KCER-TV

KCER-TV is a ABN-affiliated television station in Benton, Arkansas and broadcasts on channel 42. It is owned by Champion Digital Broadcasting and KBC which also own KWAB-TV along with CER2 Digital Networks, CER2 HD and KCER Magazine, and offers ABN programming. Originally the station was independent until 1986, affiliated with Fox until 1997, UPN until 2006, and MyNetworkTV until 2008 and Independent again until 2015.

August 1979-March 1987


 During the Field Communications years, it was sold to Metromedia in 1983. In 1986, it became an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company and was sold to Fox Television Stations Group.

March 1987-June 1993




June 1993-September 1995


Classic daytime and syndicated episodes of The Merv Griffin Show, Dance Fever, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! were added in 1993, but lasted until 2001.

September 1995-July 1997


July 1997-October 2002


 In 1997, UPN moved from KEFL-TV to KCER-TV.

October 2002-August 2004


August 2004-September 2006


September 2006-December 2008
 In September 2006, KCER switched from UPN to MyNetworkTV.

December 2008-March 2011
 In 2008, it reverted to being a independent station.

March 2011-February 2013


In 2012, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! were removed from KCER, The Simpsons and Futurama was instead.



February 2013-January 2014; January 2014-April 2015 (secondary)


Same as the previous logo, but the rounded rectangle is removed.

January 2014-April 2015 (primary)


In 2014, KCER-TV (along with the 9-channel KCER Satellite Network) begin to offer a standardized new look and logo along with new graphics and music. On August 1, 2014, KCER-TV's signal was uplinked via a satellite to all 50 states, upgrading KCER-TV from a small station in Benton to a nationwide superstation serving the whole of the United States of America.

Also, this logo has still used on KCER Media.

April 2015-present
In April 2015, KCER switched from a independent to ABN during the US TV shakeup.