KNBN

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KNBN
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Rapid City, South Dakota
United States
CityRapid City, South Dakota
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 21
BrandingNewsCenter 1
Programming
Affiliations21.1: NBC
21.2: MyNetworkTV[1][2][3]
Ownership
OwnerJim Simpson
(Rapid Broadcasting Company)
History
FoundedJuly 15, 1996
First air date
May 14, 2000 (21 years ago) (2000-05-14)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
21 (UHF, 2000–2009)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID81464
ERP50 kW
100 kW (CP)
HAAT210.8 m (692 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°5′33″N 103°14′55″W / 44.09250°N 103.24861°W / 44.09250; -103.24861
Translator(s)KWBH-LP 27 Rapid City
K35MW-D Lead
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.newscenter1.tv

KNBN, virtual and UHF digital channel 21, is a dual NBC/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Jim Simpson's Rapid Broadcasting. KNBN's studios are located on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City, and its transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown.

KNBN can also be seen on low-power digital translators KWBH-LP (channel 27) in Rapid City and K35MW-D (channel 35) in Lead (also serving the Black Hills region).

History[]

See also: KWBH-LP

In March 1996,[4] KEVN-TV's owner, Blackstar, announced plans to affiliate the longtime NBC outlet for the Rapid City area with the Fox network; Fox held an equity stake in Blackstar. This presented the possibility that Rapid City would be left without an NBC affiliate. Locally based Rapid Broadcasting, whose president Gilbert Moyle had been a part-owner of KEVN from 1973 to 1985, bought low-power TV station K24AM, a primarily Christian outlet which had broadcast since the mid-1980s,[5] and increased its transmitter power. It also obtained the NBC affiliation for Rapid City for the low-power outlet, all with a month to go.[6] KNBN-LP (channel 24, later KKRA-LP) officially launched July 15, the date that KEVN switched to Fox, and immediately appeared on local cable systems (including channel 10 in Rapid City).[7]

KNBN launched without a local news presence. In December 1996, it began producing news cut-ins during Today.[8] A full news service debuted September 22, 1997 as NewsCenter1, airing at 6 and 10 p.m. nightly; the early evening time slot contrasted with KOTA and KEVN, who presented their main news at 5:30.[9] By the time that newscast had debuted, KNBN-LP—call sign and programming—had moved from the channel 24 station to channel 27 in Rapid City with a translator on channel 31 in Lead; the next year, KKRA became an affiliate of Pax TV.[10] The channel 27 and 31 construction permits had been held by the Plaza Boulevard Wesleyan Church.[11]

Rapid Broadcasting had been one of 11 applicants seeking to obtain a full-power license on channel 21. The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 forced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to scrap the comparative hearing process and auction the assignment.[10] Rapid made the winning bid, holding off four other hopefuls, notably including Sunbelt Communications Company.[12] KNBN began broadcasting at full power on channel 21 on May 14, 2000.

KNBN is one of a few NBC stations to air paid programming on weekdays.

News operation[]

KNBN presently broadcasts 16 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with three hours each weekday and a half-hour each on Saturdays and Sundays).

Technical information[]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[13]
21.1 1080i 16:9 KNBNNBC Main KNBN programming / NBC
21.2 720p KNBN MY MyNetworkTV

Translators[]

City of license Callsign Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates
Lead K35MW-D 35 15 kW 545 m (1,788 ft) 71538

44°19′42.0″N 103°50′05.0″W / 44.328333°N 103.834722°W / 44.328333; -103.834722 (K35MW-D)

Rapid City KKRA-LP 25 2.6 kW 126.7 m (416 ft) 23491

44°5′33″N 103°14′55″W / 44.09250°N 103.24861°W / 44.09250; -103.24861 (KKRA-LP)

KWBH-LP 27 2.6 kW 126.7 m (416 ft) 66654

44°5′33″N 103°14′55″W / 44.09250°N 103.24861°W / 44.09250; -103.24861 (KWBH-LP)

Analog-to-digital conversion[]

KNBN shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 21, on February 1, 2009, and "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation on channel 21.[14][15] The "flash-cut" was necessary as the station had its original construction permit granted after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 27, 1997; as a result, the station did not have a companion channel for a digital signal.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ My Network TV KWBH-LP 27 Rapid City,SD July 24,2017 - YouTube
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNBN
  3. ^ TitanTV Query for KNBN
  4. ^ Bell, Heidi (July 16, 1996). "Reception spotty from new TV signal". Rapid City Journal. p. B2. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "City's newest television station adds Hit Video USA to schedule". Rapid City Journal. September 5, 1987. p. TV-24. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Daly, Dan (June 13, 1996). "New NBC TV station on air for Olympics". Rapid City Journal. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Daly, Dan (July 12, 1996). "KNBN, KEVN ready for the Fox shuffle". Rapid City Journal. p. B1. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Daly, Dan (December 7, 1996). "KNBN-TV eases into news business". Rapid City Journal. p. B3. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Buchholz, Stephen (September 12, 1997). "KNBN to start local newscasts Sept. 22". Rapid City Journal. p. B2. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Daly, Dan (September 28, 1999). "Stakes high in broadcast auction". Rapid City Journal. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Wesleyan Church celebrates 10th". Rapid City Journal. July 25, 1992. p. A8. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Daly, Dan (October 8, 1999). "TV channel winning bid claimed". Rapid City Journal. p. B1.
  13. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KNBN
  14. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  15. ^ FCC 387 DTV transition status report 2008/05/08

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