KXMD-TV
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| Network | KX Television |
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| KXMC-TV,KXMB-TV,KXMA-TV | |
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First air date | October 25, 1969 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:11 (VHF,1969–2009) |
| Secondary:ABC(1969–1986) | |
Call signmeaning | KX Television Montana and North Dakota |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 55683 |
| ERP | 100kW |
| HAAT | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°8′30″N103°53′36″W/ 48.14167°N 103.89333°W |
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| Website | www |
KXMD-TV(channel 11) is atelevision stationinWilliston, North Dakota,United States, serving as an affiliate ofCBSand anowned-and-operated stationofThe CW Plus.Owned byNexstar Media Group,the station maintains anews bureauand advertising sales office at the intersection of 13th Avenue West and 18th Street West (nearUS 2/85) in Williston, and its transmitter is located west of the city near the North Dakota–Montanaborder.
KXMD is part of theKX Televisionregional network of CBS affiliates in central and western North Dakota, originating fromflagship stationKXMB-TV(channel 12) inBismarck.The KX network relays CBS network and other programming across central and western North Dakota, as well as bordering counties in Montana andSouth Dakota.Master controland some internal operations of KXMD are based at KXMB's facilities on North 15th Street in Bismarck. The four stations are counted as a single unit forratingspurposes.
KXMD operates as asemi-satelliteofKXMC-TV(channel 13) inMinot.KXMC is itself a semi-satellite of KXMB-TV in Bismarck, which also has semi-satelliteKXMA-DT2(channel 2.2) inDickinson.KXMD identifies itself as a station in its own right, but clears all network andsyndicatedprogramming as provided through KXMC. However, KXMD airs separate local commercial inserts andlegal identifications.The Montana viewing portion of KXMD'scoverage areais within theMountain Time Zone,and the station'sprime timeschedule starts at 6 p.m. rather than the usual 7 p.m. for the time zone.
Theover-the-airsignal of KXMD reaches portions of theCanadian provinceofSaskatchewan.Most of the Montana portion of KXMD's viewing area also receives CBS fromKXGN-TVinGlendivevia a network oftranslatorsand cable television.[2]
History[edit]
KXMD signed on October 25, 1969, as a semi-satellite of KXMC-TV in Minot. Previously, Williston viewers had to pick up CBS programming on cable from KOOK-TV inBillings, Montana(nowKTVQ), althoughKUMV-TVhad not been above breaking away from the KFYR/KMOT feed when CBS had something very important to present.
Boler sold his interest in the KX stations to Reiten in 1971. Steve Reiten, Dave Reiten, Kathleen Reiten Hruby, Tim Reiten, and Melanie Reiten Shonkwiler, Chester's children, still own the stations today (including KXMA-TV in Dickinson, which he bought in 1985).
The KX stations previously had a secondary affiliation with ABC before full-time ABC affiliateKMCYsigned on in 1986. During the late 1950s, the stations were also briefly affiliated with theNTA Film Network.[3]
Until 1986, KXMD was carried bycable systemsacross neighboringSaskatchewan,even operating a sales office inSaskatoon,as did KUMV andGreat FallsABC stationKFBB-TV.These arrangements ended in 1986 when the Canadian cable companies were granted permission to replace the North Dakota signals with network affiliates fromDetroitandToledo, Ohio.
In 2006, the stations began aweb portal-like website called KX Net, with each station's website displaying a localized front page. The stations continue to be branded as "KX Television" and as "KX News" on the air, but also use the "KX Net" moniker on the air also. KXNet combined the previous domains kxma, kxmb, kxmc and kxmd under one umbrella. The original domains are still active. KXNet won the 2007 Teddy Award for Best Website and the 2007 Eric Severaid Award for best website small market television in a 6 state region.
In October 2007, KXNet along with Midkota Solutions launched DakotaPolitics, a web site focusing on North Dakota political news coverage. DakotaPolitics featured profile information, voting records and some analysis. DakotaPolitics also launched weekly tracking polls for the 2008 elections. In 2008 KXNet became the first web site in North Dakota to deliver a live news broadcast over the Internet when they streamed a 1-hour special coverage of the 2008 Presidential Caucuses from Bismarck.
In July 2008, Reiten Television began a joint agreement to sell television commercial slots on both its existing stations and KMCY, Minot's ABC affiliate owned byForum Communications Company.KMCY became available in Williston on a full-power signal on KXMD's second digital subchannel in 2009.
Nexstar Broadcasting Groupannounced its $44 million purchase of the Reiten Television stations, including KXMD-TV, on September 17, 2015.[4]Sale was completed on February 2, 2016.[5]As result of the acquisition, Nexstar decided to terminate theJoint Sales Agreementwith KMCY.[6]
Programming[edit]
The KX network carries theCBS Overnight News(though withpublic service announcementsinstead of local commercials), while weekends simulcast the local weather conditions of North Dakota. All four stations provide a formalsign-off,including "The Star-Spangled Banner",at 1:05 a.m. CT/12:05 a.m. MT Tuesday through Saturday mornings and at 1:35 a.m. CT/12:35 a.m. MT on Sunday and Monday mornings.
TheNorth Dakota State Fairparade in Minot is aired live across the KX network every July as well as aJuly 4thParade inMandan.
News operation[edit]
KXMC produces local newscasts daily at 6 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. KXMC produces a morning show at 6 a.m.,KX News Morning,and co-produces a 5 p.m. newscast with KXMB. Both are simulcast on all four stations. All of the local newscasts are broadcast in high definition.
For many years, KXMD placed inserts into KXMC's newscasts. However, recent cutbacks have resulted in KXMD's operations being largely merged with those of KXMC, and local inserts have been eliminated.
As a whole, KX Television has long trailed NBC North Dakota in the ratings by a significant margin; the main stations and their satellites are counted as one station for ratings and regulatory purposes. However, KXMC has historically been well ahead ofKMOTin the ratings for the northern part of the market. This is largely because it is the only station airing a full schedule of local news for the northern part of the market. Also,KX News Morninghas recently surged well ahead of NBC North Dakota'sCountry Morning Today—the first time in recent memory that NBC North Dakota has lost consecutive ratings periods in any time slot.
Technical information[edit]
Subchannels[edit]
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 11.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KXMD-DT | CBS |
| 11.2 | 720p | KXMA-CW | The CW Plus[8] | |
| 11.3 | 480i | Laff | Laff | |
| 11.4 | MYSTERY | Ion Mystery |
Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]
KXMD-TV shut down its analog signal, overVHFchannel 11, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transitionUHFchannel 14,[9]usingvirtual channel11.
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References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KXMD-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"RabbitEars.Info".
- ^"Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films",Boxoffice:13, November 10, 1956
- ^"Nexstar Buys 4 North Dakota Stations".TVNewsCheck.September 17, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 17,2015.
- ^Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
- ^Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for KXMD".RabbitEars.info.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
- ^"KX Adds The CW to Western North Dakota".wordpress.July 1, 2016.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.
