Media in Billings, Montana

The Billings Metropolitan Area is served by two major news television stations, four major non-news television stations, one community television station, 25 commercial radio stations and one major daily newspaper. Note: Community 7 is only available through cable or satellite.

Television stations

Channel	Call sign	Affiliation	Subchannel	Branding	Owner	Notes
2	KTVQ (Cable 5)	CBS	2.1	Q2	The E. W. Scripps Company	-
		The CW (Cable 11)	2.2	The Billings CW
		GRIT	2.3	GRIT
4	KHMT (Cable 4)	Fox/Jewelry Television	4.1	Fox 4	Mission Broadcasting	-
		Grit	4.2	-
		Laff	4.3	-
6	KSVI (Cable 10)	ABC	6.1	ABC 6	Nexstar Media Group	-
		Escape	6.2	-
		Bounce	6.3	-
8	KULR-TV (Cable 9)	NBC	8.1	KULR-8	Cowles Publishing Company (Under Cowles Montana Media)	-
		SWX Montana	8.2	-
14	KINV-LD	MeTV	14.1	-	Yellowstone Valley Community TV, Inc.	[1]
16	KBGS-TV	PBS	16.1	MontanaPBS	Board of Regents of the Montana University System
			16.2	PBS Kids		-
			16.3	Create
			16.4	World
			16.5	Legislature		See also: TVMT

Newspapers

Billings Gazette

The Billings Gazette was first published in 1885 and has since grown to become the largest newspaper in Montana and Northern Wyoming. The Billings Gazette is published as a daily newspaper and also publishes Billings Business, Thrifty Nickel, Magic City Magazine, Montana Land Magazine, Welcome Home, and Lifewise to target niche audiences. ^[2] The Billings Gazette is currently owned by Lee Enterprises. ^[3]

Main article: Billings Gazette

Yellowstone County News

The Yellowstone County News is a weekly newspaper which was first published in 1977 by Dave and Jan Willms from their home in Ballantine, Montana. ^[4] It covers a wide variety of topics and issues each week including news from the Yellowstone County Commissioners and other public government meetings, as well as hyperlocal news pertaining to the geographic area of Yellowstone County. ^[5] It was owned by Pete Robison and Rebecca Tescher-Robison from 1993 to 2014. In 2014, Yellowstone County News was purchased by Jonathan McNiven and Tana McNiven, who own and operate the newspaper currently. ^[6]

Billings Outpost

Founded in 1997, Billings Outpost was a weekly newspaper, distributed in Billings and nearby municipalities. It was edited and published by David Crisp. ^[7] Its publication was suspended on January 28, 2016. ^[8]

The Billings Times

The Billings Times was a weekly legal/statistical newspaper established in 1891. ^[9] The newspaper reported on legal publications and also reported vital statistics, such as births, deaths, and marriages, in the Yellowstone County Area. ^[10] It also advertised all major city contracts for the City of Billings. ^[11] From 1960 onward, the newspaper was operated by the Turner family. ^[9] It ceased in 2024. ^[12]

Last Best News

Last Best News was an online news site that covered Billings, Montana. ^{[13] [14]}

Radio stations

FM

Frequency	Call sign	Genre	Branding	Owner	Notes
89.3	KLMT	Christian	Pilgrim Radio	Western Inspirational Broadcasters, Inc.	-
90.9	KLRV	Contemporary Christian	K-LOVE Radio	Educational Media Foundation	-
91.7	KEMC	News / Talk / Variety	Yellowstone Public Radio	Montana State University Billings	-
94.1	KRKX	Country	94.1 K-SKY	Connoisseur Media	-
95.5	KCHH	News/Talk	News Radio 95	Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC	-
96.3	KRZN	Modern rock	The Zone	Connoisseur Media	-
97.1	KKBR	Contemporary hit radio	K-Bear	Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC	-
98.5	KEWF	Country	98.5 The Wolf	Radio Billings, LLC	-
101.1	KFHW	News / Sports / Talk	YCN Radio	Yellowstone County News, LLC
101.9	KRSQ	Contemporary hit radio	Hot 101.9	Radio Billings, LLC	-
102.9	KCTR	Country	Cat Country	Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC	-
103.7	KMHK	Classic rock	The New 103.7 The Hawk	Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC	-
105.1	KYSX	Country	Twang 105.1	Bmg Billings, LLC	-
105.9	KWMY	Classic hits	My 105.9	Connoisseur Media	-
106.7	KPLN	Modern hits	The Planet 106.7	Connoisseur Media	-
107.5	KRPM	Adult Contemporary	Magic 107.5	Radio Billings, LLC	-

AM

Frequency	Call sign	Genre	Branding	Owner	Notes
730	KYYA	Talk radio	-	Connoisseur Media	Part of Northern Broadcasting System Radio
790	KGHL (AM)	Classic country	The Mighty 790	KGHL Radio, LLC	Part of Northern Broadcasting System Radio
910	KBLG	Sports radio	ESPN 910 KBLG	Connoisseur Media	Part of Northern Broadcasting System Radio
970	KBUL (AM)	Talk radio	News Radio 970 KBUL	Townsquare Media Billings License, LLC	-
1230	KHDN	Talk radio	Big Sky Radio	Sun Mountain, Inc.	station is currently silent
1240	KJCR (AM)	Contemporary Christian	-	WTL Communications, Inc.	Part of Northern Broadcasting System Radio

References

1. "KINV-LD". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
2. "About Us". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
3. "Daily Newspapers". Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
4. Marino, Michael (October 7, 2023). "Yellowstone County News Turns 47". Yellowstone County News. p. 2.
5. "About". Yellowstone County News. April 28, 2023.
6. Lutey, Tom (December 9, 2014). "Lawmaker McNiven resigns 2 weeks after re-election to run newspaper". The Billings Gazette.
7. "About Us | Last Best News". January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
8. Crisp, David (January 28, 2016). "Crisp suspends Outpost, joining Last Best News". Montana Newspaper Association. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
9. "About Us". The Billings Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
10. "Page 4". The Billings Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
11. "Frequently Asked Questions, #6". City of Billings. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
12. Hauter, Alina (August 30, 2024). "The Billings Times delivers final edition after 133 years of printing". KTVQ. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
13. "Billings and Eastern Montana News & Culture". Last Best News. Archived from the original on October 5, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
14. "About Us - Last Best News". montana-mint.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.