- KTVQ
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KTVQ
city =
station_
station_slogan = Fair. Accurate. To The Point.
station_branding = Q2
analog = 2 (VHF)
digital = 10 (VHF)
other_chs =
affiliations =CBS /MTN
The CW (DT2)
network =
founded =
airdate =November 9 ,1953
location =Billings, Montana
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KOOK-TV (1953-1973)
former_channel_numbers =
owner =Evening Post Publishing Company
licensee = KTVQ Communications, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = DuMont (1953-1955/6)NBC (secondary, 1953-1958 and 1968-1980)
ABC (secondary, 1953-1968)
| effective_radiated_power = 100 kW (analog)
26.1 kW (digital)
HAAT = 165 m (analog)
180 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 35694
coordinates = coord|45|46|0|N|108|27|29|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|45|46|0.9|N|108|27|28.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.ktvq.com/ www.ktvq.com]KTVQ is the
CBS affiliate inBillings, Montana . It broadcasts on channel 2 (Cable channel 5) and is owned by theEvening Post Publishing Company .The station began broadcasting on
November 9 ,1953 as KOOK-TV, Montana's second television station; Butte'sKXLF-TV had signed on in August. The station carried programming from all three major networks of the time--CBS,NBC , ABC andDuMont Television Network --Citation| last = | first = | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = A DuMont transmitter definitely will be operating over Channel 2 in Billings this fall tune in KOOK-TV Channel 2| newspaper = Billings Gazette| pages = | year = 5| date = 1953-06-01| url = ] but has always been a primary CBS affiliate. It lost DuMont when that network shut down in1956 and lost NBC when KGHL-TV (nowKULR-TV ) signed on in1958 . The station changed its callsign to KTVQ in1973 .In
1968 , channel 2 picked up a secondary affiliation with NBC after KULR opted to take a full-time affiliation with ABC. This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Billings. It shared NBC with KULR until KOUS (nowKHMT ) signed on in1980 .The station has, along with most other MTN stations has been the leader in local news ratings.
Notable staff
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Matt Winer ,ESPN sportscaster , worked here before ESPN.References
External links
* [http://www.ktvq.com/ KTVQ]
* [http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=107623 Antenna Information]
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