▁family ▁of ▁B ism ar ck , ▁own ers ▁of ▁K F Y R - TV , ▁just ▁before ▁it ▁signed ▁on . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁semi - s at ellite ▁of ▁K F Y R ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁K M OT ▁signed ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁ ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Meyer ▁group , ▁and ▁K UM V ▁became ▁a ▁semi - s at ellite ▁of ▁K M OT . ▁ ▁Until ▁K B MY / K MC Y ▁signed ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Meyer ▁stations ▁carried ▁a ▁secondary ▁affili ation ▁with ▁ABC . ▁Until ▁K X MD - TV ▁signed ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁K UM V ▁carried ▁CBS ▁on ▁a ▁per - program ▁basis . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁K UM V ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁stations ▁to ▁be ▁transm itted ▁via ▁terrest rial ▁cable ▁television ▁into ▁most ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ; ▁it ▁even ▁maintained ▁a ▁sales ▁office ▁in ▁S ask ato on , ▁as ▁did ▁K X MD ▁and ▁ABC ▁affili ate ▁K F BB - TV ▁of ▁Great ▁F alls , ▁Mont ana . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁when ▁the ▁signal ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁satellite ▁signal ▁from ▁W DI V - TV , ▁the ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁The ▁Mey ers ▁sold ▁off ▁their ▁broadcast ▁hold ings ▁in