KITY-TV (ABC)

KITY-TV, VHF digital channel 5, is an ABC-affiliated station licensed to Bongo, Montana, United States. KITY-TV's callsign has no meaning, but it is simply referrred to as "Kitty 5" or "Kitty TV."

History
The station signed-on the air on September 23, 1959, and aired an analog signal on VHF channel 5. Originally affiliated with the ABC network, its first sign-on took place at 1:30 PM, and usually remained on the air from 6:00 AM to 1:30 AM, when the station signed off. On June 10, 1962, when the ABC network was demonstrating color broadcasts, KITY-TV became a full-color station.

On June 9, 1978, the station swapped affiliations with KBMN-TV, becoming an NBC affiliate. As with other ABC affiliates in the United States, the station syndicated cartoons in the morning, such as Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, and Popeye the Sailor Man.

Slogan history

 * 1979-1981 - Kitty 5, Proud as a Peacock! (localized version of NBC's 1979-81 slogan)
 * 1981-1982 - Kitty 5, Our Pride is Showing (localized version of NBC's 1981-82 slogan)
 * 1982-1983 - We're Kitty TV, Just Watch Us Now! (localized version of NBC's 1982-83 slogan)
 * 1983-1984 - Kitty TV, Be There (localized version of NBC's 1983-84 slogan)
 * 1984-1986 - Kitty 5, Let's All Be There (localized version of NBC's 1984-86 slogan)

Digital broadcasting and analog shutdown
KITY-TV began broadcasting digital signals on May 1, 2000, over UHF channel 33.

KITY-TV terminated its analog signal at 12:30, over VHF channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date of the federally mandated digital transition. The station's digital channel remained on pre-transition UHF channel 33. On its final analog day, a montage of classic KITY-TV advertisements through the station's near-50 year history was displayed, followed by a self-produced national anthem video that was usually aired when the station began broadcasting in full color.