KRTV
KRTV (channel 3) is a television station in Great Falls, Montana, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside KTGF-LD (channel 50), the local NBC affiliate, and is part of the Montana Television Network (MTN), a statewide network of CBS-affiliated stations. KRTV's studios and transmitter are located on Old Havre Highway in Black Eagle, just outside Great Falls.
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| Branding | KRTV 3, MTN News |
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| Network | Montana Television Network |
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Sister stations | KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD |
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First air date | June 27, 1958 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1958–2009) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35567 |
| ERP | 28.5 kW |
| HAAT | 153.5 m (504 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°32′7.5″N 111°17′5.5″W |
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| Website | krtv |
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| Branding | KXLH 9, MTN News |
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First air date | February 1969 |
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| Facility ID | 168401 |
| Class | LD |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 626 m (2,054 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°49′29.8″N 111°42′15.9″W |
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Public license information | LMS |
| Website | kxlh |
In Helena, Montana, KRTV is repeated on a low-power semi-satellite, KXLH-LD (channel 9), which airs the same network and syndicated programming but with Helena-specific commercials and evening newscasts. KXLH-LD has studios on West Lyndale Avenue in Helena, shared with that city's NBC affiliate, KTVH-DT (channel 12). Master control and some internal operations of KXLH-LD are handled by KRTV in Great Falls.
KRTV was the second television station to sign on in Great Falls, doing so in 1958. Its purchase by Joe Sample in 1969 led to the foundation of MTN. From 1971 to 1984, the station was MTN's hub and produced statewide newscasts for air across the state. Since the 1990s, the station has generally been the Great Falls market leader for local news.