KBMY
KBMY (channel 17) is a television station in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Forum Communications Company, the station maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office on North 15th Street in Bismarck, and its transmitter is located near St. Anthony, North Dakota.
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| City | Bismarck, North Dakota |
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| Branding | KBMY; WDAY News |
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| WDAY-AM, WDAY-TV, WDAZ-TV | |
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First air date | March 31, 1985 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 17 (UHF, 1985–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Bismarck–Mandan, disambiguation of last call letter for owner Forum's flagship station WDAY |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22121 |
| ERP | 75 kW |
| HAAT | 290 m (951 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°35′15″N 100°48′21″W |
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| Semi-satellite | |
| KMCY | |
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| Branding | KMCY; WDAY News |
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First air date | June 1985 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 14 (UHF, 1985–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Magic City (nickname of Minot) |
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| Facility ID | 22127 |
| ERP | 40 kW |
| HAAT | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°3′11″N 101°23′7″W |
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Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, KBMY is considered a semi-satellite of sister station and company flagship WDAY-TV (channel 6) in Fargo, which operates semi-satellite WDAZ-TV (channel 8) in Grand Forks. Internal operations are housed at WDAY-TV's studios on South 8th Street in Fargo. KBMY clears all network programming as provided through its parent WDAY-TV and simulcasts WDAY-TV's newscasts, but airs a separate offering of syndicated programming; there are also separate commercial inserts and legal station identifications.
KMCY (channel 14) in Minot operates as a semi-satellite of KBMY extending the ABC/MyNetworkTV signal into the northern half of the Bismarck–Minot market; this station's news bureau and advertising sales office are located on 2nd St SE in Minot, and its transmitter is located near South Prairie. KMCY simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through KBMY but airs separate local commercial inserts and legal identifications.