KPAX-TV

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KPAX-TV
Missoula, Montana
Channels	Analog: 8 (VHF) Digital: 7 (VHF)
Translators	K18AJ Kalispell
Affiliations	CBS/MTN The CW (DT2)
Owner	Evening Post Publishing Company (KPAX Communications, Inc.)
First air date	1970[1]
Transmitter Power	275 kW (analog) 22.5 kW (digital)
Height	655 m (analog) 653.5 m (digital)
Facility ID	35455
Transmitter Coordinates	47°1′2.9″N, 114°0′50.1″W
Website	www.kpax.com

KPAX-TV is a television station in Missoula, Montana, broadcasting locally on channel 8 as an affiliate of CBS, with programming from The CW on digital. The station is owned by Evening Post Publishing Company. The station is part of the Evening Post's Montana Television Network, a network of Montana CBS stations. The CW digital subchannel is known as Western Montana CW.

KPAX also operates a Class-A low-powered station in Kalispell, Montana, K18AJ channel 18; known on-air as KAJ, the station broadcasts the same schedule as KPAX, but with local ads and news segments.

Contents 1 Repeaters 2 Notable staff 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Repeaters

• Bitterroot Range — K11IL
• Plains — K05GM
• Polson — K11HO
• Sula — K03GW

[edit] Notable staff

• Christine Clayburg, Emmy award winning meteorologist, worked here for a time.
• Garrison Courtney, current Chief of Public Affairs of the Drug Enforcement Agency, worked as a reporter and weekend weather anchor here.

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Western Montana CW
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KPAX
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K18AJ
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KPAX-TV

[edit] References

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Missoula market (Nielsen DMA #167) KPAX 8 / K18AJ 18 (CBS/MTN, The CW on DT2) - 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

v • d • e CBS / MTN Network Affiliates in the state of Montana KTVQ 2 (Billings) - KRTV 3 / KXLH 25 (Great Falls / Helena) - KXLF 4 / KBZK 7 (Butte / Bozeman) - KXGN 5 (Glendive) - KPAX 8 / K18AJ 18 (Missoula / Kalispell) See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Montana

v • d • e CW Network Affiliates in the state of Montana "CW Glendive" (Glendive) - KTVQ-DT 2.2 (Billings) - KRTV-DT 3.2 (Great Falls) - KXLF-DT 4.2 / KBZK-DT 7.2 (Butte / Bozeman) - KPAX-DT 8.2 (Missoula) - KMTF 10 (Helena) See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Montana