Editing KSDK (section)

===Sports programming===
When KSD-TV signed on in 1947, it began a longtime association with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] as the team's [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] station. On May 8, 1966, during ceremonies for the opening of [[Busch Memorial Stadium]], Bill Houska Sr. flew home plate from [[Sportsman's Park]] to the new downtown stadium in "Chopper 5". The station aired Cardinals games from [[1947 St. Louis Cardinals season|1947]] to [[1958 St. Louis Cardinals season|1958]], before losing the rights to [[KPLR-TV]] (channel 11) for the next four seasons. The Cardinals returned in [[1963 St. Louis Cardinals season|1963]] and remained on channel 5 until [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|1987]] – long after many other "Big Three" network affiliates dropped local sports event coverage. KSDK lost the rights to KPLR again after the 1987 season; the station also aired any Cardinals games as part of [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC's broadcast contract]] with Major League Baseball from 1947 to [[1989 St. Louis Cardinals season|1989]], including the team's [[World Series]] victories in [[1964 World Series|1964]], [[1967 World Series|1967]] and [[1982 World Series|1982]].

On December 7, 2006, KSDK re-obtained the television rights to Cardinals games effective with the [[2007 St. Louis Cardinals season|2007 season]], ending a 19-year run on KPLR.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/error/404?storyid=108823|title=404 Not Found &#124; ksdk.com|website=www.ksdk.com}}</ref> KSDK aired an average of 20 locally produced Cardinals games each year, with most other games airing on [[Fox Sports Midwest]] outside the St. Louis market. KSDK lost the broadcast rights on July 15, 2010, when Fox Sports Midwest signed an exclusive contract with the team beginning with the [[2011 St. Louis Cardinals season|2011 season]], ending the Cardinals' over-the-air telecasts.<ref>[http://www.multichannel.com/article/454824-FS_Midwest_To_Air_All_St_Louis_Cardinals_Games_Locally_In_2011.php FS Midwest To Air All St. Louis Cardinals Games Locally In 2011], ''Multichannel News'', July 15, 2010.</ref> The final Cardinals telecast on channel 5 aired on October 3, [[2010 St. Louis Cardinals season|2010]], with a game against the [[Colorado Rockies]].

KSD-TV/KSDK has also been involved in airing games of St. Louis' two former NFL teams, the [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]] and [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]]; the station broadcast the Cardinals' home interconference contests from [[1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|1970]] to [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|1987]], when the Cardinals relocated to Phoenix, and again with the Rams from their arrival in St. Louis in [[1995 St. Louis Rams season|1995]] until [[1997 St. Louis Rams season|1997]], when [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] acquired the [[American Football Conference|AFC]] package from [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]. It has aired all ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]]'' games through NBC since 2006; all Sunday night games that the Rams took part in from then until their return to Los Angeles after the 2015 season were aired on Channel 5.

From 2006 to 2021, KSDK broadcast [[St. Louis Blues]] games that air via the ''[[NHL on NBC]]''; this included the team's victory in the [[2019 Stanley Cup Finals]].