KGCS-LD

KGCS-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 21, is a low-powered Youtoo America-affiliated television station licensed to Joplin, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by the Board of Governors at Missouri Southern State University.[2] The station is an affiliate of (formerly America One).

KGCS-LD
Joplin, Missouri
United States
CityJoplin, Missouri
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)[1]
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)
Programming
AffiliationsYoutoo America
Ownership
OwnerBoard of Governors-Missouri Southern State University
History
FoundedJanuary 24, 1986
First air date
1988 (1988)
Former call signs
K57DR (1988-1995)
KGCS-LP (1995-2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
57 (UHF, 1986-2009)
Digital:
22 (UHF, 2009-2019)
America One
Technical information
Facility ID4206
ERP14 kW
HAAT711 ft (217 m)
Transmitter coordinates37°5′49.2″N 94°34′25.8″W
Links
Websitemssu.edu/kgcs

History

The station began in September 1984 as MSTV, a cable-exclusive student-access television station. Student-produced programming was the main staple for the channel. The channel began broadcasting city council meetings in Joplin, and those broadcasts still happen on the station in the present.[3] Although the construction permit for the over-the-air signal was issued in January 1986, it was not on the air until sometime in 1988. In 1988, the station launched as K57DR, operating on analog UHF channel 57. The transmitter was erected just before the signal went on the air. In 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KGCS-LP. The station's digital signal on UHF channel 22 has been on the air since 2008, and the station changed the call letters to the current KGCS-LD in July 2009 after voluntarily shutting down their analog signal.[3]

References
  1. Rabbitears.Info -- Digital TV market listing for KGCS-LD
  2. RabbitEars.Info -- Query for KGCS-LD
  3. ”30th-Anniversary.pcf Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine”. KGCS-LD; Missouri Southern State University. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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