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52-598: KRDK-TV (channel 4) is a television station licensed to Valley City, North Dakota , United States, serving the Fargo – Grand Forks market . Owned by Major Market Broadcasting, it is affiliated with multiple networks on various digital subchannels , with Cozi TV and MyNetworkTV on its main channel. KRDK-TV's offices are located on Winter Show Road in Valley City. KRDK-TV's transmitter tower , located near Galesburg, North Dakota , stands at 2,060 feet (628 m). It

104-575: A barter in some cases. Prairie Public Television Prairie Public's television service is a state network of public television signals operated by Prairie Public Broadcasting . It comprises all of the PBS member stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota . The state network is available via flagship station KFME in Fargo and eight satellite stations covering all of North Dakota, plus portions of Minnesota , Montana , and South Dakota . It also has substantial viewership in portions of

156-683: A local marketing agreement . In 2014, the station's non-license assets were acquired by KVLY's new owner Gray Television ; due to increasing scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) surrounding local marketing agreements and similar arrangements, Gray decided against having the station acquired by an affiliated third party to maintain the LMA. Its CBS programming was moved to KVLY's second digital subchannel in December 2014 and KXJB-LD in 2016, and KXJB's license

208-459: A long-running NFL game), KXJB went dark, with its CBS programming continuing on the KVLY subchannel. The purchase by Major Market Broadcasting was completed on December 18, 2014. On December 24, MMB changed the station's call letters to KNDF-TV; a few weeks later, on January 13, 2015, the call letters became KRDK-TV. The station began carrying Cozi TV , Grit and Escape networks upon returning to

260-589: A member of Minnesota Public Television Association Prairie Public also broadcasts Almanac from Twin Cities PBS in Minneapolis–Saint Paul , as well as Minnesota Channel on Prairie Public's digital channels throughout North Dakota. Download coordinates as: Prairie Public Television is serviced by nine full-power stations and four low-powered translators throughout North Dakota, western Minnesota and eastern Montana: All transmitters broadcast

312-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

364-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

416-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

468-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

520-691: Is carried on cable in Kenora, Ontario , and is available over-the-air near Estevan, Saskatchewan . Prairie Public was formerly on cable throughout Saskatchewan, until 1984. Cable companies in Saskatchewan largely carry Detroit Public Television instead, while SaskTel carries WGBH . Many original Prairie Public productions are available on the broadcaster's YouTube channel. The stations also carry programs from PBS, American Public Television , and other distributors, as well as from independent producers. Current programs Weekly regional programs As

572-513: Is carried on cable systems in southern Manitoba , including Winnipeg . Manitoba has historically been a significant supporter of Prairie Public. Indeed, the network's audience there is far larger than its American one; the Winnipeg area alone has a population greater than the entire state of North Dakota. Prairie Public has produced numerous local documentaries, including many about southern Manitoba, including Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in

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624-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

676-1134: Is several times larger than the station's entire American coverage area. These arrangements ended in 1986, when the Canadian cable companies were granted permission to replace most of the North Dakota stations with network affiliates from Detroit due to complaints about poor reception. After an ice storm on April 6, 1997, caused the KXJB-TV mast to collapse, some cable systems replaced KXJB with KXMB from Bismarck, KXMC from Minot, KDLO from Watertown, South Dakota , KCNC from Denver , KCCO from Alexandria, Minnesota , KCCW from Walker, Minnesota , or KDLH from Duluth (depending on location) either temporarily or permanently, to maintain CBS service. KRDK's 4.1 channel began being carried on most cable television systems starting in October 2016 due to must-carry . This resulted in moving KXJB (the previous occupant of

728-619: The Late Show with David Letterman when it premiered; the program aired instead on Fox affiliate KVRR (channel 15). Sioux City, Iowa affiliate KMEG also declined to alter its syndicated lineup, along with lame duck CBS affiliates WITI in Milwaukee (which would switch to Fox a year after) and WBAL-TV in Baltimore (which switched to NBC 1½ years later due to the deal between CBS and Group W). This led Sioux City to become known as

