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KMSS-TV

KMSS-TV (branded as "Fox 33") is the Fox affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is seen via satellite through Dish Network and DirecTV. The station is co-managed in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KSHV-TV (channel 45), 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.

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History

KMSS first went on the air on April 11, 1985 as the first independent station in the market and the first television station to sign on since ABC affiliate KTBS (channel 3) came on the air thirty years earlier in 1955. Although it was an independent station, it showed CBS programming when KSLA (channel 12) 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. It is one of two stations in the market (KSLA being the other) not to change affiliates, and the only station not to be affiliated with any other network. The station was the first one in Louisiana to broadcast in stereo. In the mid 1990s, it was an affiliate of PTEN, a syndicated programming venture between Chris-Craft and Warner Bros Domestic Television. For years it had been the de facto Fox affiliate for the Longview area until 1991 when then-CBS affiliate, and current sister station, KLMG switched to Fox and became KFXK.

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 into its own.

It, along with KSHV, currently airs Southeastern Conference football and basketball from the SEC Network. KMSS was formerly one of several affiliates of Edward St. Pe's WeatherVision daily updates.

Digital television

KMSS logo prior to 2008

On June 12, 2009, KMSS-TV left channel 33 and moved to channel 34 when the analog to digital conversion completed.[1]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Virtual Channel Video Aspect Programming
33.1 720p 16:9 Main KMSS-TV programming / FOX HD
33.2 480i 4:3 Unknown/Not used. Likely used as a weather channel in the future

Shows currently airing on KMSS

Weekdays

- 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM
- First Business AgDay Paid Programing Paid Programing Paid Programing Jack Hanna's Into the Wild Divorce Court Judge Alex The Ellen Degeneres Show Judge Jeanine Pirro The People's Court Judge Mathis Judge Hatchett Judge Hatchett Divorce Court Divorce Court Judge Alex Judge Alex The People's Court Judge Mathis Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men

Weeknights

- 9:00 PM 9:09 PM 9:38 PM 10:07 PM 10:35 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM 12:00 AM 12:30 AM 1:00 AM 1:30 AM
Fox News Ark-La-Tex Tyler Perry's House of Payne Tyler Perry's House of Payne TMZ The King of Queens The King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond George Lopez My Name Is Earl George Lopez Cheaters

Weekends

- 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
- CSI: NY House

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 were taped and included stories by the Shreveport-based reporting staff, while other portions were carried live. While production of the evening show is now produced by KFXK, the morning show remained a production of Baton Rouge-based WGMB until it was canceled in December 2008. KMSS replaced the morning newscast with Montel Williams which previously aired on sister station KSHV.

KMSS also airs a half-hour sports program called The Show on Sunday nights at 11PM. It is produced by KETK in Tyler, TX.

Fox News Ark-La-Tex (Weeknights 9 to 9:10 P.M.)

KMSS uses additional news personnel from KETK in Longview, Texas, see that article for a complete listing

News/Station presentation

Newscast Titles

Station slogans

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References

  1. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf

External links

v • d • Television stations in the Ark-La-Tex region (Shreveport/Texarkana)
Local stations

KTBS 3 (3.1 ABC, 3.2 WX, 3.3 News) • KTAL 6 (6.1 NBC) • KETG 9 (PBS/AETN) • KSLA 12 (12.1 CBS, 12.2 This TV, 12.3 WX) • KPXJ 21 (21.1 The CW) • K23HY-D 23 (PBS/OETA) • KLTS 24 (PBS/LPB) • KMSS 33 (33.1 Fox) • KADO-LP 40 (JTV) • K42FE (3ABN) • KSHV 45 (45.1 MNTV) • KTSS 50 (ION) • K54CB (Ind.) • W59GO (TBN)
Distant stations

Reception may vary by geographical location Dallas-Fort Worth: KDFW 4 (Fox) • KXAS 5 (NBC) • WFAA 8 (ABC) • KERA 13 (PBS) Monroe/El Dorado: KNOE 8 (CBS) • KTVE 10 (NBC) Alexandria: KALB 5 (NBC) • KNTS-LP 17 (Ind) • KLPA 25 (PBS/LPB) • KLAX 31 (ABC) East Texas: KLTV 7 (ABC) • KTRE 9 (ABC) • KYTX 19 (CBS) • KCEB 54 (CW) • KETK 56 (NBC) Oklahoma City: KFOR 4 (NBC) • KWTV 9 (CBS) • KOKH 25 (Fox) • KOCB 34 (CW) • KAUT 43 (MNTV) Other areas: KATV 7 (ABC, Little Rock) • KTEN 10 (NBC, Ada) • KHBS 40 (ABC, Fort Smith)
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v Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Louisiana

WVUE 8 (New Orleans) - KARD 14 (West Monroe) - KADN 15 (Lafayette) - KVHP 29 (Lake Charles) - KMSS 33 (Shreveport) - WGMB 44 (Baton Rouge) - K47DW 47 / K61GO 61 / K51FO 521 (Alexandria/Hicks/Leesville) 1Stations are repeaters of WNTZ-TV Natchez, MS
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Louisiana
v Communications Corporation of America

Corporate Staff: D. Wayne Elmore, CEO, President and Secretary; Timothy M. Lynch, COO; Thomas R. Galloway, Sr., Chairman of the Board and Treasurer CBS Network Affiliates: WEVV The CW Network Affiliates: WBRL-CA Fox Network Affiliates: KADN • KMSS-TV • KPEJ • KWKT/KYLE • WGMB • WNTZ MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KLAF-LP • KWKT/KYLE • WNTZ NBC Network Affiliates: KETK-TV • KTSM-TV • KVEO See also:White Knight Broadcasting
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Categories: Fox network affiliates | Channel 33 TV stations in the United States | Television channels and stations established in 1985 | Television stations in Shreveport, Louisiana

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