KSHB, KMCI now official t.v. home of Chiefs

[T-post Tom]

TV 5 gets the big "You're #1" salute from Arrowhead.

KSHB, KMCI reach agreement to become official broadcast television home of the Kansas City Chiefs



KSHB-TV, Kansas City’s 41 Action News Station, and KMCI-TV, 38 The Spot, announced an agreement today with the Kansas City Chiefs to become the team’s official broadcast television partner.

Beginning Sept. 21, 2019, KSHB and KMCI will become the exclusive local broadcast home for “Hy-Vee Chiefs Insider.” The show, produced by the Chiefs award-winning production studio, 65 Toss Power Trap Productions, contains exclusive features and player profiles and previews the upcoming Chiefs game. Beginning in 2020 and running through 2024, the stations also will air Chiefs preseason games, in addition to all regular and postseason Chiefs games that are broadcast on NBC.

“The KSHB/KMCI team is thrilled to be the new ‘Home of the Chiefs’ for the next six years,” said Ed Fernandez, vice president of operations for The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP). “We’re proud to partner with such an iconic brand to provide avid Kansas City Chiefs fans with great content and additional opportunities across all of our broadcast and digital platforms.”

The agreement also provides KSHB/KMCI with additional marketing opportunities with the club and at Arrowhead Stadium.

“This is an exciting time in Kansas City as the club enters its 60th season, and expectations are high throughout Chiefs Kingdom for the 2019 season,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “We are thrilled to begin our new partnership with KSHB and KMCI at this time, and we look forward to next year when they will begin serving as the flagship station of our Chiefs Preseason Television Network.”

2019 CHIEFS WEEKLY SCHEDULE on KSHB/KMCI

“Hy-Vee Chiefs Insider: (airs during the Chiefs season, including playoffs):

• Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. on KSHB
• Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. on KMCI
• Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on KSHB

About KSHB/KMCI
KSHB-TV and KMCI-TV are owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of local and national media brands. With 52 television stations in 36 markets, Scripps is one of the nation’s largest independent TV station owners. Scripps runs a collection of national journalism and content businesses, including Newsy, the next-generation national news network; podcast industry leader Stitcher; the fast-growing national broadcast networks Bounce, Grit, Escape, Laff and Court TV; and Triton, the global leader in digital audio technology and measurement services. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

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[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by TribalElder

It's awesome to see how these scabs are being taken out 1 by 1

Brooke --> out to chicago
Reek --> extended
kctv5 --> bye felisha, we on kshb now

whats coming for the kcstar

They have been dying on the vine for years... and now are insistent on committing suicide.

[lcarus]

Good news. Now switch from HyVee back to CHIEFS AND CHOPPER. CHIEFS AND CHOPPER.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

41 has shitty reception for all that don't have cable.

Exactly. It's the only OTA channel I can't easily get with my antenna.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by rabblerouser

AFC games are carried by CBS, nationally.

Locally, KCTV5 carried 65TPT productions, the Chiefs TV network that produces the Preseason games and stuff like "The Franchise" and "the Locker Room" etc. The stuff with Mitch and BJ.

Now, instead of KCTV5 having that programming, it will be on channel 41.

Originally Posted by oldman

It's everything except the regular season CBS games. In other words, local content only.

Okay, thanks. That was what I was suspecting after giving it a little thought.

It's a good start, and it sounds like all the Chiefs can really do to rid themselves of the Angie attack pseudojournalism.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

These sorts of things don't just happen. It takes months/years of talk behind the scenes and certainly many conversations and negotiations in that time.

Makes you wonder if the KCTV5 hit pieces were BECAUSE they knew they were losing their TV contract.

Excellent point !!

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by Monkey God

..... on something that loses money for the station. ...........

For real? How much?

[Monkey God]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

These sorts of things don't just happen. It takes months/years of talk behind the scenes and certainly many conversations and negotiations in that time.

Makes you wonder if the KCTV5 hit pieces were BECAUSE they knew they were losing their TV contract.

A lot of truth here. Everyone knew the KCTV deal was up this year and when the Chiefs starting looking last off season KSHB was the only station that really showed interest in spending the amount of money the Chiefs wanted.

[Monkey God]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

For real? How much?

$100K wouldn't be out of the question. Depends on factors like if any pre season games are picked up for national broadcast, how much additional things the station is required to purchase such a suites, signage etc.
In general sports broadcasting is not a profit center to the broadcaster. You try to use it as a loss leader for the rest of your business plan. Think about it...in the past 20-years Chiefs preseason has been on all four local affiliates at one time or another, and it's not because it's a "hot property".