KXGN preparing for a sale....

[tyrannical bastard 4058]

Thought I would check in on KXGN-TV, the only station in the smallest Nielsen market in America, in Glendive, Montana.

 

Since the passing of owner Stephen Marks and the sale of his other TV stations to Morgan Murphy, it looks like preparations are being made to eventually sell off KXGN to another owner.

According to Wikipedia, they have ended their .2 affiliation with NBC as of the end of 2024 and no longer produce any local programming in Glendive.  Since the departure of Emelie Boyles, they only have done a weekly public affairs program "Let's Talk About it" that aired on Sundays.   It is basically a semi-satellite for KTVQ in Billings and most of their newscasts.

 

And this past March, the station was readying a sale at their building in Glendive selling off decades of artifacts from KXGN's existence.

https://www.rangerreview.com/news/kxgn-tv-to-sell-off-treasure-trove-of-broadcasting-artifacts-ahead-of-sale-of-station/article_a07b3a08-035c-11f0-9f85-7ff9936504f1.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawK-m0xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFvb283dlpzaDNaNEF6dDNqAR65055XO7IRzYKwCZhx3Eg-dlCBSvzSnVNCMditQ5eGEfn8aV0qDcb_tbyy8Q_aem_yyBBO_KPIIT0VrJOtlHwsw

(Based on the article, the sale was in the works and may have happened by now)

 

We shall see what happens to KXGN.  It's no longer a question of if, but WHEN... and WHO gets it?

 

Interesting footnote.  KXGN basically operates as a Central Time station, so everything (including prime time) is an hour earlier in Montana.  They fill the hour at 9pm with syndication and run 10pm onward in Mountain Time until they join CBS News in progress overnight.

Edited 3 hours ago by tyrannical bastard
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[GoldenShine_10 113]

3 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Thought I would check in on KXGN-TV, the only station in the smallest Nielsen market in America, in Glendive, Montana.

 

Since the passing of owner Stephen Marks and the sale of his other TV stations to Morgan Murphy, it looks like preparations are being made to eventually sell off KXGN to another owner.

According to Wikipedia, they have ended their .2 affiliation with NBC as of the end of 2024 and no longer produce any local programming in Glendive.  Since the departure of Emelie Boyles, they only have done a weekly public affairs program "Let's Talk About it" that aired on Sundays.   It is basically a semi-satellite for KTVQ in Billings and most of their newscasts.

 

And this past March, the station was readying a sale at their building in Glendive selling off decades of artifacts from KXGN's existence.

https://www.rangerreview.com/news/kxgn-tv-to-sell-off-treasure-trove-of-broadcasting-artifacts-ahead-of-sale-of-station/article_a07b3a08-035c-11f0-9f85-7ff9936504f1.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawK-m0xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFvb283dlpzaDNaNEF6dDNqAR65055XO7IRzYKwCZhx3Eg-dlCBSvzSnVNCMditQ5eGEfn8aV0qDcb_tbyy8Q_aem_yyBBO_KPIIT0VrJOtlHwsw

(Based on the article, the sale was in the works and may have happened by now)

 

We shall see what happens to KXGN.  It's no longer a question of if, but WHEN... and WHO gets it?

 

Interesting footnote.  KXGN basically operates as a Central Time station, so everything (including prime time) is an hour earlier in Montana.  They fill the hour at 9pm with syndication and run 10pm onward in Mountain Time until they join CBS News in progress overnight.

 

Maybe a Billings owner like Cowles could step in and tie it to KULR?