KWBH-LD

callsign	KWBH-LD
above	Translator of KNBN, Rapid City, South Dakota
branding	see KNBN infobox
digital	27 (UHF)
virtual	27
affiliations	27.1: NBC 27.2: MyNetworkTV
country	United States
founded	July 7, 1992
airdate	April 2, 1998
location	Rapid City, South Dakota
callsign meaning	"WB Black Hills" (reflecting previous affiliation)
owner	Forum Communications Company
former channel numbers	Analog: 27 (UHF, 1998–2022)
former callsigns	K27ED (1992−1997) KNBN-LP (1997–2003) KWBH-LP (2003–2022)
former affiliations	NBC (1998–2003) The WB (2003–2006) The CW (2006–2017) MyNetworkTV (2017–March 2021, now on 27.2) Silent (March–December 2021)
erp	2.6 kW
haat	126.7 m
facility id	66654
class	LD
coordinates	44.0925°N, -103.24861°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://www.newscenter1.tv/

KWBH-LD (channel 27) is a low-power television station in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It is a translator of dual NBC/MyNetworkTV affiliate KNBN (channel 21) which is owned by Forum Communications Company. KWBH-LD's transmitter is located on Cowboy Hill west of downtown; its parent station maintains studios on South Plaza Drive in Rapid City.

History

The station signed on for the first time on April 2, 1998, as an NBC affiliate on analog channel 27 with the call letters KNBN-LP. In 2000, Rapid Broadcasting began airing NBC programming on full-power KNBN (channel 21). In October 2003, channel 27—renamed KWBH-LP—became a WB affiliate[1] and carried programming from The CW Plus

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