KHME

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KHME
Rapid City, South Dakota
United States
ChannelsDigital: 2 (VHF)
Virtual: 23
BrandingMeTV Rapid City
Programming
Affiliations23.1: MeTV (February 2016–present)
23.2: Heroes & Icons
Ownership
OwnerLegacy Broadcasting
(Legacy Broadcasting of Rapid City LLC)
History
FoundedDecember 8, 1954 (1954-12-08)[1]
First air date
June 1, 1955 (66 years ago) (1955-06-01)
Former call signs
KOTA-TV (1955–2016)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 3 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Virtual:
  • 3 (PSIP, until 2016)
  • Primary:
  • CBS (1955–1965)
  • CBS/ABC (joint primary, 1965−1970)
  • NBC/ABC (joint primary, 1970−1976)
  • NBC (1976–1984)
  • ABC (1984–February 2016)
  • Secondary:
  • NBC (1955−1958)
  • ABC (1955−1965)
  • CBS (1976−1981)
  • Fox (1994–1996)
  • DT2:
  • Retro TV (2009−2011)
  • MeTV (2011−February 2016, now on DT1)
  • This TV (February−September 2016)
  • DT3:
  • This TV (2009−February 2016)
Call sign meaning
K Black Hills METV
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17688
ERP18.2 kW
HAAT216 m (709 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°4′7.7″N 103°15′5″W / 44.068806°N 103.25139°W / 44.068806; -103.25139
Translator(s)18 (UHF) Rapid City
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
KQME
Satellite of KHME
Lead, South Dakota
United States
ChannelsDigital: 10 (VHF)
Virtual: 10
Brandingsee KHME infobox
Programming
Affiliations10.1: MeTV (February 2016–present)
10.2: Heroes & Icons
Ownership
Ownersee KHME infobox
History
First air date
November 2, 1966 (54 years ago) (1966-11-02)
Former call signs
KHSD-TV (1966–2016)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 11 (VHF, 1966–2009)
  • Virtual:
  • 11 (PSIP, until 2016)
  • Primary:
  • CBS (1966–1970)
  • NBC/ABC (joint primary, 1970−1976)
  • NBC (1976−1984)
  • ABC (1984−February 2016)
  • Secondary:
  • Fox (1994–1996)
  • DT2:
  • Retro TV (2009−2011)
  • MeTV (2011−February 2016, now on DT1)
  • This TV (February−September 2016)
  • DT3:
  • This TV (2009−February 2016)
Call sign meaning
disambiguation of KHME
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID17686
ERP34.8 kW
HAAT576 m (1,890 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°19′35.1″N 103°50′9″W / 44.326417°N 103.83583°W / 44.326417; -103.83583 (KQME-TV)
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

KHME, virtual channel 23 (VHF digital channel 2), is a MeTV-affiliated television station licensed to Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Legacy Broadcasting. KHME's studios are located on St. Joseph Street in downtown Rapid City, and its transmitter is located on Skyline Drive.

KHME also operates a full-power satellite in Lead, South Dakota, KQME (virtual and VHF digital channel 10),[2] which can also be seen over-the-air in Rapid City. KQME's transmitter is located atop Terry Peak.

History[]

KHME debuted on the air as KOTA-TV, with test operations on June 1, 1955, with regular programming beginning one month later on July 1. It was the second television station in South Dakota, and the first in the western part of the state. The station was owned by Rapid City businesswoman Helen Duhamel, and was a sister station to CBS Radio Network affiliate KOTA (1380 AM). Duhamel bought a minority stake in the radio station in 1943 and gradually expanded her holdings until she bought full control in 1954. Channel 3 originally carried programming from all three networks, though it was a primary CBS television affiliate. Helen's son William (Bill) Duhamel would become KOTA-TV's president and general manager in 1976.

When KRSD-TV, the original channel 7 in Rapid City, signed on in 1958, it took the NBC affiliation, sharing ABC with KOTA-TV. In 1965, channel 3 took on an unusual "joint primary" affiliation with CBS and ABC, slightly favoring CBS. It was certainly quite a struggle to fit as many network shows as possible onto the schedule, especially in the daytime, so KRSD-TV had to take up some of the slack. But channel 7 always had a painfully weak signal which, by 1966, had deteriorated to the point of unacceptability. For this reason, and at NBC's insistence, the two stations switched affiliations on September 13, 1970, making KOTA-TV a joint-primary affiliate of ABC and NBC.[3] A year later, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would yank KRSD-TV's license due to its inadequate technical quality; that station's owner would fight the decision, but finally gave up and ceased operations on February 29, 1976.

