Prairie Public Television

Prairie Public Television

Type	Terrestrial state public broadcasting network
Country	United States Canada
First air date	KFME: January 19, 1964 PPT network: 1974
Broadcast area	North Dakota, Northwest Minnesota, Eastern Montana additional coverage in portions of northern South Dakota and southern Saskatchewan Canadian cable coverage in portions of Manitoba and northwestern Ontario
Owner	Prairie Public Broadcasting
Key people	John E. Harris III, CEO Bob Dambach, Director of Television
Former names	North Central Educational Television
Digital channel	9 full-power television stations, 3 translator stations
Sister public radio services	Prairie Public Radio (NPR)
Affiliation	PBS (1970–present), American Public Television
Former affiliations	KFME: NET (1964–1970)
Official website	PrairiePublic.org

Prairie Public Television is a state network of public television stations operated primarily by Prairie Public Broadcasting. It comprises all of the PBS member stations in the 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, South Dakota and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and northwestern Ontario. PPT is also available on most satellite and cable television outlets.

History

Prairie Public Television studio in Fargo, North Dakota.

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 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 had almost shut down due to lack of funding. KFME acquired a color video tape recorder in 1967, and color cameras in 1975.

The FCC had allocated educational frequencies to Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson in the 1960s. While KFME 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 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 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 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 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.^[1] KGFE went back on the air in February 2005 at low power, then later became a secondary station from the KCGE tower. KMDE-DT of Devils Lake signed on in 2005 to cover the western half of KGFE's viewing area, as KCGE covered the eastern half of KGFE's viewing area.

Manitoba

Prairie Public Television is carried on most cable systems in southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg. Manitoba has historically been a significant supporter of Prairie Public Television. Indeed, the network's audience there is far larger than its American one; Winnipeg 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 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^[2] and Brandon, Manitoba. In 1986, Prairie Public was nearly dropped from cable in Winnipeg.^[3]^[4] After the crisis, Prairie Public and WDAZ 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.^[5]

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 is also involved in many family events in Manitoba, including the International Friendship Festival in Winnipeg, and an annual sweater drive.^[6]

Canadians are well-represented in Prairie Public's leadership; two directors of Prairie Public are from Winnipeg.^[7] Additionally, a Manitoban chairs the television programming advisory board.^[8]

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 the first time when its Ultimate TV service launched in Thompson and The Pas.^[9]^[10] 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 TV, making it unavailable to many rural residents and cottages.

Elsewhere in Canada, PPB 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.^[11]

Programming

Many recent programs 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.

Local

Current programs

Prairie Pulse with John Harris, Friday 7:30pm CT / 6:30 MT
Prairie Mosaic, Thursday 9:30pm CT / 8:30 MT
Painting with Paulson, Saturday 3:30pm CT / 2:30 MT

Regional

As a member of Minnesota Public Television Association Prairie Public also broadcasts Almanac from Twin Cities Public Television in Minneapolis-St. Paul, as well as Minnesota Channel on Prairie Public's digital channels throughout North Dakota. Many shows produced locally by Prairie Public are enjoyed by the Minnesota Channel's viewers throughout Minnesota.

Stations

Full-power stations

There are nine full-power stations in the state network, in major cities throughout the state. In 2009, the state network ended analog service for all stations, and they map via PSIP to their former analog channel location.

Station	City of license	Channels	First air date	Second and third letters of callsign meaning	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KFME	Fargo	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP)	January 19, 1964	Fargo- Moorhead	56.2 kW	342 m	53321	47°0′45″N 97°11′41″W / 47.01250°N 97.19472°W / 47.01250; -97.19472 (KFME)
KGFE	Grand Forks	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 2 (PSIP)	September 9, 1974	Grand Forks	22.6 kW	186.1 m	53320	47°58′38″N 96°36′18″W / 47.97722°N 96.60500°W / 47.97722; -96.60500 (KGFE)
KBME-TV¹	Bismarck	Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 3 (PSIP)	June 18, 1979	Bismarck- Mandan	97.3 kW	392 m	53324	46°35′23″N 100°48′2″W / 46.58972°N 100.80056°W / 46.58972; -100.80056 (KBME-TV)
KSRE	Minot	Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 6 (PSIP)	January 25, 1980	Souris River	146 kW	249.4 m	53313	48°3′2″N 101°23′25″W / 48.05056°N 101.39028°W / 48.05056; -101.39028 (KSRE)
KDSE	Dickinson	Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 9 (PSIP)	August 4, 1982	Dickinson/ Stark County	8.35 kW	243.5 m	53329	46°43′35″N 102°54′57″W / 46.72639°N 102.91583°W / 46.72639; -102.91583 (KDSE)
KWSE	Williston	Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 4 (PSIP)	April 8, 1983	WilliSton	84.9 kW	278 m	53318	48°8′30″N 103°53′34″W / 48.14167°N 103.89278°W / 48.14167; -103.89278 (KWSE)
KJRE	Ellendale	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 19 (PSIP)	May 1992²	James River	72.3 kW	162.5 m	53315	46°17′56″N 98°51′56″W / 46.29889°N 98.86556°W / 46.29889; -98.86556 (KJRE)
KCGE-DT	Crookston, MN (Grand Forks)	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 16 (PSIP)	2003	Crookston/ Grand Forks	105 kW	219.6 m	132606	47°58′38″N 96°36′18″W / 47.97722°N 96.60500°W / 47.97722; -96.60500 (KCGE-DT)
KMDE	Devils Lake	Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP)	2006	Minnewaukan- Devils Lake	134 kW	244.5 m	162016	48°3′47.8″N 99°20′8.7″W / 48.063278°N 99.335750°W / 48.063278; -99.335750 (KMDE)

1: KBME-TV used the callsign KBME (without the -TV suffix) from its 1979 sign-on until 1998.
2: The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KJRE signed on May 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on May 11.

Digital television

Digital channels

The digital signals of PPT's stations are multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
xx.1	1080i	16:9	PPB1	Main programming / PBS
xx.2	480i	4:3	PPB2	World
xx.3	480i (1080i)	16:9	PPB3	Minnesota Channel
xx.4	480i	4:3	PPB4	Lifelong Learning

In most areas, subchannels are only available in standard definition. However, Minnesota Channel is carried in high definition by KGFE Grand Forks, as the only other subchannel is a standard definition feed of the main PPT/PBS channel. All four Prairie Public subchannels and the high definition feed of the main PPT/PBS channel are carried on KCGE in the Grand Forks area.

Analog-to-digital conversion

During 2009, in the lead-up to the analog-to-digital television transition that would ultimately occur on June 12, PPT shut down the analog transmitters of its stations on a staggered basis. Listed below are the dates each analog transmitter ceased operations as well as their post-transition channel allocations:^[21]

KFME shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 23 to VHF channel 13.
KGFE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 15. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.
KBME-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on February 17, 2009, the original date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.
KSRE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on February 17, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6.
KDSE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 20 to VHF channel 9.
KWSE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 51. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4.
KJRE shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 19, on February 17, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 19.

KCGE-DT signed on in 2003 as a digital-only station, although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition.

KMDE signed on in 2006 as a digital-only station, although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition.

Network translator stations

A translator network also serves areas where over-the-air reception for a regular station is hindered by area topography, distance and to fill in holes between full-power stations. Translators broadcasting in digital have their virtual channel mapped via PSIP to the channel number of the full-power station it rebroadcasts.^[22]^[23]

Call sign	Location	Translator channel (ATSC)	PSIP station/channel
K17OB-D	Plevna, Montana	17	KWSE 4
K04IH-D	Baker, Montana	4	KDSE 9
K13PZ-D	Poplar, Montana	13	KWSE 4

Formerly,
- K02FO Valley City, relaying KGFE until 1992, when KJRE 19 in Ellendale signed on.
- K07NE Lisbon relayed KFME.
- K11QD Hazen relayed KSRE.

Cable and satellite

Prairie Public is carried statewide in North Dakota and in portions of 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, Ontario.

Satellite
Area	Provider	SD Channel	HD
Western ND / Eastern MT (Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson, & Williston areas)	Dish Network ^[24]	7970 ("3") 14634 ("3-01") MN.3	5254 ("3-01")
Eastern ND / NW Minnesota (Fargo & Grand Forks areas)	Dish Network ^[24]	7418 ("13") 14440 ("13-03") MN.3	5154 ("13-01") 5155 ("19") KGFE
Western ND / Eastern MT (Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson, & Williston areas)	DirecTV ^[25]	"3"
Eastern ND / NW Minnesota (Fargo & Grand Forks areas)	DirecTV ^[25]	"13"	"13"

Cable - Manitoba/Ontario
Area	Provider	SD Channel	HD
Winnipeg Brandon Portage la Prairie Beausejour Carberry Dauphin Killarney Minnedosa Neepawa Selkirk Steinbach The Pas Thompson	MTS Ultimate TV ^[26]	3	1003
Winnipeg	MTS Classic TV^[27]	3
Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Stonewall Ste-Anne St-Pierre-Jolys	Shaw Cable ^[28]	3	204
Kenora	Shaw Cable ^[28]	16	204
Brandon Carberry Dauphin Minnedosa Neepawa Shilo	Westman ^[29]	2	406

