KXMC-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KXMC-TV / KXMD-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Your Eye on Dakota
station_branding = KX Television ("main")
CBS 13 (KXMC) or CBS 11 (KXMD)
KX News
analog =
KXMC: 13 (VHF)
KXMD: 11 (VHF)
digital =
KXMC: 45 (UHF)
KXMD: 14 (UHF)
other_chs = K07EZ Beulah
(repeats KXMC-TV)
affiliations = CBS
network =
founded =
airdate = KXMC: April 3, 1953
KXMD: October 25, 1969
location = KXMC: Minot, North Dakota
KXMD: Williston, North Dakota
callsign_meaning = KX Television
former_callsigns = KXMC:
KCJB-TV (1953-1958)
KXMD: none
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Reiten Television, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Secondary:
ABC secondary (1953-1986)
effective_radiated_power = KXMC:
316 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
KXMD:
100 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
HAAT = KXMC:
344 m (analog)
249.4 m (digital)
KXMD:
291 m (analog)
257 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = KXMC: 55685
KXMD: 55683
coordinates = KXMC:
coord|48|3|0|N|101|20|33.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|48|3|2.1|N|101|23|26.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
KXMD:
coord|48|8|45|N|103|53|22.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KXMD-TV (analog)
coord|48|8|29.9|N|103|53|35.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KXMD-TV (digital)
homepage = [http://www.kxnet.com/ www.kxnet.com]

KXMC-TV, channel 13, is the CBS affiliate for Minot, North Dakota. The station serves the northern half of the television market. It is owned by Reiten Television of Minot.

KXMC is the flagship station of KX Television, a network of four CBS affiliates that reach most of central and western North Dakota, along with parts of South Dakota and Montana.

The station operates a semi-satellite, KXMD-TV, channel 11 in Williston. KXMD identifies itself as a station in its own right, but simulcasts KXMC most of the day. However, KXMD airs separate commercials and places local inserts into KXMC's newscasts. Additionally, KXMC's programming is repeated on low-powered translator K07EZ in Beulah.

History

KXMC was the first television station in North Dakota, going on the air as KCJB-TV in April 1953. Minot businessman Chester Reiten and Fargo businessman John Boler bought the station in 1958. The duo already owned KXMB-TV in Bismarck.

Over the years, Reiten and Boler signed on KDIX-TV in Dickinson (now KXMA-TV) and KXMC in Williston. Boler sold his interest in the stations to Reiten in 1971. Tim Reiten, Chester's son, still owns the stations today.

KXMD signed on in November of 1969. Previously Williston viewers had to pick up CBS programming on cable from KOOK-TV in Billings, Montana (now KTVQ).

From the late 1970s until the mid 1980s, KXMD was carried by cable systems across neighboring Saskatchewan, even operating a sales office in Saskatoon. These arrangements ended when the Canadian cable companies were granted permission to replace the North Dakota signals with network affiliates from Detroit.

KXJB-TV in Fargo was co-owned with the KX stations (though programmed separately) until Boler sold his interest in 1971. The stations still occasionally share stories.

The KX stations formerly had a secondary affiliation with ABC before full-time ABC affiliate KMCY signed on in 1986.

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

KXMC produces local newscasts daily at 12pm, 6pm and 10pm. KXMD places local inserts into KXMC's broadcasts. KXMC produces a morning show at 6am and co-produces a 5pm newscast with KXMB, both of which are broadcast on all four stations.

KXMC is the only station in Minot that broadcasts a full schedule of news. KMOT only produces two newscasts during the week, while KMCY airs only a morning show produced from Bismarck.

The North Dakota State Fair parade in Minot is aired live every July.

ee also

*KXMB-TV

External links

* [http://www.kxnet.com/ KX Net]
* [http://www.dakotapolitics.com/ DakotaPolitics Website]
* [http://www.kxma.com/ KXMA website]
* [http://www.kxmb.com/ KXMB website]
* [http://www.kxmc.com/ KXMC website]
* [http://www.kxmd.com/ KXMD website]
*TVQ|KXMC
*TVQ|KXMD
*BIA|KXMC|TV|TV
*BIA|KXMD|TV|TV
*TitanTV|KXMC