news operation . please expand the article to include this information . further details may exist on the talk page . february 2015 nbc montana type broadcast television network branding nbc montana metv montana dt2 country united states availability regional founded 1954 slogan getting the facts right headquarters missoula montana broadcast area western montana owner bonten media group launch date july 1 1954 1954 07 01 picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv affiliation nbc secondary until 1965 metv dt2 ; 2011 present movies dt3 ; 2013 present affiliates see list former affiliations primary cbs 1954 1965 secondary abc 1954 1975 1984 1991 dumont 1954 1956 cbs 1965 1966 1976 1984 pbs per program 1976 1984 dt3 this tv until 2013 official website www.nbcmontana.com map all coordinates using osm map all coordinates using google map up to 200 coordinates using bing export all coordinates as kml export all coordinates as georss export all coordinates as gpx map all microformatted coordinates place data as rdf nbc montana is a network of three television stations in western montana all affiliated with nbc . the flagship station is keci tv in missoula broadcasting on channel 13 . it includes two semi satellites kcfw tv channel 9 in kalispell and ktvm tv channel 6 in butte . it also serves bozeman via class a translator kdbz cd channel 42 . kdbz directly repeats ktvm . the stations air the same programming most of the time but kcfw and ktvm air their own commercials and identifications as well as partially separate local newscasts . the combined signal of the three full power stations and numerous low power transmitters provides at least grade b coverage of approximately 45 percent of the state . the stations reach an estimated 200 000 households . the coverage area stretches from salmon idaho through helena to bozeman in the east . it also includes parts of alberta canada near the u.s. canada border . keci s studio is located on west main street in downtown missoula kcfw is based on 1st avenue in downtown kalispell while ktvm is based on dewey avenue in butte . contents 1 history 2 affiliated stations 2.1 main tv affiliates 2.2 translators 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 notable former on air staff 5 references 6 external links history edit keci hit the airwaves on july 1 1954 as kgvo tv owned by montana broadcasting pioneer arthur mosby along with kgvo radio 1290 am . originally the station was a primary cbs affiliate owing to its radio sister s long affiliation with cbs radio but also carried programming from abc and dumont ; 1 it would lose dumont when the network shut down in 1956 . on december 1 1956 the station s studios moved from its transmitter location into downtown missoula shared with kgvo radio on west main street and concurrently changed its call letters to kmso tv . 2 by 1957 kmso had added a secondary affiliation with nbc . 3 mosby sold kgvo radio to dale moore in 1959 4 but held on to kmso until 1964 when moore bought channel 13 as well ; 5 upon taking over he changed its call letters back to kgvo tv . kgvo tv switched its primary affiliation to nbc in 1965 though it still carried some cbs programming . 6 then in march 1966 the federal communications commission fcc combined missoula and butte into a single television market and kgvo became the combined market s primary nbc affiliate ; the station retained a secondary abc affiliation but ceded cbs to butte s kxlf tv . 7 the station would eventually share abc programming with kpax tv channel 8 which signed on in 1970 as a satellite of kxlf . channel 13 also offered a few pbs programs particularly sesame street from 1976 until kusm channel 9 now part of montana pbs in bozeman signed on in 1984 . also in 1976 kgvo began sharing cbs programming with kpax when that station took on a primary abc affiliation ; 8 the change was reversed in 1984 after which the stations again split abc programming in off hours 9 an arrangement that ended when ktmf channel 23 signed on in 1991 . channel 13 took its current calls in 1978 10 after moore s western broadcasting company sold the station to eagle communications a partnership of advance corporation then owner of kfbb tv in great falls and sullivan productions for 6.5 million . 11 although the sale separated the station from kgvo radio keci tv is still based in the west main street studio . precht communications a sister company to sullivan productions acquired full control of eagle communications by 1981 . 12 in 1997 precht sold the station to lamco communications who in turn sold their stations to bluestone television in 2004 . 13 bonten media group acquired the bluestone stations in 2007 . 