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KCPM was a MyNetworkTV affiliate located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It broadcasted on UHF channel 27 and on cable channel 9 throughout the Red River Valley region. KCPM also had a sales office located in Fargo, North Dakota.

KCPM also rebroadcasted on low-power station KVNJ-LP, channel 33, in Fargo, ND and translator K35HT, channel 35, in Jamestown, ND. KCPM and all of its rebroadcasters were owned by Guaranteed Impressions Group (G.I.G.), known on-air as Central Plains Media.

General information

KCPM was a semi-satellite (partial rebroadcsater) of KCPO-LP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, though it airs local commercial inserts and sometimes has different programming. KCPO-LP is also partially rebroadcasted on KCPL-LP in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The station never had a local newscast, and its programs included syndicated programs (off-network comedy, court shows, talk shows, and movies), infomercials and religious programming past midnight. Popular syndicated shows on KCPM included The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, and South Park. KCPM also simulcasted KSTC broadcasts of MSHSL high school football, hockey, and basketball tournaments.

History

KCPM signed on the air in 2003 as the first full-time UPN affiliate in North Dakota (Fox affiliate KNDX/KXND of the western region of the state aired UPN programming after primetime), replacing Minneapolis-St. Paul's KMSP-TV on cable after it became a Fox affiliate.

MyNetworkTV

On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN networks announced they would merge. The newly combined network would be called The CW, the letters representing the first initial of its corporate parents CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. The merger would take effect on-the-air on September 18, 2006. In response to the merger, News Corporation (the owner of Fox) launched another network called MyNetworkTV on September 5, 2006.

KCPM rejected The CW and affiliated with MyNetworkTV. In September 2005, KCPM replaced the UPN logo in its logo with the logo of Central Plains Media. The new KCPM MyNetworkTV logo was introduced in August 2006, and KCPM dropped UPN entirely on September 4, 2006. WDAY-TV launched a digital subchannel to carry The CW, which replaced cable-only station WBFG on September 18, 2006.

The station ceased operations February 15 2008 and filed notice on May 22 2008 to suspend operations.[1]

KCPM was currently the only MyNetworkTV affiliate in North Dakota, as KNDX/KXND has not decided whether to have a secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV. The demise of KCPM has left North Dakota with no MyNetworkTV affiliate.

Former logos

Translators

KCPM rebroadcasted on the following translators (low-powered rebroadcasters):

References

  1. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". FCC CDBS database. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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