code khmt see hemet ryan airport . khmt hardin billings montana united states branding fox 4 channels digital 22 uhf virtual 4 psip subchannels 4.1 fox 4.2 laff 4.3 grit affiliations fox 1995 present jewelry television owner mission broadcasting mission broadcasting inc. operator nexstar broadcasting group first air date november 26 1980 call letters meaning hardin montana sister station s ksvi former callsigns kous tv 1980 1995 former channel number s analog 4 vhf 1980 2009 former affiliations primary nbc 1980 1987 abc 1987 1993 dark 1993 1995 secondary upn c. 1997 2006 transmitter power 1000 kw height 247.5 m facility id 47670 transmitter coordinates 45 44 25 n 108 8 20.3 w 45.74028 n 108.138972 w 45.74028 ; 108.138972 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.yourbigsky.com khmt is a television station that broadcasts on digital channel 22 in billings montana . the station affiliated with fox and jewelry television is owned by mission broadcasting ; through a local marketing agreement with nexstar broadcasting group khmt is a sister station to ksvi the market s abc affiliate . khmt is licensed to the town of hardin the county seat of big horn county located east of billings . contents 1 digital channels 2 history 3 news operation 4 references 5 external links digital channels edit khmt s broadcasts became digital only effective june 12 2009 . 1 channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 4.1 16 9 720p khmt dt main khmt programming fox jewelry television overnights 4.2 480i 4 3 laff 4.3 grit history edit the station signed on november 26 1980 as kous tv 3 owned by a company that shared two stockholders with kyus tv channel 3 in miles city . 4 in 1982 kous became a primary nbc affiliate which billings lacked at the time ; while the station already carried some nbc programming it had primarily been an independent station . 5 since 1968 nbc had largely been relegated to secondary clearances on cbs affiliate ktvq channel 2 and abc affiliate kulr tv channel 8 as was pbs until 1984 . billings was one of the last markets in the nation to receive full service from all three networks . in 1984 the ownership of kous and kyus was formally consolidated when kous owners bought kyus for 200 000 ; afterward kyus which had been a separate station became a satellite of kous . 6 this created an instance of a satellite station older than its parent as kyus signed on in 1969 . in 1987 nbc chose to move its affiliation from kous tv to kulr tv which had been a primary affiliate of the network from 1958 to 1968 effective that august ; 7 at that time the stations swapped affiliations and channel 4 picked up kulr s former abc affiliation . 8 that september kous programming began to be simulcast in bozeman on new station kctz . 9 shortly afterward the station s owner changed its name from kous tv inc. to big horn communications . 9 kous tv s tower was located 18 miles east of billings which resulted in difficult reception in portions of the city ; 10 11 as a result in 1987 12 the station established a translator k25bp channel 25 in billings . 10 big horn subsequently obtained a construction permit for channel 6 in billings a channel that was originally intended to be used on a noncommercial basis in miles city before being reallocated to billings . 10 on january 8 1993 kous tv signed off from channel 4 and the kous intellectual unit moved to channel 6 as ksvi which inherited kous abc affiliation . 11 kous satellite stations kyus tv and kctz immediately became satellites of ksvi ; 13 14 translator k25bp also began to carry channel 6 s programming . 10 kyus is now a satellite of kulr tv while kctz is now kbzk a satellite of kxlf tv in butte . the following year big horn sold the channel 4 license to the national indian media foundation 15 which entered into a local marketing agreement with ksvi . 16 the agreement allowed channel 4 to resume broadcasting august 16 1995 as fox affiliate khmt operating from the same tower it had used as kous . 11 16 17 under the foundation s ownership khmt claimed to be the only full power television station to have 100 percent native american ownership ; 16 the station was also the first primary fox affiliate in montana . 18 by 1997 khmt had added a secondary affiliation with upn 19 shared with ksvi ; 20 this continued 21 until that network shut down in 2006 . wolf mountain broadcasting the subsidiary of the national indian media foundation that became the station s licensee in 1997 22 sold khmt to vhr broadcasting in 2002 . 23 in 2003 mission broadcasting acquired the station from vhr ; 24 25 the sale coincided with the merger of quorum broadcasting which by then owned ksvi with nexstar . 26 news operation edit kous tv first started a news operation in 1982 ; this newscast was short lived and was eventually canceled . 11 as khmt another news operation shared with sister station ksvi was launched on april 18 2002 ; 27 after 18 months the newscasts were canceled in september 2003 following nexstar taking control of the stations . 26 though the news operation had won montana broadcasters association and associated press awards during its run it was not successful in the ratings 28 khmt s primetime newscast reportedly pulled in only 3 percent viewing shares putting it behind ktvq and kulr in a distant third . at the time nexstar said ending the news operation would mean the difference between a profit and a loss . 26 in addition local media reported that law enforcement officials reportedly had misgivings about the over aggressive reporting of khmt s newsteam . 