branding kpax 8 kpax general kaj 18 kajj general mtn news newscasts slogan fair . accurate . to the point . channels digital 7 vhf virtual 8 psip subchannels 8.1 cbs mtn 8.2 the cw translators kajj cd 39 kalispell affiliations cbs 1970 1976 1984 present owner cordillera communications kpax communications llc first air date 1970 ; 46 years ago 1970 1 former channel number s analog 8 vhf 1970 2009 former affiliations abc 1976 1984 ; secondary 1970 1976 1984 1991 transmitter power 22.5 kw height 653.5 m facility id 35455 transmitter coordinates 47 1 2.9 n 114 0 50.1 w 47.017472 n 114.013917 w 47.017472 ; 114.013917 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.kpax.com kpax tv is a television station in missoula montana broadcasting locally on channel 8 as an affiliate of cbs with programming from the cw on digital suchannel 8.2 . the station is owned by evening post industries . the station is part of the evening post s montana television network a network of montana cbs stations . the cw digital subchannel is known as western montana cw . kpax also operates a class a low powered station in kalispell montana kajj cd channel 39 ; known on air as kaj the station broadcasts the same schedule as kpax but with local ads and news segments . kajj also has its own weeknight 5 30 and 10 p.m. newscasts with a separate anchor which was introduced in 2010 . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 notable former on air staff 4 repeaters 5 references 6 external links history edit channel 8 signed on for the first time in 1970 as a semi satellite of kxlf tv in butte . the station was originally owned by garryowen corporation controlled by joe sample as part of the montana television network . 2 in 1977 kpax opened a new studio on regent street in missoula and severed the electronic umbilical cord with butte . for most of its existence kpax tv has been a primary cbs affiliate . 3 however it shared abc with kgvo tv channel 13 now keci tv 3 until 1976 when kpax along with kxlf tv upgraded abc to a primary affiliation 4 relegating cbs to a secondary affiliation shared with kgvo . 5 kpax returned to cbs in 1984 6 and continued to air abc in off hours shared with keci until ktmf channel 23 signed on in 1991 . in 1984 sample sold the mtn stations to sjl inc. for 20 million . 7 sjl in turn sold kpax tv kxlf tv and krtv in great falls to evening post publishing company through its cordillera communications subsidiary for 24 million in 1986 . 8 kajj was established in 1984 9 as k18aj . its original owner telecrafter broadcasting corporation whose principals thomas a. curtis and daniel w. coon were stockholders in kous tv in billings and kyus tv in miles city 10 sold k18aj to cordillera in 1988 . 11 it became kajj ca in 2011 and kajj cd in 2012 . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 12 8.1 1080i 16 9 kpax dt main kpax tv programming cbs 8.2 720p kpax cw western montana cw analog to digital conversion edit kpax tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 8 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 . 13 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition vhf channel 7 . 14 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former vhf analog channel 8 . notable former on air staff edit christine clayburg meteorologist repeaters edit list of translators city callsign bitterroot range k11il d big arm k11rx d ferndale k12lo d plains k05gm d polson k11ho d st. regis k10hm sula k03ia d superior k11ff d woods bay k48eo d references edit the broadcasting and cable yearbook says june 5 while the television and cable factbook says may 1 . 1972 broadcasting yearbook pdf . 1972 . p. a 35 . retrieved october 4 2015 . a b listing of channel lineups in tv guide montana edition . matthewsittel.com . retrieved october 4 2015 . in brief pdf . broadcasting . june 7 1976 . p. 24 . 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 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . january 16 1984 . p. 138 . retrieved september 29 2015 . changing hands pdf . broadcasting . september 29 1986 . p. 78 . retrieved september 29 2015 . application search details kajj cd . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved january 17 2011 . in re applications for construction permit for a new television station billings montana . federal communications commission . october 6 1987 . retrieved october 4 2015 . curtis and coon each own a 50 % in telecrafter broadcasting corporation licensee of lptv station k18aj kalispell montana . public notice content . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved october 4 2015 . rabbitears tv query for kpax eggerton john 2009 06 29 . boise station gets power boost . broadcasting & cable . retrieved 2009 07 01 . dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official kpax tv website official kajj cd website western montana cw query the fcc s tv station database for kpax query the fcc s tv station database for kajj cd biafn s media web database information on kpax 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 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 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