KMID

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KMID
Midland, Texas
Branding	KMID ABC2 or Big 2
Slogan	The Basin's FIRST Station
Channels	2 (VHF) analog, 26 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC (secondary 1953-1958, and exclusive since 1981)
Owner	Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Founded	December 18, 1953
Call letters meaning	Midland, Texas
Former affiliations	NBC (1953-1981)
Website	www.kmid.tv

KMID is the ABC affiliate in Midland-Odessa, Texas, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group headquartered in Irving, Texas. KMID ABC2 was acquired by Nexstar in 2000. KMID-TV went on the air on December 18, 1953 as a dual NBC/ABC affiliate. Later on, it became a primary NBC affiliate after KWES 9 (then known as KVKM) signed on in 1958 and became the area's ABC affiliate. In 1981, KMID became an ABC affiliate when it swapped its NBC affiliation with KWES (KTPX at the time). KMID's studio is adjacent to Midland International Airport just off US Highway 80 about 10 miles west of downtown Midland or midway between Midland and Odessa. KMID's transmitter is located near Gardendale, Texas.

For many years, KMID was known as Big 2, but adopted the ABC2 moniker in early 2004, but sometimes is still known as Big 2. The newscast was called Big 2 News and at one point, Big 2 News Nightbeat. Its newscast was known as Big 2 Eyewitness News during the latter years of its NBC affiliation.

Recently KMID has cut weekend evening newscasts. Only airing news on Monday-Friday making it the third watched newscast in the Permian Basin.

[edit] External links

• KMID ABC2 ONLINE
• Nexstar Broadcasting Group: KMID Station Profile
• Photojournalist Page
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KMID