KBMY

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KBMY / KMCY

KBMY: Bismarck, North Dakota
KMCY: Minot, North Dakota
Branding KBMY 17
KMCY 14
Channels Analog:
KBMY: 17 (UHF)
KMCY: 14 (UHF)

Digital:
KBMY: 16 (UHF)
KMCY: 15 (UHF)
Translators K42FY Dickinson (relay KBMY)
K44HR Williston (relay KMCY)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Forum Communications Company
(operated by Prime Cities Broadcasting, Inc. through LMA)
(KBMY-KMCY, LLC)
First air date KBMY: March 31, 1985
KMCY: June 1985[1]
Call letters’ meaning KBMY:
Bismarck/Mandan Y
KMCY:
Magic CitY
(nickname of Minot)
Sister station(s) KNDX / KXND
Transmitter Power KBMY:
513 kW (analog)
1.6 kW (digital)
KMCY:
513 kW (analog)
500 kW (digital)
Height KBMY:
290 m (analog)
7 m (digital)
KMCY:
229.2 m (analog)
216 m (digital)
Facility ID KBMY: 22121
KMCY: 22127
Transmitter Coordinates KBMY:
46°35′14.5″N, 100°48′21.6″W (analog)
46°48′23.5″N, 100°44′37.9″W (digital)
KMCY:
48°3′11.4″N, 101°23′6.9″W
Website www.abc17.tv
www.abc14.tv

KBMY channel 17 and KMCY channel 14 are television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, North Dakota and managed by Prime Cities Broadcasting, owner of West Dakota Fox. The stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company. Bismarck (KBMY) and Minot (KMCY) are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).

[edit] Programming

KBMY and KMCY signed on in 1985, bringing the full ABC schedule to western North Dakota and eastern Montana for the first time ever. Before 1985, portions of ABC programming were carried by the KX Television and Meyer Television groups. Prior to K44HR's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Denver's KMGH-TV on cable for ABC programming. Dickinson also received KMGH, especially as they were in Mountain Time Zone, until K42FY signed on.

The stations do not produce much local content. KMCY largely simulcasts KBMY, aside from local commercials. The Dickinson station directly repeats KBMY, while the Williston station repeats KMCY.

A 30-minute morning show, "Good Morning West Dakota," is produced by Bismarck radio station KBMR and aired on all four stations. It is the only local newscast on KBMY and KMCY, and there are no local cut-ins during Good Morning America.

Until 2007, KBMY and KMCY were known collectively as ABC West. That year, the stations changed their monikers in favor of the station identities for their area.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KMCY signed on June 22, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on June 19.
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Broadcast television in Western North Dakota  (Nielsen DMA #158)
See Also Broadcast television in the Fargo-Grand Forks and Glendive markets
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Broadcast Television Stations in the state of North Dakota
ABC Affiliates
CBS Affiliates
CW Affiliates
Fox Affiliates
Minnesota Channel Affiliates
Fargo-Grand Forks market: KFME-DT3 13.3 (Fargo) - KJRE-DT3 19.3 (Ellendale) - KMDE-DT3 25.3 (Devils Lake)
Bismarck-Minot market: KBME-DT3 3.3 (Bismarck) - KWSE-DT3 4.3 (Williston) - KSRE-DT3 6.3 (Minot) - KDSE-DT3 9.3 (Dickinson)
NBC Affiliates
PPTV/PBS Affiliates
Fargo-Grand Forks market: KGFE 2 (Grand Forks) - KFME 13 (Fargo) - KJRE 19 (Ellendale) - KMDE (DT) 25 (Devils Lake)
Bismarck-Minot market: KBME 3 (Bismarck) - KWSE 4 (Williston) - KSRE 6 (Minot) - KDSE 9 (Dickinson)
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