KOPR-TV

[4] It was awarded in January 1953, after the lifting of the Federal Communications Commission freeze on new TV stations and on the same day as KFBB-TV in Great Falls and a proposed but never-built channel 8 outlet in Billings.

[2] KOPR-TV first planned to launch in the spring of 1954, but it accelerated its target date to August 15—not coincidentally, when the other television station in Butte, KXLF-TV (channel 6), was projecting to start.

[1] The facilities used in operation reflected the haste to get to air: while an effective radiated power of 14,500 watts was authorized, KOPR-TV used just 600.

[1] The station had network affiliations with CBS and ABC,[6] while local shows included news, sports, weather, and a music program, Copper Bandstand.

It was just the fourth full-time VHF station (and sixth total, including two shared-time outlets) to fold.