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KMCI-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
Lawrence, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; ; United States;
City	Lawrence, Kansas
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF); Virtual: 38;
Branding	38 The Spot; Bounce TV Kansas City (DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	38.1: Independent / NBC (alternate); for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company; (Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC);
Sister stations	KSHB-TV
History
Founded	May 16, 1985
First air date	February 1, 1988 (36 years ago)
Former call signs	KMCI (1988–2010)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 38 (UHF, 1988–2009); Digital: 36 (UHF, 2001–2009); 41 (UHF, 2009–2019);
Former affiliations	HSN (1988–1996);
Call sign meaning	MCI = Kansas City's IATA airport code
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42636
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	306 m (1,004 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°58′42″N 94°32′1.8″W / 38.97833°N 94.533833°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kshb.com/entertainment/38-the-spot-kmci

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KMCI-TV (channel 38) is an independent television station licensed to Lawrence, Kansas, United States, serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside NBC affiliate KSHB-TV (channel 41). The two stations share studios on Oak Street in Kansas City, Missouri; KMCI-TV's transmitter is located at the Blue River Greenway in the city's Hillcrest section. Despite Lawrence being KMCI-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.

History

The station first signed on the air on February 1, 1988.^[2] Founded by Miller Broadcasting, it originally served as an affiliate of the Home Shopping Network (HSN).^[3]

In March 1996, KSHB owner Scripps Howard Broadcasting reached a deal to manage KMCI under a local marketing agreement.^[4] That August,^[5] KMCI then dropped much of its home shopping programming and rebranded as "38 Family Greats", with a family-oriented general entertainment format from 6 a.m. to midnight, with HSN programming being relegated to the overnight hours. The new KMCI lineup included an inventory of programs that KSHB owned but had not had time to air after it switched to NBC in 1994.^[6]

Exercising an option from the 1996 pact with Miller,^[4] Scripps bought KMCI outright for $14.6 million in 2000, forming a legal duopoly with KSHB.^[7] In 2002, KMCI dropped the "Family Greats" branding and simply branded by its channel number. In July 2003, coinciding with the move of its transmitter site from Lawrence toward Kansas City, the station officially became known as "38 the Spot".^[8]

Programming

KMCI features hosts that promote the station's programming, as well as local events during commercial breaks. Taunia Hottman was the first spokesperson for KMCI as "38 the Spot".^[9] Meredith Hoenes (who became a traffic reporter for KSHB-TV around this time) replaced Hottman after she left in 2004 to join KUSA in Denver. Holly Starr took over after Hoenes left in February 2008 to become a weekday anchor/reporter for WDAF-TV; Starr remained with KMCI as its program host until 2011, replaced by Crystle Lampitt in 2012. Lauren Scott took over as host starting in 2020.

During the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures in 2020, Scripps partnered with Kansas City Public Schools to air a daily program, KCPS Homeroom, produced by the school district for its students on KMCI.^[10]

Sports programming

Currently, KMCI simulcasts an hour of the Border Patrol morning show on sports radio station WHB (810 AM).^[11] Along with KSHB-TV, it is an official station of the Kansas City Chiefs.^[12]

Shortly after becoming 38 The Spot, the station launched a sports talk show,^[8] 38 Sports Spot, which ran from 2003 to 2008.^[13] For much of that time period, the station also had rights to a package of Kansas City Royals baseball games.^[8]

On November 6, 2013, KSHB-TV/KMCI-TV announced a deal with Sporting Kansas City to broadcast up to 26 regular season games from the Major League Soccer club on KMCI, as well as several specials throughout the season (some of which will air on KSHB-TV) and pre-game and post-game shows beginning with the 2014 season.^[14] The deal ran through 2016; beginning in 2017, all Sporting KC matches moved to Fox Sports Kansas City.^[15] For the 2022 season, Sporting KC returned to KMCI.^[16]

In 2018, KMCI and the University of Kansas struck a deal where KMCI would broadcast one early-season football game and several early-season Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball games, women's basketball home games, and other select sporting events from the university.^[17] The move was part of expanded distribution of the university's Tier 3 athletic events.^[18]

