KMNF-LD
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HAAT | 295 m (968 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 43°56′12.3″N 94°24′39″W / 43.936750°N 94.41083°W |
Translator(s) | K33MW-D 33 (UHF, Mankato) |
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Public license information | LMS |
KMNF-LD (channel 7) is a
History
The KMNF-LD license originated as K38MY-D in
On September 14, 2018, K38MY-D was granted a
K13AAR-D was included in Gray Television's 2019 purchase of United Communications' television stations.[12]
On May 23, 2019, the station was granted a construction permit to move to channel 7 as K07AAH-D;[13] on June 3, 2019, the call letters were changed to KMNF-LD, a close match for those originally proposed for sister station KEYC-TV in 1958.[14]
On June 24, 2019, Gray announced that KMNF-LD would launch as early as September as an NBC affiliate, with The CW on its second subchannel.
Testing on KMNF-LD began on October 28, 2019.[20] The station officially signed on December 1, 2019.[21]
On January 17, 2023, KMNF-LD began broadcasting translator K33MW-D from the KEYC-TV studio tower.[22]
Newscasts
KMNF-LD began simulcasting some KEYC newscasts on December 2, 2019. KEYC News Now This Morning airs weekdays from 5:30 to 7 a.m. on both KEYC-TV and KMNF-LD. The stations also simulcast the 10 p.m. news on weeknights, with each station airing separate commercials during each simulcast.
On February 21, 2022, KMNF-LD began simulcasting KEYC's 6 p.m. newscast.
On September 3, 2023, KMNF-LD began airing a 5 p.m newscast on Sunday evenings.
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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7.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KMNFLD1 | NBC |
7.2 | 720p | KMNFLD2 | The CW Plus | |
7.3 | KMNFLD3 | The365
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References
- ^ "Displacement Application of Licensed Digital Low Power Television Station" (PDF). fcc.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- Mankato Free Press. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMNF-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c Keegan, Mitch (June 24, 2019). "KEYC-TV adding 2 more network affiliates this fall". KEYC-TV. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Jon (June 24, 2019). "Gray TV To Add NBC, CW Affiliations in Mankato". Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booston Station License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Keegan, Mitch (December 21, 2017). "Translator Changes May Impact Some Over-the-Air Viewers of KEYC News 12". KEYC.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Displacement for LPTV Translator Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. May 5, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "LPTV Translator Engineering STA Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 13, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Resumption of Operations of a LPTV Translator Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. November 29, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Resumption of Operations of a LPTV Translator Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Jon (June 24, 2019). "Gray TV Buys Mankato Station, First in Minnesota". Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Displacement for LPTV Translator Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 22, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Call Sign History (KMNF-LD)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "CW PLUS Market Clearance (as of September 1, 2019)" (PDF). © 2019 The CW Television Network. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
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- ^ The Webpage of Cooperative TV (CTV)
- ^ CTV Channel Listing via the Cooperative TV (CTV) Website
- ^ Keegan, Mitch. "Testing underway on new NBC, CW affiliates". KEYC News 12. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Keegan, Mitch. "Programming to start soon for NBC, CW". KEYC News 12. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Keegan, Mitch (January 13, 2023). "New translator added for KMNF in North Mankato". KEYC News Now. Gray Television. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info". www.rabbitears.info.