For the next several months, KOTA-TV had only PBS station KBHE-TV (channel 9) as a competitor. But when the new channel 7, KEVN-TV, opened on July 11, 1976, it took all ABC programming; KOTA-TV kept its NBC primary affiliation and added a secondary affiliation with CBS.[4] Meanwhile, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, KSTF, along with its parent station KYCU-TV (now KGWN-TV) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, both had to switch their primary affiliations to ABC to make up for the loss of ABC programming on KDUH.

Channel 3 lost CBS in 1981, after the FCC authorized K15AC (channel 15), a translator of KPLO-TV from Reliance (itself a satellite of KELO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Sioux Falls), over the objections of KOTA-TV[5] (K15AC was supplanted in 1988 by KCLO-TV, a semi-satellite of KELO). KOTA-TV continued to carry NBC programming until 1984, when the network chose to part ways with the station.[6] ABC then moved its programming to channel 3 from KEVN-TV, which took the NBC affiliation;[7] this made KOTA-TV one of the few stations to be a primary affiliate of each of the Big Three television networks. KOTA added a secondary affiliation with Fox in 1994, primarily to carry the network's coverage of the National Football League;[8] this ended in July 1996, when KEVN switched from NBC to Fox as part of the U.S. television network affiliate switches of 1994.

After 58 years under family ownership, Bill Duhamel announced on October 31, 2013 that KOTA-TV and its satellites would be sold to Schurz Communications, pending FCC approval. The sale separated KOTA-TV from its longtime sister radio stations (which the Duhamels retained), as Schurz already owns a group of Black Hills radio stations under the New Rushmore Radio banner.[9][10] The FCC granted the sale on March 31, 2014; and it was completed on April 28, 2014.[11][12][13][14]

On September 14, 2015, Schurz announced that it would exit broadcasting and sell its television and radio stations, including KOTA-TV and its satellites, to Gray Television for $442.5 million. Gray already owns KEVN-TV in Rapid City, and intends to consolidate the two stations' operations.[15][16] In its original filing with the FCC, Gray said that it would either sell or surrender the license for KOTA-TV, while retaining its three present satellite stations. KHSD-TV (channel 11) in Lead and KSGW-TV (channel 12) in Sheridan, Wyoming were proposed to become satellites of KEVN-LD (channel 23), a new low-power station in Rapid City owned by Gray, while KDUH-TV (channel 4) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska would be converted to a satellite of KNOP-TV, a Gray-owned NBC affiliate in North Platte.[17][18] On October 1, Gray announced that the KOTA-TV license would be acquired by Legacy Broadcasting for $1; while Gray will retain the ABC affiliation and transfer it to KEVN-TV, most of the station's other assets, including its present subchannel affiliations with MeTV and This TV, will be transferred to Legacy as part of the deal.[19] The KHSD license will also be acquired by Legacy.[20] In a subsequent filing with the FCC, Gray disclosed that it now planned to convert KSGW-TV to a semi-satellite of NBC affiliate KCWY-DT in Casper, Wyoming, while KDUH-TV will change its call letters to KNEP following its conversion to a KNOP-TV satellite; Gray will also propose to change KDUH/KNEP's city of license to Sidney, Nebraska (which will move it from the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff market to the Denver market, eliminating an ownership conflict with KSTF in Scottsbluff).[21][22] The FCC approved the Schurz sale on February 12, 2016,[23] The sale was completed on February 16, 2016.[24] The FCC approved the KDUH/KNEP city of license change on May 16.[25]

On February 1, 2016, KOTA-TV changed their call letters to KHME. Northpine reported that this was done as Gray Television awaits FCC approval of its Black Hills TV merger. The KOTA-TV callsign was moved to KEVN, the area Fox affiliate on February 1, 2016, with virtual channel 3 and the ABC affiliation moving there by February 24. The KEVN callsign and virtual channel 7 continues on KEVN-LD, channel 23.[26] KHME retained the MeTV and This TV subchannels from the previous KOTA. KHME then changed its affiliation on DT2 from This TV to Heroes and Icons as of September 1, 2016.