The Kansas City Chiefs announced in 2019 that KMCI and KSHB would replace KCTV as the team's official broadcast partners, allowing access to team programming, including preseason contests, plus marketing opportunities.^[12]

In 2024, KMCI and sister station KSHB announced an agreement with the University of Missouri–Kansas City to air select men's and women's basketball games.^[19]

Newscasts

In 2000, KSHB-TV began producing a half-hour 9 p.m. newscast on KMCI to compete with the in-house newscast in that timeslot on WDAF-TV.^[20] The program was canceled in 2003, one week after KMCI's rebranding as "38 The Spot";^[8] by this point, the newscast was called 38 News Now and had completely differentiated itself from KSHB's newscasts, using different presentation and a smaller set.

On August 1, 2011, KMCI began airing a rebroadcast of KSHB's 11 a.m. newscast at noon on weekdays. In addition to airing rebroadcasts of local news programming from KSHB-TV, KMCI will take on the responsibility of preempting regular programming and running NBC network shows in the event of extended breaking news or severe weather coverage on KSHB.

On April 6, 2015, KMCI began airing a 3rd hour of KSHB 41 News Today from 7 to 8 a.m., after KSHB begins airing NBC's Today show.^[11]

On July 5, 2022, KMCI began airing an original local newscast at noon, branded as KSHB 41 News at Noon on 38 the Spot.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the multiplexed signals of other Kansas City television stations:

Subchannels provided by KMCI-TV (ATSC 1.0)^[21]^[22]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming	ATSC 1.0 host
38.1	720p	16:9	KMCI-TV	Independent	KSHB-TV
38.2	480i		Bounce	Bounce TV	KSHB-TV
38.3			CourtTV	Court TV	WDAF-TV
38.4			HSN	HSN	WDAF-TV

Live Well Network was originally intended to be carried on KSHB digital subchannel 41.3, but was added to KMCI 38.2 on September 1, 2011, instead to even out the bandwidth between both stations. KMCI replaced the Live Well Network with Bounce TV on digital subchannel 38.2 on October 21, 2013. KMCI also added Escape to 38.3 and Grit on 38.4 on April 15, 2015. Escape was rebranded as Ion Mystery on digital subchannel 38.3 on September 30, 2019. Grit was replaced with Court TV on digital subchannel 38.4 by the end of January 2020, only for that to be replaced by HSN in March 2021. Court TV returned to KMCI-DT3 in July 2023, with Ion Mystery moving to KPXE-DT2. In addition, WDAF-DT3 also aired Court TV until October 2023 when it was replaced with Rewind TV.

Analog-to-digital conversion

KMCI-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 38, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal moved from its pre-transition UHF channel 36 to channel 41 (the former analog-era assignment and current virtual channel of sister station KSHB-TV) for post-transition operations.^[23]^[24] As part of the FCC's repack, KMCI-TV moved to channel 25 on February 11, 2019.

ATSC 3.0

Subchannels of KMCI-TV (ATSC 3.0)^[25]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
4.1	1080p	16:9	WDAF	Fox (WDAF-TV)
19.1			KCPT	PBS (KCPT)
38.1			KMCI	Independent
41.1			KSHB	NBC (KSHB-TV)

Subchannel broadcast with digital rights management

On August 24, 2021, at 10 a.m., KMCI-TV turned off its ATSC 1.0 signal and activated its ATSC 3.0 transmitter on UHF 25. The station's ATSC 1.0 subchannels were moved to other broadcasters for simulcasting, while KMCI became the host for the new ATSC 3.0 signals of WDAF-TV, KCPT, KMCI-TV and KSHB-TV.