780-689: The Canadian province of Manitoba . Prairie Public is also available on most satellite and cable television outlets serving North Dakota and on Hulu. Prairie Public is headquartered on 5th Street North in Fargo, with a satellite studio on North 15th Street in Bismarck. In 1959, North Central Educational Television , the predecessor organization to Prairie Public, was incorporated. On January 19, 1964, KFME signed on from Fargo as North Dakota's first educational television station. The Prairie Public name

832-741: The MyNetworkTV schedule as a late-night 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. offering in May 2021. In August of that year, the station picked up rights to preseason games of the Green Bay Packers . The station's signal is multiplexed : KRDK-TV (as KXJB-TV) shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on February 16, 2009, the day prior to the original date on which full-power television stations in the United States were set to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which

884-483: The Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

936-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

988-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

1040-467: The "home office" on Late Show ; both KXJB and KMEG began airing the show in 1994. KXJB-TV's tower location (along with KVLY) was intended to provide a strong over-the-air signal to both the Fargo– Moorhead and Grand Forks metro areas. All of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota is considered one giant television market. The other three network affiliates (WDAY, KFME , and KVRR) do not have

1092-550: The FCC over LMAs and similar agreements, Gray announced that it would acquire the non-license assets of six stations from the Hoak and Parker deal, including KXJB, move their programming to digital subchannels of existing Gray stations in the affected markets (in this case, KVLY) and divest their licenses to minority-owned broadcasters who would operate them independently and not enter into any LMAs or similar agreements with Gray. The station

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1144-696: The International Friendship Festival in Winnipeg, and a Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive. Canadians are well-represented in Prairie Public's leadership; two directors of Prairie Public are from Winnipeg. Additionally, a Manitoban chairs the television programming advisory board. Since KGFE's analog service went off the air in 2004, Prairie Public has been available only by cable in Manitoba. In 2012, MTS brought Prairie Public's signal into northern Manitoba for

1196-698: The Sky , Red River Divide , Assiniboine Park: A Park for all Seasons , Lake Winnipeg's Paradise Beaches , among others. Prairie Public was first available in Manitoba in 1974, when KGFE signed on VHF channel 2 from the WDAZ TV Tower in Dahlen , its signal was easily received in the Morden - Winkler area. Prairie Public has been carried on cable in Manitoba since 1975, when KGFE was picked up by cable systems in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba . In 1986, Prairie Public

1248-559: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

1300-997: The air in January 2015. The main channel carried paid programming and required public affairs and E/I programming in the interim. KRDK rearranged its channel lineup and added Movies! and Decades networks to new subchannels in March 2015. In April 2015, KRDK-TV added Heroes & Icons to subchannel 4.1 and the comedy-oriented Laff to subchannel 4.8. The station officially launched on September 25, 2015, rearranged its channel lineup, and added Bek Sports (area high school sports in collaboration with KNDB channel 26 in Bismarck and KNDM channel 24 in Minot ), Comet , and Buzzr to its channel lineup. H&I, Decades, and Movies! were removed in August 2016, and replaced by Bounce TV . KRDK took

1352-462: The channel 4 license) to channel 9 on Midco and Sparklight to make room for KRDK on channel 4. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of

1404-410: The coverage area for its over-the-air signal to reach Grafton, North Dakota and Thief River Falls, Minnesota . On April 30, 2003, KXJC went silent ; its license was canceled that July. The move came several months after an agreement for NBC affiliate KVLY-TV to manage KXJB was announced. In 2003, Catamount entered into a local marketing agreement with KVLY-TV's then owner, Wicks Group. In 2004,

1456-547: The first broadcaster in North Dakota to broadcast in high definition , with KFME-DT and KBME-DT debuting in 2002. Digital-only station KCGE-DT Crookston / Grand Forks signed on in 2003, with the rest of the Prairie Public stations broadcasting in HDTV by 2004. The transmitter for KGFE on the WDAZ-TV tower mast was damaged in May 2004, due to ice buildup on the tower, which caused very large chunks of ice to fall off and go through

