KCPM

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KCPM
KCPM logo
Fargo, North Dakota
City of license Grand Forks, North Dakota
Branding my KCPM
Channels 27 (UHF) analog,
27 (UHF) digital
Translators KVNJ-LP 33 Fargo, ND
K35HT 35 Jamestown, ND
Affiliations MyNetworkTV
Owner Central Plains Media
(G.I.G, Inc. or G.I.G. of North Dakota on FCC file)
Founded 2003
Call letters meaning Central Plains Media
Former affiliations UPN (2003-2006)
Transmitter Power 18 kW (analog & digital)
Height 95.7 m (analog & digital)
Facility ID 86208
This article is about the Grand Forks, ND TV station. For the Chico, CA TV station formerly called KCPM, see KNVN. For FAA Identifier KCPM, see Compton/Woodley Airport.

KCPM is a MyNetworkTV affiliate located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It broadcasts on UHF channel 27 and on cable channel 9 throughout the Red River Valley region. KCPM also has a sales office located in Fargo, North Dakota.

KCPM also rebroadcasts on low-power station KVNJ-LP, channel 33, in Fargo, ND and translator K35HT, channel 35, in Jamestown, ND. KCPM and all of its rebroadcasters are owned by Guaranteed Impressions Group (G.I.G.), known on-air as Central Plains Media.

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[edit] General information

KCPM is a semi-satellite (partial rebroadcsater) of KCPO-LP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, though it airs local commercial inserts and sometimes has different programming. KCPO-LP is also partially rebroadcasted on KCPL-LP in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The station currently does not have a local newscast and its programs include syndicated programs (off-network comedy, court shows, talk shows, and movies), infomercials and religious programming past midnight. Popular syndicated shows on KCPM include The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, and South Park. KCPM also simulcasts KSTC broadcasts of MSHSL high school football, hockey, and basketball tournaments.

[edit] History

KCPM signed on the air in 2003 as the first full-time UPN affiliate in North Dakota (Fox affiliate KNDX/KXND of the western region of the state aired UPN programming after primetime), replacing Minneapolis-St. Paul's KMSP-TV on cable after it became a Fox affiliate.

Its owner, Central Plains Media (G.I.G. on the FCC licence), also owns and operates low power stations KCPO 26 in Sioux Falls and KCPL 52 in Rapid City, both in South Dakota. They were both UPN affiliates before the network shut down, and are now independent stations.

[edit] My Network TV

On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN networks announced they would merge. The newly combined network would be called The CW, the letters representing the first initial of its corporate parents CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. The merger would take effect on-the-air on September 18, 2006. In response to the merger, News Corporation (the owner of Fox) launched another network called MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006.

KCPM rejected The CW and affiliated with MyNetworkTV. In September 2005, KCPM replaced the UPN logo in its logo with the logo of Central Plains Media. The new KCPM MyNetworkTV logo was introduced in August 2006, and KCPM dropped UPN entirely on September 4, 2006. WDAY-TV launched a digital subchannel to carry The CW, which replaced cable-only station WBFG on September 18, 2006.

KCPM is currently the only MyNetworkTV affiliate in North Dakota, as KNDX/KXND has not decided whether to have a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV.

[edit] Former logos

KCPM UPN logo used from 2003-2005.

KCPM logo with Central Plains Media (owner) logo. Used from 2005-2006 and still being used for station IDs.

Current KCPM logo reflecting its MyNetworkTV affiliation, with the Central Plains Media (owner) logo at the top right corner of the "four square".

[edit] Translators

KCPM rebroadcasts on the following translators (low-powered rebroadcasters):

[edit] References


Broadcast television in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Part of the Fargo-Grand Forks market (Nielsen DMA #119)

KGFE 2 (PPTV/PBS) - KXJB 4 (CBS) - WDAZ 8 (ABC) - KBRR 10/KNRR 12 (Fox)
KVLY 11 (NBC) - K17HG 17 (3ABN) - KCPM 27 (My Network TV) - K49FF 49 (TBN)
Local digital television channels

KCGE-DT 16/KMDE-DT 25 (PPTV/PBS)
Past broadcast stations:

KNOX 10 (ABC) - KCND 12 (NBC/ABC) - KXJC 35 (CBS)
Local cable television channels:

GFTV 2 - UND Billboard 3 - Fargo CW 7/14 (The CW) - CBWT 16 (CBC Winnipeg) - FSSN 23
See also Broadcast television in the Fargo, Western North Dakota, and Winnipeg markets


Broadcast television in Fargo-Moorhead
Part of the Fargo-Grand Forks market (Nielsen DMA #119)

KXJB 4 (CBS) - WDAY 6 (ABC, The CW on DT2) - KVLY 11 (NBC) - KFME 13/KJRE 19 (PPTV/PBS)
KVRR 15/KJRR 7 (Fox) - KCPM 27/KVNJ-LP 33 (My Network TV) - KCSI-LP 32 (i) - K56ET 56 (TBN)
See also Broadcast television in the Grand Forks, Western North Dakota, and Winnipeg markets
MyNetworkTV Affiliates in the state of North Dakota

KCPM 27 (Grand Forks)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in North Dakota
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