As for KMCI's subchannels, KMCI 38.1 and 38.2 were moved to sister station KSHB-TV, while 38.3 and 38.4 were moved to WDAF-TV.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KMCI-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Garron, Barry (February 5, 1988). "Mini-series month for networks". Kansas City Star. p. 2C. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Garron, Barry (November 19, 1987). "Channel 38 set to shop over the air". Kansas City Star. p. 2D. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Miller Broadcasting Signs Agreement With Scripps For Future Programming". The Belleville Telescope. April 18, 1996. p. 8A. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Triplett III, Howard W. (August 12, 1996). "Channel 38: So long, home shopping; hello, reruns". Kansas City Star. p. D-6. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Covitz, Randy (May 13, 1996). "Royals need more TV time". Kansas City Star. pp. C-1, C-4. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Rathbun, Elizabeth A. (March 6, 2000). "Duopoly rule spurs sellers" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. pp. 11–12. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Barnhart, Aaron (July 24, 2003). "New sports show to hit the Spot". The Kansas City Star. p. E8. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ [1] Archived September 15, 2009, at archive.today
^ Malone, Michael (November 16, 2020). "Standalone Station Is Chief in Kansas City". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "KMCI Adds Weekday Morning Newscast". TVNewsCheck. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Goldman, Charles (September 17, 2019). "Chiefs drop KCTV-5, announce new broadcast partnership with KSHB-TV". USA Today. Gannett Company.
^ Martin, David (November 26, 2008). "Grumpy sports commentators lose platforms". The Pitch. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ MorningSky, Autumn (November 6, 2013). "KSHB, KMCI will begin broadcasting Sporting KC games". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
^ "FSKC, Sporting KC announce multi-year TV agreement starting in '17". FOX Sports Kansas City. December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ Unruh, Sarah (February 14, 2022). "How to watch Sporting KC games in 2022". KSHB. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
^ "KMCI-TV Becomes the TV Home for KU Athletics". KSHB-TV. August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "Jayhawk TV Network changes; distribution expanded". KU Athletics. August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^ "New Partnership Brings Roos Basketball to Local TV". KCRoos.com. University of Missouri–Kansas City. October 24, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^ Barnhart, Aaron (June 17, 2000). "Witt signs new deal with WDAF". The Kansas City Star. p. E-1, E-12. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for KSHB
^ RabbitEars TV Query for WDAF
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
^ KC TV stations will delay digital-only switch, Kansas City Business Journal, February 6, 2009.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KMCI". www.rabbitears.info.

External links

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KMCI-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Garron, Barry (February 5, 1988). "Mini-series month for networks". Kansas City Star. p. 2C. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[3] Garron, Barry (November 19, 1987). "Channel 38 set to shop over the air". Kansas City Star. p. 2D. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[future-4] "Miller Broadcasting Signs Agreement With Scripps For Future Programming". The Belleville Telescope. April 18, 1996. p. 8A. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[5] Triplett III, Howard W. (August 12, 1996). "Channel 38: So long, home shopping; hello, reruns". Kansas City Star. p. D-6. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[6] Covitz, Randy (May 13, 1996). "Royals need more TV time". Kansas City Star. pp. C-1, C-4. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[7] Rathbun, Elizabeth A. (March 6, 2000). "Duopoly rule spurs sellers" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. pp. 11–12. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[sports-8] Barnhart, Aaron (July 24, 2003). "New sports show to hit the Spot". The Kansas City Star. p. E8. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] [1] Archived September 15, 2009, at archive.today

[10] Malone, Michael (November 16, 2020). "Standalone Station Is Chief in Kansas City". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[adds-11] "KMCI Adds Weekday Morning Newscast". TVNewsCheck. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[chiefs-12] Goldman, Charles (September 17, 2019). "Chiefs drop KCTV-5, announce new broadcast partnership with KSHB-TV". USA Today. Gannett Company.

[13] Martin, David (November 26, 2008). "Grumpy sports commentators lose platforms". The Pitch. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[14] MorningSky, Autumn (November 6, 2013). "KSHB, KMCI will begin broadcasting Sporting KC games". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2014.

[15] "FSKC, Sporting KC announce multi-year TV agreement starting in '17". FOX Sports Kansas City. December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[16] Unruh, Sarah (February 14, 2022). "How to watch Sporting KC games in 2022". KSHB. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

[17] "KMCI-TV Becomes the TV Home for KU Athletics". KSHB-TV. August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[18] "Jayhawk TV Network changes; distribution expanded". KU Athletics. August 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

[19] "New Partnership Brings Roos Basketball to Local TV". KCRoos.com. University of Missouri–Kansas City. October 24, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[Kans000617-20] Barnhart, Aaron (June 17, 2000). "Witt signs new deal with WDAF". The Kansas City Star. p. E-1, E-12. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[21] RabbitEars TV Query for KSHB

[22] RabbitEars TV Query for WDAF

[23] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

[24] KC TV stations will delay digital-only switch, Kansas City Business Journal, February 6, 2009.

