KXGN-TV

KXGN-TV
Channels
Branding
  • KXGN-TV 5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KXGN, KDZN
History
First air date
November 1, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-11-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1957–2009)
ABC (until the late 1960s), Fox (1990s)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24287
ERP1 kW
HAAT152.4 m (500 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°2′39″N 104°40′54.4″W / 47.04417°N 104.681778°W / 47.04417; -104.681778
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websiteweb.kxgn.com/kxgn-tv-5

KXGN-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Glendive, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS and NBC. It is owned by The Marks Group alongside radio stations KXGN (1400 AM) and KDZN (96.5 FM). The three stations share studios on South Douglas Street in downtown Glendive; KXGN-TV's transmitter is located at Makoshika State Park. The station also airs news and other programs from the Montana Television Network, a network of CBS affiliates in Montana.

KXGN-TV is the only television station in Glendive, reckoned as the smallest television market in the United States. Nielsen Media Research ranks it last of the 210 designated market areas for television in the United States, with just 3,900 households.[2] Its status as the smallest station in the United States has earned it notoriety in the broadcasting industry; over its history, publications including the Los Angeles Times and Sports Illustrated have profiled KXGN-TV. The station's lone local program is a public affairs program covering issues in eastern Montana, though in the past it has produced limited local newscasts, and it does provide regional newscasts from the CBS and NBC affiliates in Billings.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXGN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "2021 Nielsen DMA Rankings" (PDF). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Outdoor Advertising Association of America.