26 references edit http www.montanasnewsstation.com global story.asp s 9798038 http www.rabbitears.info market.php request station search & callsign khmt station broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1982 pdf . 1982 . p. b 113 . retrieved september 19 2015 . for the record pdf . broadcasting . october 29 1979 . p. 75 . retrieved september 19 2015 . in brief pdf . broadcasting . april 26 1982 . p. 112 . retrieved september 19 2015 . david ella rivenes . great falls tribune . retrieved september 19 2015 . in brief pdf . broadcasting . february 9 1987 . p. 145 . retrieved september 19 2015 . broadcasting cablecasting yearbook 1988 pdf . 1988 . p. c 41 . retrieved september 19 2015 . a b felker alex d. july 15 1988 . in re applications of bee broadcasting associates a limited partnership station kctz tv bozeman montana . federal communications commission . retrieved september 19 2015 . a b c d smith doug december 1993 . tv news pdf . vhf uhf digest . p. 7 . retrieved september 20 2015 . a b c d johnson john c. montana radio and tv photos . john in arizona . retrieved september 20 2015 . application search details k25bp . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 20 2015 . smith doug august 1993 . tv news pdf . vhf uhf digest . p. 6 . retrieved september 20 2015 . caton william f. september 17 1993 . in re application of big horn communications inc. assignor and kctz communications inc. assignee for consent to assign the license for station kctz tv channel 7 bozeman montana . federal communications commission . retrieved september 20 2015 . we note that kctz tv has primarily rebroadcast the programming of commonly owned ksvi tv billings montana application search details khmt 1 . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 20 2015 . a b c re mm docket nos. 91 211 87 8 94 150 92 51 and 87 154 pdf . electronic comment filing system . federal communications commission . july 8 1997 . retrieved september 2 2015 . smith doug august 1995 . tv news pdf . vhf uhf digest . p. 11 . retrieved september 20 2015 . flint joe july 24 1995 . will murdoch appear at abc affil meeting . variety . retrieved september 2 2015 . the network has landed its first primary affiliate in montana with new station khmt billings . listing of channel lineups in tv guide montana edition . matthewsittel.com . retrieved september 24 2015 . upn affiliate stations montana . upn.com . archived from the original on october 6 1999 . retrieved september 24 2015 . upn affiliate stations montana . upn.com . archived from the original on august 19 2006 . retrieved september 24 2015 . application search details khmt 2 . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 2 2015 . application search details khmt 3 . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 2 2015 . application search details khmt 4 . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 2 2015 . application search details khmt 5 . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved september 2 2015 . a b c d falstad jan september 30 2003 . kulr sold ; abc 6 fox 4 drop local news . billings gazette . retrieved september 20 2015 . falstad jan april 13 2002 . falstad column kmart penske will close 550 tire centers . billings gazette . retrieved september 24 2015 . ksvi the billings abc affiliate and khmt the fox television affiliate licensed in hardin are teaming up on a local newscast which starts thursday evening eggerton john october 5 2003 . nexstar nixes newscasts . broadcasting & cable . retrieved september 21 2015 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for khmt biafn s media web database information on khmt tv v t e television stations in south central montana and the yellowstone valley including billings billings ktvq 2.1 cbs mtn 2.2 kwbm cw khmt 4.1 fox jtv 4.2 silent laff 4.3 silent grit ksvi k25bp 25 6.1 abc 6.2 silent escape 6.3 silent bounce tv kulr 8.1 nbc 8.2 swx kinv ld 14.1 religious kbgs k20hb 20 16.1 pbs 16.2 kids 16.3 create 16.4 world 16.5 tvmt miles city kyus k06fe 3.1 8.1 nbc 8.2 swx k10gf 10 cbs mtn k16dh 16 abc k19ff 19 fox cable channels community 7 tvmt see also western & central nd tv glendive tv western sd tv v t e broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of montana abc affiliates kfbb 5.1 great falls ksvi 6.1 billings kwyb 18.1 28.1 butte bozeman khbb ld 21.1 helena ktmf 23.1 42 missoula kalispell cbs mtn affiliates ktvq 2.1 billings krtv 3.1 kxlh 9.1 great falls helena kxlf 4.1 kbzk 7.1 butte bozeman kxgn 5.1 glendive kpax 8.1 kajj 18 missoula kalispell fox affiliates khmt 4.1 hardin kfbb 5.2 great falls kwyb 18.2 butte khbb ld 21.2 helena ktmf 23.2 missoula nbc affiliates kxgn 5.2 glendive kulr 8.1 kyus 3.1 billings miles city ktvh 12.1 kbgf 50.19 helena great falls keci 13.1 ktvm 6.1 kcfw 9.1 missoula butte kalispell cw affiliates ktvq 2.2 billings krtv 3.2 great falls kxlf 4.2 kbzk 7.2 butte bozeman kpax 8.2 missoula ktvh 12.2 helena kwzb 22 glendive cable pbs affiliates montana pbs kusm 9.1 5 bozeman kufm 11.1 5 missoula kbgs 16.1 5 billings kugf 21.1 5 great falls kukl 46.1 5 kalispell other k08pr d 8.1 k32hh 32 missoula kalispell repeaters of ksps tv spokane washington v t e nexstar broadcasting group abc kamc2 kcau kmid kode2 kqtv ksvi ktvx watn wawv2 wdhn weht wivt wjet wmbb woi wsyr wtvo2 wutr2 wvny2 wwti cbs kgpe klas klbk klst kolr2 krex kreg krey ktab kxmb kxmc kxmd kxma wcia wfrv whbf wjmn wmbd wroc wtaj wyou2 the cw kasn2 kasw kcwi kgcw