KXMA-TV

KXMA-TV
Channels
Branding
  • Dakota's CW 2 (general)
  • KXMA CBS 2 (DT2)
  • KX Television (regional)
  • KX News (newscasts)
Programming
NetworkKX Television
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KXMB-TV, KXMC-TV, KXMD-TV
History
First air date
October 15, 1956 (67 years ago) (1956-10-15)
Former call signs
  • KDIX-TV (1956–1983)
  • KNDX (1983–1985)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 2 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • CBS (1956–2016, moved to DT2)
  • NBC (secondary, 1956–1980)
  • ABC (secondary, 1956–1986)
Call sign meaning
KX Television
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID55684
ERP150 kW
HAAT217 m (712 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°43′35″N 102°54′57″W / 46.72639°N 102.91583°W / 46.72639; -102.91583 (KXMA-TV)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kxnet.com

KXMA-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, serving as an owned-and-operated station of The CW Plus and an affiliate of CBS. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office at the intersection of West Villard Street and State Avenue North in Dickinson; its transmitter is located southwest of the city. As Dickinson is located in the Mountain Time Zone, the station's prime time schedule starts at 6 p.m. 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's second digital subchannel 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 former flagship of the KX group, while KXMB provides master control and some internal operations for the entire network. KXMA-DT2 airs a time-shifted simulcast of KXMB in Mountain Time for most of the day, clearing all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent. However, KXMA-DT2 airs separate legal identifications and commercial inserts. 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 serves the southwestern portion of the Bismarck–Minot market. 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 as a satellite of KXMB-DT2—hence its on-air branding, Dakota's CW 2—and CBS programming (which aired on 2.1 until 2016) on DT2.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXMA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.