- KXMB-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KXMB-TV / KXMA-TV
(semi-satellite s ofKXMC-TV ,Minot, North Dakota )
city =
station_
station_slogan = Your Eye on Dakota
station_branding = KX Television ("main")
CBS 12 (KXMB) or CBS 2 (KXMA)
KX News
analog =
KXMB: 12 (VHF)
KXMA: 2 (VHF)
digital =
KXMB: 23 (UHF)
KXMA: 19 (UHF)
other_chs = K09FG Lemmon
affiliations =CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = KXMB:November 19 ,1955
KXMA:October 15 ,1956
location = KXMB:Bismarck, North Dakota
KXMA:Dickinson, North Dakota
callsign_meaning = KX Television
former_callsigns = KXMB:
KBMB-TV (1955-1960)
KXMA:
KDIX-TV (1956-1983)
KNDX (1983-1985)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Reiten Television, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Secondary:
Both stations:
ABC (1955-1986)
KXMA:NBC (1956-1980)
effective_radiated_power = KXMB:
316 kW (analog)
90 kW (digital)
KXMA:
100 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
HAAT = KXMB:
466 m (analog)
392 m (digital)
KXMA:
256 m (analog)
217 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = KXMB: 55686
KXMA: 55684
coordinates = KXMB:
coord|46|35|22.9|N|100|48|21.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|46|35|22.7|N|100|48|3.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
KXMA:
coord|46|43|30.6|N|102|55|0.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KXMA-TV (analog)
coord|46|43|34.8|N|102|54|58.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KXMA-TV (digital)
homepage = [http://www.kxnet.com/ www.kxnet.com]KXMB-TV, channel 12, is the
CBS affiliate forBismarck, North Dakota . The station serves the southern half of the 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 ofKXMC-TV ofMinot, 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.
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. In1958 , it moved to its current location. In1960 , it changed itscall 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 addedKXMD-TV in Williston and KDIX-TV in Dickinson, which signed on in1956 .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 in1983 and to KXMA in1985 .KXJB-TV in Fargo was co-owned with the KX stations (though programmed separately) until Boler sold his interest in the partnership in1971 .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 in2002 .In July 2008, Reiten Television began a joint agreement to sell television commercial slots on both KXMB and
KBMY-TV , Bismarck's ABC affiliate owned byForum Communications Company . KXMB houses sales and engineering personnel solely for KBMY's operations. A consequence of this agreement has enabled KBMY-DT to begin broadcasting in July 2008 directly from KXMB's station, bringing a digital ABC television signal to Bismarck.On The Web
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.KXNet.com combined the previous domains kxma.com, kxmb.com, kxma.com and kxmd.com under one umbrella. The original domains are still active. KXNet.com won the 2007 Teddy Award for Best Website and the 2007 Eric Severaid Award for best website small market television in a 6 state region.
In 2008 KXNet.com became the first web site in North Dakota to deliver a live news broadcast over the Internet when they streamed a 1-hour special coverage of the 2008 Presidential Caucuses from Bismarck.
In October 2007, KXNet.com along with Midkota Solutions launched DakotaPolitics.com a web site focusing on North Dakota Political News Coverage. DakotaPolitics featured profile information, voting records and some analysis. DakotaPolitics also launched weekly tracking polls for the 2008 Election Cycle.
Programming and News
KXMB produces local newscasts on weekdays at 12pm, 6pm and 10pm. Weekend newscasts are produced at 6pm and 10pm on Saturdays, and 10pm on Sundays. 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 Coyneee also
*
KXMC-TV External links
* [http://www.kxnet.com/ KX Net]
* [http://www.kxmb.com/ KXMB website]
* [http://www.kxma.com/ KXMA website]
*TVQ|KXMB
*TVQ|KXMA
*BIA|KXMB|TV|TV
*BIA|KXMA|TV|TV
*TitanTV|KXMB
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