Cable - Minnesota
Area	Provider	SD Channel	HD
Argyle	Wiktel ^[30]	2	602
Barnesville	City^[31]	13 214 PPB3	213
Breckenridge Crookston East Grand Forks Moorhead	Midcontinent^[32]	13 3-2 (610) PPB 2 3-3(597) PPB 3 3-4 (598) PPB 4	3-1 (613)
Detroit Lakes Pelican Rapids	Arvig ^[33] Loretel ^[34]	72.9 "13"	57.3 "413"
Erskine	GVTC ^[35]	13
Fergus Falls	Park Region ^[36]	13
Moorhead	Cable ONE ^[37]	13	13-1 (470)
Thief River Falls	Sjoberg's ^[38]	2	602

Cable - Montana
Area	Provider	SD Channel	HD
Plentywood	Bulldog ^[39]	4
Poplar	Bulldog ^[40]	10
Sidney	Mid-Rivers ^[41]	10

Cable - North Dakota
* - PPB subchannels .2, .3, and .4 also carried
Area	Provider	SD Channel	HD
Lincoln Steele Wishek	BEK ^[42]	3	703
Fargo West Fargo	Cable ONE ^[37]	13	13-1 (470)
Dickinson	Consolidated ^[43]	13	313
Jamestown Valley City	CSi ^[44]	13	79.1
Jamestown	DCT ^[45]	13	813
Ellendale	DRN ^[46]	13 114 PPB 2 115 PPB 3 116 PPB 4	113
Devils Lake	Midcontinent^[32]	2 3-2 (603) PPB 2 3-3 (597) PPB 3 3-4 (598) PPB 4	3-1 (602)
Bismarck Fargo Grand Forks Mandan Wahpeton West Fargo	Midcontinent^[32]	13 3-2 (614) PPB 2 3-3 (597) PPB 3 3-4 (598) PPB 4	3-1 (613)
Bowman Hettinger	Midcontinent^[32]	9 3-2 (610) PPB 2 3-3 (597) PPB 3 3-4 (598) PPB 4	3-1 (609)
Minot	Midcontinent^[32]	6 6-2 (605) PPB 2 6-3 (597) PPB 3 6-4 (598) PPB 4	6-1 ("606")
Enderlin Finley Kindred Northwood	MLGC ^[47]	13	82-1*
Bowbells Ray	NCC ^[48]	6	360
Devils Lake Rugby New Rockford	NDTC ^[49]	13	613
Cavalier Lakota Mayville Portland Park River	Polar ^[50]	5	605
Minot area	SRT (Cable) ^[51]	6	506
Minot area	SRT (Fiber)^[52]	106	506
New Town Parshall Watford City	RTC ^[53]	6	20-40 ("306")
Bottineau Rolla	UTMA ^[54]	2
Williston	Midcontinent^[32]	4 4-2 (602) PPB 2 4-3 (597) PPB 3 4-4 (598) PPB 4	4-1 ("604")

External links

Prairie Public Broadcasting website
Prairie Public Productions

Online Videos A-Z Index

YouTube RSS feed

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Television stations in the Red River Valley region of Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota, including Fargo and Grand Forks

Fargo-Moorhead	KRDK (4.1 Cozi TV / BEK Prime, 4.2 BEK 247, 4.3 Grit, 4.4 Escape, 4.5 Bounce TV, 4.6 Laff, 4.7 Comet, 4.8 Buzzr) WDAY (6.1 ABC, 6.2 Justice, 6.3 Xtra) KVLY (11.1 NBC, 11.2 CBS, 11.3 MeTV, 11.4 H&I) KFME (13.1 PBS, 13.2 World, 13.3 MN, 13.4 Lifelong) KVRR (15.1 Fox, 15.2 Antenna TV) K23LB-D (23.1 Informed TV) KXJB-LD / K28MA-D (30.1/28.1 CBS, 30.2/28.2 CW, 30.3/28.3 H&I)

Grand Forks	KGFE (2.1 PBS, 2.3 MN HD) WDAZ (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Justice, 8.3 Xtra) KBRR (10.1 Fox, 10.2 Antenna TV) KCGE (16.1 PBS, 16.2 World, 16.3 MN, 16.4 Lifelong) K17HG 17 (3ABN) K30LR-D (30.1 CBS, 30.2 CW, 30.3 H&I)

Outlying Areas	KJRR / KNRR (7.1/12.1 Fox, 7.2/12.2 Antenna TV - Jamestown / Pembina-Winnipeg) KJRE / KMDE (19.1/25.1 PBS, 19.2/25.2 World, 19.3/25.3 MN, 19.4/25.4 Lifelong - Ellendale / Devils Lake)

Defunct	KNOX-TV (10 ABC/NBC, Grand Forks) KCND-TV (12 ABC/NBC, Pembina-Winnipeg) KCSI-LP (32 PAX/ION, Jamestown) KXJC-LP (35 CBS, Grand Forks) K49FF (49 TBN, Grand Forks) UND Sports Network