[25] "RabbitEars TV Query for KMCI". www.rabbitears.info.

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v t e Television stations in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WDAF-TV (4.1 Fox, 4.2 ANT, 4.3 REW, 4.4 TBD) KCTV (5.1 CBS, 5.2 The365, 5.3 Start, 5.4 Quest, 5.5 Outlaw) KMBC-TV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 MeTV, 9.3 Story, 9.4 Charge!) KTAJ-TV (16.1 TBN, 16.2 Merit, 16.3 Inspire, 16.4 Smile, 16.5 Positiv) KCPT (19.1 PBS, 19.2 KCPT2, 19.3 Create, 19.4 PBS Kids) KCWE (29.1 CW, 29.2 Crime, 29.3 [blank], 29.4 HSN) KMCI-TV (38.1 Ind., 38.2 Bounce, 38.3 Mystery, 38.4 HSN) KSHB-TV (41.1 NBC, 41.2 Grit, 41.3 Laff, 41.4 Get) KPXE-TV (50.1 Ion, 50.2 Court, 50.3 Ion+, 50.4 JTV, 50.5 Scripps News, 50.6 QVC2, 50.7 QVC) KSMO-TV (62.1 MNT, 62.2 H&I, 62.3 Dabl, 62.4 Cozi, 62.5 Comet)
Low power	KUKC-LD (20.1 UNI) KAJF-LD (21.1 L&C, 21.2 Defy, 21.3 SBN, 21.4 LC, 21.5 Am. Crimes, 21.6 Oxygen, 21.7 ShopHQ) KCKS-LD (25.1 Buzzr, 25.2/.11 [blank], 25.3 Ace, 25.4 Action, 25.5 America's Voice, 25.6 WxN, 25.7 Rev'n, 25.8 Retro, 25.9 Heartland, 25.10 LC, 25.12 JTV) KCDN-LD (35.1 Daystar, 35.2 DS Español, 35.3 Reflections) KGKC-LD (39.1 TMD, 39.2 Start, 39.3 JTV, 39.4 LC, 39.5 TXO, 39.6 SonLife, 39.7 MeToons) KCMN-LD (42.1 Ads, 42.2 H&I, 42.3 Movies!, 42.4 Nest, 42.5 beIN Xtra, 42.6/7 Ads) K15MB-D (45.1 HSN) KQML-LD (46.1/2 Ads, 46.3 beIN Español, 46.4/5 Ads, 46.6 RVTV)
ATSC 3.0	KMCI-TV (4.1 Fox, 19.1 PBS, 38.1 Ind., 41.1 NBC) KSMO-TV (5.1 CBS, 9.1 ABC, 29.1 CW, 62.1 MNT)
Cable	Bally Sports Kansas City Spectrum News 1
Defunct	6News Lawrence KUJH-LP 14 (Ind.) KCTY 25 (DuMont) KCIT 50 (Ind.)
See also Missouri TV Kansas TV Iowa TV

