KWBH-LD

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KWBH-LD
Translator of KNBN,
Rapid City, South Dakota
Channels
Brandingsee KNBN infobox
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Jim Simpson
  • (Rapid Broadcasting Company)
History
FoundedJuly 7, 1992
First air date
April 2, 1998 (25 years ago) (1998-04-02)
Former call signs
  • K27ED (1992−1997)
  • KNBN-LP (1997–July 2003)
  • KZWB-LP (July–October 2003)
  • KWBH-LP (2003–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 27 (UHF, 1998–2022)
  • NBC (1998–2003)
  • The WB (2003–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2017)
  • MyNetworkTV (2017–March 2021, now on LD2)
  • Silent (March–December 2021)
Call sign meaning
"WB Black Hills" (reflecting previous affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66654
ClassLD
ERP2.6 kW
HAAT126.7 m (416 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°5′33″N 103°14′55″W / 44.09250°N 103.24861°W / 44.09250; -103.24861
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.newscenter1.tv

KWBH-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It is a translator of dual NBC/MyNetworkTV affiliate KNBN (channel 21) which is owned by Jim Simpson's Rapid Broadcasting. KWBH-LD's transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown; its parent station maintains studios on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City.

History[edit]

KWBH's former CW logo (2006–2017)

The station signed on for the first time on April 2, 1998, as an NBC affiliate on analog channel 27 with the call letters KNBN-LP. In 2000, Rapid Broadcasting began airing NBC programming on full-power KNBN (channel 21). In October 2003, channel 27—renamed KWBH-LP—became a WB affiliate[2] and carried programming from The CW Plus' predecessor, The WB 100+ Station Group. In September 2006, UPN and The WB merged to become The CW. KWBH-LP joined the new network upon its launch. In 2017, KWBH-LP switched to MyNetworkTV after losing The CW to a subchannel of CBS affiliate KCLO-TV (channel 15).

KWBH-LP went silent in March 2021,[3] ahead of the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13. Its programming was carried in high definition on KNBN's second digital subchannel. KWBH-LP filed a digital license to cover application on December 16, 2021, indicating that it would rebroadcast KNBN.[4] The station was licensed for digital operation effective February 4, 2022, changing its call sign to KWBH-LD.

Subchannels[edit]

The signals of KNBN and KWBH-LD are multiplexed:

Subchannels of KNBN[5] and KWBH-LD[6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KNBN KWBH-LD
21.1 27.1 1080i 16:9 KNBNNBC NBC
21.2 27.2 720p MyTV MyNetworkTV/YTA TV


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWBH-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Broadcasting News-October 2003". Northpine. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Suspension of Operations of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "License To Cover for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNBN". RabbitEars.
  6. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KWBH". RabbitEars.

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