In January 2017, KCTV added its first full-time subchannel, with programming from Sinclair Broadcast Group and MGM's science fiction-themed Comet network (the use of subchannels previously varied among Meredith's stations, often either being used only for a local weather service or not being used at all; however since 2015, Meredith-owned stations in several markets now carry subchannels affiliated with traditional and subchannel-exclusive networks). Our OTA TV guide lists the television shows you can be watching for free with any quality TV antenna. 125 East Thirty-First Street Kansas City, MO 64108 Phone: 816-756-3580 Fax: 816-931-2500 Over-the-Air TV is free for anyone that wants it — all you need is a good antenna! Among the preemptions were certain morning game shows that aired during the network's daytime lineup (such as The $25,000 Pyramid, which the station preempted for its first two seasons on CBS before clearing the program in September 1985, and the network versions of Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune); some talk shows, The CBS Late Movie presentations and drama reruns that aired within the network's late night schedule prior to the August 1993 premiere of the Late Show with David Letterman; a couple of Saturday morning cartoons and the entire Sunday morning cartoon block. KCTV would eventually begin clearing the full CBS lineup by the early 1990s, although it would continue to air certain programs out of pattern. Load Past Viewer Guides; Supported by Your news, your vote. KCTV HDTV TV Guide Listings Live TV schedule for KCTV HDTV in the Kansas City Area. with Edward Musacare (who hosted the show in character as Uncle Ed) and "Caffeina the Cat", and later Dick Wilson. In 2015, a non-profit called The Tower KC, Inc. was founded with the goal of re-lighting the tower as a public art piece. In 1994, KCTV began leasing a helicopter to provide aerial coverage of breaking news and weather events; branded as "NewsHawk 5", the helicopter was grounded citing budget concerns in 1998. KCTV and corporate parent Meredith Corporation also launched two companion websites, ObitMissouri.com and ObitKansas.com, to provide detailed online obituaries and memorial service information to Kansas City-area residents. [73][74][75] In the February 2011 sweeps period, KCTV had dropped to third place among Kansas City's television news outlets (behind WDAF-TV and KMBC-TV); however, the station beat WDAF-TV's midday newscast in the noon timeslot, and its late newscast finished in second place behind ratings leader KMBC-TV at 10:00 p.m.[76] On August 4, 2014, KCTV began producing a half-hour newscast at 6:30 p.m. for KSMO. [64][65][66] KCTV would resume in-house production of sports segments when it reinstated a full-fledged sports department on April 25, 2010, hiring Lawrence, Kansas native Michael Coleman (who joined the station from News 12 Long Island) to serve as the new department's inaugural sports director and host of a new half-hour sports magazine program, Off the Bench; Coleman remained with the station until April 4, 2017, after KCTV declined to renew his contract. [2][3] Many live streaming services such as YouTube TV, Hulu Live, Sling and AT&T TV Now have local channels on their service at drastically cheaper prices compared to what your local Cable TV provider offers. Get directions. While it changed its primary network affiliation, KCMO-TV remained a secondary affiliate of DuMont; it would disaffiliate from that network when it ceased operations on August 6, 1956, resulting in CBS becoming the station's sole network affiliation. Sports anchors William Jackson and Leif Lisec, and sports reporter Neal Jones were terminated by KCTV after sports production transferred to Metro Sports on February 9, 2004. (Metro Sports Channel and CBS affiliate KCTV are now teaming to capture Kansas City sports viewers)", "Journalism publication chastises TV station about investigative story on Tonganoxie fertilizer business", "Channel 5's fertilizer bomb story keeps growing", "Lawsuits reveal a time of turbulence at KCTV", "Live. KCTV signed on its digital signal on November 8, 2003, transmitting on UHF channel 24 and initially broadcasting only CBS programming in the network's 1080i high-definition resolution, with local newscasts, syndicated programs and paid programming relayed from the station's analog signal being upconverted to 1080i at all other times;[39] since September 2011, KCTV transmits all local, network and syndicated programming in HD, with infomercials transmitted exclusively in the 480i standard-definition format preferred by most direct response production units. On cable, KCTV is available on Charter Spectrum, Comcast Xfinity and Consolidated Communications channel 3, and Google Fiber and AT&T U-verse channel 5. Get local election coverage, state-wide polling and more from Crosscut. In June 2005, KCTV exposed a Kansas City-area doctor's negligent handling of private medical records.