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Kansas
ABC	KQTV 2 (St. Joseph, MO) KTUL 8 (Tulsa, OK) KMBC-TV 9 (Kansas City, MO) KAKE 10 / KLBY 4 / KUPK 13 (Wichita/Colby/Garden City) KODE-TV 12 (Joplin, MO) KTKA-TV 49 (Topeka)	Kansas portal
CBS	KCTV 5 (Kansas City, MO) KOTV-DT 6 (Tulsa, OK) KOAM-TV 7 (Pittsburg) KWCH-DT 12 / KBSD-DT 6 / KBSH-DT 7 / KBSL-DT 10 (Hutchinson/Ensign/Hays/Goodland) WIBW-TV 13 (Topeka) KCJO-LD 30 / KNPN-LD 26.2 (St. Joseph, MO)
Fox	WDAF-TV 4 (Kansas City, MO) KFJX 14 (Pittsburg) KOKI-TV 23 (Tulsa, OK) KSAS-TV 24 / KAAS-TV 18 / KOCW 14 / KSAS-LP 29 / KAAS-LP 31 (Wichita/Salina/Hoisington/Dodge City/Garden City) KNPN-LD 26 (St. Joseph, MO) KTMJ-CD 43 / KTLJ-CA 6 / KSNT-DT 27.2 (Topeka/Junction City)
NBC	KJRH-TV 2 (Tulsa, OK) KSNW 3 / KSNG 11 / KSNC 2 / KSNK 8 / KSNL-LD 6 (Wichita/Garden City/Great Bend/McCook, NE/Salina) KSNF 16 (Joplin, MO) KNPG-LD 21 (St. Joseph, MO) KSNT 27 (Topeka) KSHB-TV 41 (Kansas City, MO)
The CW	KFJX-DT 14.2 (Pittsburg) KQCW-DT 19 / KOTV-DT 6.2 (Muskogee/Tulsa, OK) KNPG-LD 21.2 (St. Joseph, MO) KCWE 29 (Kansas City, MO) KSCW-DT 33 (Wichita) KTKA-DT 49.3 (Topeka)
MyNetworkTV	WIBW-DT 13.2 (Topeka) KSAS-DT 24.2 / KAAS-DT 18.2 / KOCW-DT 14.2 / KSAS-LP 29.2 / KAAS-LP 31.2 (Wichita/Salina/Hoisington/Dodge City/Garden City) KMYT-TV 41 (Tulsa, OK) KPJO-LD 49 (Pittsburg) KSMO-TV 62 (Kansas City, MO)
Ion Television	KSNW-DT 3.3 (Wichita) KODE-DT 12.4 (Joplin, MO) KTPX-TV 44 (Okmulgee, OK) KPXE-TV 50 (Kansas City, MO)
PBS	KPTS 8 (Hutchinson) KOOD 9 / KSWK 3 / KWKS 19 / KDCK 21 (Hays/Lakin/Colby/Dodge City) KTWU 11 / K30AL 30 (Topeka/Iola) KCPT 19 (Kansas City, MO) KOZJ 26 (Joplin, MO)
Other	KSNW-DT 3.2 / KSNG-DT 11.2 / KSNC-DT 2.2 / KSNK-DT 8.2 (TMD, Wichita/Garden City/Great Bend/McCook, NE) KSQA 12 (Ind., Topeka) KTAJ-TV 16 (TBN, St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO) KDOR-TV 17 (TBN, Bartlesville, OK) KUKC-LD 20 (UNI, Kansas City, MO) KKSU-LD 21 (Ind., Manhattan) KAGW-CD 26 (Bounce/Azteca/AccuWx/LWN, Wichita) KWKD-LD 28 (Daystar, Wichita) KSMI-LD 30 (RTV/FAM/PBJ/Tuff/FGO/JTV, Wichita) KFVT-LD 34 (SSN, Wichita) KMTW 36 (Dabl, Hutchinson) KMCI-TV 38 (Ind., Lawrence) KGKC-LD 39 (TMD, Lawrence) KDCU-DT 46 (UNI, Derby) KWHB 47 (CTN, Tulsa, OK) KGEB 53 (GEB, Tulsa, OK)
Defunct	KUJH-LP 14 / K27FR 27 (Lawrence)

