be compromised due to out of date information . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . april 2013 kcpo lp sioux falls south dakota branding kcpo localized central plains media regional slogan your south dakota station something for everyone channels analog 26 uhf affiliations independent owner central plains media g.i.g inc. founded 1999 call letters meaning k chuck poppen station owner sister station s kcpm former affiliations upn 1999 2004 bloomberg 1999 2002 website www.kcpo.tv kcpo lp channel 26 in sioux falls south dakota is an independent television station that is owned and operated by chuck poppen s central plains media that is a former upn affiliate . kcpo was available on cable channel 2 or 3 in the eastern half of south dakota and many cable systems reaching viewers in southwestern minnesota . kcpl was a translator of kcpo simulcasting all of its programming on channel 52 in rapid city south dakota that was seen on cable channel 13 or 12 in the western half of the state . a third station mynetworktv affiliate kcpm channel 27 in grand forks north dakota simulcasts kcpo though kcpm airs different programming at times and local commercial inserts . history edit kcpo tv signed on the air for the first time in 1999 as a upn and bloomberg affiliate for sioux falls south dakota . in 2004 kcpo tv launched a semi satellite with the call letters kcpl tv in rapid city . kcpo was affiliated with upn until kelo tv launched its upn affiliated utv digital subchannel in january 2004 . kcpl was affiliated with upn until the network stopped operations in 2006 while simulcasting kcpo outside of network programming . after 2006 kcpl operated as an independent station fully simulcasting kcpo . a third sister station kcpm located in grand forks north dakota is affiliated with mynetworktv and was also a former upn affiliate since its launch in 2003 . it simulcast much of kcpo s programming when not airing network material but airs separate commercials station identifications and sometimes different syndicated programming due to federal communications commission fcc market regulations . kcpo aired syndicated television programs movies and locally produced programming including a country music video program called that country video show and a car and motorcycle racing program called talk n dirt featuring coverage of area race tracks and events . both of these programs could be seen on kcpo and kcpm . the uniqueness of this three station system was it was the only south dakota station group that broadcast cablecast in south and north dakota and minnesota . agreements with other broadcast stations have provided sports programming allowing viewers to see coverage of such activities as the kstc broadcasts of minnesota state high school league football hockey and basketball tournaments . these tournaments have been regularly carried on the central plains media stations for many years . central plains media stations are owned and operated by g.i.g inc. which stand for guaranteed impressions group . kcpl lp s license was cancelled by the fcc on march 12 2013 while kcpo lp was briefly off the air and its license was planned to be cancelled on march 12 2014 but was renewed . kcpo is planning to flash cut to digital broadcasting in 2015 and will carry retro tv on a digital subchannel . 1 references edit http www.argusleader.com story news 2015 03 11 billing dispute looms retrotv availability midco customers 70141676 external links edit kcpo s website query the fcc s tv station database for kcpo lp v t e broadcast television in eastern south dakota and southwest minnesota including sioux falls aberdeen brookings watertown mitchell yankton and pierre sioux falls kusd kcsd 2 23.1 pbs 2 23.2 world 2 23.3 create kttw 7.1 fox 7.2 this kelo 11.1 cbs 11.2 mntv 11.3 ion ksfy 13.1 abc 13.2 cw 13.3 metv kcpo lp 26 ind kwsd 36.1 .2 retro tv kaun lp 42 retro tv kdlt 46.1 nbc 46.2 antenna tv k56gf 56 silent aberdeen watertown kdlo 3.1 cbs 3.2 mntv 3.3 ion kesd kdsd 8 16.1 pbs 8 16.2 world 8 16.3 create kaby 9.1 abc 9.2 the cw pierre kpry 4.1 abc 4.2 the cw kplo 6.1 cbs 6.2 mntv 6.3 ion ktsd kqsd 10 11.1 pbs 10 11.2 world 10 11.3 create k32fw 32 3abn other areas kdlv 5.1 nbc 5.2 antenna tv mitchell krne 12.1 pbs 12.2 net2 12.3 create merriman ne kttm 12.1 fox 12.2 this huron ksmn 20.1 pbs 20.2 create 20.3 mn 20.4 world worthington mn cable channels keloland weather now midco sports network defunct stations k35fj 20 tbn k53eg 53 daystar see also western sd tv sioux city tv twin cities tv central & western nd tv fargo grand forks 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 kcpo lp & oldid 661125330 categories independent television stations in the united statestelevision stations in south dakotahidden categories articles with obsolete information from april 2013all wikipedia articles in need of updating 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 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