KNBN
Encyclopedia
KNBN, channel 21, is the NBC
affiliate in Rapid City, South Dakota
. It is owned by Rapid Broadcasting, and is also the sister station to KWBH-LP
. KNBN's transmitter is located in Rapid City
.
KNBN can also be seen on translators KKRA-LP on UHF channel 24 and K40GS on UHF channel 40; both stations are licensed in Rapid City, though K40GS mainly serves Lead
and the Black Hills
region.
in Denver- before that, KEVN served as the primary NBC station in the area.
after the FCC
finalized the DTV
allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
. Instead, KNBN turned off its analog signal
and turned on its digital signal
on the same channel (called a "flash-cut
").
KNBN flash-cut
to digital on February 1, 2009 to televise the 2009 Super Bowl
in high-definition.
The CW affiliate KWBH-LP
is carried on a digital subchannel
of KNBN (channel 21.2 PSIP). MyNetworkTV
and RTN
are carried on a third subchannel (channel 21.3 PSIP); this was also aired on KKRA-LP before it switched to a simulcast of KNBN's main NBC programming in 2009.
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate in Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
. It is owned by Rapid Broadcasting, and is also the sister station to KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP, channel 27, is a low-powered affiliate of The CW in Rapid City, South Dakota. KWBH is seen on cable channel 16 in most areas. Much of the programming comes from The CW Plus. They are owned by Rapid Broadcasting, which also owns KNBN and KKRA-LP. KWBH is simulcasted on KNBN's digital...
. KNBN's transmitter is located in Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
.
KNBN can also be seen on translators KKRA-LP on UHF channel 24 and K40GS on UHF channel 40; both stations are licensed in Rapid City, though K40GS mainly serves Lead
Lead, South Dakota
Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.-History:...
and the Black Hills
Black Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
region.
History
The station signed on the air on May 14, 2000. Despite transmitting its signal on UHF channel 21, KNBN identifies as NewsCenter1 on air. KNBN is carried on local cable systems on channel 10. Before KNBN signed on, NBC was provided via cable from KUSAKUSA-TV
KUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
in Denver- before that, KEVN served as the primary NBC station in the area.
Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
after the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
finalized the DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
. Instead, KNBN turned off its analog signal
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
and turned on its digital signal
Digital signal
A digital signal is a physical signal that is a representation of a sequence of discrete values , for example of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized analog signal...
on the same channel (called a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
").
KNBN flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
to digital on February 1, 2009 to televise the 2009 Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
in high-definition.
The CW affiliate KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP, channel 27, is a low-powered affiliate of The CW in Rapid City, South Dakota. KWBH is seen on cable channel 16 in most areas. Much of the programming comes from The CW Plus. They are owned by Rapid Broadcasting, which also owns KNBN and KKRA-LP. KWBH is simulcasted on KNBN's digital...
is carried on a digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of KNBN (channel 21.2 PSIP). MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
and RTN
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
are carried on a third subchannel (channel 21.3 PSIP); this was also aired on KKRA-LP before it switched to a simulcast of KNBN's main NBC programming in 2009.
Newscast titles
- NewsCenter 1 (2000-present)
- NewsCenter 1 Today (2000-present)
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