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Great Falls Radio and TV Station Photos from the John in Montana Collection

KAAK Radio FM 98.9 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KAAK Radio FM 98.9 K99 billboard in 1978. Photo Property of John In Montana
KARR Radio 1400 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KARR Radio 1400 studios and tower as seen in 1978. Photo Property of John In Montana
KAAK: The KAAK Radio FM 98.9 Great Falls billboard photo is from 1978. Known as K99, this billboard promoted their new sound.

KARR: The KARR Radio 1400 Great Falls station and tower photo is from 1978. This station started out as KXLK, changed to KARR, then to KYOT and they are now KXGF and is known as ESPN Radio 1400.

KFBB-TV Channel 5 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KFBB-TV Channel 5 studios and tower in 1974. Photo Property of John In Montana
KFBB-TV Channel 5 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KFBB-TV Channel 5 ad from the 1970s. Photo Property of John In Montana
KFBB-TV: The KFBB-TV Channel 5 Great Falls station photo is from 1974. KFBB-TV Channel 5 camer on the air March 21, 1954 as Great Falls first TV station. The call letters refer to the original owners standing for F. A. Buttrey Broadcasting. Historians may remember the station was located on the Vaughn Frontage Road. The 1964 flood just about wiped them out, later a massive fire destroyed the building. They then built the station over looking Great Falls at 3200 Old Havre Highway near Black Eagle.

KFBB-TV Channel 5 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KFBB-TV Channel 5 on air ID from 1978. Photo Property of John In Montana
KQDI Radio 1450 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KQDI Radio 1450 studios in 1978. Photo Property of John In Montana
The old ad for "News 5 People's Choice" is from the 1970's.

The KFBB-TV on air ID is from 1978.

KQDI: The KQDI Radio 1450 station photo is from 1978. 1450 started out as KBGF, changed to KUDI, then to KQDI. The facility was silent for a few years, then in 1992 back on as KMSL. In 1997 the calls were changed back to KQDI.

KQDI Radio 1450 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KQDI Radio 1450 van from 1978. Photo Property of John In Montana
KFBB-TV Channel 5 Great Falls, Montana Great Falls: KRTV Channel 3 3300 Old Havre Highway station in 1974. Photo Property of John In Montana
The KQDI van photo is from 1978.

KRTV: The KRTV Channel 3 Great Falls 3300 Old Havre Highway station photo is from 1974. KRTV came on the air October 5, 1958. Arkansas broadcast historians know the KRTV call letters were on channel 17 in Little Rock in 1953.

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