KODE-TV

Analog: 12 ( VHF , 1954–2009)
Digital: 43 (UHF, 2003–2019)

KODE-TV
Joplin, Missouri; Pittsburg, Kansas; ; United States;
City	Joplin, Missouri
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF); Virtual: 12;
Branding	KODE 12 (call letters are pronounced individually); Action 12 News
Programming
Affiliations	12.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
Operator	Nexstar Media Group via JSA/SSA
Sister stations	KSNF
History
First air date	September 26, 1954 (69 years ago)
Former call signs	KSWM-TV (1954–1957)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 12 (VHF, 1954–2009); Digital: 43 (UHF, 2003–2019);
Former affiliations	CBS (1954–1968); ABC (secondary, 1954–1968);
Call sign meaning	Sounds like the word "code", though not pronounced that way on air
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18283
ERP	700 kW
HAAT	321.9 m (1,056 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°4′33″N 94°33′17″W / 37.07583°N 94.55472°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.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.