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Montana (1979-80)

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Source: 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook

Alberton
4 - KXLY Spokane
6 - KECI Missoula
8 - KPAX Missoula

Anaconda
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
7 - KXLF Butte
8 - KTVM Butte
9 - KUED Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
10 - CJOC Lethbridge

Baker
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - KEVN Rapid City
5 - KUED Salt Lake City
6 - KXGN Glendive
7 - KTVX Salt Lake City
9 - KTVQ Billings
11 - KDIX Dickinson
12 - KOTA Rapid City

Big Timber
2 - KTVQ Billings
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - Time/Weather
6 - KUTV Salt Lake City
7 - KUED Salt Lake City
8 - KULR Billings
12 - KSL Salt Lake City

Billings
3 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KTVQ Billings
5 - KULR Billings
7 - KWGN Denver
9 - KTVX Salt Lake City
10 - KUTV Salt Lake City
11 - KSL Salt Lake City
12 - KUED Salt Lake City
No # listed
News/Stocks/Local Access
Time/Weather

Bozeman
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - KUED Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
4 - KXLF Butte
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
6 - KTVM Butte
7 - CJOC Lethbridge
10 - KTVX Salt Lake City
12 - KWGN Denver
No # listed
Time/Weather

Butte
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
7 - KXLF Butte
9 - KTVM Butte
10 - CJOC Lethbridge
11 - KUED Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
No # listed
KECI Missoula (odd unless KTVM aired some different programs)
KWGN Denver
Local Access
Time/Weather

Columbia Falls
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - HBO
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
8 - KPAX Missoula
9 - KCFW Kalispell
13 - Time/Weather (audio: KYSS-FM Missoula) / Local Access

Columbus
No # listed
KSL Salt Lake City
KTVQ Billings
KTVX Salt Lake City
KUED Salt Lake City
KULR Billings
KUTV Salt Lake City

Cut Bank
2 - CJOC Lethbridge
3 - CFCN Calgary (via Lethbridge)
4 - KXLY Spokane
6 - KHQ Spokane
9 - KFBB Great Falls
11 - KRTV Great Falls
12 - Public Announcements (audio: KPQX-FM Havre)
13 - Time/Weather (audio: KPQX-FM Havre)

Deer Lodge
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
5 - KTVX Salt Lake City
7 - KXLF Butte
10 - KSL Salt Lake City
11 - KECI Missoula
No # listed
Time/Weather

Dillon
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
4 - KXLF Butte
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
6 - KTVX Salt Lake City
11 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - KTVM Butte
No # listed
Time/Weather

Forsyth
No # listed
KSL Salt Lake City
KTVQ Billings
KTVX Salt Lake City
KUED Salt Lake City
KULR Billings
KUTV Salt Lake City

Glasgow
2 - CJOC Lethbridge
3 - KUTV Salt Lake City
5 - KFBB Great Falls
6 - KXLY Spokane
No # listed
Time/Weather

Glendive
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - News Ticker
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
7 - KXGN Glendive
8 - KUMV Williston
11 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - Local Origination

Great Falls
2 - KREM Spokane
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - Time/Weather (audio: KNUW-FM Great Falls)
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - HBO
8 - KUED Salt Lake City
9 - KFBB Great Falls
10 - KWGN Denver
11 - KRTV Great Falls
12 - KTCM Helena
13 - CJOC Lethbridge

Hamilton
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - KPAX Missoula
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - KECI Missoula
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
12 - Time/Weather (audio: KLYQ-FM Hamilton)


Hardin
2 - KTVQ Billings
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
6 - KULR Billings
7 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - KUTV Salt Lake City
No # listed
Time/Weather

Havre
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - KRTV Great Falls
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - KFBB Great Falls
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - CJOC Lethbridge
10 - CFCN Calgary (via Lethbridge)
No # listed
Time/Weather

Helena
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
3 - KXLF Butte
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KTCM Helena
9 - CJOC Lethbridge
11 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - KFBB Great Falls
No # listed
Time/Weather

Part 2 leaves off from here
 
Kalispell
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - HBO
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
8 - KPAX Missoula
9 - KCFW Kalispell
10 - KTVX Salt Lake City
11 - KSL Salt Lake City
12 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - Time/Weather (audio: KXLY-FM Spokane) / Local Origination

Laurel
3 - Time/Weather
4 - KTVQ Billings
5 - Message Wheel
6 - KULR Billings
7 - KWGN Denver
9 - KTVX Salt Lake City
10 - KUTV Salt Lake City
11 - KSL Salt Lake City
12 - KUED Salt Lake City

