KXGN-TV
KXGN-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Glendive, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS and NBC. It is owned by The Marks Group alongside radio stations KXGN (1400 AM) and KDZN (96.5 FM). The three stations share studios on South Douglas Street in downtown Glendive; KXGN-TV's transmitter is located at Makoshika State Park. The station also airs news and other programs from the Montana Television Network, a network of CBS affiliates in Montana.
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Sister stations | KXGN, KDZN |
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First air date | November 1, 1957 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 5 (VHF, 1957–2009) |
Former affiliations | ABC (until the late 1960s), Fox (1990s) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24287 |
| ERP | 1 kW |
| HAAT | 152.4 m (500 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°2′39″N 104°40′54.4″W |
| Translator(s) | See below |
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| Website | web |
KXGN-TV is the only television station in Glendive, reckoned as the smallest television market in the United States. Nielsen Media Research ranks it last of the 210 designated market areas for television in the United States, with just 3,900 households. Its status as the smallest station in the United States has earned it notoriety in the broadcasting industry; over its history, publications including the Los Angeles Times and Sports Illustrated have profiled KXGN-TV. The station's lone local program is a public affairs program covering issues in eastern Montana, though in the past it has produced limited local newscasts, and it does provide regional newscasts from the CBS and NBC affiliates in Billings.