KOTA-TV

KOTA-TV

Rapid City, South Dakota United States
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 3
Branding	KOTA Territory
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: ABC 7.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KEVN-LD, KHME
History
First air date	July 11, 1976 (48 years ago) (1976-07-11)
Former call signs	KEVN-TV (1976–2016)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1976–2009) Digital: 18 (UHF, 2003–2009) Virtual: 7 (until 2016)
Former affiliations	ABC (1976–1984) NBC (1984–1996) Fox (1996–2016)
Call sign meaning	Dakota
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34347
ERP	43.5 kW
HAAT	204 m (669 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°4′0″N 103°15′3″W / 44.06667°N 103.25083°W / 44.06667; -103.25083
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kotatv.com

KOTA-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside MeTV affiliate KHME (channel 23) and low-power Fox affiliate KEVN-LD (channel 7). The stations share studios on Skyline Drive in Rapid City, where KOTA-TV's transmitter is also located.

KOTA-TV operates two full-power satellite stations. KHSD-TV (channel 11) in Lead, South Dakota, serves the Black Hills proper; it can also be seen over the air in Rapid City. KSGW-TV (channel 12) in Sheridan, Wyoming, serves northern and northeast Wyoming. KHSD-TV's transmitter is located on Terry Peak near Spearfish, South Dakota, while KSGW-TV's transmitter is on Bosin Rock.

KOTA serves a large area in western South Dakota, eastern Montana, and eastern Wyoming. It calls its vast coverage area "KOTA Territory".