KMID
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| 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
| Broadcast television in the Odessa / Midland market (Nielsen DMA #159) | ||
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KMID 2 (ABC) - KOSA 7 (CBS/MNTV on DT) - KWES 9 / KWAB 4 (NBC/TEL on DT.3) - KUPB 18 (UNI) - KTLE-LP 20 / KTLD-LP 49 (TEL) - KPEJ 24 (FOX) - KWWT 30 (The CW) - KPBT 36 (PBS) - KMLM 42 (GLC) - K69IT 69 (MMTV) |
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KMID 2 (Midland) - KIII 3 (Corpus Christi) - KRGV 5 (Weslaco) - KLTV 7 / KTRE 9 (Tyler / Lufkin) - KVIA 7 (El Paso) - KVII 7 (Amarillo) - WFAA 8 (Dallas) - KBMT 12 (Beaumont) - KSAT 12 (San Antonio) - KTXS 12 / KTXE 38 (Sweetwater / San Angelo) - KTRK 13 (Houston) - KVUE 24 (Austin) - |
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| See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Religious, Other English and Other Spanish stations in Texas | |
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Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting |
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Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |
