KBSI

KBSI
Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Paducah, Kentucky; Harrisburg, Illinois; ; United States;
City	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF); Virtual: 23;
Branding	Fox 23
Programming
Affiliations	23.1: Fox (1987–present); 23.2: MyNetworkTV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Community News Media; (Paducah Television License LLC);
Sister stations	WDKA
History
Founded	June 1, 1982 (42 years ago)
First air date	September 10, 1983 (41 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1983–2009); Digital: 22 (UHF, 2001–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1983–1987); ABC (NYPD Blue only, 1993–94);
Call sign meaning	Station's coverage area of Kentucky, the (Missouri) Bootheel, and Southern Illinois
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	19593
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	543 m (1,781 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°24′23″N 89°33′44″W / 37.40639°N 89.56222°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	kbsi23.com

KBSI (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Southeastern Missouri, the Purchase area of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Northwest Tennessee. It is owned by the Community News Media subsidiary of Standard Media alongside Paducah, Kentucky–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WDKA (channel 49). The two stations share studios on Enterprise Street in Cape Girardeau; KBSI's transmitter is located in unincorporated Cape Girardeau County north of the city.