ABC West
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| KBMY/KMCY | |
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| Image:ABC West.jpg | |
| KBMY Bismarck, ND KMCY Minot, ND <tr><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">Branding</th><td style="text-align: left;">ABC West</td></tr> | |
| Channels | 17, 14 analog, 16, 15 digital |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Forum Communications (Operated by Prime Cities Broadcasting through LMA) |
| Founded | 1986
<tr><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;">Call letters meaning</th><td style="text-align: left;">K Bismarck Mandan Y |
ABC West is a group of television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, North Dakota and managed by Prime Cities Broadcasting, owner of West Dakota Fox. The stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company. Bismarck and Minot are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).
[edit] Stations
| Call sign | Analog Channel | Digital Channel | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBMY | 17 | 16 | Bismarck, ND | originating station |
| KMCY | 14 | 15 | Minot, ND | airs KBMY feed with local inserts |
| K42FY | 42 | none | Dickinson, ND | rebroadcasts KBMY |
| K44HR | 44 | none | Williston, ND | rebroadcasts KMCY |
[edit] Programming
KBMY and KMCY signed on in 1986, bringing the full ABC schedule to western North Dakota and eastern Montana for the first time ever. Before 1986, portions of ABC programming were carried on KX Television and NBC North Dakota.
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 ABC West, and there are no local cut-ins during Good Morning America.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KBMY
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KMCY
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K44HR
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K42FY
| Broadcast television in Western North Dakota (Nielsen DMA #158) | ||
| (market includes Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson, and Williston) | ||
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ABC West (ABC) - KX Television (CBS) - NBC North Dakota (NBC) - Prairie Public Television (PBS) - West Dakota Fox (Fox) | ||
| Local cable television channels: | ||
| See also: Broadcast television in the Brandon, Fargo, Glendive, Grand Forks, and Great Falls markets | ||
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WDAY 6 (Fargo) - WDAZ 8 (Devils Lake / Grand Forks) - KMCY 14 / KBMY 17 (Minot / Bismarck) | |
| See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in North Dakota
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