KSVI

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KSVI
KSVI logo
Billings, Montana
United States
ChannelsDigital: 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 6
BrandingABC 6
Programming
Affiliations
  • 6.1: ABC
  • 6.2: Court TV Mystery
  • 6.3: Bounce TV
  • 6.4: Antenna TV
Ownership
OwnerNexstar Media Group
(Nexstar Media Inc.)
KHMT
History
First air date
January 8, 1993 (29 years ago) (1993-01-08)
Former call signs
KQPD (CP, 1990–1992)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
6 (VHF, 1993–2009)
Former affiliations
Secondary:
Fox (1994–August 1995)
UPN (June 1995–2006)
Call sign meaning
"Six"; "VI" is the Roman numeral for 6
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID5243
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT227.5 m (746 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°48′27″N 108°20′27.8″W / 45.80750°N 108.341056°W / 45.80750; -108.341056
Translator(s)K25BP Billings (city)
K16DH-D Miles City
K32MN-D
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.yourbigsky.com

KSVI, virtual channel 6 (UHF digital channel 18), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Billings, Montana, United States. The station is owned by Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, which also operates Hardin-licensed Fox affiliate KHMT (channel 4) under joint sales and shared services agreements with owner Mission Broadcasting. Both stations share studios on South 24th Street West in Billings, while KSVI's transmitter is located on Old Hardin Road east-northeast of the city.

KSVI's programming is relayed on translator station K25BP (channel 25) in Billings, in areas where KSVI's signal is poor. It can also be seen in Miles City on K16DH-D (channel 16), and in on K32MN-D (channel 32).

History[]

KSVI went on the air January 8, 1993[1] under the ownership of Big Horn Communications.[2] Big Horn had previously signed on KOUS-TV (channel 4) in 1980. However, for most of its existence, KOUS was plagued by marginal reception in some parts of Billings, since its transmitter was located 18 miles (29 km) east of the city in order to ensure city-grade coverage of its city of license, Hardin.[3][1] In hopes of getting better reception in Billings, Big Horn won a construction permit for channel 6 after the allocation was moved from Miles City.[3]

KOUS signed off for the last time on January 8,[1] and later that day the KOUS intellectual unit—including the ABC affiliation—moved to KSVI on channel 6.[2] At the outset, channel 6's programming was also seen on KYUS-TV (channel 3) in Miles City[4] and KCTZ (channel 7) in Bozeman,[5] both of which had previously served as satellites of KOUS. KCTZ was sold to Cordillera Communications several months later to become a satellite of KXLF-TV in Butte[5] (eventually becoming KBZK), while KYUS was sold to Stephan Marks in 1995[6] (originally proposed to become a satellite of KXGN-TV in Glendive,[6] KYUS now simulcasts KULR-TV from Billings). Following the sale of KCTZ, KSVI's programming was carried on translators K26DE (channel 26) in Bozeman and K43DU (channel 43) in Butte;[7] this ended when KWYB signed on in 1996. Channel 6 also, at its sign-on, inherited Billings translator station K25BP, which was originally intended to improve KOUS' signal in Billings.[3]

KSVI added a secondary affiliation with Fox in April 1994; this was primarily to carry the network's NFL coverage,[8] but 15 hours a week of other Fox programs, such as Married... with Children and The Simpsons, were aired in overnight and weekend timeslots not programmed by ABC.[9] Following this deal, cable systems in the Billings area removed Foxnet from their lineups.[10] The secondary Fox affiliation ended when channel 4 returned to the air in August 1995 as Fox affiliate KHMT under a local marketing agreement with KSVI.[11] Also in June 1995, channel 6 added a secondary affiliation with UPN (it had carried the first season of the network's Star Trek: Voyager on a standalone basis before signing as a formal secondary affiliate that June).[12] this affiliation, which was eventually shared with KHMT,[13] continued[14] until UPN closed down in 2006.

