KWBH-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station in

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of dual NBC/ MyNetworkTV affiliate

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(channel 21) which is owned by Jim Simpson's Rapid Broadcasting. KWBH-LD's transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown; its parent station maintains studios on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City.

History

The station signed on for the first time on April 2, 1998 as an NBC affiliate on analog channel 27 with the call letters KNBN-LP. In 2000, Rapid Broadcasting began airing NBC programming on full-power

(channel 21). Before KNBN's upgrade to a full-power station, KUSA in

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had served as Rapid City's ''de facto'' NBC affiliate on area cable systems. At the same time, channel 27 became a WB affiliate and carried programming from

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' predecessor,

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. In September 2006,

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and The WB merged to become

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. KWBH-LP joined the new network upon its launch. In 2017, KWBH-LP switched to MyNetworkTV after losing The CW to a subchannel of CBS affiliate KCLO-TV (channel 15). KWBH-LP went silent in March 2021, ahead of the FCC-mandated shutdown of analog LPTV stations on July 13. Its programming was carried in

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on KNBN's second

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. KWBH-LP filed a digital license to cover application on December 16, 2021, indicating that it would rebroadcast KNBN. The station was licensed for digital operation effective February 4, 2022, changing its call sign to KWBH-LD.

Previous logos

File:KWBH former WB logo.png, KWBH's former WB logo (2003–2006) File:KWBH-LP logo.png, KWBH's former CW logo (2006–2017)

Subchannels

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References

External links

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WBH-LD NBC network affiliates MyNetworkTV affiliates Television channels and stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in South Dakota Low-power television stations in the United States {{SouthDakota-tv-station-stub