by - June 13, 2019 3:39 pm
After 66 years, Fort Smith-based television station KFSM-TV, Channel 5, is ready to embark on a new era. Longtime station president and general manager Van Comer confirmed to the Northwest…
by - March 20, 2019 8:43 am
Media conglomerate TEGNA will acquire 11 television stations in eight markets, including powerhouse KFSM in the Fort Smith/Northwest Arkansas market. The move comes as Nexstar Media Group divests several stations…
by - February 14, 2018 8:17 pm
KFSM-TV, Channel 5, based in Fort Smith for 65 years, is building a new office in Northwest Arkansas. Van Comer, the station’s longtime general manager, confirmed Wednesday (Feb. 14) to…
by - May 8, 2017 8:45 am
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tribune Media Co. in a deal worth $3.9 billion. Sinclair is the parent company…
by - September 24, 2015 7:00 pm
Rumors that officials with KFSM 5 are looking to move the station’s primary studio and administrative offices from Fort Smith to Northwest Arkansas may be more than just rumors. The…
by - July 1, 2013 11:31 am
The Tribune Company announced today that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 19 television stations from Local TV Holdings LLC, including KFSM-TV 5 in Fort Smith and KXNW-TV…
by - April 30, 2013 10:08 pm
It’s not certain how the two sides moved, but officials with Cox Communications and the KFSM TV-5 confirmed late Tuesday (April 30) that a deal was reached that would keep…
by - April 29, 2013 3:09 pm
KFSM could go dark at midnight on April 30 for Cox Communications subscribers unless officials with Cox and Local TV LLC come to an agreement over how much Cox will…
by - September 26, 2012 9:36 am
There are replacement refs, talk about replacing a coach (think John L. Smith), and now in the mix is a replacement weather satellite. Accuweather.com was one of the first to…
by - April 12, 2012 5:26 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Management, staff and friends of KFSM-TV, Channel 5, snipped the ribbon Thursday (April 12) on Northwest Arkansas’ newest television station, KXNW-TV, Channel 34, at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. Working…
by - March 28, 2012 1:43 pm
5NEWS (KFSM TV 5 and KXNW TV 34) and The City Wire have teamed up to produce a weekly one-hour news show designed to provide more indepth information about business,…
