KEFL-TV

KEFL-TV is a commercial-free, viewer supported, fully funded, non-PBS membered public television station in Benton, Arkansas affiliated with The CW Television Network and broadcasts on channel 8. It is owned by KEFL Broadcasting Corporation, which is a non-profit and fully-funded educational division of KB Broadcasting, and offers a variety of uninterrupted programming including edited and commercial-free broadcasts of barter syndicated programming and CW network shows (which is also commercial-free), along with educational, drama, fine arts, and how-to programs, preschool shows under the 8 Jr strand, and shows for teens under the CW 8 Teen Zone strand. Originally the station was affiliated with CBS until 1971 (moved to WGB-TV), NBC until 1994 (moved to KNBA-TV), and UPN until 1997 (moved to KCER-TV; now a independent station), and also, KEFL-TV was a independent public television station until 2005 when The WB moved from KUAB to that station.
==June 1945-July 1997==
Picture2 (2).png|Variant from 1975-79
Picture3 (2).png|Variant from 1979-86
Picture4 (2).png|Variant from 1986-95
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KEFL1979.png|A KEFL station ident from 1979
KEFL1981.png|A KEFL station ident from 1981
KEFL1986.png|A KEFL station ident from 1986
KEFL1988.png|A KEFL station ident from 1988
KEFL1991.png|A KEFL station ident from 1991
Where.png|Where the News Comes First ident in 1993, with a updated logo.
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KEFL1995.png|A KEFL station ident from 1995
8 JR.png|8 Jr. 1986 ident
KEFL1989LogoBug.png|KEFL logo ID bug from 1989 (during Eureeka's Castle)
KEFL1992LogoBug.png|KEFL logo ID bug from 1992 (during Barney & Friends)
KEFL1995LogoBug.png|KEFL logo ID bug from 1995 (during Allegra's Window)
KEFL1995Promo.png|KEFL program promo from 1995 (Gullah Gullah Island)
KEFL1992Promo.png|KEFL program promo from 1992 (Eureeka's Castle)
The 1994 logo was primary used of which KEFL-TV was an interim independent station and secondary is Prime Time Entertainment Network until 1995 when the station becomes affiliated with the United Paramount Network. The logo branding is "UPN 8 KEFL".
In 1996, they create two new sister stations in Benton, KSIM-TV (call sign SIMpsons) and KJAP-TV (call sign JAPan)
==July 1997-August 2004==
In 1997, KEFL-TV dropped its UPN affiliation (sending the network to KCER-TV) and becomes a independent station, and it offered a new schedule including shows from American Program Service (now American Public Television), and expanding its 8 Jr offerings to nine hours a day (previously five hours) and also to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
In 1998, they create three new sister stations in Benton KMET-TV (call sign Memorable Entertainment Television), KHBO-TV (call sign Home Box Office) and KCMX-TV (call sign CineMaX)
KHBO-TV and KCMX-TV are co-owned KEFL with Home Box Office.
Kefl kids wb 1997.png|A picture of a Kids' WB! promo that aired on KEFL in 1997.
8 Jr. 2002.png|A KEFL 8 Jr. station ident from 2002
KEFL1997.png|A KEFL station ident from 1997 (TVbD's Stripes and Bars)
KEFL1999.png|A KEFL station ident from 1999 (WRAL-TV 1993 graphics)
KEFL2002.png|A KEFL station ident from 2002 (RTP 1998 graphics)
KEFL2003.png|A KEFL station ident from 2003 (Discovery Channel 1992 graphics)
==August 2004-present==
In August 2004, KEFL-TV launched a bolder new on-air look and a new logo along with a new slogan "Go Public" emphasizing that channel 8 is a public broadcaster.
Picture108.png|Variant from 2005-06
Picture9 (2).png|Variant from 2006-present
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