KRTV

KRTV
Channels
BrandingKRTV 3, MTN News
Programming
NetworkMontana Television Network
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD
History
First air date
June 27, 1958
(66 years ago)
 (1958-06-27)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 3 (VHF, 1958–2009)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35567
ERP28.5 kW
HAAT153.5 m (504 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°32′7.5″N 111°17′5.5″W / 47.535417°N 111.284861°W / 47.535417; -111.284861 (KRTV)
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
Websitekrtv.com
Translator
KXLH-LD
Channels
BrandingKXLH 9, MTN News
Programming
Affiliations
History
First air date
February 1969
(55 years ago)
 (1969-02)[4]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 2004–2014)
Technical information[5]
Facility ID168401
ClassLD
ERP3 kW
HAAT626 m (2,054 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°49′29.8″N 111°42′15.9″W / 46.824944°N 111.704417°W / 46.824944; -111.704417 (KXLH-LD)
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitekxlh.com

KRTV (channel 3) is a television station in Great Falls, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside KTGF-LD (channel 50), the local NBC affiliate, and is part of the Montana Television Network (MTN), a statewide network of CBS-affiliated stations. KRTV's studios and transmitter are located on Old Havre Highway in Black Eagle, just outside Great Falls.

In Helena, Montana, KRTV is repeated on a low-power semi-satellite, KXLH-LD (channel 9), which airs the same network and syndicated programming but with Helena-specific commercials and evening newscasts. KXLH-LD has studios on West Lyndale Avenue in Helena, shared with that city's NBC affiliate, KTVH-DT (channel 12). Master control and some internal operations of KXLH-LD are handled by KRTV in Great Falls.

KRTV was the second television station to sign on in Great Falls, doing so in 1958. Its purchase by Joe Sample in 1969 led to the foundation of MTN. From 1971 to 1984, the station was MTN's hub and produced statewide newscasts for air across the state. Since the 1990s, the station has generally been the Great Falls market leader for local news.

  1. ^ "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Report & Order" (PDF). Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission. November 29, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Inde690216 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXLH-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.