KWBH-LD

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KWBH-LD
Channels
Brandingsee KNBN infobox
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerForum Communications Company
History
FoundedJuly 7, 1992
First air date
April 2, 1998 (28 years ago) (1998-04-02)
Former call signs
  • K27ED (1992−1997)
  • KNBN-LP (1997–2003)
  • KWBH-LP (2003–2022)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 27 (UHF, 1998–2022)
  • NBC (1998–2003)
  • The WB (2003–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2017)
  • MyNetworkTV (2017–March 2021, now on 27.2)
  • Silent (March–December 2021)
Call sign meaning
"WB Black Hills" (reflecting previous affiliation)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66654
ClassLD
ERP2.6 kW
HAAT126.7 m (416 ft)
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Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.newscenter1.tv

KWBH-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It is a translator of dual NBC/MyNetworkTV affiliate KNBN (channel 21) which is owned by Forum Communications Company. KWBH-LD's transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown; its parent station maintains studios on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City.

History

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KWBH's former CW logo (2006–2017)

The station signed on for the first time on April 2, 1998, as an NBC affiliate on analog channel 27 with the call letters KNBN-LP. In 2000, Rapid Broadcasting began airing NBC programming on full-power KNBN (channel 21). In October 2003, channel 27—renamed KWBH-LP—became a WB affiliate[2] and carried programming from The CW Plus' predecessor, The WB 100+ Station Group. In September 2006, UPN and The WB merged to become The CW. KWBH-LP joined the new network upon its launch. In 2017, KWBH-LP switched to MyNetworkTV after losing The CW to a subchannel of CBS affiliate KCLO-TV (channel 15).

KWBH-LP went silent in March 2021,[3] ahead of the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13. Its programming was carried in high definition on KNBN's second digital subchannel. KWBH-LP filed a digital license to cover application on December 16, 2021, indicating that it would rebroadcast KNBN.[4] The station was licensed for digital operation effective February 4, 2022, changing its call sign to KWBH-LD.

On August 14, 2024, it was announced KWBH-LD (and KNBN) would be sold to Fargo, North Dakota–based Forum Communications Company, which owns former sister station KSFL-TV in Sioux Falls.[5] The sale was completed on October 2.[6]

Subchannels

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{{#section:KNBN|subchannels}}

References

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