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Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas United States |
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| Branding | KODE 12 or KODE Action 12 (general) Action 12 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | The One To Watch |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 12 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | ABC (secondary until 1968) |
| Owner |
Mission Broadcasting (Mission Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Operator | Nexstar Media Group |
| First air date | September 26, 1954 |
| Call letters' meaning | sounds like code |
| Sister station(s) | KSNF |
| Former callsigns | KSWM-TV (1954–1957) |
| Former channel number(s) | 12 (VHF analog, 1954–2009) |
| Former affiliations | CBS (1954–1968) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 268.6 m |
| Facility ID | 18283 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°4′34.9″N 94°32′16.3″W / 37.076361°N 94.537861°W |
| Website | www.fourstateshomepage.com/ |
KODE-TV, virtual channel 12, is the ABC network affiliated television station serving all of Joplin, Missouri and its surrounding areas and Pittsburg, Kansas and its rural communities. The two stations share studios and transmitter facilities located on South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin. The station broadcasts its high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 at 1.46 kilowatts under a Special Temporary Authority, but has filed a construction permit to increase power to 1000 kilowatts.
KODE is owned by Mission Broadcasting; however, through a local sales agreement, the station is controlled by NBC affiliate KSNF, owned and operated by Nexstar Media Group.
On cable, the station is available on channel 12 on most cable systems in the market, except for Suddenlink, where it is carried on channel 4, and Mediacom, where it is carried on channel 13.
KODE began broadcasting September 26, 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 after being sold to the owners of KODE radio (AM 1230, now KZYM). Gilmore Broadcasting of Kalamazoo, Michigan bought the KODE stations in 1964.
KODE became a sole ABC affiliate on January 1, 1968 and three days later KUHI-TV (now NBC-affiliated KSNF) started and took over the CBS affiliation.
KODE was acquired by Mission Broadcasting in 2002, following its takeover of Quorum Broadcasting. Subsequently, KODE then entered into a shared services agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting-owned NBC affiliate KSNF.
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