KGDS-TV

KGDS-TV is the public broadcasting station, serving Fergus, Judith Basin and Petroleum counties. It also has a weekly non-commercial newscast, which is on every Friday at 8:30pm, Saturday at 6pm and every Sunday at 10am, which has been running since it first signed on in 1987.

Newscast Titles

 * The Central Montana Week (1987-present)

Station Slogans
For lyrics to KGDS-TV's campaigns, see KGDS-TV/Campaign Lyrics.

National Slogans

 * TV Worth Watching, KGDS! (1986-1990; localized version of PBS campaign)
 * We're KGDS, Where You Belong! (1990-1992; localized version of PBS campaign)
 * Be More on KGDS 17 (2002-present; localized version of PBS campaign)

Local Slogans

 * A Whole New 17 (1985-1987)
 * Public TV for Central Montana (1987-present)

News Themes

 * Newschannel - Gari Media Group (1987-1990)
 * Song For America - Kansas (1990-1993)
 * Production Music: The Chase - Network Music (1993-1998)
 * Production Music: Full Potential - Network Music (1998-2002)
 * Production Music: Top Of The Hour - Network Music (2002-2008)
 * Production Music: Turbo Charged - Network Music (2008-2013)
 * Production Music: Trackdown - Network Music (2013-present)

Programming Schedule
{| class="article-table" !Time !MON !TUE !WED !THU !FRI !SAT !SUN |- |4:00am | colspan="7" rowspan="4" |KGDS's View on the World (news from international channels) |- |4:30am |- |5:00am |- |5:30am |- |6:00am | colspan="5" |Thomas & Friends | rowspan="2" |Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |Sid the Science Kid |- |6:30am | colspan="5" |The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! |Dinosaur Train |- |7:00am | colspan="5" |Ready Jet Go! |Bob the Builder | rowspan="2" |Sesame Street |- |7:30am | colspan="5" |Wild Kratts | rowspan="2" |Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood |- |8:00am | colspan="5" |Nature Cat |Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood |- |8:30am | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Curious George |Arthur |Splash & Bubbles |- |9:00am | rowspan="18" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |Curious George |- |9:30am | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood |Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |- |10:00am |The Central Montana Week |- |10:30am | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Splash & Bubbles |Washington Week |- |11:00am | rowspan="15" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |- |11:30am | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Sesame Street |- |12:00pm |- |12:30pm | colspan="5" rowspan="4" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |- |1:00pm |- |1:30pm |- |2:00pm |- |2:30pm | colspan="5" |Peg + Cat |- |3:00pm | colspan="5" |Super Why! |- |3:30pm | colspan="5" |Wild Kratts |- |4:00pm | colspan="5" |Arthur |- |4:30pm | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Odd Squad |- |5:00pm |- |5:30pm | colspan="5" |Rick Steve's Europe |- |6:00pm | colspan="5" |BBC World News America |The Central Montana Week |- |6:30pm | colspan="5" |Nightly Business Report | colspan="2" |PBS News Hour Weekend |- |7:00pm | colspan="5" rowspan="2" |PBS News Hour | colspan="2" rowspan="10" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |- |7:30pm |- |8:00pm | colspan="4" rowspan="8" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |Washington Week |- |8:30pm |The Central Montana Week |- |9:00pm | rowspan="6" |Various PBS Programming (varies day by day) |- |9:30pm |- |10:00pm |- |10:30pm |- |11:00pm |- |11:30/11:35pm |- |12:00am | colspan="7" rowspan="8" |KGDS's View on the World (news from international channels) |- |12:30/12:35am |- |1:00am |- |1:30am |- |2:00am |- |2:30am |- |3:00am |- |3:30am |}