KGCS is the television station at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Thousands of students have gone through the program in the past 37 years.
The station that started as a cable-access channel in Joplin in 1984 and has grown to a digital broadcast station serving more than 167,000 households in the region. Throughout the years, our mission has remained the same – providing valuable hands-on opportunities for Southern broadcast students and serving as an outreach with programming for the Joplin region.
Airing this week on KGCS a new Behind the Bands with the NightCats! A brass band consisting of members from the 135th Army National Guard Band based out of Springfield, MO. Catch it nightly at 5:30 p.m. on KGCS channel 21 or watch it now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qt6DH24892Q
This week on Newsmakers we talk about MASH Camp (MO AHEC Science and Health Camp). MASH camp offers high school and undergraduate students a chance go inside medical facilities and experience hands-on activities. Airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of June 9 on KGCS-TV channel 21 and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15 on KOAM-TV.
Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K-QZxSevqk8
Catch new episodes of Beyond Billboard Hits on Mondays and Tuesdays! 🎤📺 We’re featuring music videos from rising country, inspirational, and pop artists.
✨ Get ready, Joplin! ✨🇺🇸
From June 4th to 8th, 2024, witness the transformation of our beloved city into a mesmerizing canvas of 3D street art. Prepare to be amazed as the streets come alive with mind-bending creations that blur the line between reality and imagination. 🌟
A three-year journey begins!
Explore, marvel, and experience the magic of street art like never before in Joplin. Join us on this extraordinary journey and be part of a stunning display of optical illusions and immersive artworks.
Let’s turn Joplin into a masterpiece!
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Join us for CBOP 24 - the Community Band Outdoor Picnic 2024! 🎶🥪
Enjoy a day of a live music festival, great food, and fun for the whole family. Mark your calendars and check out more details in the full Newsmakers episode here: https://youtu.be/IzlsJ1tB7k4?si=nlVZi0Ox3rdWm3uR
KGCS-TV took home some awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association this weekend! We swept the Small Market TV Documentary category winning 1st place for our documentary on The Children's Hour, and 2nd place for our documentary on The Fun Club. We also won 2nd place in the PSA category for our 2023 Joplin NALA Read Literacy Liftoff PSA! We are honored to be recognized at this event each year.
You can re-watch The Children's Hour documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3E6Xhbhvbg&list=PL-2Pw8KLrX7VXjZbfZTRUHRrJUlt2s43J&index=5
Tune in to Joplin City Council tomorrow live on Monday, June 3rd! 📺 Watch the replay the day after on Tuesday, June 4th. Stay informed and engaged with your community and check out the council meeting!
Joplin, Mo. - Missouri Southern women's basketball coach Ronnie Ressel has announced the signing of six recruits for the 2024-25 season.
We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.
Campus will reopen on Tuesday, May 28.
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🌟 This week on Newsmakers 🌟
Tune in for our spotlight on Change the Cycle, where we learn about students tackling period poverty by securing donations of menstrual products for local people in need, and discussing the impact of the luxury tax on these important health essentials. There are several donation drop-off locations throughout Joplin for menstrual products, and digital donations are also being currently collected to distribute to women's shelters in the area.
Find out more about the project and how to support it in our full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYDwkxqLK4
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In our newest installment of Behind the Bands, we speak to Respect the Locals! Respect the Locals is a loud and proud alternative rock punk band from the area that produce heavy but emotional high energy riffs and and vocals, and have a lot of fun doing it. Check out their music and interview in our newest episode of Behind the Bands. Shares appreciated!
It's May 22nd again. A day so meaningful to the Joplin community. A day for remembering and mourning. A day for hope. A day to be proud of all we've overcome. A day to support other communities recovering from disasters.
Our hearts go out to all those affected by natural disasters, especially those communities impacted by tornadoes this storm season, like Greenfield Iowa just yesterday.
We know all too well their pain and challenges.
After 13 years, Joplin continues to heal and recover from our own major storm.
We saw incredible resiliency among the people of our community and continue to be amazed by the support we receive, helping us rebuild and thrive.
We are stronger because of the support of our citizens and those walking alongside us. We look at a map which represents those across the country who came to help us in our time of need and are filled with gratitude.
Today and always, we are thinking and praying for those suffering losses and rebuilding. We want you to know there is a better future ahead.
A new episode of Window on the World dropped last week. Did you miss it? You can watch our newest episodes interviewing students from Taiwan and the British Virgin Islands. You can watch all of our Window on the World episodes on our YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-2Pw8KLrX7UwFm9sQOulAMz6wO5oKCkf
KGCS will broadcast the city council meeting tomorrow night in replay and will post it on our YouTube channel.
We are back on the air sort of!!! Thanks to the extra efforts and ingenuity of our IT department, this work-around will allow us to broadcast our shows. But crews are still Working on getting city council. So, you might see images come and go. Please be patient while the fix is underway.
KGCS-TV is still off-air due to technical difficulties. If you would like to view the City Council meeting live, you may do so on the City's website: https://www.joplinmo.org/182/Video-Multimedia
We plan to record the City Council meeting, and you may view it on our YouTube channel tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wiV1N6ozQbKYeToK_ypLA
Fyi – Missouri Southern KGCS - TV notified us about their outage and is encouraging viewers of the Joplin City Council meeting to watch tonight’s meeting on the City’s live stream at https://www.joplinmo.org/182/Video-Multimedia
Please share with others you know who have an interest in this meeting. Thanks.
KGCS-TV Off-Air Due to Technical Difficulties
KGCS-TV, the campus television station at Missouri Southern State University, is currently off the air due to an equipment failure. We apologize to our regular viewers who have experienced an interruption in our programming for the past four days. IT department crews are working on a solution to the problem.
