KGHZ

KGHZ
Channels
Ownership
OwnerSchurz Communications, Inc.
OperatorGray Television
(via LMA)
KYTV, KSPR-LD
History
First air date
March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09)
Last air date
May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) (34 years, 83 days)
Former call signs
KSPR (1983–2017)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 33 (UHF, 1983–2009)
  • Virtual: 33 (PSIP, until 2017)
Call sign meaning
Abbreviation for gigahertz in reference to spectrum auction sale resulting in the license's demise
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35630
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT575 m (1,886 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°10′26″N 92°56′28.1″W / 37.17389°N 92.941139°W / 37.17389; -92.941139
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Public license information

KGHZ (channel 33) is a defunct television station in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Owned by Schurz Communications, the station was operated by Gray Television under a local marketing agreement (LMA) for its last four months on the air before its license was returned to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 31, 2017, as a result of the FCC's 2016 spectrum auction. KGHZ's transmitter was located on Switchgrass Road, north of Fordland. For most of its history, it served as the Springfield–Branson market's ABC affiliate, a role now served by KSPR-LD.