KBMN-TV

KBMN-TV, virtual channel 10 (UHF digital channel 32), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Bango, Montana, United States. The station is owned by Tegna, Inc.
==History==
The station signed-on the air on July 2, 1953, as the first television station in Bango. As a primary NBC affilaite, it also carried programming from the other members of the "big-three." ABC then left to affiliate with KITY-TV, which signed-on the air on September 23, 1959, leaving NBC behind.
On June 9, 1978, KBMN-TV rose to first place, while KITY-TV remained in third. Because of this, ABC returned to KBMN, this time as a primary affiliate, while the NBC affiliation went to KITY-TV. Also, the station promoted merchandise throughout Bango, including T-shirts, toys, and photo frames, and toured guests around their station.
In September 2002, due to popular demand, KBMN-TV reversed the 1978 affiliation swap, returning to NBC after a 24-year absence. In 2005, Gannett Broadcasting purchased the station.
==Branding==
===Slogan history===
*1978-1979 - TV-10 is the One You Can Turn To (localized version of ABC's 1978-79 slogan)
*1979-1980 - TV-10 is Still the One (localized version of ABC's 1979-80 slogan)
*1980-1981 - You and Me and TV-10 (localized version of ABC's 1980-81 slogan)
*1981-1982 - Now is the Time, TV-10 is the Place (localized version of ABC's 1981-82 slogan)
*1982-1983 - Come on Along with TV-10/Come on Along with Channel 10 (localized version of ABC's 1982-83 slogan)
*1983-1984 - That Special Feeling on TV-10 (localized version of ABC's 1983-84 slogan)
*1984-1985 - We're With You on TV-10 (localized version of ABC's 1984-85 slogan)
*1985-1986 - You'll Love It on TV-10 (localized version of ABC's 1985-86 slogan)
*1986-1987 - Together on TV-10 (localized version of ABC's 1986-87 slogan)
*1990-1992 - All of Bango is Watching KBMN-TV (localized version of ABC's 1990-92 slogan)
*1994-1996 - Bango's Number One News Station, KBMN-TV, ABC (localized version of ABC's 1994-96 slogan)
*2000 - Welcome to Television's New Millenium, on 10. (localized version of ABC's promo slogan welcoming viewers to 2000; despite the year being considered the final year of the 20th century)
==Gallery==
===Logo history===
KBMN 1979 logo.png|Station logo used from 1979 to 1992.
KBMN 1979 logo flat.png|A flat version of the 1979-92 station logo.
===Ident history===
KBMN 1982 id.png|Come on Along ident from 1982.
KBMN 1985 id.png|You'll Love It ident from 1985.
KBMN 1988 id.png|Something's Happening ident from 1988.
===Print ads===
KBMN print ad Alien 1984.png
==Trivia==
*KBMN-TV has been one of the very few stations in Bango to do sign-offs and sign-ons, a practice that the station had discontinued by July 2005.
Category:Bango, Montana
Category:Montana
Category:Former ABC affiliates
Category:Former CBS affiliates
Category:NBC network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1953
Category:Channel 10