Lewistown
3 - KRTV Great Falls
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KSL Salt Lake City
6 - KUTV Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
7 - KUED Salt Lake City
9 - KFBB Great Falls
11 - KULR Billings
13 - KTVQ Billings
No # listed
Time/Weather (audio: KXLO (AM) Lewistown)

Livingston
2 - KTVQ Billings
3 - KUTV Salt Lake City
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KULR Billings
6 - KSL Salt Lake City
7 - KUED Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
9 - CJOC Lethbridge
12 - KWGN Denver
No # listed
Time/Weather (audio: KPRK (AM) Livingston)

Miles City
2 - KUTV Salt Lake City
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
7 - KUED Salt Lake City / KTCM Helena
8 - KULR Billings
9 - KTVQ Billings
11 - KYUS Miles City
No # listed
Time/Weather

Milltown
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - KXLF Butte
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - KECI Missoula
6 - KHQ Spokane

Missoula
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - KPAX Missoula
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - KECI Missoula
6 - KHQ Spokane
9 - Message Wheel
10 - KWGN Denver
11 - KSPS Spokane
12 - Time/Weather (audio: KYSS-FM Missoula)
No # listed
HBO

Polson
2 - KREM Spokane / KXLY Spokane
3 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KPAX Missoula
5 - KECI Missoula
6 - KHQ Spokane

Rattlesnake Valley
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - KPAX Missoula
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - KECI Missoula
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
No # listed
Time/Weather

Red Lodge
2 - KTVQ Billings
3 - Time/Weather
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
6 - KULR Billings
7 - KSL Salt Lake City
11 - KUED Salt Lake City
13 - KUTV Salt Lake City

Shelby
2 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KXLY Spokane
6 - KHQ Spokane
9 - KFBB Great Falls
11 - KRTV Great Falls

Sidney
2 - KXMD Williston
3 - KUTV Salt Lake City
4 - KTVX Salt Lake City
5 - KXGN Glendive
7 - KUED Salt Lake City
9 - KUMV Williston
10 - KTVQ Billings
12 - Time/Weather

Superior
2 - KREM Spokane
4 - KXLY Spokane
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
8 - KPAX Missoula
9 - KCFW Kalispell
13 - KECI Missoula

Whitefish
2 - KREM Spokane
3 - CJOC Lethbridge
4 - KXLY Spokane
5 - HBO
6 - KHQ Spokane
7 - KSPS Spokane
8 - KPAX Missoula
9 - KCFW Kalispell
13 - Time/Weather (audio: KYSS-FM Missoula) / Local Origination

Wibaux
No # listed
KDIX Dickinson
KUMV Williston
KXGN Glendive
KXMD Williston
Time/Weather
 
In 1980, you put on what you had access to. Montana is next to Canada, so especially the northern cities, if they could pick up Canadian stations they would use them. I believe I've read that the Salt Lake City stations had an extensive microwave system in the area, which was put in place before satellite stations became prominent. Now as to why Salt Lake City had that system and not the Denver stations, that I couldn't tell you. Denver would have been a more logical regional solution for Montana.
 
NoDakObserver said:
In 1980, you put on what you had access to. Montana is next to Canada, so especially the northern cities, if they could pick up Canadian stations they would use them. I believe I've read that the Salt Lake City stations had an extensive microwave system in the area, which was put in place before satellite stations became prominent. Now as to why Salt Lake City had that system and not the Denver stations, that I couldn't tell you. Denver would have been a more logical regional solution for Montana.
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I believe I’ve read the SLC stations were microwaved to provide network signals to affiliates in that region. Perhaps the stations and the cable companies split that cost.

As far as why SLC and not Denver, I have not seen that answer.
 
NoDakObserver said:
In 1980, you put on what you had access to. Montana is next to Canada, so especially the northern cities, if they could pick up Canadian stations they would use them. I believe I've read that the Salt Lake City stations had an extensive microwave system in the area, which was put in place before satellite stations became prominent. Now as to why Salt Lake City had that system and not the Denver stations, that I couldn't tell you. Denver would have been a more logical regional solution for Montana.
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The SLC microwave was put in place, if I'm understanding the situation correctly, to provide in-state television to all of Utah, and there were also nearby areas of Idaho and Wyoming that had economic and cultural ties to Utah (not least of which because of the influence of the LDS church, which is in a very real sense the "glue" that holds Utah together). Having such a system already in place, I would just have to assume that it was easier to extend those microwave links northward, IOW, use what you already have. SLC stations made it all the way to North Dakota at one time.
 
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