NBC Montana

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KECI-TV / KCFW-TV / KTVM

KECI: Missoula, Montana KCFW: Kalispell, Montana KTVM: Butte, Montana
Branding	KECI 13/ KCFW 9 / KTVM 6/42 Montana's News Channel
Slogan	Local, Live, Latebreaking
Channels	KECI: 13 (VHF) KCFW: 9 (VHF) KTVM: 6 (VHF) analog, KECI: 40 (UHF) KCFW: 38 (UHF) KTVM: 33 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Bluestone Television
Founded	KECI: July 1, 1954 KCFW: June 10, 1968 KTVM: May 12, 1970
Call letters meaning	KECI: (unknown) KCFW: Kalispell Columbia Falls Whitefish - The three largest towns in its broadcast area KTVM: K TeleVision Montana
Website	www.nbcmontana.com

NBC Montana is a system of three television stations in western Montana, all affiliated with NBC.

The flagship station is KECI-TV in Missoula, broadcasting on channel 13. It includes two semi-satellites: KCFW-TV, Channel 9 in Kalispell, Montana, and KTVM, Channel 6 in Butte, Montana. The stations air the same programming most of the time, but KCFW and KTVM air their own commercials as well as partially-separate newscasts.

The combined signal of the three VHF stations and numerous low-power transmitters cover approximately 45 percent of the state. The stations reach an estimated 200,000 households. The coverage area includes Salmon, Idaho, and parts of Alberta, Canada near the U.S.-Canada border.

1 Repeaters
2 Previous Logos
3 Newscasts
4 Anchors/Reporters
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Repeaters

Boulder — K13KP
Bozeman — K42BZ
Dillon — K51DW
Eureka — K02AO
Frenchtown — K14IU
Gallatin River — K09LP
Grasshopper Valley — K09MY
Hot Springs — K05AH
Lake Mcdonald — K05FC
Libby — K60EA
Livingston — K63BV
Philipsburg — K09LI
Plains — K11JP
Polson — K16GJ
Pony — K10HZ
Seeley Lake — K02OL
St. Regis — K05DS
Sula — K05JE
Three Forks — K35DJ
Watkins — K09KH
Weeksville — K68AW
White Sulphur Springs — K07NU

[edit] Previous Logos

These logos were originally used until July 2006.

The different colors used for the channel numbers in each logo represented the different colored "bullets" used to represent each channel's programs in TV Guide magazine.

[edit] Newscasts

Weekdays

Montana Today; 6:00am to 7:00am
The News at Five; 5:00pm to 5:30pm
The News at Six; 6:00pm to 6:30pm
The News at Ten; 10:00pm to 10:35pm

Weekends

The News at Ten; 10:00pm to 10:35pm

[edit] Anchors/Reporters

Steve Fetveit
Heidi Meili
Mark Heyka
Kristian Read
Christin Ayers
Monte Turner
Hasalyn Harris
Adam Painter
Kasey Joyce
Troy Oppie
Brooke Foster
Robin Catterton
Bree Rafferty
Chelsea Rabideau

[edit] References

Coverage Area under the Station Info section, KECI's site

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Missoula market (Nielsen DMA #168)
KPAX 8 / K18AJ 18 (CBS) - KUFM 11 (PBS) - KECI 13 / KCFW 9 (NBC) - KMMF 17 / 34 (Fox) - KTMF 23 / 42 (ABC) - K32EU 32 (PBS) - K42EO 42 (TBN) - K50CP 50 (COR) - KMTM-LP 61 (Ind.)
Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location
Spokane: KREM 2 (CBS) - KXLY 4 (ABC) Lethbridge: CISA 7 (Global)
See also: Broadcast Television in Great Falls, Helena, and Spokane

Broadcast television in the Butte / Bozeman market (Nielsen DMA #192)
KXLF 4 / KBZK 7 (CBS)(The CW on DT2) - KTVM 6 / K42BZ 42 (NBC) - KUSM 9 (PBS) - K11UJ (3ABN) - KWYB 18 / 28 (ABC) - KBTZ 24 (FOX/MNTV) - K34FI (ind.) - K45EB (ind.) - KJCX-LP 40 / KHJT-LP 54 (TBN)

NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Montana

KXGN 5 (Glendive) - KULR 8 / KYUS 3 (Billings / Miles City) - KTVH 12 / KBGF-LP (Helena / Great Falls) - KECI 13 / KTVM 6 / KCFW 9 (Missoula / Butte / Kalispell) - K13PL (Glendive)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, UPN, WB and Other stations in Montana