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Overview
KCTV is a CBS station licensed by the FCC to Kansas City, Missouri, part of the Kansas City, KS-MO TV market.
Viewers find it on channel 5. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 24, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add 365BLK, Start TV, Quest and Outlaw. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
Subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | CBS |
| 5.2 | 365BLK |
| 5.3 | Start TV |
| 5.4 | Quest |
| 5.5 | Outlaw |
According to FCC records, the licensee is Gray Television Licensee, LLC. KCTV is owned by Gray Media. It first signed on in 1953. The current call sign has been in place since March 1983.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 4500 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Kansas City, MO. Its website is www.kctv5.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, KCTV listed educational programs including Lucky Dog Reunions, Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin and Mission Unstoppable.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- KCTV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: 365BLK, Start TV, Quest, Outlaw)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 24
- City of license
- Kansas City, Missouri
- TV market
- Kansas City, KS-MO
- Licensee
- Gray Television Licensee, LLC
- Owner
- Gray Media
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- March 1983
- Studio address
- 4500 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Kansas City, MO 66205
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 41230
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.kctv5.com
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Location
KCTV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 5 (RF 24)
- Licensed to
- Kansas City, MO
- Subchannels
- 365BLK, Start TV, Quest, Outlaw
- TV market
- Kansas City, KS-MO
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