ABC West

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KBMY/KMCY
KBMY Bismarck, ND KMCY Minot, ND
Branding	ABC West
Channels	17, 14 analog, 16, 15 digital
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Forum Communications (Operated by Prime Cities Broadcasting through LMA)
Founded	1986
Call letters meaning	K Bismarck Mandan Y K Magic CitY (Nickname of Minot)
Transmitter Power	see FCC queries
Website	none

ABC West is a group of television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, North Dakota and managed by Prime Cities Broadcasting, owner of West Dakota Fox. The stations are affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company. Bismarck and Minot are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).

[edit] Stations

Call sign	Analog Channel	Digital Channel	Location	Notes
KBMY	17	16	Bismarck, ND	originating station
KMCY	14	15	Minot, ND	airs KBMY feed with local inserts
K42FY	42	none	Dickinson, ND	rebroadcasts KBMY
K44HR	44	none	Williston, ND	rebroadcasts KMCY

[edit] Programming

KBMY and KMCY signed on in 1986, bringing the full ABC schedule to western North Dakota and eastern Montana for the first time ever. Before 1986, portions of ABC programming were carried on KX Television and NBC North Dakota. Prior to K44HR's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Detroit, Michigan's ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV through its carriage by Canadian satellite provider CANCOM. Dickinson received Denver, Colorado's KMGH-TV on cable for ABC programming, since they were in Mountain Time Zone, until K42FY signed on.

The stations do not produce much local content. KMCY largely simulcasts KBMY, aside from local commercials. The Dickinson station directly repeats KBMY, while the Williston station repeats KMCY.

A 30-minute morning show, "Good Morning West Dakota," is produced by Bismarck radio station KBMR and aired on all four stations. It is the only local newscast on ABC West, and there are no local cut-ins during Good Morning America.

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for KBMY
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KMCY
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K44HR
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K42FY