KXMB-TV
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| KXMB-TV / KXMA-TV (semi-satellites of KXMC-TV, Minot, North Dakota) |
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| KXMB: Bismarck, North Dakota KXMA: Dickinson, North Dakota |
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| Branding | KX Television (main) CBS 12 (KXMB) or CBS 2 (KXMA) KX News |
| Slogan | Your Eye on Dakota |
| Channels | Analog: KXMB: 12 (VHF) KXMA: 2 (VHF) |
| Translators | K09FG Lemmon |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Reiten Television, Inc. |
| First air date | KXMB: November 19, 1955 KXMA: October 15, 1956 |
| Call letters’ meaning | KX Television |
| Former callsigns | KXMB: KBMB-TV (1955-1960) KXMA: KDIX-TV (1956-1983) KNDX (1983-1985) |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: Both stations: ABC (1955-1986) KXMA: NBC (1956-1980) |
| Transmitter Power | KXMB: 316 kW (analog) 90 kW (digital) KXMA: 100 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | KXMB: 466 m (analog) 392 m (digital) KXMA: 256 m (analog) 217 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | KXMB: 55686 KXMA: 55684 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | KXMB: (analog) (digital) KXMA: (analog) (digital) |
| Website | www.kxnet.com |
KXMB-TV, channel 12, is the CBS affiliate for Bismarck, North Dakota. The station serves the southern half of the Western North Dakota television market.
The station is owned by Reiten Television of Minot, and is one of two full-fledged stations in the KX Television network of CBS affiliates in western North Dakota. Though identifying as a station in its own right, KXMB is considered a semi-satellite of KXMC-TV of Minot, North Dakota. It produces its own newscasts, and airs its own commercials. However, it rebroadcasts most of KXMC-TV's syndicated programming, and the two stations share news stories.
KXMB also operates a semi-satellite, KXMA-TV, channel 2 in Dickinson. KXMA also identifies itself as a station in its own right, but airs a time-shifted feed of KXMB-TV in Mountain Time most of the day. It airs separate commercials and places inserts into KXMB's newscasts. KXMA's programming is repeated on low-powered translator K09FG in Lemmon, South Dakota.
KXMB is the largest station in the KX group, and the group's president, Tim Reiten, is based there. However, KXMC is considered the flagship station.
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[edit] History
KXMB first went on the air on November 19, 1955 as KBMB-TV, owned by Fargo businessman John Boler and his North Dakota Broadcasting Company. In 1958, it moved to its current location. In 1960, it changed its call sign to the current KXMB-TV.
In 1959, Boler sold a part-interest in the North Dakota Broadcasting Company to Chester Reiten of Minot. The two men teamed up to buy that city's CBS station, KCJB-TV, and changed the calls to KXMC-TV. They later added KXMD-TV in Williston and KDIX-TV in Dickinson, which signed on in 1956.
Boler sold his interest in the partnership to Reiten in 1971, and Reiten retained the western North Dakota stations. KDIX changed its calls to KNDX in 1983 and to KXMA in 1985.
KXJB-TV in Fargo was co-owned with the KX stations (though programmed separately) until Boler sold his interest in the partnership in 1971.
The KX stations formerly had a secondary affiliation with ABC shared with KFYR-TV before full-time ABC affiliate KBMY signed on.
KXMB was the first commercial digital television station in North Dakota as when it went on the air in 2002.
In 2006, the stations began a web portal-like website called KX Net, with each station's website displaying a localized front page. The stations continue to be branded as "KX Television" and as "KX News" on the air, but also use the "KX Net" monkier on the air also.
[edit] Programming and News
KXMB produces local newscasts daily at 12pm, 6pm and 10pm. KXMA places local inserts into KXMB's newscasts. KXMC produces a morning show at 6am and co-produces a 5pm newscast with KXMB, broadcast on all four stations.
The North Dakota State Fair parade in Minot is aired live every July as well as a July 4th Parade in Mandan.
--Former News Reporters and Anchors--
- Irving Lieberman
- Becky Jones
- Darrel Dorgan
- Dick Gottschald
- Dave Goss
- Joan Zec
- John Lampier
- Tom Nelson
- John Marie
- Tom Coyne
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- KX Net
- KXMB website
- KXMA website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXMB
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KXMA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXMB-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KXMA-TV
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