KXGN preparing for a sale....

[GoldenShine_10 263]

I would assume that the area will become part of the Billings market. I agree, it's like a local co-op or the City of Glendive will set up translators.

[mre29 1967]

Welp, I didn't see that coming. I guess Scripps didn't want to pay for a station that small.

 

7 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

This is the first time in recent memory that a station going away like KXGN wipes out an entire DMA.

 

I would hope it's the first time ever, at least on the TV side.

 

[Rusty Muck 4688]

On 7/9/2025 at 9:54 PM, mre29 said:

Welp, I didn't see that coming. I guess Scripps didn't want to pay for a station that small.

The Sturlaugsons didn't even want KXGN-TV. It's obvious that KDZN-FM propped up channel 5 and just about everything else. Just as much as KYUS-TV was only being run as a public service and relayed KULR at no charge to Cowles.

 

On 7/9/2025 at 9:54 PM, mre29 said:

I would hope it's the first time ever, at least on the TV side.

WJSU and WCFT say hello.

[mre29 1967]

9 hours ago, Rusty Muck said:

WJSU and WCFT say hello.

 

Oh. Hi.

 

[Pulls foot out of mouth.]

 

Anyway, 3 down.... 209 to go.

 

[mer764KCTV5 213]

9 hours ago, Rusty Muck said:

WJSU and WCFT say hello.

 

On 7/9/2025 at 8:54 PM, mre29 said:

I would hope it's the first time ever, at least on the TV side.

 

KQTV pops up in shame. —> For context, they tried to have a Semi-satellite in Topeka, Kansas in the mid-1970s and tried to build towers in different locations, multiple times and even tried to make a bigger tower to add Kansas City and Topeka in its coverage area... all of the attempts failed.

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

https://current.org/2025/07/montana-pbs-to-acquire-three-stations-in-underserved-region-of-the-state/

 

Apparently KYUS in Miles City has been silent.  Probably when Glendive ended local programming and their NBC subchannel?

[Rusty Muck 4688]

1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said:

https://current.org/2025/07/montana-pbs-to-acquire-three-stations-in-underserved-region-of-the-state/

 

Apparently KYUS in Miles City has been silent.  Probably when Glendive ended local programming and their NBC subchannel?

KYUS-TV fell silent on New Year's Day but forgot to file the STA paperwork until two weeks ago.

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

Well, to bump this thread one last time with the fate of the Glendive market....

Montana PBS consummated the sale of KXGN and KYUS on October 22nd.  So the Glendive market still exists, it just doesn't have any commercial stations inside of it anymore.

YouTubeTV has replaced KXGN with KTVQ as the CBS affiliate of record for Glendive customers.