v t e Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Missouri
ABC	KQTV 2 (St. Joseph) KTVO 3 (Kirksville) WOI-DT 5 (Ames, IA) WSIL-TV 3 / KPOB-TV 15 / K10KM-D 10 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau) KETV 7 (Omaha, NE) KHQA-DT 7.2 (Hannibal) KMBC-TV 9 (Kansas City) KODE-TV 12 (Joplin) KMIZ 17 (Columbia) WATN-TV 24 (Memphis, TN) KDNL-TV 30 (St. Louis) KSPR-LD 33 / KYTV-DT 33.1 (Springfield)
CBS	KMTV-TV 3 (Omaha, NE) KTVO 3.2 (Kirksville) WREG-TV 3 (Memphis, TN) KMOV 4 (St. Louis) KCTV 5 (Kansas City) KHQA-TV 7 (Hannibal) KOAM-TV 7 (Pittsburg, KS) KCCI 8 (Des Moines, IA) KOLR 10 (Springfield) KFVS-TV 12 / K17LV-D 12 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff) KRCG 13 (Jefferson City) KCJO-LD 30 / KNPN-LD 26.2 (St. Joseph)
Fox	KTVI 2 (St. Louis) WDAF-TV 4 (Kansas City) WGEM-DT 10.3 (Quincy, IL) WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, TN) KFJX 14 / KOAM-TV 7.2 (Pittsburg, KS) KYOU-TV 15 / K30MG-D 15 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville) KDSM-TV 17 (Des Moines, IA) KQFX-LD 22 / K18KK-D 18 / KMIZ 17.4 (Columbia) KBSI 23 (Cape Girardeau) KNPN-LD 26 (St. Joseph) KPTM 42 (Omaha, NE) KRBK 49 (Osage Beach)
NBC	KYTV 3 (Springfield) KSDK 5 (St. Louis) WMC-TV 5 (Memphis, TN) WOWT 6 (Omaha, NE) WPSD-TV 6 (Paducah, KY) KOMU-TV 8 (Columbia) WGEM-TV 10 (Quincy, IL) WHO-DT 13 (Des Moines, IA) KYOU-TV 15.2 / K30MG-D 30.2 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville) KSNF 16 (Joplin) KNPG-LD 21 (St. Joseph) KSHB-TV 41 (Kansas City)
The CW	KOMU-DT 8.3 (Columbia) WGEM-DT 10.2 (Quincy, IL) KPLR-TV 11_{ATSC 3.0} (St. Louis) KFVS-DT 12.2 / K17LV-D 12.2 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff) KFJX-DT 14.2 (Pittsburg, KS) KYOU-DT 15.4 / K30MG-D 30.4 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville) KNPG-LD 21.2 (St. Joseph) KCWI 23 (Ames, IA) KYCW-LD 25 / KSPR-LD 33.2 / KYTV 33.2 (Branson/Springfield) KCWE 29 (Kansas City) WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN) KPTM-DT 42.3 (Omaha, NE)
MyNetworkTV	KMOV-DT 4.2 (St. Louis) KCCI-DT 8.3 (Des Moines, IA) KMIZ-DT 17.3 (Columbia) KOZL-TV 27 (Springfield) WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN) KPTM-DT 42.2 (Omaha, NE) WDKA 49 / KBSI-DT 23.2 (Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau) KSMO-TV 62_{ATSC 3.0} (Kansas City)
Ion Television	KQTV-DT 2.3 (St. Joseph) WSIL-DT 3.5 / KPOB-DT 15.5 / K10KM-D 10.5 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau) WOWT-DT 6.4 (Omaha, NE) KODE-DT 12.4 (Joplin) KGKM-LD 36.2 (Columbia) KFPX-TV 39 (Newton, IA) WRBU 46 (East St. Louis, IL) KRBK-DT 49.4 (Osage Beach) KPXE-TV 50 (Kansas City) WPXX-TV 50 (Memphis, TN)
PBS	KMOS-TV 6 (Sedalia) WSIU-TV 8 (Carbondale, IL) KETC 9 (St. Louis) WKNO 10 (Memphis, TN) KDIN-TV 11 (Des Moines, IA) K18GU-D 12 (Ottumwa, IA) KCPT 19 (Kansas City) KOZK 21 / KOZJ 26 (Springfield / Joplin) KYNE-TV 26 (Omaha, NE) WQEC 27 (Quincy, IL)
Other	WQWQ-LD 9 (TMD, Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau) WPXS 13 / KUMO-LP 51 (Daystar, St. Louis/Mount Vernon, IL) KXVO 15_{ATSC 3.0} (TBD, Omaha, NE) KTAJ-TV 16 (TBN, Kansas City/St. Joseph) WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy, IL) KUKC-LD 20 (UNI, Kansas City) KNPG-LD 21.3 (TMD, St. Joseph) WTWV 23 (Rel. Ind., Memphis, TN) KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis) KFDR 25 (CTN, Jefferson City) WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion, IL) KDNL-TV 30 (.2 TBD, .3 Charge!, .4 Nest, St. Louis) KWBM 31 (Daystar, Harrison, AR) KBNS-CD 36 (Ind., Branson) KGKM-LD 36 (TMD, Columbia) KMCI-TV 38_{ATSC 3.0} (Ind., Lawrence, KS) KGKC-LD 39 (TMD, Lawrence, KS)

