KOZK

KOZK and KOZJ

KOZK: Springfield, Missouri KOZJ: Joplin, Missouri–Pittsburg, Kansas United States
Channels for KOZK	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Channels for KOZJ	Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 26
Branding	Ozarks Public Television
Programming
Affiliations	21.1/26.1: PBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Missouri State University (Board of Governors of Missouri State University)
History
First air date	KOZK: January 20, 1975 (50 years ago) (1975-01-20) KOZJ: June 1, 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-06-01)
Former channel numbers	KOZK: Analog: 21 (UHF, 1975–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, until–2018) KOZJ: Analog: 26 (UHF, 1986–2009) Digital: 25 (UHF, until 2018)
Call sign meaning	KOZK: Ozarks KOZJ: KOZK Joplin
Technical information[1][2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	KOZK: 51102 KOZJ: 51101
ERP	KOZK: 105 kW KOZJ: 68 kW
HAAT	KOZK: 584 m (1,916 ft) KOZJ: 281 m (922 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	KOZK: 37°10′26″N 92°56′28.1″W / 37.17389°N 92.941139°W / 37.17389; -92.941139 KOZJ: 37°4′34.9″N 94°32′16.4″W / 37.076361°N 94.537889°W / 37.076361; -94.537889 (KOZJ)
Links
Public license information	KOZK: Public file LMS KOZJ: Public file LMS
Website	www.optv.org

KOZK (channel 21) is a PBS member television station licensed to Springfield, Missouri, United States, owned by Missouri State University. The station's studios are located on the Missouri State University campus on National Avenue in southern Springfield, and its transmitter is located on Highway FF north of Fordland.

KOZJ (channel 26) in Joplin operates as a full-time satellite of KOZK; this station's transmitter is located on West 13th Street/Junge Boulevard in northwestern Joplin. The two stations utilize the unified brand Ozarks Public Television, and their combined signals cover the Ozarks region of southwestern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, northwestern Arkansas and far northeastern Oklahoma.