1508-513: The first time when its Ultimate TV service launched in Thompson and The Pas. Coverage is not complete, however; cable systems as far south as Winkler use alternate PBS feeds. Prairie Public is also absent from the lineups of satellite providers Shaw Direct and Bell Satellite TV , making it unavailable to many rural residents and cottages . Elsewhere in Canada, another local PBS member station

1560-729: The first time. KSRE in Minot followed suit in 1980 and KDSE in 1982. Prairie Public purchased the Fargo American Life Building in 1983 and moved its studios there in 1984. In 1989 KFME and cable feeds went to a 24-hour television broadcast schedule. The Prairie Satellite Network distance education state network, with 70 sites, was completed in 1994. Later, KWSE in Williston signed on in 1983, and KJRE in Ellendale / Jamestown signed on in 1992. Prairie Public became

1612-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

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1664-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

1716-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

1768-699: The only station airing a full schedule of local news for the Grand Forks area. The combination of WDAY-TV and WDAZ had long been the market's ratings leader. Although KXJC was considered a separate station in its own right, it was a semi-satellite of KXJB. It simulcast most of KXJB's network and syndicated programming (although it had some shows not seen on KXJB such as Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones ), but produced separate weeknight newscasts and aired its own commercials and station identifications. KXJC also had an FCC construction permit to increase power from 10,000 watts to 60,000 watts, which would have expanded

1820-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

1872-404: The reach of KVLY or KXJB/KRDK, and use full-power satellite stations to provide both their signal to the market and advertising specific to Grand Forks. In July 2000, Catamount Broadcasting purchased the construction permit for KXJC- LP , channel 35, from Central Plains Media. KXJC signed on for the first time on November 13, 2000, as a locally focused CBS affiliate for Grand Forks. The station

1924-537: The roof of the transmitter building. This caused water damage to the transmitter's equipment, as well as damage to the roof of the transmitter site. KGFE went back on the air in February 2005 at low power, then later became a secondary station from the KCGE tower. KMDE of Devils Lake signed on in 2006 to cover the western half of KGFE's viewing area, as KCGE covered the eastern half of KGFE's viewing area. Prairie Public

1976-884: The same four subchannels. Prairie Public's stations converted to digital during the 2009 analog-to-digital transition on a staggered basis. KBME-TV, KSRE and KJRE shut down their analog transmitters on February 17, 2009, with all three remaining on their pre-transition digital signals ( UHF channel 22, UHF channel 40 and UHF channel 20, respectively). KFME, KGFE, KDSE and KWSE shut down their analog transmitters on June 12, 2009. KFME's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 23 to VHF channel 13; KGFE's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 56 to UHF channel 15; KDSE's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 20 to VHF channel 9; and KWSE's digital signal remained on pre-transition UHF channel 51. KCGE-DT and KMDE were digital-only stations when they signed on, but both temporarily suspended transmissions during

2028-567: The station was consolidated into KVLY's facilities. In November 2005, KXJB became the second major network affiliate in Fargo (after KVLY-TV) to broadcast in high definition . In 2006, KXJB and KVLY were each sold to different owners: KXJB to Parker Broadcasting and KVLY-TV to Hoak Media . Hoak's acquisition of KVLY was approved by the FCC on November 17, 2006, while the sale of KXJB was approved in January 2007. In April 2007, KVLY-TV and KXJB-TV began simulcasting weekend newscasts, and in November,

2080-450: The stations began simulcasting news during weekdays under the name Valley News Live . On November 20, 2013, Parker Broadcasting announced the sale of its stations, including KXJB-TV, to Excalibur Broadcasting. The deal was concurrent with the sale of most Hoak Media stations (including KVLY-TV) to Gray Television ; Excalibur's other stations are operated by Gray under local marketing agreements. However, in response to heightened scrutiny by

2132-545: The transition process. Prairie Public is carried on many cable systems in North Dakota, as well as on a number of cable systems in northwestern Minnesota and eastern Montana. In Manitoba, Prairie Public is carried by Shaw Cable on most systems south of the Interlake (including Winnipeg ), and by Westman across southwest Manitoba. MTS carries Prairie Public on their phone-line service, MTS TV . In Ontario, Shaw Cable carries Prairie Public in Kenora . On satellite, KFME

