KEFL-TV

KEFL-TV is a non-commercial, fully funded, non-PBS membered, public television station in Benton, Arkansas affiliated with The CW Television Network and broadcasts on channel 8. It is owned by and licensed to KEFL Broadcasting Corporation, a fully-funded non-profit educational origination, and offers a variety of uninterrupted programming including edited and commercial-free broadcasts of barter syndicated programming and CW network shows (which is also commercial-free), along with educational, drama, fine arts, and how-to programs, preschool shows under the 8 Jr strand, and shows for teens under the CW 8 Teen Zone strand. Originally the station was affiliated with CBS until 1971 (moved to WGB-TV), NBC until 1994 (moved to KNBA-TV), and UPN until 1997 (moved to KCER-TV; now a independent station), and also, KEFL-TV was a independent public television station until 2005 when The WB moved from KUAB to that station.

June 1945-July 1997




The 1994 logo was primary used of which KEFL-TV was an interim independent station and secondary is Prime Time Entertainment Network until 1995 when the station becomes affiliated with the United Paramount Network. The logo branding is "UPN 8 KEFL".

In 1996, they create two new sister stations in Benton, KSIM-TV (call sign SIMpsons) and KJAP-TV (call sign JAPan)

July 1997-August 2004


In 1997, KEFL-TV dropped its UPN affiliation (sending the network to KCER-TV) and becomes a independent station, and it offered a new schedule including shows from American Program Service, and expanding its 8 Jr offerings to nine hours a day (previously five hours) and also to Saturday and Sunday mornings.

In 1998, they create three new sister stations in Benton KMET-TV (call sign Memorable Entertainment Television), KHBO-TV (call sign Home Box Office) and KCMX-TV (call sign CineMaX)

KHBO-TV and KCMX-TV are co-owned KEFL with Home Box Office.



August 2004-present
 

In 2012, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! was moved from KCER-TV to KEFL-TV.