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KWSB-TV is a independent television station located in Jacksonville, Arkansas and serves the Little Rock area. It operates on channel 18 and is owned by Fortner Digital Media Properties which also owns flagship station KIVO-TV and other stations across the US and Canada offering family-friendly programming format with a variety of news, talk, sports, movies, cartoons, preschool favorites, documentaries, and great family entertainment.

May 7, 1957-June 4, 1964[]

KWSB 1957

June 5, 1964-April 20, 1974[]

KWSB 1964

April 21, 1974-July 15, 2005[]

April 21, 1974-November 21, 1980[]

KSWB 1974

November 22, 1980-July 14, 1983[]

KWSB 1991

July 19, 1983-July 15, 2005[]

KWSB 1992

KEXZ Broadcasting was acquired 100% by CBS Corporation in 1997.








July 16, 2005-January 6, 2014[]

KWSB 2005
KWSB DirecTV 18 2005

In 2005, DirecTV bought a 20% stake in KWSB-TV. Thus, KWSB-TV becomes a DirecTV affiliate and rebranded itself as "DIRECTV 18".

2014-presents[]

KWSB18 2014

As of January 6, 2014, in order to redirect DirecTV's programming to KDLD-TV (channel 15) and other KIVO-owned stations, KWSB remain becomes a independent station and returning the branding as "KWSB 18" and offers a new family-friendly programming lineup with little and older kids all day, and families all night on 18.1, along with a general entertainment format under the branding "18+" on 18.2, a VOD-powered general entertainment channel under the branding "18Xtra" on 18.3, and a 24-hour preschool channel under the branding "18 Jr." on 18.4, along with new standardized graphics seen for all KIVO-owned television stations, a new music package for KWSB-TV is "The X Package" by Gari Media Group, and a new bigger always-on ticker which is a first for a television station.

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