KBSI
 
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri/Paducah, Kentucky/Harrisburg, Illinois United States |
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| City | Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Branding | Fox 23 (general) Heartland News My 49 WDKA (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Live. Local. Late Breaking. |
| Channels |
Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 23.1 Fox 23.2 MyNetworkTV 23.3 Comet |
| Affiliations | Fox (1986–present) |
| Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (KBSI Licensee L.P.) |
| First air date | June 1, 1982 |
| Sister station(s) | WDKA |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 23 (UHF, 1983–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1982–1986) |
| Transmitter power | 705 kW |
| Height | 543 m (1,781 feet) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 19593 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′22.5″N 89°33′44.3″W / 37.406250°N 89.562306°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | kbsi23.com |
KBSI is the Fox-affiliated television station for Southeastern Missouri, Southern Illinois, and Western Kentucky's Jackson Purchase. Licensed to Cape Girardeau, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 (or virtual channel 23.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in unincorporated Cape Girardeau County north of the city. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station operates the MyNetworkTV-affiliate WDKA (the license is locally owned) through a local marketing agreement. The two outlets share studios on Enterprise Street in Cape Girardeau.
The station signed on the air on September 10, 1983 as an Independent station and aired an analog signal on UHF channel 23. The station was originally owned by Cape Girardeau Family Television, Ltd. It became a charter Fox affiliate during the network's launch on October 9, 1986. Cape Girardeau Family Television sold the station to Engles Communications in 1990. Engles then sold the station to Max Television (later Max Media Properties) in 1995. In 1998, current owner Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired most of the Max Media Properties stations, including KBSI. On May 15, 2012, Sinclair and Fox agreed to a five-year extension to the network's affiliation agreement with Sinclair's nineteen Fox stations (including KBSI) allowing them to continue carrying Fox programming until 2017.
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