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#REDIRECT [[List of stations owned by Innovate Corp.]]
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{{distinguish|WMBD-TV}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{R to related topic}}
| callsign = KMBD-LD
{{R with history}}
| city = Minneapolis, Minnesota
| logo =
| branding =
| digital = 20 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 43
| translators =
| affiliations =
| location = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]–[[St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| owner = [[HC2 Holdings]]
| licensee = [[DTV America|DTV America Corporation]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1998|10|5}}
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations = [[KJNK-LD]], [[K33LN-D]]
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|K35CY/K67HG (1998–2007)|K43HB (2007–2012)|K43HB-D (2012–2014)}}
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] (1998–2014)|[[Telemundo]] (via [[KJNK-LD]], 2014–2016)|[[Bounce TV]] (2016–2018)|'''DT2:'''|DrTV (via KJNK-LD2, 2014–201?)| [[Sonlife Broadcasting Network|Sonlife]] (via KJNK-LD2, 201?–2016)|[[Court TV Mystery|Escape]] (2016–2018)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 35/67 (UHF, 1998–2007), 43 (UHF, 2007–2012)|'''Digital:''' 43 (UHF, 2012–2021)}}
| erp = 15 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| haat = {{convert|250|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 49177
| coordinates = {{coord|44|58|34.1|N|93|16|20.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website =
}}
}}

'''KMBD-LD''', [[virtual channel]] 43 ([[UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 20), is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[beIN Sports Xtra]]–[[network affiliate|affiliated]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], United States. The station is owned by [[HC2 Holdings]], and its [[broadcast transmitter|transmitter]] is located in the [[IDS Center]].<ref name=kmbd-ld>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=49177 Digital TV Market Listing for KMBD-LD]</ref><ref name=":0" />

==History==
The station signed on the air as '''K67HG''' on October 5, 1998. The station broadcast on UHF [[Analog television|analog]] channels 35 (as '''K35CY''') and 67. It moved to channel 43 after the callsign was changed to '''K43HB''' in 2007. The station was an affiliate of the [[Home Shopping Network]] from its 1998 inception until 2014, when DTV America acquired the station from [[Ventana Television]]. The station converted to digital in January 2012, remaining on channel 43 as a digital station, with a 15-[[kilowatt]] signal. On November 17, 2014, DTV America changed the station callsign to the current '''KMBD-LD'''.<ref name=kmbd-ld/> DTV America converted KMBD as a [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite station]] of former [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[KJNK-LD]], retransmitting [[Telemundo]] programming on its main channel, and Doctor Television Channel, and eventually [[Sonlife Broadcasting Network]] programming on KMBD-LD2 simulcasting with KJNK-LD2.

In January 2016, KMBD-LD and KMBD-LD2 were converted to affiliates of [[Bounce TV]] and [[Escape (TV network)|Escape]] affiliates, respectively, and a third [[digital subchannel]] was launched to serve as a [[Laff (TV network)|Laff]] network affiliate, thereby making KMBD-LD a separate station again after more than a year as a satellite of KJNK-LD.<ref name=":0">[http://rabbitears.info/search.php?request=owner_search&owner=DTV+America RabbitEars.Info TV Query for DTV America]</ref>

In October 2018, owner HC2 Holdings shifted most of KMBD-LD's programming slate to [[sister station]] [[K33LN-D]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=67002|title=K33LN-D MINNEAPOLIS, MN|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> leaving channel 43 silent ahead of KMBD-LD's expected move to channel 20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avsforum.com/forum/45-local-hdtv-info-reception/446660-minneapolis-mn-ota-115.html#post56925406|title=Minneapolis, MN - OTA - Page 115 - AVS Forum {{!}} Home Theater Discussions And Reviews|website=www.avsforum.com|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref> KMBD-LD resumed broadcasting on channel 20 around September 25, 2020.

==Digital channels==
The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref>[http://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KMBD#station Digital TV Market Listing for KMBD-LD]</ref>
|-
| 43.1 || rowspan=6|[[480i]] || [[16:9]] || rowspan=6|KMBD-LD || [[beIN Sports Xtra]]
|-
| 43.2 || rowspan=5|[[4:3]] || rowspan=3|[[Infomercial]]s
|-
| 43.3
|-
| 43.4
|-
| 43.5 || Carz & Trax
|-
| 43.6 || Infomercials
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{MSP TV}}
{{DTV America}}
{{Other Minnesota Stations}}

[[Category:Television stations in Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Innovate Corp.]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998]]

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