, '''''"KMBC 9"''''' is the
ABC affiliate in
Kansas City, Missouri (and also for
Kansas City, Kansas ) owned by
Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting . It runs nearly the entire ABC network schedule, along with local news, syndicated talk, and reality shows. Its transmitter is located in
Kansas City .
On
Comcast KMBC-TV (
Analog &
Digital ) operates on channel 12 and KMBC-DT (
High Definition ) operates on channel 231. On
Time Warner KMBC-TV (
Analog &
Digital ) operates on channel 12 and KMBC-DT (
High Definition ) operates on channel 1421. On
DirectTV KMBC-TV (
Analog &
Digital ) operates on channel 9. On
August 23 ,
2007 , KMBC's local newscasts became the first in Kansas City to broadcast in 720p
HD .
The Channel 9 license in Kansas City was hotly contested between radio stations KMBC and WHB. In
1953 , the two parties decided to come to a compromise by operating Channel 9 as a time-share signal, with KMBC-TV and WHB-TV alternating blocks of broadcast time between them. Thus, Channel 9 began operation as a
CBS affiliate.
KMBC-TV then bought out WHB-TV in
1954 , becoming the sole occupant of the channel. In
1955 , the station swapped affiliations with KCMO-TV (now
KCTV ), becoming an ABC affiliate.
Cook Paint & Varnish Company bought the station outright in
1954 . The station was then sold to
Metromedia in
1961 . Metromedia sold off KMBC-AM (now
KMBZ ), but kept KMBC-TV until selling it to
The Hearst Corporation in
1982 . Under Hearst, the station expanded its local news production.
In
1981 , anchor/reporter
Christine Craft won a multimillion-dollar judgment against KMBC. Craft accused station managers of
Sexual Harassment ; this was one of the first such cases to be widely publicized in the
United States . Craft, however, lost her case on appeal.
During the late
1970s and into the
1980s KMBC was the number one television station in the Kansas City market, but the station ended the latter decade in second place behind
WDAF . As soon as WDAF switched from
NBC to
Fox in
1994 , KMBC returned to number one in the market. Currently, KMBC generally battles
KCTV for first place at 10:00 p.m., while continuing to battle WDAF for first in other timeslots.
KMBC came under common management as upstart
WB affiliate KCWB Channel 29 (now
CW affiliate
KCWE ) in
1996 under a
Local Marketing Agreement .
Since its inception, the station has been based out of (what is now) the Lyric Opera building in downtown Kansas City. The station began broadcasting from its new, purpose-built facility near . With the relocation, KMBC is the first station in Kansas City to produce and broadcast its local programming in
High Definition .
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KMBC 9 News won seven 2007
Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television News Directors Association, which is the most Murrow awards won by a television station in the country.
- News Series
- Feature
- News Documentary
- Spot News
- Continuing Coverage
- Newscast
- Overall Excellence
- , weekend evening anchor/general assignment reporter
- , 5 and 6 p.m. anchor/Healthwatch reporter
- , weekend evening anchor/general assignment reporter
- , FirstNews anchor
- , 5 p.m. anchor
- , weekend FirstNews anchor/general assignment reporter
- , 6 and 10 p.m. anchor
- , 10PM anchor/reporter
- , FirstNews anchor
- , weekend FirstNews anchor/general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , NewsChopper 9 pilot/traffic reporter
- , general assignment reporter
- , Washington D.C. correspondent
- , Washington D.C. correspondent
- , Washington D.C. correspondent
- , chief meteorologist, Sunday-Thursdays
- , weekend evening meteorologist, Friday-Saturdays
- , "FirstNews" weekday meteorologist, Monday-Fridays
- , "FirstNews" weekend meteorologist, Saturday-Sundays
- , sports anchor, Sunday-Thursdays
- , sports anchor, Fridays
- , sports anchor, Saturdays
- , sports producer
- , sports anchor (1984 – September 2001) (Now working with Kansas City Metro Sports channel)
- , sports anchor (Now working with WWE )
- , FirstNews weekend meteorologist (now at Fox 31 in Denver)
- , general assignment reporter
- ''The Spirit of Kansas City'' (1982-1983)
- ''So Good To Turn To'' (1983-Mid 80's)
- ''Where the News Comes First'' (1987-1999)
- ''Coverage You Can Count On'' (1999-present)
