KOMU-TV

KOMU-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Columbia, Missouri, United States, serving the Columbia–Jefferson City market as an affiliate of NBC and The CW Plus. The station's studios and transmitter are located on US 63 southeast of downtown Columbia. Owned by the University of Missouri, KOMU-TV is one of only two commercial full-power television stations in the United States to be owned by a public university (alongside WVUA in Tuscaloosa, Alabama); the majority of television stations owned by a public university are non-profit PBS member stations.

KOMU-TV
CityColumbia, Missouri
Channels
Branding
  • KOMU 8
  • Mid-Missouri CW (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
  • 8.1: NBC
  • 8.3: CW+
Ownership
Owner
  • University of Missouri
  • (The Curators of the University of Missouri)
Sister stations
KBIA, KMUC
History
First air date
December 21, 1953 (1953-12-21)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 36 (UHF, 2002–2009), 8 (VHF, 2009–2023)
  • Translator: 7 K07SD Rolla
Former affiliations
  • NBC (1953–1982)
  • CBS (secondary, 1953–1955)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955)
  • ABC (secondary 1953–1971, primary 1982–1985)
Call sign meaning
Ozarks (region served), and University of Missouri's initials transposed
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65583
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT266 m (873 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°53′21″N 92°15′43.2″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.komu.com
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