mark Steines, a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and John Brown, a former anchor for The Daily Buzz.
On September 21, 2006, Schurz Communications and its subsidiary, KY3 Inc., entered into an agreement with Perkin Media. KY3 Inc., operators of KYTV, acquired all non-FCC assets, while Perkin Media acquired the FCC assets of KSPR.
Brad Belote, the executive producer for KYTV, became the news director on October 2, 2006.
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| Broadcast television in the Springfield, Missouri/Branson market (Nielsen DMA #76) | |||
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KYTV 3 (NBC) - KEMV 6 (PBS/AETN) - K08MA 8 (Rel) - KTKO-LP 8 (i) - KOLR 10 (CBS) - K15CZ 15 / K17DL 17 (The CW) - K17FU 17 / K54FH 54 / KNJD-LP 59 (IND) - KOZK 21 (PBS) - K26GS 26 (FN/A1) - KSFX 27 (FOX) - KWBM 31 (MNTV) - KSPR 33 (ABC) - KBNS-CA 38 (Ind) - K41FQ 41 (TBN) |
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KQTV 2 (St. Joseph) - KTVO 3 (Kirksville) - KMBC 9 (Kansas City) - KODE 12 (Joplin) - KPOB 151 (Poplar Bluff) - KMIZ 17 (Columbia) - KDNL 30 (St. Louis) - KSPR 33 (Springfield) |
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1Satellite of WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, Illinois |
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| See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Missouri | |
| AM Radio Stations: KKLS | WSBT |
| FM Radio Stations: KBHB | KRCS | WASK | WKOA | WKHY | WNSN | WXXB |
| CBS Network Affiliates: KWCH / KBSD1 / KBSH1 / KBSL1 | WDBJ | WSBT |
| ABC Network Affiliate: KSPR2 |
| NBC Network Affiliates: KYTV | WAGT |
| 1These stations are repeaters of KWCH-TV. |
| 2Schurz will share ownership of this station with Perkin Media; pending acquisition from Piedmont Television |
| Annual Revenue: USD | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [1] | Website: www.schurz.com |
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