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Overview
Licensed to Fort Smith, Arkansas, KFSM-TV carries CBS programming for viewers in the Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR market.
Viewers find it on channel 5. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 18, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. Beyond the main channel, KFSM-TV also airs True Crime Network, Antenna TV, Quest, The Nest, Busted and GETV on its subchannels.
Subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | CBS |
| 5.2 | True Crime Network |
| 5.3 | Antenna TV |
| 5.4 | Quest |
| 5.5 | The Nest |
| 5.6 | Busted |
| 5.7 | GETV |
| 5.8 | Dabl |
Cape Publications, Inc. holds the station's FCC license. The station is part of Tegna Inc. It first signed on in 1953. The current call sign has been in place since May 1979.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 5101 South 48th Street, Springdale, AR 72762. You can reach the station online at www.5newsonline.com.
Among the core children's programs KFSM-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: Lucky Dog Reunions, Mission Unstoppable and The Visioneers.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- KFSM-TV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: True Crime Network, Antenna TV, Quest, The Nest, Busted, GETV)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 18
- City of license
- Fort Smith, Arkansas
- TV market
- Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
- Licensee
- Cape Publications, Inc.
- Owner
- Tegna Inc.
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- May 1979
- Studio address
- 5101 South 48th Street, Springdale, AR 72762
- FCC facility ID
- 66469
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.5newsonline.com
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Location
KFSM-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 5 (RF 18)
- Licensed to
- Fort Smith, AR
- Subchannels
- True Crime Network, Antenna TV, Quest, The Nest, Busted
- TV market
- Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
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