14 kcfw signed on in 1968 as a semi satellite of kgvo tv . it is the only full power station in the flathead . ktvm was added in 1970 also as a semi satellite of kgvo tv . the bozeman repeater signed on in 1990 as k42bz . in 2014 it was upgraded to class a status as kdbz cd . affiliated stations edit main tv affiliates edit station city of license other cities served channels tv rf first air date call letters meaning erp haat transmitter coordinates facility id public license information keci tv missoula montana 13 psip 13 vhf july 1 1954 ; 62 years ago 1954 07 01 eagle communications incorporated 30 kw 663 m 47 1 2.1 n 114 0 50.6 w 47.017250 n 114.014056 w 47.017250 ; 114.014056 keci tv 18084 profile cdbs kcfw tv kalispell montana 9 psip 9 vhf june 10 1968 ; 48 years ago 1968 06 10 kalispell columbia falls whitefish the three largest towns in its broadcast area 2.5 kw 827 m 48 0 48 n 114 21 59 w 48.01333 n 114.36639 w 48.01333 ; 114.36639 kcfw tv 18079 profile cdbs kdbz cd bozeman montana 6 psip 42 uhf 1992 ; 24 years ago 1992 d bozeman 15 kw 235 m 45 40 24 n 110 52 2 w 45.67333 n 110.86722 w 45.67333 ; 110.86722 kdbz cd 18083 profile cdbs ktvm tv butte montana 6 psip 6 vhf may 12 1970 ; 46 years ago 1970 05 12 television montana 11.2 kw 588 m 46 0 27 n 112 26 33 w 46.00750 n 112.44250 w 46.00750 ; 112.44250 ktvm tv 18066 profile cdbs translators edit keci logo used until 2014 . kcfw logo used until 2014 . ktvm logo used until 2014 . keci tv drummond k26ka d frenchtown etc. k14iu d hot springs k05ah d leadore idaho k16ko d leadore idaho k30bu d philipsburg k25lf d plains paradise k11jp d polson k16gj d salmon idaho k42jx d st. regis k05ds analog sula k05ml d superior k03dt d tendoy leadore idaho k27mm d thompson falls k11fq d thompson falls k50ls d trout creek k12qt d weeksville k29id d white sulphur springs k07nu d kcfw tv ferndale k24id d eureka k02ao d lake mcdonald k05fc d libby k18kd d troy k12aa d ktvm tv basin k11la d boulder k13kp d dillon k51dw d polaris k09my d virginia city k10hl d digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 15 16 17 xx .1 1080i 16 9 keci dt kcfw dt ktvm dt main programming nbc xx .2 480i 4 3 me tv metv xx .3 thistv movies analog to digital conversion edit all stations shut down their analog signals on june 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate . the station s digital channel allocations post transition are as follows 18 19 keci tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 13 ; the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 40 to vhf channel 13 . kcfw tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 9 ; the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 38 to vhf channel 9 . ktvm tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 6 ; the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 33 to vhf channel 6 . notable former on air staff edit dari nowkhah former sports director for kcfw . currently anchor for espn sportscenter meg oliver abc news reporter former anchor of up to the minute worked as a reporter and anchor at kcfw references edit 1955 56 telecasting yearbook marketbook pdf . 1955 . p. 170 . retrieved october 4 2015 . kgvo tv changed to kmso tv ; station moves into new studios pdf . broadcasting telecasting . december 3 1956 . p. 94 . retrieved october 4 2015 . 1957 58 telecasting yearbook marketbook pdf . 1957 . p. 164 . retrieved october 4 2015 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . september 28 1959 . p. 98 . retrieved october 4 2015 . sale of kmso tv approved by commission pdf . broadcasting . september 14 1964 . p. 10 . retrieved october 4 2015 . 1966 broadcasting yearbook pdf . 1966 . p. a 34 . retrieved october 4 2015 . 1967 broadcasting yearbook pdf . 1967 . p. a 40 . retrieved october 4 2015 . broadcasting yearbook 1977 pdf . 1977 . p. b 116 . retrieved october 4 2015 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1985 pdf . 1985 . p. c 36 . retrieved october 4 2015 . call letters pdf . broadcasting . november 20 1978 . p. 84 . retrieved october 4 2015 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . september 11 1978 . p. 41 . retrieved october 4 2015 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1982 pdf . 1982 . p. a 38 . retrieved october 4 2015 . holien mick january 15 2004 . missoula s keci among 12 stations sold in lamco acquisition . the missoulian . retrieved october 4 2015 . bonten closes on 230m bluestone buy . tvnewscheck . june 5 2007 . retrieved october 4 2015 . rabbitears tv query for keci rabbitears tv query for kcfw rabbitears tv query for ktvm dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . fcc 07 90a1 external links edit official website metv montana website biafn s media web database information on keci tv biafn s media web database information on kcfw tv biafn s media web database information on ktvm tv v t e television stations in western montana and the flathead including missoula missoula kpax 8.1 cbs mtn 8.2 cw kufm 11.1 pbs 11.2 kids 11.3 create 11.4 world 11.5 tvmt keci 13.1 nbc 13.2 metv 13.3 movies ktmf 23.1 abc 23.2 fox k32eu 32.1 pbs 32.2 world 32.3 create kalispell kcfw 9.1 nbc 9.2 metv 9.3 movies kajj ca 18 cbs mtn k26dd tbn k29aa d k32hh 29.1 32.1 pbs 29.2 32.2 world 29.3 32.3 create k21ka d 21.1 pbs 21.2 world 21.3 create ktmf ld 42.1 abc 42.2 fox kukl 46.1 pbs 46.2 kids 46.3 create 46.4 world 46.5 tvmt distant stations spokane krem 2.1 cbs 2.2 justice kxly tv 4.1 abc 4.2 metv lethbridge cisa dt 7.1 global defunct kmmf 17 kmmf lp 34 fox mntv k42eo 42 tbn v t e television stations in southwestern montana including bozeman and butte butte kxlf 4.1 cbs mtn 4.2 cw ktvm 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv 6.3 movies kwyb 18.1 abc 18.2 fox k43du 43 pbs bozeman kdbz cd 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv 6.3 movies kbzk 7.1 cbs mtn 7.2 cw kusm 9.1 pbs 9.2 kids 9.3 create 9.4 world 9.5 tvmt kwyb ld 28.1 abc 28.2 fox kjcq ld 40 tbn cable channels tvmt