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2184-399: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

2236-469: Was adopted in 1974, the same year the first satellite station , KGFE in Grand Forks , signed on, marking the beginning of the statewide network. A year earlier, KFME almost shut down due to lack of funding. KFME acquired a color video tape recorder in 1967, and color cameras in 1975. The FCC allocated educational frequencies to Bismarck , Minot , Williston and Dickinson in the 1960s. While KFME

2288-468: Was also an affiliate of the NTA Film Network . When West Acres Shopping Center opened in 1972, KXJB-TV had a studio in the mall, located roughly where the food court is today. The station broadcast its daytime local-origination programs from the mall and also its early evening newscast. The West Acres studio was closed in less than two years. KXJB was one of only four CBS stations not to carry

2340-590: Was co-owned with the KX Television network in western North Dakota until 1971. KXJB moved its main studios to Fargo in 1963, and completed construction of its current 2,060-foot (630 m) tall tower site near Galesburg in 1966. The station was a CBS affiliate, and up until its sale in 2014 was the only major station in Fargo that has never changed its primary affiliation, although it shared ABC programming with WDAY-TV (channel 6) until KXGO-TV (channel 11, later KTHI-TV and now KVLY-TV ) signed on in 1959. It

2392-474: Was eventually sold to Major Market Broadcasting (MMB), a minority-owned company whose operations include San Francisco Bay Area station KAXT-CD and the South Asian television network Diya TV. On November 12, 2014, a simulcast of KXJB's programming was added to KVLY-DT2; on November 30, 2014, at 11:05 p.m. CT during its 10 p.m. newscast (which was delayed along with CBS' prime time schedule due to

2444-465: Was known as "CBS 35" and was carried on Midcontinent cable channel 21 in Grand Forks. KXJB was still carried on Midcontinent cable channel 4 in Grand Forks while KXJC was on the air. Although the main KXJB signal covered Grand Forks very well (city-grade), KXJC was launched to compete against Grand Forks ABC affiliate WDAZ-TV (channel 8), a semi-satellite of WDAY-TV (channel 6) in Fargo . WDAZ had long been

2496-433: Was later rescheduled for June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 38. On August 15, 2020, the FCC licensed and approved the completion of the spectrum repack putting the station on digital channel 24, using virtual channel 4. From 1968 until the mid-1980s, KXJB was carried by cable systems across neighboring Manitoba and northwest Ontario . This included Winnipeg , which

2548-618: Was nearly dropped from cable in Winnipeg. After the crisis, Prairie Public set up a fixed microwave link to carry stronger signals into Winnipeg. In 1998, a signal link failure forced PPTV off cable in Brandon for several months. Not only must Prairie Public take its large Canadian audience into account in its programming, but a significant portion of its donations during fundraising drives are in Canadian dollars . The station has opened up many of its contests for Canadian residents. It also has been involved in family events in Manitoba, including

2600-412: Was picked up on cable in Bismarck in the early 1970s, most of the western part of the state was one of the few areas of the country without educational programming. It would be 1977 before the state legislature granted Prairie Public funding to build a statewide public television network. KBME in Bismarck was established in 1979, bringing over-the-air public television to the western portion of the state for

2652-416: Was sold to the minority-owned Major Market Broadcasting, who re-christened the station KRDK-TV. The station returned to the air during January 2015 carrying several digital television networks. Channel 4 signed on July 1, 1954, as KXJB-TV, owned by John Boler, with studios in Valley City and a 1,085-foot (331 m) tall transmitter tower near Pillsbury (15 miles (24 km) northeast of Valley City). KXJB

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2704-683: Was the second tallest man-made structure on Earth when it was built in 1966. It is currently the seventh tallest structure in the world. In the United States, it is second only to the Petronius oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico and is still the tallest broadcasting tower in the Western Hemisphere . The station launched in December 1954 as KXJB-TV , the CBS affiliate for the market. KXJB consolidated with NBC affiliate KVLY-TV in 2003 under

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