KSVI
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Billings, Montana United States |
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| Branding | ABC 6 |
| Slogan | An Evolution in Entertainment |
| Channels |
Digital: 18 (UHF) Virtual: 6 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Translators | K25BP Billings (city) K16DH Miles City |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | January 8, 1993 |
| Call letters' meaning | Six VI (the Roman numeral for analog channel 6) |
| Sister station(s) | KHMT |
| Former channel number(s) | 6 (VHF analog, 1993–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Fox (1994–1995) UPN (1995–2006) both secondary |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 227.5 m |
| Facility ID | 5243 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°48′27″N 108°20′27.8″W / 45.80750°N 108.341056°W |
| Website | www.yourbigsky.com |
KSVI, virtual channel 6, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Billings, Montana, broadcasting its digital signal on UHF channel 18. It is owned by the Nexstar Media Group, in a virtual duopoly with Fox affiliate KHMT (channel 4). On cable, the station is carried on Comcast cable channel 10.
KSVI's programming is also seen on K25BP (channel 25) in Billings, in areas where KSVI's signal is poor. It can also be seen in Miles City on K16DH (channel 16).
KSVI went on the air January 8, 1993 under the ownership of Big Horn Communications. 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 east of the city in order to ensure city-grade coverage of its city of license, Hardin. 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.
KOUS signed off for the last time on January 8, and later that day the KOUS intellectual unit--including the ABC affiliation--moved to KSVI on channel 6. At the outset, channel 6's programming was also seen on KYUS-TV (channel 3) in Miles City and KCTZ (channel 7) in Bozeman, 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 (eventually becoming KBZK), while KYUS was sold to Stephan Marks in 1995 (originally proposed to become a satellite of KXGN-TV in Glendive, 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; 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 (as channel 4's tower is located 18 miles east of the city due to its Hardin city of license).
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