Big Horn Communications sold KSVI to Great Trails Broadcasting Corporation for $17.37 million in 1997.[15] The following year, Great Trails exited broadcasting and sold the station (and its LMA with KHMT), along with WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland and WFFT-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Quorum Broadcasting Company for $65 million.[16] Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquired Quorum for $230 million in December 2003.[17]

News operation[]

KSVI launched a news operation, shared with sister station KHMT, on April 18, 2002.[18] After 18 months, the newscasts were canceled in September 2003, following Nexstar taking control of the stations in advance of its purchase of Quorum.[19] Though the news operation had won Montana Broadcasters Association and Associated Press awards during its run, it was not successful in the ratings, as KSVI's newscasts trailed KTVQ (channel 2) and KULR-TV (channel 8) by a substantial margin.[20] Nexstar said that shutting down the news operation was necessary to keep the stations profitable.[19][20]

Subchannels[]

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[21]
6.1 720p 16:9 KSVI-DT Main KSVI programming / ABC
6.2 480i Mystery Court TV Mystery
6.3 Bounce Bounce TV
6.4 4:3 Antenna Antenna TV

Translators[]

City of license Callsign Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Owner
Billings K25BP-D 25 1.48 kW 119 m (390 ft) 5244 45°46′4″N 108°27′29″W / 45.76778°N 108.45806°W / 45.76778; -108.45806 (K25BP-D) Nexstar Media Group
Bridger, etc. K31LE-D 31 0.93 kW 91 m (299 ft) 168740 45°17′10.2″N 108°56′3.1″W / 45.286167°N 108.934194°W / 45.286167; -108.934194 (K31LE-D) Clarks Fork Valley TV District No. 1
Columbus K33EA-D 33 3.8 kW 6.7 m (22 ft) 5249 45°38′36.7″N 109°17′45.5″W / 45.643528°N 109.295972°W / 45.643528; -109.295972 (K33EA) Nexstar Media Group
Colstrip K07WJ-D 7 0.021 kW −4 m (−13 ft) 5247 45°53′41.9″N 106°37′41″W / 45.894972°N 106.62806°W / 45.894972; -106.62806 (K07WJ-D) Colstrip TV Tax District
K24KM-D 24 2.84 kW 357 m (1,171 ft) 5247 45°50′19.9″N 106°54′19.1″W / 45.838861°N 106.905306°W / 45.838861; -106.905306 (K24KM-D) Nexstar Media Group
Emigrant K23LW-D 23 1.22 kW −227 m (−745 ft) 51542 45°20′6.3″N 110°41′26.5″W / 45.335083°N 110.690694°W / 45.335083; -110.690694 (K23LW-D) Paradise Valley TV District
Hardin K16DZ-D 16 0.005 kW 70 m (230 ft) 5251 45°44′39.9″N 107°32′10.2″W / 45.744417°N 107.536167°W / 45.744417; -107.536167 (K16DZ-D) Nexstar Media Group
Harlowton
Shawmut		 K07ZR-D 7 0.031 kW 109 m (358 ft) 198514 46°19′51.8″N 109°43′32.6″W / 46.331056°N 109.725722°W / 46.331056; -109.725722 (K07ZR-D) Marlow TV Association
Harlowton K15JA-D 15 0.2 kW 392 m (1,286 ft) 40410 46°21′4.8″N 110°8′37.6″W / 46.351333°N 110.143778°W / 46.351333; -110.143778 (K15JA-D)
K32MN-D 32 0.25 kW 68 m (223 ft) 187568 46°19′14.9″N 106°59′48.1″W / 46.320806°N 106.996694°W / 46.320806; -106.996694 (K32MN-D) Forsyth Community TV Relay System
Judith Gap K04RT-D 4 0.043 kW −6 m (−20 ft) 198516 46°41′15.5″N 109°44′34.6″W / 46.687639°N 109.742944°W / 46.687639; -109.742944 (K04RT-D) Marlow TV Association
Martinsdale
Lennep		 K09LW-D 9 0.089 kW 145 m (476 ft) 40420 46°26′35.8″N 110°25′22.6″W / 46.443278°N 110.422944°W / 46.443278; -110.422944 (K09LW-D)
Miles City K16DH-D 16 15.06 kW 45 m (148 ft) 5250 46°26′8.5″N 105°50′54.8″W / 46.435694°N 105.848556°W / 46.435694; -105.848556 (K16DH-D) Nexstar Media Group
Roundup K07WP-D 7 0.16 kW 2 m (7 ft) 57765 46°28′1.8″N 108°33′52.4″W / 46.467167°N 108.564556°W / 46.467167; -108.564556 (K07WP-D) Roundup TV Tax District
White Sulphur Springs K11MP-D 11 0.09 kW 82 m (269 ft) 21709 46°27′43.7″N 110°51′24.7″W / 46.462139°N 110.856861°W / 46.462139; -110.856861 (K11MP-D) Meagher County Television District

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