KSHB-TV (TheWBfan06’s vision)

Contents
1970–1972	1972–1977	1977–1979	1979–1981	1981–1985
1970–1972	1972–1977	1977–1979	1979–1981	1981–1985

1985–1987	1987–1988	1988–1992	1992–1994
1985–1987	1987–1988	1988–1992	1992–1994	1994–1995

1995–1999	1999–2003	2003–2006	2006–2024
1995–1999	1999–2003	2003–2006	2006–2024	2024–present

KBMA-TV[]

1970–1972[]

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KSHB-TV, originally signed on the air on August 10, 1970, as KBMA-TV (standing for Businessmen's Assurance Company of America, which provided initial funds for the station's founding). It was owned by Wilson D. Grant and managed under Bob Wormington. From the early 1970s through the 1980s, it was available on many cable systems in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma effectively becoming a regional superstation. This included many large Midwestern cities that didn't have independent stations of their own, such as Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, and Wichita.

KSHB-TV[]

1981–1988[]

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The station changed its call sign to the current KSHB-TV in September 1981, in order to reflect its new ownership by Scripps Howard Broadcasting, which acquired the station in 1977.

1981–1985[]

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1981–1984[]

1984–1985[]

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1985–1987[]

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In 1985, KSHB launched two 15-minute news programs titled 41 Express for weeknights and Weekend News for Saturday and Sunday nights. KSHB also became the Kansas City area's original Fox affiliate starting on October 9, 1986. However, it still essentially programmed as an independent station since the Fox network only provided programming for a few nights out of the week at that time.

1987–1988[]

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1988–1992[]

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1992–1994[]

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KSHB-TV rebranded itself as "KSHB Fox 41" in early 1992. The logo was modeled after Fox's 1987–93 network logo. During this era, KSHB launched its first half-hour local newscast Fox 41 News at 9:00 in August 1993.

1994–1995[]

In 1994, Fox programing moved to then-NBC affilate WDAF due to a deal with the then-owner of the station, New World Communications. Around that same time, Scripps initiated a group deal with The WB Television Network that saw 3 of Scripps stations become affiliates of The WB upon the network's launch on January 11, 1995. KSHB was among those stations, and all 3 the stations kept Fox Kids on their station due to Most of the New World Fox Stations not carrying it, this temporary branding, normally used for the newly-launched news department, was utilized for the entire station during its second brief time as an Independent station.

1995–1999[]

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1999–2003[]

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2003–2006[]

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In February 2003, KSHB changed its on-air branding to "The WB Kansas City" for both entertainment programming and newscasts, de-emphasizing its UHF channel 41 allocation in part because many Kansas City area residents viewed the station primarily on cable or satellite. (Most area cable providers—including Time Warner Cable, carry KSHB on channel 13.); Tampa sister station WFTS-TV changed its on-air branding to The WB Tampa Bay in the same overall usage as KSHB a year earlier.

2006–2024[]

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Following the fold of UPN and The WB into The CW, KSHB became the Market's affiliate of The CW upon the network's launch on September 18, 2006. The E. W. Scripps Company sold KSHB to Nexstar Media Group on September 19, 2019.