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Montana KXLF-TV Butte Upgrade

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If readers want to see some beautiful scenery the background of Butte is amazing.

Main story:

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New KXLF transmitter to improve TV reception and quality

Scripps is continuing it's multimillion-dollar project to upgrade transmitters at TV stations in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Missoula, Helena and Great Falls.
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"High on the job: KXLF tower receives major technology upgrade"

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Monday Headlines: Miss Montana, Defensive Deer and Livingston Radio

Catch up with today’s headlines - Here's a quick look at the top news stories across Montana and your backyard
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According to the article, KXLF is leaving Channel 5 with this transition and moving to UHF. KXGN Glendive, the other channel 5 VHF, is staying on that channel for now.
Fewer and fewer low-VHF stations in the U.S. it seems. Surprised KNOP-2 NE and WHBF-4 IL have held on.
 
crainbebo said:
According to the article, KXLF is leaving Channel 5 with this transition and moving to UHF. KXGN Glendive, the other channel 5 VHF, is staying on that channel for now.
Fewer and fewer low-VHF stations in the U.S. it seems. Surprised KNOP-2 NE and WHBF-4 IL have held on.
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Didn’t KXGN-TV recently auction off all their equipment? They’re probably going dark very soon if not already.
 
Nathan Obral said:
Didn’t KXGN-TV recently auction off all their equipment? They’re probably going dark very soon if not already.
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www.rangerreview.com

KXGN TV to sell off treasure trove of broadcasting artifacts ahead of sale of station

As the KXGN-TV Channel 5 broadcasting station winds up for both the building’s and the station’s eventual sale to new ownership, station employees have begun selling off its vast inventory
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This story says the station will be sold. Not sure to who, although Nexstar would make a lot of sense. They could put Billings ABC and Fox on along with ND CBS and give the market a decent lineup. Which would effectively eliminate the Glendive market and fold it into one of the neighboring markets.
 
the 1896 sale and format change of the FM Was done by the people who own KMXE 99.3 REd Lodge, MT now. The owner of KXGN is Andrew Sturglason, who is the son of of the long time GM
 
KYUS-TV went dark on January 1, also precluding a sale per their STA request that was filed last week due to an accidental omission.

The problem with KYUS and KXGN is this: Miles City and Glendive are far, far too small that no one would be able to make money off of them. Cowles did not give KYUS any money to rebroadcast KULR on it for nearly 17 years, nor did KYUS get any advertising income. So why would Nexstar want to buy either station?

If the Marks estate is able to sell them, it'd likely be to a Godcaster like TCT or Daystar. In ordinary, normal circumstances with proper funding, Montana PBS would be the favorite.
 
Is KXGN still selling stuff off? Would like to know if they still have some industrial-grade S-VHS players or Umatic players.
 
The other shoe finally dropped: KXGN-TV and KYUS-TV have been sold to Montana State University, operator of Montana PBS. Combined price is $375,000. ( LMS filing )

This is a pleasant surprise and a win-win for both buyer and seller. It also likely means the end of Glendive as Nielsen's smallest TV DMA.
 
Nathan Obral said:
The other shoe finally dropped: KXGN-TV and KYUS-TV have been sold to Montana State University, operator of Montana PBS. Combined price is $375,000. ( LMS filing )

This is a pleasant surprise and a win-win for both buyer and seller. It also likely means the end of Glendive as Nielsen's smallest TV DMA.
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Wow a lot higher than I imagined. Combined the two stations cover about 30,000 people.

Edit: A skim through the APA shows that some real estate might be included in the transaction. If that's true, that helped bump up the price.
 
back in the day on KXGN, they had one guy whos go out and shoot video for the news... and i dont think it was done on a terribly high grade camera.. hed record the news at like 4 and itd air at 6.

And back about 20 years ago, the NBC affiliate in williston had a local studio and did a 10 or so minute cut in with a local story or three and local weather (it was a simulcast of one another NBC station in the state otherwise)
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
back in the day on KXGN, they had one guy whos go out and shoot video for the news... and i dont think it was done on a terribly high grade camera.. hed record the news at like 4 and itd air at 6.
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That would have been Ed Agre, whose literal one-man-band newscast was covered by Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and Sports Illustrated.

An aircheck of one his newscasts is on YouTube; one thing you'll notice is that there is no advertising, just PSAs and an extended promo by Agre himself. It is very likely KXGN-TV never turned a profit and were sustained by Marks' radio stations.
 
inari said:
Wow a lot higher than I imagined. Combined the two stations cover about 30,000 people.

Edit: A skim through the APA shows that some real estate might be included in the transaction. If that's true, that helped bump up the price.
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It also includes the translator in Sidney, which has 6000 people.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
back in the day on KXGN, they had one guy whos go out and shoot video for the news... and i dont think it was done on a terribly high grade camera.. hed record the news at like 4 and itd air at 6.

And back about 20 years ago, the NBC affiliate in williston had a local studio and did a 10 or so minute cut in with a local story or three and local weather (it was a simulcast of one another NBC station in the state otherwise)
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The Dickinson, Williston, and Minot NBC stations are all satellites of KFYR in Bismarck. Williston still has local sports and a reporter, but weather is all from KFYR now. Not sure if they do any local news cutins or not.
 
Nathan Obral said:
KYUS-TV went dark on January 1, also precluding a sale per their STA request that was filed last week due to an accidental omission.

The problem with KYUS and KXGN is this: Miles City and Glendive are far, far too small that no one would be able to make money off of them. Cowles did not give KYUS any money to rebroadcast KULR on it for nearly 17 years, nor did KYUS get any advertising income. So why would Nexstar want to buy either station?

If the Marks estate is able to sell them, it'd likely be to a Godcaster like TCT or Daystar. In ordinary, normal circumstances with proper funding, Montana PBS would be the favorite.
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This was a good call by you on Montana PBS buying it. Here's a full article. Montana PBS to acquire three stations in underserved region of the state - Current
 


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