KMNF-LD
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KEYC-TV | |
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Call signmeaning | Mankato,New Ulm,andFairmont[2] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 183814 |
Class | LD |
ERP | 3kW |
HAAT | 292.7 m (960 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°56′12.3″N94°24′39″W/ 43.936750°N 94.41083°W |
Translator(s) | K33MW-D Mankato |
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Public license information | LMS |
KMNF-LD(channel 7) is alow-power television stationinMankato, Minnesota,United States, affiliated withNBCandThe CW Plus.It is owned byGray Televisionalongside dualCBSandFoxaffiliateKEYC-TV(channel 12). The two stations share studios on Lookout Drive inNorth Mankato;KMNF-LD's transmitter is located nearLewisville, Minnesota.[4]
History
[edit]The KMNF-LD license originated as K38MY-D inSt. James, Minnesota,atranslatorfor KEYC-TV (then owned byUnited Communications) onUHFchannel 38[5]that signed on in March 2012.[6]K38MY-D went off the air on December 21, 2017, after the expiration of its tower lease agreement with BENCO/CTV; KEYC had operated UHF translators from Cooperative TV'sGodahltower since 1993.[7]
On September 14, 2018, K38MY-D was granted aconstruction permitto move to channel 13 from KEYC-TV's tower as K13AAR-D;[8]the channel change was required following theFederal Communications Commission(FCC)'sspectrum incentive auctionand the subsequent repacking of the television band.[9]To maintain its license, the station operated underspecial temporary authorityat reduced power from this facility[9]from November 29[10]to December 6, 2018.[11]
K13AAR-D was included in Gray Television's 2019 purchase of United Communications' television stations.[12]
On May 23, 2019, the station was granted a construction permit to move to channel 7 as K07AAH-D;[13]on June 3, 2019, the call letters were changed to KMNF-LD, a close match for thoseoriginally proposedfor sister station KEYC-TV in 1958.[14]
On June 24, 2019, Gray announced that KMNF-LD would launch as early as September as an NBC affiliate, with The CW on its second subchannel.[4][15]KEYC-TV itself had launched in 1960 as an NBC affiliate, switching to CBS in 1961.[4]For the next 58 years after that, NBC programming was not available over-the-air in the Mankato market. Since 1981, Minneapolis affiliateKAREand Rochester affiliateKTTChad served as the default NBC affiliates for southwestern Minnesota via cable. KMNF-LD's sign-on leaves ABC and PBS as the only networks to not have over-the-air affiliates in Mankato; ABC programming is carried on cable viaKSTP-TVandKAAL,and PBS programming carried viaKTCA-TV;with KSTP and KTCA being carried on CTV translators K30FN-D (KSTP) and K26CS-D (KTCA) in St. James.[16][17][18][19]
Testing on KMNF-LD began on October 28, 2019.[20]The station officiallysigned onDecember 1, 2019.[21]
On January 17, 2023, KMNF-LD began broadcasting translator K33MW-D from the KEYC-TV studio tower.[22]
Newscasts
[edit]KMNF-LD began simulcasting some KEYC newscasts on December 2, 2019.KEYC News Now This Morningairs weekdays from 5:30 to 7 a.m. on both KEYC-TV and KMNF-LD. The stations also simulcast the 10 p.m. news on weeknights, with each station airing separate commercials during each simulcast.
On February 21, 2022, KMNF-LD began simulcasting KEYC's 6 p.m. newscast.
On September 3, 2023, KMNF-LD beganairinga 5 p.m newscast on Sunday evenings.
Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal ismultiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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7.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KMNFLD1 | NBC |
7.2 | 720p | KMNFLD2 | The CW Plus | |
7.3 | KMNFLD3 | The365 |
References
[edit]- ^"Displacement Application of Licensed Digital Low Power Television Station"(PDF).fcc.gov.RetrievedDecember 16,2023.
- ^Arola, Brian (June 24, 2019)."KEYC adding NBC programming in late 2019".Mankato Free Press.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KMNF-LD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^abcKeegan, Mitch (June 24, 2019)."KEYC-TV adding 2 more network affiliates this fall".KEYC-TV.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^Ellis, Jon (June 24, 2019)."Gray TV To Add NBC, CW Affiliations in Mankato".RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booston Station License".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.March 26, 2012.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^Keegan, Mitch (December 21, 2017)."Translator Changes May Impact Some Over-the-Air Viewers of KEYC News 12".KEYC.Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2018.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Displacement for LPTV Translator Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.May 5, 2018.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^ab"LPTV Translator Engineering STA Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.November 13, 2018.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Resumption of Operations of a LPTV Translator Station Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.November 29, 2018.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Resumption of Operations of a LPTV Translator Station Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.December 11, 2018.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^Ellis, Jon (June 24, 2019)."Gray TV Buys Mankato Station, First in Minnesota".RetrievedFebruary 8,2019.
- ^"Displacement for LPTV Translator Application".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.April 22, 2019.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"Call Sign History (KMNF-LD)".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedJune 25,2019.
- ^"CW PLUS Market Clearance (as of September 1, 2019)"(PDF).© 2019 The CW Television Network.RetrievedJuly 30,2018.
- ^"RabbitEars.Info".rabbitears.info.
- ^"RabbitEars.Info".rabbitears.info.
- ^The Webpage of Cooperative TV (CTV)
- ^CTV Channel Listing via the Cooperative TV (CTV) Website
- ^Keegan, Mitch."Testing underway on new NBC, CW affiliates".KEYC News 12.RetrievedOctober 30,2019.
- ^Keegan, Mitch."Programming to start soon for NBC, CW".KEYC News 12.RetrievedNovember 15,2019.
- ^Keegan, Mitch (January 13, 2023)."New translator added for KMNF in North Mankato".KEYC News Now.Gray Television.RetrievedJanuary 17,2023.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KMNF".RabbitEars.info.RetrievedJune 17,2024.