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Big Sky Network is a Montana-based operation located in downtown Butte that can be seen nationwide as a subchannel. It launched in March of 2011 as Big Sky Channel, and was rebranded on February 5, 2014 under its current banner.

Programming[]

A good majority of Big Sky Network's programming includes outdoor lifestyle, Country Western, cultural history of the state of Montana, and some sporting events throughout the state that would otherwise never be seen by other networks.

Programs produced for Big Sky Network[]

  • Big Sky NewsNite - evening news program
  • Sunrise Big Sky - morning news program
  • Big Sky SportsNite - evening sporting news program
  • SportsDay Montana - morning sporting news program
  • Sunday Automotive Showcase - morning automotive infomercial (also available as a podcast through the ABN Mobile app, or participating podcast carriers)
  • Hunters' Roost - Friday morning video simulcast of Hunters' Breakfast from Missoula, MT (stream via KXGZ AM 1290/98.3 FM or The Montana Outdoor Radio Show Facebook Live page)
  • Montana Outdoor Live - Saturday morning video simulcast of The Montana Outdoor Radio Show (stream via ABNMontana.com, participating Montana radio stations, or The Montana Outdoor Radio Show Facebook Live page)
  • Big Sky Real Estate Showcase, presented by Engel-Volkers Western Frontier Realty - real estate infomercial
  • State of the Big Sky - weekly public affairs program (also available as a podcast through the ABN Mobile app, or participating podcast carriers)
  • Montana Untamed - outdoor lifestyle
  • Hidden Treasures - documentary series
  • The Last Best Dish - food and culinary
  • Montana Bandstand - music series
  • Big Sky Gearheads - automotive lifestyle
  • 18 Wheels of Big Sky Steel - trucking culture
  • Montana's Last Best Iron Horses - railroading documentary series
  • Rodeo Unlimited: Bulls, Bucks, and Gold - rodeo lifestyle
  • Griz Nation - dedicated sports talk program for University of Montana
  • The Cats' Den - dedicated sports talk program Montana State University
  • Big Flicks in the Big Sky - films from the annual Big Sky Film Festival
  • Friday Night Lights - prep football
  • Big Sky Prep Game of the Week - other high school/prep sports
  • NAIA Big Game of the Week - NAIA sports
  • Montana Special Olympics games (Area Games and State Games)
  • The Montana Roundtable - news and information program
  • Ag Life Untamed - spin-off of Montana Untamed
  • Montana Baseball Tonite - sports talk program (Pioneer League, American Legion, Major League Baseball)
  • Prep Football Weekly - weekly high school football program (also available as a podcast through the ABN Mobile app, or participating podcast carriers)

Fall 2023 Schedule (subject to change)[]

Main Big Sky Network schedule (all times Mountain GMT-7:00)
Time Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
6:00 AM Sunday Automotive Showcase Sunrise Big Sky Montana Outdoor Live
6:30 AM
7:00 AM
7:30 AM
8:00 AM Big Sky Real Estate Showcase SportsDay Montana Hunters' Roost +

SportsDay Montana

Griz Nation
8:30 AM
9:00 AM The Cats' Den
9:30 AM
10:00 AM State of the Big Sky The Montana Roundtable Sunrise Big Sky Football
10:30 AM
11:00 AM Church at the Gates w/Mark Pritchard The Last Best Dish Big Sky FCS Tailgate Show
11:30 AM Montana Untamed
12:00 PM The Wild Bill Gospel Hour Big Sky Midday Report
12:30 PM
1:00 PM American Sportsman Diaries (acquired ABN Maxx program) 18 Wheels of Big Sky Steel Big Sky Gearheads Montana Midweek Report Hidden Treasures Big Sky Prep Game of the Week (taped) FCS College Football
1:30 PM Montana Exposure
2:00 PM Monte's Adventures Across Montana John King's Backroads of the Big Sky You Found What in Montana? Brain Busters
2:30 PM
3:00 PM Grille City USA (2003-2014)
3:30 PM
4:00 PM Livin' Country (acquired ABN Maxx program) Falcon406 (news talk program)
4:30 PM
5:00 PM Rodeo Unlimited: Bulls, Bucks and Gold Ag Life Untamed Prep Football Weekly Montana Sports Weekly FCS Nation (syndicated) GM of Montana FCS Post-game Show
5:30 PM Montana Baseball Tonite
6:00 PM Big Sky NewsNite
6:30 PM Friday Night Lights prep football
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM Montana Bandstand
8:30 PM
9:00 PM Big Sky SportsNite
9:30 PM
10:00 PM
10:30 PM
11:00 PM
11:30 PM
12:00 AM
12:30 AM
1:00 AM
1:30 AM
2:00 AM

thru 5:30 AM

Night screen/infomercials
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