KXMA-TV
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Dickinson, North Dakota United States |
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| Branding | North Dakota's CW (DT1) KXMA CBS 2 (DT2) KX Television (DT2 regional) KX News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Dare to Defy |
| Channels |
Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 2 () |
| Subchannels | 2.1 The CW Plus 2.2 CBS 2.3 Laff 2.4 Escape |
| Affiliations | The CW Plus (2016–present) CBS (DT2) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 15, 1956 |
| Call letters' meaning | KX Television |
| Sister station(s) | KXMB-TV, KXMC-TV, KXMD-TV |
| Former callsigns | KDIX-TV (1956–1983) KNDX (1983–1985) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: CBS (1956–2016) Secondary: NBC (1956–1980) ABC (1956–1986) |
| Transmitter power | 150 kW |
| Height | 217 m |
| Facility ID | 55684 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°43′35″N 102°54′57″W / 46.72639°N 102.91583°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.myndnow.com |
KXMA-TV, channel 2, is a CW Plus affiliate for Dickinson, North Dakota. This outlet broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 (or virtual channel 2.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter southwest of Dickinson. The station maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office at the intersection of West Villard Street and State Avenue North in Dickinson. As Dickinson uses Mountain Time, KXMA airs 6 p.m. starts to primetime rather than the usual 7 p.m. start for the rest of Mountain Time, or in Central Time, where most of North Dakota is located.
KXMA is considered a semi-satellite of KXMB-TV in Bismarck, which is the flagship station of the four station KX Television regional network. KXMC-TV in Minot is the oldest station and the former flagship station of the network, while KXMB provides master control and some internal operations of the entire network. KXMA airs a time-shifted simulcast of KXMB in Mountain Time for most of the day. However, KXMA airs separate commercials and station identifications. The KX network relays CBS network programming and other programs across central and western North Dakota, as well as bordering counties in Montana and South Dakota. KXMA clears all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent but airs separate station identifications and commercial inserts. KXMA serves the southwestern portion of the Bismarck/Minot market. The four stations along with ABC affiliates WDAY-TV in Fargo and WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks often share news stories. The four stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Unlike the other KX stations, KXMA airs The CW Plus on its main signal and CBS programming (which aired on 2.1 until 2016) on DT2.
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