- KBTZ
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KBTZ
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 24 (UHF)
digital =
other_chs = KBTZ-LP 32 Bozeman
affiliations = Fox (primary)MyNetworkTV (secondary)
network =
founded =
airdate =May 2 ,2003
location =Butte, Montana
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Equity Media Holdings Corporation
licensee = nowrap|Montana License Subsidiary, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 330 kW
HAAT = 570 m
class =
facility_id = 81438
coordinates = coord|46|0|24|N|112|26|33|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage =KBTZ is a full-service television station serving
Butte, Montana as a Fox affiliate, broadcasting in analog on UHF channel 24, with no digital allocation. The station is owned byEquity Broadcasting ofLittle Rock, Arkansas . KBTZ simulcasts on translator station KBTZ-LP UHF channel 32 inBozeman, Montana .According to Equity's website, KBTZ has a secondary affiliation with Fox's new sister network,
MyNetworkTV . [http://www.ebcorp.net/stations]This station was observed being rebroadcast on Digital Channel 11.2 in Fort Collins, CO starting on May 13th, 2008. The main digital Channel 11.1 is KDEV
Cheyenne, Wyoming utilizing their digital transmitter located 50 miles to the south near Fort Collins, CO.Since both stations are owned by
Equity Broadcasting , it's assumed that this is perhaps a test of the digital equipment for KBTZ which does not have a companion digital channel in their local area. See below.Digital television
Because it was granted an original
construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan onApril 21 ,1997 [http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html] , the station did not receive a companion channel for a digitaltelevision station . Instead, on or beforeFebruary 17 ,2009 , which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KBTZ will be required to turn off itsanalog signal and turn on itsdigital signal (called a "flash-cut ").External links
* [http://www.ebcorp.net/ Equity Broadcasting]
* [http://www.fox.com/ Fox]
* [http://www.mynetworktv.com/ MyNetworkTV]
*TVQ|KBTZ
**TVQ|KBTZ-LP
*BIA|KBTZ|TV|TV
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