KWBH-LD

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 Jim Simpson's Rapid Broadcasting. KWBH-LD's transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown; its parent station maintains studios on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City.

KWBH-LD
Translator of KNBN,
Rapid City, South Dakota
Channels
Brandingsee KNBN infobox
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Jim Simpson
  • (Rapid Broadcasting Company)
History
FoundedJuly 7, 1992
First air date
April 2, 1998 (1998-04-02)
Former call signs
  • K27ED (1992−1997)
  • KNBN-LP (1997–July 2003)
  • KZWB-LP (July–October 2003)
  • KWBH-LP (2003–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 27 (UHF, 1998–2022)
  • NBC (1998–2000)
  • The WB (2000–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2017)
  • MyNetworkTV (2017–March 2021, now on LD2)
  • 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)
Transmitter coordinates44°5′33″N 103°14′55″W
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.newscenter1.tv

History
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). At the same time, channel 27 became a WB affiliate 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,[2] 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.[3] The station was licensed for digital operation effective February 4, 2022, changing its call sign to KWBH-LD.

Subchannels

The signals of KNBN and KWBH-LD are multiplexed:

Subchannels of KNBN[4] and KWBH-LD[5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KNBNKWBH-LD
21.127.1 1080i16:9KNBNNBCNBC
21.227.2 720pKNBN MYMyNetworkTV

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for KWBH-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Suspension of Operations of an Analog LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. "License To Cover for LPTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  4. "RabbitEars TV Query for KNBN". RabbitEars.
  5. "RabbitEars TV Query for KWBH". RabbitEars.
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