KFSM-TV

KFSM-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States, serving the Arkansas River Valley and Northwest Arkansas as an affiliate of CBS. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station has studios on South 48th Street in Johnson (with a Springdale mailing address), and its transmitter is located northwest of Winslow, Arkansas.

KFSM-TV
CityFort Smith, Arkansas
Channels
BrandingChannel 5; 5 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Tegna Inc.
  • (Cape Publications, Inc.)
History
First air date
July 9, 1953 (1953-07-09)
Former call signs
  • KFSA-TV (1953–1958, 1959–1973)
  • KNAC-TV (1958–1959)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 22 (UHF, 1953–1958), 5 (VHF, 1958–2009)
Former affiliations
  • NBC (1953–1980)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956)
  • ABC (secondary, 1953–1978)
  • MyNetworkTV (DT2, 2009−2019)
Call sign meaning
Fort Smith (FSM is also the airport designation for the Fort Smith Regional Airport)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66469
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT286 m (938 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°49′49.2″N 94°9′24.1″W
Translator(s)24 (UHF) Van Buren
Links
Public license information
Website5newsonline.com
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