KBMY

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KBMY / KMCY
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = KBMY 17
KMCY 14
analog =
KBMY: 17 (UHF)
KMCY: 14 (UHF)
digital =
KBMY: 16 (UHF)
KMCY: 15 (UHF)
other_chs = K42FY Dickinson (relay KBMY)
K44HR Williston (relay KMCY)
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = KBMY: March 31, 1985
KMCY: June 1985 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says KMCY signed on June 22, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says it signed on June 19.]
location = KBMY: Bismarck, North Dakota
KMCY: Minot, North Dakota
callsign_meaning = KBMY:
Bismarck/Mandan Y
KMCY:
Magic CitY
(nickname of Minot)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Forum Communications Company
"(operated by Prime Cities Broadcasting, Inc. through LMA)"
licensee = KBMY-KMCY, LLC
sister_stations = KNDX / KXND
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = KBMY:
513 kW (analog)
1.6 kW (digital)
KMCY:
513 kW (analog)
500 kW (digital)
HAAT = KBMY:
290 m (analog)
7 m (digital)
KMCY:
229.2 m (analog)
216 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = KBMY: 22121
KMCY: 22127
coordinates = KBMY:
coord|46|35|14.5|N|100|48|21.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KBMY (analog)
coord|46|48|23.5|N|100|44|37.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KBMY (digital)
KMCY:
coord|48|3|11.4|N|101|23|6.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KMCY
homepage = [http://www.abc17.tv/ KBMY]
[http://www.abc14.tv/ KMCY]

KBMY channel 17 and KMCY channel 14 are television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, North Dakota and managed by Prime Cities Broadcasting, owner of Fox affiliates KNDX and KXND. The stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company. Bismarck (KBMY) and Minot (KMCY) are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).

History

KBMY and KMCY signed on in 1985, bringing the full ABC schedule to western North Dakota and eastern Montana for the first time ever. Before 1985, portions of ABC programming were carried by the KX Television and Meyer Television groups. Prior to K44HR's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Denver's KMGH-TV on cable for ABC programming. Dickinson also received KMGH, especially as they were in Mountain Time Zone, until K42FY signed on.

The stations do not produce much local content. KMCY largely simulcasts KBMY, aside from local commercials. The Dickinson station directly repeats KBMY, while the Williston station repeats KMCY.

A 30-minute morning show, "Good Morning West Dakota," is produced by Bismarck radio station KBMR and aired on all four stations. It is the only local newscast on KBMY and KMCY, and there are no local cut-ins during "Good Morning America".

Until 2007, KBMY and KMCY were known collectively as "ABC West". That year, the stations changed their monikers in favor of the station identities for their area.

External links

* [http://www.abc17.tv/ KBMY-TV Online]
* [http://www.abc14.tv/ KMCY-TV Online]
*TVQ|KBMY
**TVQ|K42FY
*TVQ|KMCY
**TVQ|K44HR
*BIA|KBMY|TV|TV
*BIA|KMCY|TV|TV

References