Digital television[]

The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:

Digital channels[]

Channel Video Aspect KHME PSIP
Short Name 		KQME PSIP
Short Name 		Programming[27]
23.1 10.1 720p 16:9 KHME-DT KQME-DT Main KHME/KQME programming / MeTV
23.2 10.2 KHMEDT2 KQMEDT2 Heroes & Icons
23.3 10.3 480i KHMEDT3 KQMEDT3 Start TV
22.4 10.4 KHMEDT4 KQMEDT4 Decades

In 2009, KOTA-TV and its satellite stations added the Retro Television Network and This TV on their digital subchannels. In 2011, Retro Television was replaced by MeTV on KOTA-TV and its satellite stations.[28]

Translators[]

City of license Callsign Translating Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Owner
Rapid City KHME (DRT) KHME 18 15 kW 184.7 m (606 ft) 17688 44°04′07.4″N 103°15′05.0″W / 44.068722°N 103.251389°W / 44.068722; -103.251389 (KHME (DRT)) Legacy Broadcasting
Baker, MT K08IP-D KQME 8 0.027 kW 75 m (246 ft) 3629 46°16′30″N 104°13′31.7″W / 46.27500°N 104.225472°W / 46.27500; -104.225472 (K08IP-D) Baker TV Tax District
Ekalaka, MT K07EQ-D KQME 7 0.011 kW 74 m (243 ft) 19072 45°54′4.4″N 104°33′1.5″W / 45.901222°N 104.550417°W / 45.901222; -104.550417 (K07EQ-D) Ekalaka Community TV Club
Plevna, MT K09IV-D KQME 9 0.027 kW 42 m (138 ft) 52829 46°20′5″N 104°30′46.8″W / 46.33472°N 104.513000°W / 46.33472; -104.513000 (K09IV-D) Plevna TV Booster Club
Plevna, MT K24DD-D KQME 24 0.789 kW 42 m (138 ft) 52827 46°20′5″N 104°30′46.8″W / 46.33472°N 104.513000°W / 46.33472; -104.513000 (K24DD-D) Plevna Public School Trustees District #55

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KHME (as KOTA-TV) shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 2.[29] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.

KHME also operates a fill-in translator on channel 18 that serves the immediate part of the Rapid City area.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tupelo, Rapid City TVs granted by Commission."[permanent dead link] Broadcasting - Telecasting, December 13, 1954, pg. 80.
  2. ^ Where To Watch - KHME
  3. ^ "CBS and NBC trade places" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 17, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 (PDF). 1978. p. B-128. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 31, 1981. p. 53. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Tale of two cities" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 20, 1984. p. 35. Retrieved February 17, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "In Brief" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 14, 1984. pp. 114–5. Retrieved February 17, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ McClellan, Steve (April 18, 1994). "Fox's latest four add up to 96%" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ Malone, Michael (October 31, 2013). "Schurz to Acquire KOTA Rapid City". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ Notice, Federal Communications Commission, 31 March 2014, Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  13. ^ FCC approves sale of KOTA Territory TV, KOTA-TV, 1 April 2014, Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  14. ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 28 April 2014, Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Schurz Communications to sell WSBT and other TV, radio stations". South Bend Tribune. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  16. ^ Kuperberg, Jonathan (September 14, 2015). "Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  17. ^ "Comprehensive Exhibit" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  18. ^ Gray Television unveils some changes for Scottsbluff station. Archived 2016-02-19 at the Wayback Machine. KOTA-TV, 17 February 2016, Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Gray Television Sells Some, Buys Some". TVNewsCheck. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  20. ^ "Summary of Interrelated Transactions" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 8, 2015.
  21. ^ "Comprehensive Exhibit" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. October 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  22. ^ KOTA Territory News to bring more statewide coverage., Scottsbluff Star-Herald, 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  23. ^ FCC Approves Gray-Schurz TV Station Deal. Broadcasting & Cable, 12 February 2016, Retrieved 13 February 2016
  24. ^ Gray Closes Schurz Acquisition, Related Transactions, And Incremental Term Loan Facility Press Release, Gray Television, Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  25. ^ Report and Order[permanent dead link], Federal Communications Commission, 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  26. ^ Upper Midwest Broadcasting
  27. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KHME
  28. ^ Where to Watch Me-TV: KOTA-TV
  29. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  30. ^ FCC Query KHME-LD
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