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Television station in Missoula, Montana (2002–2009)

KMMF Missoula, Montana United States City Missoula, Montana Channels Analog: 17 (UHF) Programming Affiliations Fox (2002–2009) MyNetworkTV (secondary, 2006–2009) Ownership Owner Equity Media Holdings Corporation (Montana License Subsidiary, Inc.) History Founded April 25, 2000 First air date 2002 (2002) Last air date June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12) Call sign meaning Missoula, Montana, Fox Technical information Facility ID 81348 ERP 50 kW HAAT 628 m (2,060 ft) Transmitter coordinates 46°48′8″N 113°58′19″W / 46.80222°N 113.97194°W / 46.80222; -113.97194 Translator(s) KMMF-LP 34 Kalispell

**KMMF** (channel 17) was a [television station](/source/Television_station) in [Missoula, Montana](/source/Missoula%2C_Montana), United States, affiliated with the [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) network. Founded on April 25, 2000, the station was owned by [Equity Broadcasting](/source/Equity_Broadcasting). Its signal was repeated in [Kalispell](/source/Kalispell) on **KMMF-LP** (channel 34).

KMMF added [MyNetworkTV](/source/MyNetworkTV) as a secondary affiliation in September 2006.

KMMF was fed from Equity's hub in [Little Rock, Arkansas](/source/Little_Rock%2C_Arkansas), by March 2008. Technical issues dramatically increased in number after this was implemented.

At auction on April 16, 2009, [Max Media](/source/Max_Media) bought the Fox affiliations and certain programming assets, but not the broadcasting facilities, of KMMF and the rest of Equity's Montana Fox station system.[1]

## Demise

Because it was granted an original [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) after the [FCC](/source/FCC) finalized the [DTV](/source/Digital_television) allotment plan on April 21, 1997,[2] the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital [television station](/source/Television_station). Instead, at the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KMMF would have been required to turn off its [analog signal](/source/Analog_signal) and turn on its [digital signal](/source/Digital_signal_(broadcasting)) (called a "[flash-cut](/source/Flash-cut)").

As of December 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KMMF&action=edit), this station was scheduled to go [dark](/source/Dark_(broadcasting)) [in 2009](/source/DTV_transition_in_the_United_States). According to the station's DTV status report, "On December 8, 2008, the [licensee's parent corporation](/source/Equity_Media_Holdings) filed a petition for [bankruptcy](/source/Bankruptcy) relief under [chapter 11](/source/Chapter_11) of the [federal bankruptcy](/source/Federal_Rules_of_Bankruptcy_Procedure) code... This station must obtain post-petition financing and court approval before [digital facilities](/source/ATSC) may be constructed. The station will cease [analogue broadcasting](/source/NTSC-M) on [February 17, 2009](/source/DTV_transition_in_the_United_States), regardless of whether [digital facilities](/source/Digital_television) are operational by that date. The station will file authority to remain [silent](/source/Dark_(broadcasting)) if so required by the FCC."[3]

While the [DTV Delay Act](/source/DTV_Delay_Act) extended this deadline to June 12, 2009, Equity had applied for an extension of the digital [construction permit](/source/Construction_permit) in order to retain the [broadcast license](/source/Broadcast_license) after the station goes dark.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On July 1, [2009](/source/2009_in_American_television), Max Media established a new Fox affiliate on the [digital subchannel](/source/Digital_subchannel) of its [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) affiliates, [KTMF](/source/KTMF) (channel 23) in Missoula and KTMF-LD in Kalispell.[4] KMMF was shut down on June 12, 2009, when analog broadcasting ended. On that date or shortly thereafter, Equity fully returned the KMMF and KMMF-LP licenses to the FCC, who then deleted both call signs.[5][6]

Earlier, it had been reported that only cable subscribers could watch Fox programming in western Montana.[7] It is unclear from the story what Fox affiliate they received. At the time, there was only one operating Fox station in the state, [KHMT](/source/KHMT) (channel 4) in the [Billings](/source/Billings) area (licensed to [Hardin](/source/Hardin%2C_Montana)). The network could have exported the signal from another city, possibly [Denver](/source/Denver) ([KDVR](/source/KDVR), channel 31) or [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City) ([KSTU](/source/KSTU), channel 13); additionally, at least in [Great Falls](/source/Great_Falls%2C_Montana), Equity arranged for [KLMN](/source/KLMN) (channel 26), which shut down for similar reasons to KMMF, to remain on cable as that market's Max Media station, [KFBB-TV](/source/KFBB-TV) (channel 5), prepared to launch its Fox subchannel.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Web Page Under Construction"](http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/04/17/daily.11/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Final DTV Channel Plan from FCC97-115"](http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [FCC DTV status report](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1285150&Service=TV&Form_id=387&Facility_id=81348)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["FOX Coming to Max Media of Montana Stations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090606111057/http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/46828167.html). *ABC Montana*. June 3, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/46828167.html) on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc-kmmfdone_5-0)** ["Station Search Details (DKMMF)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=81348). *CDBS Public Access*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). Retrieved July 22, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcc-kmmflpdone_6-0)** ["Station Search Details (DKMMF-LP)"](https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=30457). *CDBS Public Access*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission). Retrieved July 22, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Missoula Fox Affiliate Doesn't Go Digital - at Least Not Yet](https://web.archive.org/web/20181120021350/http://www.kpax.com/global/story.asp?s=10535517)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gft-klmncable_8-0)** Ecke, Richard (July 11, 2009). ["Fox signal returning; ABC gets upgrade"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090718084937/http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090711/NEWS01/907110304/1002). *[Great Falls Tribune](/source/Great_Falls_Tribune)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090711/NEWS01/907110304/1002) on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.

v t e Broadcast television in the Missoula and Kalispell area (Glacier Country and The Flathead) Missoula K08PR-D 7 PBS/KSPS KPAX-TV 8 CBS/MTN KUFM-TV 11 Montana PBS KECI-TV 13 NBC KTMF 23 .1 ABC .2 Fox Kalispell K21KA-D/K29AA-D 7.1 PBS/KSPS 11.1 Montana PBS KCFW-TV 9 NBC KAJJ-CD 18 CBS/MTN K26DD-D 26 KTMF-LD 42 .1 ABC .2 Fox KUKL-TV 46 Montana PBS Distant stations Spokane: KREM KXLY-TV KHQ-TV Lethbridge: CISA-DT Defunct KMMF 17 / KMMF-LP 34 Fox/MyNetworkTV Bitterroot Valley Public Television Montana broadcast television areas Billings Bismarck/Western & Central ND Butte/Bozeman Glendive Great Falls Helena Missoula Rapid City/Western SD See also Idaho Falls Spokane

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