NonStop Local

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NonStop Local
Country
United States
Motto We're on it!
TV stations § Stations
Headquarters1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 [1]
Broadcast area
Eastern Washington, Idaho Panhandle, & Montana
Owner Cowles Company
Launch date
October 24, 2022;12 months ago (2022-10-24) [2]
Sports Network
SWX Right Now
Official website
www.nonstoplocal.com

NonStop Local is a regional network and branding of all Cowles Company-owned television stations throughout Eastern Washington state, the Idaho Panhandle, and Montana. The network includes four NBC stations and five ABC/Fox stations.

Contents

NonStop Local was created as part of a rebranding of all Cowles Company owned Television stations as a way to promote them as a multi platform news source. [2]

Stations

Washington

StationCityMain AffiliateBranding
KHQ-TV Spokane, Washington NBC NonStop Local KHQ [3]
KNDU Richland, Washington NonStop Local Tri-Cities
KNDO Yakima, Washington NonStop Local Yakima

Montana

StationCityMain affiliateBranding
KULR-TV Billings, Montana NBC NonStop Local Billings
KWYB Butte, MontanaBozeman, Montana ABC/Fox NonStop Local
KFBB-TV Great Falls ABCNonStop Local Great Falls
KHBB-LD Helena, Montana FoxNonStop Local Helena
KTMF Missoula (MT) ABCNonStop Local Missoula
KTMF-LD Kalispell Fox/MyNetworkTV NonStop Local Kalispell

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References

  1. "nonstoplocal.com". NonStop Local. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. 1 2 "Washington, Montana stations consolidate under 'NonStop Local' brand". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. "KHQ rolls out new look, launches NonStop Local". NonStop Local KHQ. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.