The Joplin City Council meeting will be live streamed on the city’s website at the following link:
https://www.joplinmo.org/182/Video-Multimedia
Newsmakers and other recorded programs are available for viewing on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University. Newsmakers will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25 on KOAM-TV.
We hope to be back on the air as soon as possible and appreciate the patience of our viewers.
Our apologies to viewers. We are off air still as engineers continue to work on a fiber optic issue. Thanks for your patience and insert.
Due to fiber optic issues out of our control, KGCS-TV is currently off air. Our Engineer is working to fix the problem as soon as possible, but this issue may impact our station over the next couple of days.
You can still view our content on the KGCS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wiV1N6ozQbKYeToK_ypLA
Thank you for your understanding.
Due to fiber optic issues out of our control, KGCS-TV is currently off air. Our Engineer is working to fix the problem as soon as possible, but this issue may impact our station over the next couple of days.
You can still view our content on the KGCS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wiV1N6ozQbKYeToK_ypLA
Thank you for your understanding.
Behind the Bands is going remote to tape our next show with a performance by the musicians on ‘The Concert Truck.’
Free concert today at Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. See you on the rear lot!
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a famous, five-star general who became synonymous with the defeat of Germany in World War II. Both political parties and the public wanted him to run for the office of president. Dr. Steven Wagner writes about this and numerous events during Eisenhower’s life and career that were marked by judgment that sought balance in his new book, Eisenhower for Our Time. Wagner, a professor of History at Missouri Southern State University discusses his book on the next Newsmakers.
Wagner shares his writing process for this book which is his second about President Eisenhower. He also discusses how writing about history has impacted how he teaches his classes. Students reacted to the news of having a published author as an instructor. The book is part of a series that features individuals whose lives offer lessons in current society and politics.
Find out more in the full episode: https://youtu.be/IlruFPo-JUc
Newsmakers: Food Science Degree
Exciting things may be coming to MSSU! This episode of Newsmakers covers what a food science degree means for a MSSU student and how this will affect businesses in the area.
Watch the full video on YouTube by clicking below!
Join us along our newest episode of Newsmakers, where we learn about MSSU's brand new degree program in Food Science and Nutrition and how degree programs are built, along with why it's an an interesting and important career path to consider.
Tune in here for the full episode:
https://youtu.be/xmB36aUofds?si=pYvKgqOFJjCVAPzu
Comm Department and KGCS-TV students had fun at the Plain White T’s concert tonight!
🏃 On Newsmakers this week, we cover the Joplin Memorial run! Watch on Channel 21 at 5 and 9, or on YouTube 🏃🏾♀️
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower was a famous, five-star general who became synonymous with the defeat of Germany in World War II. Both political parties and the public wanted him to run for the office of president. Dr. Steven Wagner writes about this and numerous events during Eisenhower’s life and career that were marked by judgment that sought balance in his new book, Eisenhower for Our Time. Wagner, a professor of History at Missouri Southern State University discusses his book on the next Newsmakers. Wagner shares his writing process for this book which is his second about President Eisenhower. He also discusses how writing about history has impacted how he teaches his classes. Students reacted to the news of having a published author as an instructor. The book is part of a series that features individuals whose lives offer lessons in current society and politics. Find out more in the full episode: https://youtu.be/IlruFPo-JUc
Can’t tune in to Channel 21? Watch the episode on our YouTube Channel!
Perfect day for a picnic and fun with baby animals! Even a kangaroo!
Jamin Lee and Kyubo Sim tell us about South Korean culture! https://youtu.be/JiUNNeQu9dU?si=b4ymk9eqyDSEk034
Dress to impress- free professional clothing for students! BSC ballroom! See you there! 👔👗👕👖
Our Black History Month episode is out now! Watch the full episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/UvUUFcdL_YI?si=6KqxKce_DUFAFU4m
Hear more from Maddie J Mae on our newest episode of Behind the Bands! Episode on YouTube now! https://youtu.be/XjlGo7rSpw4?si=_xYrBXyryf2hEpZb
MSSU student Jordan Henderson asks Ricky Horton what got him into baseball! Watch the full interview on the Cardinals Caravan special out now on YouTube! https://youtu.be/vU4_QbEaEiw?si=nm4o2Q9QuHUOlkr-
Today!
What are your New Year’s resolutions? 🤩🤩
Happy New Year from KGCS!
In our newest episode of Newsmakers, we discuss mental health resources on the campus of MSSU. This episode airs Sunday at 5:00 p.m. on KGCS-TV, Channel 21. You can also view it on our YouTube channel- Missouri Southern- KGCS TV. More details on the project can also be found here: https://www.thebandanaproj.org/
Are you an artist or a business owner, or just curious about the topics? Check out our episode covering the upcoming Business of Art Symposium at MSSU. You can find this episode airing tomorrow on KOAM at 5 am. The full episode is on our YouTube channel, find out more details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-MAsyrN9IM Event link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-MAsyrN9IM
Are you an artist or a small business? Learn more about the upcoming Business of Art Symposium in our most recent episode of Newsmakers! Art and business join hands for this resourceful and informative event that is free to the community to come and enjoy, don't miss it!
KGCS has served Missouri Southern State University and the Joplin community since 1984. The station that started as a cable-access channel in Joplin in 1984 has grown to a digital broadcast station serving more than 167,000 households in the region. Throughout the years, our mission has remained the same – providing valuable hands-on opportunities for Southern broadcast students and serving as an outreach with programming for the Joplin region. Hundreds of students have gone through the program in the past 30+ years. This page helps share some of those memories, uniting alumni with current students, faculty, and staff.
If you are a graduate, be sure to keep in touch and let us know how you are doing!
