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KMID

KMID (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Midland, Texas, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Permian Basin area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group and operated alongside Fox affiliate KPEJ-TV (channel 24); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns NBC affiliate KWES-TV (channel 9). KMID and KPEJ-TV share studios on Windview Street (along I-20) in west Odessa; KMID's transmitter is located on FM 1788 in rural southeastern Andrews County. KMID went on the air as the Permian Basin's first TV station on December 20, 1953. It was built by the Midessa Television Corporation, a consortium of Oklahoman businessmen, and had studios near Midland's airport. Though it was a primary affiliate of NBC, it aired the programs of other networks until 1958 as the market gained competing stations. In 1982, it exchanged affiliations with KTPX (channel 9, now KWES-TV) and became an ABC affiliate. Under the ownership of Telepictures in the mid-1980s, KMID moved from second to first in the local news ratings, but when channel 9 was sold and revitalized in the 1990s, it took first place from KMID. Nexstar acquired the station in 2000 and consolidated it with KPEJ-TV in 2015, moving KMID's studio to Odessa in the process.

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KMID (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Midland, Texas, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Permian Basin area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group and operated alongside Fox affiliate KPEJ-TV (channel 24); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns NBC affiliate KWES-TV (channel 9). KMID and KPEJ-TV share studios on Windview Street (along I-20) in west Odessa; KMID's transmitter is located on FM 1788 in rural southeastern Andrews County. KMID went on the air as the Permian Basin's first TV station on December 20, 1953. It was built by the Midessa Television Corporation, a consortium of Oklahoman businessmen, and had studios near Midland's airport. Though it was a primary affiliate of NBC, it aired the programs of other networks until 1958 as the market gained competing stations. In 1982, it exchanged affiliations with KTPX (channel 9, now KWES-TV) and became an ABC affiliate. Under the ownership of Telepictures in the mid-1980s, KMID moved from second to first in the local news ratings, but when channel 9 was sold and revitalized in the 1990s, it took first place from KMID. Nexstar acquired the station in 2000 and consolidated it with KPEJ-TV in 2015, moving KMID's studio to Odessa in the process.

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  1. date of death: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375848083

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