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SMALL MARKETS WITH ONE STATION AND TWO MAJOR AFFILIATIONS

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Garrett

This came out of the last thread, someone was talking about a small market with a station that had all 3 original major networs (CBS, NBC, ABC), which got me to thinking... It might be fun to list all the smallest markets still around that still carry one of the major networks (excluding Fox, CW or MNTV).

Anyone?
 
WAGM-TV channel 8 in Presque Isle, ME is now a CBS affiliate exclusively. They used to carry programs from NBC and ABC when they could. Even the occasional UPN show a few years ago. [They now carry FOX on WAGM-DT channel 8-2.]

I believe the only remaining station in the country still carrying two or more of the big 4 on their analog channel is KXGN-TV (NBC/CBS) channel 5 of Glendive, MT, which is also the smallest DMA in the country.
 
Could you rephrase the question in the clearest manner possible? With a fictional example if need be?
 
I think he is asking if there are still any stations carrying more than one of the original big three networks (excluding Fox in this instance). In other words, is WXXX cherry picking shows from all three networks in order to build their schedule.

Wikipedia (take it for what you will) backs up KML-224's post: KXGN is a primary CBS, secondary NBC affiliate and the only one in the country to still be affiliated with two major (original) networks.

If you include Fox (considered by most standards to be a full network) and the "netlets" (CW, MNTV), the list grows longer especially with digital sub-channel availability in (nearly?) every market.
 
Tim-In-Houston said:
Wikipedia (take it for what you will) backs up KML-224's post: KXGN is a primary CBS, secondary NBC affiliate and the only one in the country to still be affiliated with two major (original) networks.
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Wikipedia is correct. And, having visited Glendive a few years ago, I can vouch for it myself.
 
KALB in Alexandria Louisiana has affiliations with NBC and CBS. It Airs NBC on its 5-1 digital channel and CBS on its 5-2 both in 1080i if you can imagine that.
 
I still think the original poster wanted network sharing on a station's existing analog channel, not the networks on digital subchannels. The last time it happened in Hartford/New Haven was with WTNH-TV/DT channel 8/D 10 of New Haven. Channel 8 was/is a primary ABC affiliate. They aired the one-night WB block when that network signed on in 1995. It was tape-delayed to Saturday nights from 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM. WTVU-TV channel 59 would sign on that April. [Today they're WCTX-TV/DT (MY) channel 59/D 39.]
 
Fieldtech1 said:
KALB in Alexandria Louisiana has affiliations with NBC and CBS. It Airs NBC on its 5-1 digital channel and CBS on its 5-2 both in 1080i if you can imagine that.
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My understanding is that KALB-CBS is shown in 720p.

Regardless, it still looks like crap from what I've heard.

- Trip
 
KML-224 said:
I still think the original poster wanted network sharing on a station's existing analog channel, not the networks on digital subchannels. The last time it happened in Hartford/New Haven was with WTNH-TV/DT channel 8/D 10 of New Haven. Channel 8 was/is a primary ABC affiliate. They aired the one-night WB block when that network signed on in 1995. It was tape-delayed to Saturday nights from 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM. WTVU-TV channel 59 would sign on that April. [Today they're WCTX-TV/DT (MY) channel 59/D 39.]
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Correct, we're talking Analogue here. Digital, when its fully enacted may significantly change the equation, but not yet...
 
tothedj said:
Regarding KXGN-TV, when they switch to digital, will they carry CBS on one
channel and NBC on another?
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I would guess that, if they add any more subchannels there wouldn't be room for full HD programming
 
Mainedude2007 said:
tothedj said:
Regarding KXGN-TV, when they switch to digital, will they carry CBS on one
channel and NBC on another?
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I would guess that, if they add any more subchannels there wouldn't be room for full HD programming
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It would seem that there is some question as to whether KXGN-TV will be able to make the digital transition at all. Ignoring FCC mandates, they have never built any type of digital transmitter. Now they are telling the FCC (via Trip's "Rabbit Ears" site) that they may request to be allowed to flash cut their analog transmitter (on channel 5) to digital, but they really haven't decided, they may yet build their digital on channel 10. I'd it's rather late in the game to be making that decision. Obviously, if they don't come up with some kind of digital TX in Feb 2008, they will sadly be history (unless the FCC gives them some kind of STA to stay on analog). But assuming they do go digital, I seriously doubt they'll be putting up any subchannels anytime soon. BTW, the full NBC schedule is available in Glendive via a translator on channel 13 for the Dickinson ND NBC affil
 
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