Missouri Southern KGCS - TV

Missouri Southern KGCS - TV 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.

09/17/2026

Come and see the MSSU Communication Department tonight at Joplin's Green & Gold Third Thursday!

Stop by our table right outside the Central Christian Center to check out the action. Comm student Cody Daniels will be hosting a LIVE radio broadcast onsite!

We've got some interactive games lined up with awesome prizes from our local sponsors: Hungry Monkey, Joplin Cafe, Maple Leaf Coffee Co, and SalTea Sloth Teas. See you there!

09/15/2026

🏥🩺 Step inside the future of healthcare education! 🧪✨

This week on Newsmakers, host Lisa Olliges takes you inside Missouri Southern State University's simulation hospital at the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center!

Discover how students are gaining hands-on experience using cutting edge tech, including realistic talking mannequin patients that prepare them for real world medical scenarios! 🩺🤖

📺 Watch on KGCS TV: ⏰SUN-THUR at 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM
💻 Stream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xlpDas4xj0c

Cardinals game to wrap up the Missouri Broadcasters Association Sports Broadcasting Forum!!! Thank you MBA!
09/15/2026

Cardinals game to wrap up the Missouri Broadcasters Association Sports Broadcasting Forum!!! Thank you MBA!

09/11/2026

📺📚 Host turned author!

Watch Newsmakers on KOAM this Saturday morning as former host Judy Stiles shares her journey from longtime TV host to author with her new book, Newsmakers Rewind! ✍️

Hear the fascinating stories behind her interviews with local icons, famous astronauts, and world figures, plus her insider look at the self-publishing process! 🚀📺

📺 Tune in to KOAM: Tomorrow, September 12, at 5:30 AM
💻 Watch online anytime: https://youtu.be/LwwXA3y2Bx0

09/08/2026

🎥📝 From hosting the show to writing the story!

On this week's Newsmakers, former host Judy Stiles returns to discuss her new self-published book, Newsmakers Rewind! 📖

Over her 30-year career at Missouri Southern, Judy conducted 1,800 interviews with over 3,000 guests. Tune in as she shares behind-the-scenes stories from her talks with Joplin native Dennis Weaver, astronaut Janet Kavandi, and even the daughter of Nikita Khrushchev! 📺✨

📺 Watch Tonight: 5 PM & 9 PM on KGCS TV on CH 21
Missed it today?
📺Watch it Wednesday and Thursday at the same times
OR
💻 Stream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LwwXA3y2Bx0

KENNY SWEET ON BEHIND THE BANDS AIRING NEXT WEEK🎥✨Our student worker working as a camera operator !Our LED screen makes ...
09/04/2026

KENNY SWEET ON BEHIND THE BANDS AIRING NEXT WEEK🎥✨

Our student worker working as a camera operator !

Our LED screen makes our videos visually vibrant😍

Our Student Worker Sukriti hosting for behind the bands ✨

🏈🦁 GET READY FOR GAMEDAY! 🦁🏈Kick off your Saturday with Green & Gold Gameday. Live presented by RE Smith Construction Co...
09/02/2026

🏈🦁 GET READY FOR GAMEDAY! 🦁🏈

Kick off your Saturday with Green & Gold Gameday. Live presented by RE Smith Construction Company and hosted by our students! They are going live at 5:00 PM 🎉 one full hour before kick off 🎉 to bring you all the pregame coverage! 🟢🟡

Catch the Pregame Show LIVE this Saturday at 5:00 PM

Don't miss a single minute of the action! Go Lions! 🦁💪

08/30/2026

👕🧺 Clothed in Love, Called to Serve! 💖

Catch Newsmakers as host Lisa Olliges spotlights Loved & Laundered, a new ministry providing clean clothing, "Baby Shower in a Basket" kits, and hope to local families in need! 👶👚

📺 KGCS TV: Sunday – Thursday at 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM
💻 Stream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6pbUJ-1TICs

📧 Get in touch: [email protected]

It’s back to school time and a new ministry is working to make sure students are dressed to start the year with confiden...
08/29/2026

It’s back to school time and a new ministry is working to make sure students are dressed to start the year with confidence.

Find out on the next episode of Newsmakers, airing next week on Channel 21 and streaming on our YouTube channel. 🎥

📺 Tune in. You won’t want to miss this one!

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3950 E. Newman Road
Joplin, MO
64801

Telephone

+14176259777

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