please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message knbn rapid city south dakota united states branding newscenter1 slogan your 1 news source channels digital 21 uhf virtual 21 psip subchannels 21.1 nbc 21.2 the cw translators kkra lp 24 rapid city kwbh lp 27 simulcasts cw on 21.2 k40gs d rapid city black hills affiliations nbc owner jim simpson rapid broadcasting company founded may 2 2000 first air date may 14 2000 ; 16 years ago 2000 05 14 sister station s kwbh lp kwsd former channel number s analog 21 uhf 2000 2009 transmitter power 500 kw height 211 m facility id 81464 transmitter coordinates 44 5 32 n 103 14 53 w 44.09222 n 103.24806 w 44.09222 ; 103.24806 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.newscenter1.tv knbn channel 21 is the nbc affiliate in rapid city south dakota . it is owned by jim simpson s rapid broadcasting and is also the sister station to kwbh lp . knbn s transmitter is located in rapid city . knbn can also be seen on translators kkra lp on uhf channel 24 and k40gs d on uhf channel 40 ; both stations are licensed in rapid city though k40gs d mainly serves lead and the black hills region . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the station signed on the air on may 14 2000 . despite transmitting its signal on uhf channel 21 knbn identifies as newscenter1 on air an artifact of when the main cable systems in the market carried the station on channel 1 which is usually used solely to provide a slot for video on demand services barker channels or electronic program guide services . currently knbn is carried on local cable systems on channel 10 though it retains the newscenter1 branding . before knbn signed on nbc was provided via cable from kusa in denver before that kevn served as the primary nbc station in the area . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 21.1 1080i 16 9 knbn nbc main knbn programming nbc 21.2 720p knbn cw simulcast of kwbh lp analog to digital conversion edit knbn shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 21 on february 1 2009 and flash cut its digital signal into operation uhf channel 21 . 2 3 because it was granted an original construction permit after the fcc finalized the dtv allotment plan on april 27 1997 the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station . see also edit channel 1 branded tv stations in the united states channel 21 digital tv stations in the united states channel 21 virtual tv stations in the united states references edit rabbitears tv query for knbn dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . fcc 387 dtv transition status report 2008 05 08 external links edit newscenter1 homepage query the fcc s tv station database for knbn query the fcc s tv station database for kkra lp query the fcc s tv station database for k40gs d biafn s media web database information on knbn tv v t e television stations in western south dakota including rapid city rapid city kota tv 3.1 abc kevn ld 7.1 fox kbhe 9.1 pbs 9.2 world 9.3 create kclo 15.1 cbs 15.2 ion knbn 21.1 nbc 21.2 kwbh cw 21.3 rtv mntv khme 23.1 metv 23.2 h & i kkra lp 24 nbc kwbh lp 27 cw krpc lp 33 silent black hills kqme 5.1 metv 5.2 h & i khsd tv 11.1 abc 11.2 fox outlying areas ksgw 12.1 abc kzsd kpsd 8 13.1 pbs 8 13.2 world 8 13.3 create kswy lp 29 nbc cable channels keloland weather now midco sports network defunct kjcw 7 cbs nbc kcpl lp 52 upn ind see also eastern sd tv billings tv central wy tv western nd tv v t e broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of south dakota abc affiliates kota 3 khsd 11 rapid city lead ksfy 13 kpry 4 kaby 9 sioux falls pierre aberdeen cbs affiliates kelo 11 kdlo 3 kplo 6 kclo 15 sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre rapid city cw affiliates knbn dt 21.2 kwbh lp 27 rapid city ksfy 13.2 sioux falls fox affiliates kevn 7 khsd 5 rapid city lead kttw 7 kttm 12 sioux falls huron independent religious kcpo lp 26 ind sioux falls k56gf 56 tbn sioux falls mynetworktv rtv affiliates kelo dt 11.2 kdlo dt 3.2 kplo dt 6.2 mntv sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre knbn dt 21.3 kkra lp 24 mntv rtn rapid city nbc affiliates knbn dt 21.1 rapid city kdlt dt 46.1 kdlv dt 5.1 sioux falls mitchell k07fg 7 lemmontranslator of kfyr sdpb pbs affiliates sioux falls market kusd 2 vermillion kesd 8 brookings ktsd 10 pierre kqsd 11 lowry kdsd 16 aberdeen kcsd 23 sioux falls rapid city market kzsd 8 martin kbhe 9 rapid city kpsd 13 eagle butte metv affiliates khme 23 kqme 5 rapid city lead ksfy 13.3 sioux falls defunct kcpl lp 52 independent rapid city retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title knbn & oldid 737474201 categories nbc network affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 2000television stations in rapid city south dakotahidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 september 2016 at 01 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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