v t e E. W. Scripps Company
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KATC KERO-TV / KZKC-LD KGTV / KZSD-LD KGUN-TV KIVI-TV / KSAW-LD KMGH-TV / KZCO-LD KNXV-TV KTNV-TV KXXV / KRHD-CD WCPO-TV WEWS-TV WFTS-TV ⁹ WKBW-TV WMAR-TV WRTV WTXL-TV WXYZ-TV
CBS	KMTV-TV KPAX-TV / KAJJ-CD KRTV / KXLH-LD KTVQ KXLF-TV / KBZK KZTV ¹ WTKR WTVF ⁵ WTVR-TV
Independent	K22JA-D KASW ² KCDO-TV / KSBS-CD KMCC KMCI-TV KTNV-TV ³ ⁴ KUPX-TV KWBA-TV WACY-TV WGNT WHDT WMYD ⁷ WSFL-TV
Fox	KSTU WFLX ⁶ WFTX-TV WSYM-TV WXMI
NBC	KJRH-TV KOAA-TV KRIS-TV KSBY KSHB-TV KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD KTPX-TV ³ ⁸ WGBA-TV WLEX-TV WPTV-TV WTMJ-TV
Ion (O&O)	KFPX-TV KKPX-TV KPXB-TV KPXD-TV KPXG-TV KPXL-TV KPXM-TV KPXN-TV KPXR-TV KRTV / KXLH-LD ³ KSPX-TV KTPX-TV KWPX-TV KXLF-TV / KBZK ³ WBPX-TV / WPXG WCPX-TV WDPX-TV WEPX-TV / WPXU-TV WINP-TV WIPL WKOI-TV WLPX-TV WNPX-TV WOPX-TV WPPX-TV WPXA-TV WPXC-TV WPXE-TV WPXK-TV WPXL-TV WPXM-TV WPXN-TV WPXQ-TV WPXR-TV WPXW-TV / WWPX-TV WQPX-TV WRBU WRPX-TV WSPX-TV WTPX-TV WTVR-TV ³ WXPX-TV WZRB
Other	The CW KTNV-TV ³ ⁴ Grit WDPX-TV Ion Mystery KZCS-LD MyNetworkTV WSYM-TV ³ Scripps News KILM WFPX-TV WSFJ-TV Telemundo K47DF-D / KZTV ¹ ³
TV networks	Broadcast Bounce TV Court TV Grit Ion Television Ion Mystery Ion Plus Laff Scripps News
Defunct	Broadcast Defy Qubo TrueReal
Programming	Scripps Sports The List Right This Minute Yule Log
Acquisitions	Cordillera Communications Ion Media Journal Communications McGraw-Hill Katz Broadcasting
Digital	Scripps News
People	Adam P. Symson Rich Boehne Edward W. Estlow Jack R. Howard Roy W. Howard Ted Knap Jim G. Lucas Ernie Pyle Al Schottelkotte Charles Scripps E. W. Scripps
Related	National Journalism Awards Newspaper Enterprise Association National Spelling Bee Scripps Howard Foundation Scripps Networks Interactive United Feature Syndicate United Media Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
NOTES: ¹ Scripps operates KZTV under a shared services agreement with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. ² KNXV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister independent station KASW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ³ These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ⁴ KTNV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned CW station KVCW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁵ WTVF provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of locally-owned and Sinclair Broadcast Group-operated Dabl station WNAB for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁶ Scripps operates WFLX under a shared services agreement with Gray Television. ⁷ WXYZ-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister CW station WMYD for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁸ KJRH-TV provides a standard definition simulcast of sister station, Ion Television O&O KTPX-TV. ⁹ WFTS-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Hearst Television-owned independent station WMOR-TV for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers.