KTVQ

KTVQ
Billings, Montana
Branding	Q2 (general) Q2 News (newscasts)
Slogan	Fair. Accurate. To The Point.
Channel	Digital: 10 (VHF)
Subchannels	2.1 CBS/MTN 2.2 The CW
Affiliations	CBS Television Network
Owner	Evening Post Publishing Company (KTVQ Communications, Inc.)
First air date	November 9, 1953
Former callsigns	KOOK-TV (1953-1973)
Former channels	Analog: 2 (1953-2009)
Former affiliations	DuMont (1953-1955/6) NBC (secondary, 1953-1958 and 1975-1980) ABC (secondary, 1953-1975) PBS (per program, 1970-1984)
Effective power	26.1 kW (digital)
Height	180 m (digital)
Facility ID	35694
Antenna coordinates	45°46′0.9″N 108°27′28.8″W / 45.766917°N 108.458°W / 45.766917; -108.458 (digital)
Website	www.ktvq.com

KTVQ is the CBS affiliate in Billings, Montana. It broadcasts on channel 2 (Cable channel 5) and is owned by the Evening Post Publishing Company.

History

The station began broadcasting on November 9, 1953 as KOOK-TV, Montana's second television station; Butte's KXLF-TV had signed on in August. The station carried programming from all three major networks of the time—CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont Television Network--^[1] but has always been a primary CBS affiliate. It lost DuMont when that network shut down in 1956 and lost NBC when KGHL-TV (now KULR-TV) signed on in 1958. The station changed its callsign to KTVQ in 1973.

On September 1, 1975, channel 2 picked up a secondary affiliation with NBC after KULR opted to take a primary affiliation with ABC. This was a very unusual arrangement for a (then) two-station market, especially one as small as Billings. It shared NBC with KULR until KOUS (now KHMT) signed on in 1980.

In 1970, channel 2 picked up a secondary affiliation with PBS, mainly for Sesame Street. It was standard practice at the time for PBS to offer its programming to any interested commercial outlet in areas where no PBS station was available. Channel 2's secondary PBS affiliation lasted until Montana PBS finally signed on in 1984.

The station has, along with most other MTN stations, been the leader in local news ratings.

In February 2009, KULR, KTVQ and two other stations in the Billings market were refused Federal Communications Commission permission^[2] to end analogue broadcasts and operate as digital-only effective on the originally-scheduled February 17, 2009 date.^[3]

Personalities

Current news personalities

Notable staff

• Matt Winer, ESPN sportscaster, worked here before ESPN.

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

• Montana's News Station (1993-present)
• Montana this MORNING(2003-present)
• The Noon News(????-present)
• The 5:30 News(1953-present)
• The 10:00 News(1953-present)
• The Weekend Edition(5:30 & 10:00)

Station slogans

• The News Station. (????-1996)
• Coverage You Can Count on. (1996-2003)
• Fair. Accurate. To the Point. (2003-present)

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News Music

• Advantage Series 1(1993-2003)
• Impact (news music series)(2003-present)

References

External links

• KTVQ Q2
• Antenna Information
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTVQ
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTVQ-TV