KODE-TV

KODE-TV
CityJoplin, Missouri
Channels
BrandingKODE 12 (call letters are pronounced individually); Action 12 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMission Broadcasting, Inc.
OperatorNexstar Media Group via JSA/SSA
KSNF
History
First air date
September 26, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-09-26)
Former call signs
KSWM-TV (1954–1957)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 12 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, 2003–2019)
  • CBS (1954–1968)
  • ABC (secondary, 1954–1968)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like the word "code", though not pronounced that way on air
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID18283
ERP700 kW
HAAT321.9 m (1,056 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°4′33″N 94°33′17″W / 37.07583°N 94.55472°W / 37.07583; -94.55472
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.fourstateshomepage.com

KODE-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Joplin, Missouri, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Joplin, Missouri–Pittsburg, Kansas television market. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of NBC affiliate KSNF (channel 16, also licensed to Joplin), for the provision of certain services. The two stations share studios on South Cleveland Avenue in Joplin, where KODE-TV's transmitter is also located.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KODE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.