KMID-TV went on the air on December 18, 1953,[2] making it the longest-running station in the Midland–Odessa market. It carried programming from all four networks, but was a primary NBC affiliate. It lost CBS to KOSA-TV (channel 7) in 1956 and lost ABC to KWES-TV (channel 9, then known as KVKM) in 1958. On September 5, 1982, KMID became an ABC affiliate when it swapped its NBC affiliation with channel 9 (by then known as KMOM, which became KTPX simultaneous with the switch). Lorimar-Telepictures sold KMID and two of its sister stations, KSPR in Springfield, Missouri, and KCPM-TV (now KNVN) in Chico–Redding, California, to Goltrin Communications in 1987.[citation needed][clarification needed] In 1988, Goltrin sold all three stations to Davis Goldfarb Communications.[citation needed] Cottonwood Communications bought the station in 1995.[citation needed][clarification needed] KMID, along with KSPR and KCPM, was purchased by GOCOM Communications in 1997.[citation needed] KMID was acquired by current owner Nexstar Broadcasting in 2000.[2]
Since 1974, KMID was known as "Big 2", but adopted the "ABC2" moniker in early 2004. In part because many Permian Basin residents still called the station "Big 2", though, that nickname was revived in 2009, only to be scrapped once more on December 12, 2015, in favor of "Local 2". The "Big 2" branding returned again in June 2018.
In 2003, KMID dropped weekend evening newscasts, which were the lowest-rated newscasts in the Permian Basin. In late 2006, the Sunday night news broadcasts were reinstated.
On April 24, 2013, Communications Corporation of America announced the sale of its entire group to Nexstar. KPEJ was to be sold to Mission Broadcasting,[3] but on June 6, 2014, Nexstar announced that it would instead sell KPEJ-TV to a new minority-owned company, Marshall Broadcasting Group (marking the company's first television station acquisitions), for $58.5 million. Nexstar would operate KPEJ under a shared services agreement, forming a virtual duopoly with KMID.[4] The sale was completed on January 1, 2015.[5]
KMID shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 26.[7] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KMID TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 template removal help KMID channel 2 is a television station licensed to Midland Texas United States serving as the ABC affiliate for the Permian Basin area It is owned by Nexstar Media Group which provides certain services to Odessa licensed Fox affiliate KPEJ TV channel 24 under a shared services agreement SSA with Mission Broadcasting Both stations share studios on Windview Street along I 20 in southwestern Odessa while KMID s transmitter is located on FM 1788 in rural southeastern Andrews County KMIDMidland Odessa TexasUnited StatesCityMidland TexasChannelsDigital 26 UHF Virtual 2BrandingABC Big 2 NewsProgrammingAffiliations2 1 ABC secondary 1953 1958 primary since 1982 2 2 Laff2 3 Ion Mystery2 4 GritOwnershipOwnerNexstar Media Group Nexstar Media Inc Sister stationsKPEJ TVHistoryFirst air dateDecember 18 1953 69 years ago 1953 12 18 Former call signsKMID TV 1953 1992 Former channel number s Analog 2 VHF 1953 2009 Former affiliationsPrimary NBC 1953 1982 Secondary DuMont 1953 1955 CBS 1953 1955 Call sign meaningMidlandTechnical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID35131ERP1 000 kWHAAT275 m 902 ft Transmitter coordinates32 5 51 4 N 102 17 22 5 W 32 097611 N 102 289583 W 32 097611 102 289583LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebsitewww wbr yourbasin wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Syndicated programming 3 Notable former on air staff 4 Technical information 4 1 Subchannels 4 2 Analog to digital conversion 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editKMID TV went on the air on December 18 1953 2 making it the longest running station in the Midland Odessa market It carried programming from all four networks but was a primary NBC affiliate It lost CBS to KOSA TV channel 7 in 1956 and lost ABC to KWES TV channel 9 then known as KVKM in 1958 On September 5 1982 KMID became an ABC affiliate when it swapped its NBC affiliation with channel 9 by then known as KMOM which became KTPX simultaneous with the switch Lorimar Telepictures sold KMID and two of its sister stations KSPR in Springfield Missouri and KCPM TV now KNVN in Chico Redding California to Goltrin Communications in 1987 citation needed clarification needed In 1988 Goltrin sold all three stations to Davis Goldfarb Communications citation needed Cottonwood Communications bought the station in 1995 citation needed clarification needed KMID along with KSPR and KCPM was purchased by GOCOM Communications in 1997 citation needed KMID was acquired by current owner Nexstar Broadcasting in 2000 2 Since 1974 KMID was known as Big 2 but adopted the ABC2 moniker in early 2004 In part because many Permian Basin residents still called the station Big 2 though that nickname was revived in 2009 only to be scrapped once more on December 12 2015 in favor of Local 2 The Big 2 branding returned again in June 2018 In 2003 KMID dropped weekend evening newscasts which were the lowest rated newscasts in the Permian Basin In late 2006 the Sunday night news broadcasts were reinstated On April 24 2013 Communications Corporation of America announced the sale of its entire group to Nexstar KPEJ was to be sold to Mission Broadcasting 3 but on June 6 2014 Nexstar announced that it would instead sell KPEJ TV to a new minority owned company Marshall Broadcasting Group marking the company s first television station acquisitions for 58 5 million Nexstar would operate KPEJ under a shared services agreement forming a virtual duopoly with KMID 4 The sale was completed on January 1 2015 5 Syndicated programming editSyndicated programming on KMID includes The Rachael Ray Show Judge Judy AgDay Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune among others Notable former on air staff editDayna Devon Mike Emanuel Edward PlattTechnical information editSubchannels edit The station s digital signal is multiplexed Subchannels of KMID 6 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programming2 1 720p 16 9 KMID DT Main KMID programming ABC2 2 480i Laff Laff2 3 Escape Ion Mystery2 4 Grit GritAnalog to digital conversion edit KMID shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 2 on June 12 2009 the official date on which full power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 26 7 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2 See also editChannel 2 virtual TV stations in the United States Channel 26 digital TV stations in the United StatesReferences edit Facility Technical Data for KMID Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission a b About Us Yourbasin www yourbasin com May 30 2019 https licensing fcc gov cdbs CDBS Attachment getattachment jsp appn 101552312 amp qnum 5040 amp copynum 1 amp exhcnum 1 bare URL Nexstar Selling 3 Fox Affils For 58 5 Million TVNewsCheck June 6 2014 Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access Federal Communications Commission Retrieved January 6 2015 RabbitEars TV Query for KMID DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds PDF Archived from the original PDF on August 29 2013 Retrieved March 24 2012 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KMID TV amp oldid 1163833632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
