KCPM (TV)

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KCPM
(silent station)
KCPM logo
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Branding MyKCPM
Channels Analog: 27 (UHF)
Translators KVNJ-LP 33 Fargo
K35HT 35 Jamestown
Affiliations defunct
Owner Central Plains Media
(G.I.G. of North Dakota, LLC)
First air date 2003
Call letters’ meaning Central Plains Media
Former affiliations UPN (2003-2006)
MyNetworkTV (2006-2008)
Transmitter Power 18 kW
Height 95.7 m
Facility ID 86208
Transmitter Coordinates 47°57′45.2″N, 97°3′13.1″W

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

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

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[edit] General information

KCPM was a semi-satellite (partial rebroadcaster) of KCPO-LP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, though it aired local commercial inserts and sometimes had different programming. KCPO-LP is still partially rebroadcasted on KCPL-LP in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The station never had a local newscast, and its programs included syndicated programs (off-network comedy, court shows, talk shows, and movies), infomercials and religious programming past midnight. Popular syndicated shows on KCPM included The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, and South Park. KCPM also simulcasted 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.

[edit] MyNetworkTV

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.

The station ceased operations February 15, 2008 and filed notice on May 22, 2008 to suspend operations. According to FCC records, the station's owners have suspended operations on financial grounds, due to the economy.[1]

KCPM was currently the only MyNetworkTV affiliate in North Dakota, as KNDX/KXND has not decided whether to have a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. The demise of KCPM has left North Dakota with no MyNetworkTV affiliate. As of May 2008, the channel 9 cable slot remained vacant on Fargo's Cable One system.

[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.

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 rebroadcasted on the following translators (low-powered rebroadcasters):

[edit] References

  1. ^ Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA. FCC CDBS database (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-23.

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Broadcast television in the Fargo / Grand Forks market  (Nielsen DMA #119)

KXJB 4 (CBS) - WDAY 6 / WDAZ 8 (ABC, The CW on WDAY-DT2, Weather on WDAY-DT3) - KVLY 11 (NBC) - KFME 13 / KGFE 2 / KJRE 19 / KCGE-DT 16 / KMDE-DT 25 (PPTV/PBS) - KVRR 15 / KBRR 10 / KJRR 7 / KNRR 12 (Fox) - K17HG 17 (3ABN) - K35HO 35 / K49FF 49 (TBN)

Fargo / Grand Forks stations available on Dish Network and DirecTV
KXJB 4 (CBS) - WDAY 6 / WDAZ 8 (ABC) - KVLY 11 (NBC) - KFME 13 (PPTV/PBS) - KVRR 15 (Fox) 

Local and regional cable stations
FSSN - FSN North - KCSI-TV (Jamestown)

Defunct broadcast stations
KCND 12 (NBC/ABC) - KCPM 27 / KVNJ-LP 33 (UPN, MNTV) - KXJC-LP 35 (CBS)
See Also Broadcast television in Western North Dakota, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Manitoba