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KASN

KASN (channel 38) is a television station licensed to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States, serving as the Little Rock market's outlet for The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting alongside Fox affiliate KLRT-TV (channel 16) and operated by Nexstar Media Group, owner of KARK-TV (channel 4), KTHV (channel 11), and KARZ-TV (channel 42). KASN, KLRT-TV, KARK-TV and KARZ-TV share studios at the Victory Building on West Capitol Avenue and South Victory Street (near the Arkansas State Capitol) in downtown Little Rock; KASN's transmitter is located at the Redfield Tower, west of Redfield in Grant County. Channel 38 was established by TVX Broadcast Group in June 1986 as KJTM-TV, the second independent station in the Little Rock market and was the Fox affiliate for central Arkansas from 1986 to 1990. It struggled to compete with KLRT-TV, the original independent in the market. TVX sold the station in 1987, and it was renamed KASN in January 1988. Ultimately, KASN lost the Fox affiliation to KLRT-TV after a protracted struggle; beginning in 1992, KLRT handled certain sales, marketing and operational functions for channel 38. KASN affiliated with UPN in 1995 and The CW in 2006. Both stations were sold to Mission Broadcasting in 2012 in conjunction with consolidation with the city's Nexstar stations.

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KASN (channel 38) is a television station licensed to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States, serving as the Little Rock market's outlet for The CW. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting alongside Fox affiliate KLRT-TV (channel 16) and operated by Nexstar Media Group, owner of KARK-TV (channel 4), KTHV (channel 11), and KARZ-TV (channel 42). KASN, KLRT-TV, KARK-TV and KARZ-TV share studios at the Victory Building on West Capitol Avenue and South Victory Street (near the Arkansas State Capitol) in downtown Little Rock; KASN's transmitter is located at the Redfield Tower, west of Redfield in Grant County. Channel 38 was established by TVX Broadcast Group in June 1986 as KJTM-TV, the second independent station in the Little Rock market and was the Fox affiliate for central Arkansas from 1986 to 1990. It struggled to compete with KLRT-TV, the original independent in the market. TVX sold the station in 1987, and it was renamed KASN in January 1988. Ultimately, KASN lost the Fox affiliation to KLRT-TV after a protracted struggle; beginning in 1992, KLRT handled certain sales, marketing and operational functions for channel 38. KASN affiliated with UPN in 1995 and The CW in 2006. Both stations were sold to Mission Broadcasting in 2012 in conjunction with consolidation with the city's Nexstar stations.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. employees: 20 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the employees is "20 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375608483

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