Cable channels	KCPM (MyNetworkTV, Grand Forks) KCSI-TV 10 (Ind., Jamestown) Midco Sports Network

See also Central & Western ND TV Twin Cities TV Manitoba TV Duluth TV Eastern SD TV

Television stations in Central and Western North Dakota, including Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston

Bismarck	KBME (3.1 PBS, 3.2 World, 3.3 MN, 3.4 Lifelong) KFYR (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Fox, 5.3 MeTV) KXMB (12.1 CBS, 12.2 CW, 12.3 Laff, 12.4 Escape) KBMY (17.1 ABC, 17.2 MyNetworkTV/Justice, 17.3 WDAY'Z Xtra) KNDB (26.1 H&I / BEK Prime, 26.2 BEK 247) K43JQ-D (43.1 EICB TV) K46DY 46 (TBN)

Minot	KSRE (6.1 PBS, 6.2 World, 6.3 MN, 6.4 Lifelong) KMOT (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Fox, 10.3 MeTV) KXMC (13.1 CBS, 13.2 CW, 13.3 Laff, 13.4 Escape) KMCY (14.1 ABC, 14.2 MyNetworkTV/Justice, 14.3 WDAY'Z Xtra) K21GQ 21 (Church) KNDM (24.1 H&I / BEK Prime, 24.2 BEK 247) K42IM-D 42 (42.1 EICB TV)

Dickinson	KXMA (2.1 CW, 2.2 CBS, 2.3 Laff, 2.4 Escape) KQCD (7.1 NBC, 7.2 Fox, 7.3 MeTV) KDSE (9.1 PBS, 9.2 World, 9.3 MN, 9.4 Lifelong) KNDX-LD (38.1 Fox)

Williston	KWSE (4.1 PBS, 4.2 World, 4.3 MN, 4.4 Lifelong) KUMV (8.1 NBC, 8.2 Fox, 8.3 MeTV) KXMD (11.1 CBS, 11.2 CW, 11.3 Laff, 11.4 Escape) KXND-LP (38.1 Fox)

Cable channels	KMSU 19 Midco Sports Network

See also Fargo/Grand Forks TV Glendive TV Western SD TV

Broadcast television in Manitoba

Winnipeg _DTV

CBWFT (3.1 Ici Radio-Canada)
CBWT (6.1 CBC)
CKY (7.1 CTV)
CKND (9.1 Global)
CHMI (13.1 City)
CIIT (35.1 Ind)

Neepawa

CH5428 30 (NAC TV)

Pembina, ND

KNRR (12.1 Fox)

Cable-only

Defunct stations

Brandon	CKX 5 (CBC)

Dauphin	CBWST 8 (CBC)

Pembina	KCND 12 (ABC/NBC)

See also: List of television stations in Manitoba

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in North Dakota

ABC affiliates	WDAY 6.1 (Fargo) WDAZ 8.1 (Grand Forks) KBMY 17.1 / KMCY 14.1 (Bismarck / Minot)

CBS affiliates	KXMA 2.2 (Dickinson) KXMD 11.1 (Williston) KXMB 12.1 (Bismarck) KXMC 13.1 (Minot) KXJB 30.1 (Fargo)

CW affiliates	KXMB 12.2 / KXMC 13.2 / KXMA 2.1 / KXMD 11.2 (Bismarck / Minot / Dickinson / Williston) KXJB 30.2 (Fargo)

Fox affiliates	KFYR 5.2 (Bismarck) KQCD 7.2 / KNDX-LD 38.1 (Dickinson) KUMV 8.2 / KXND-LD 38.1 (Williston) KMOT 10.2 (Minot) KVRR 15.1 / KJRR 7.1 / KBRR 10.1 / KNRR 12.1 (Fargo / Jamestown / Grand Forks / Pembina)

MyNetworkTV affiliates	KCPM 27.1 (Grand Forks) KBMY 17.2 / KMCY 14.2 (Bismarck / Minot)

NBC affiliates	KFYR 5.1 (Bismarck) KQCD 7.1 (Dickinson) KUMV 8.1 (Williston) KMOT 10.1 (Minot) KVLY 11.1 (Fargo)

PPT/PBS affiliates	Fargo-Grand Forks market KGFE 2.x (Grand Forks) KFME 13.x (Fargo) KCGE 16.x (Grand Forks) KJRE 19.x (Ellendale) KMDE 25.x (Devils Lake) Bismarck-Minot market KBME 3.x (Bismarck) KWSE 4.x (Williston) KSRE 6.x (Minot) KDSE 9.x (Dickinson)

Classic TV	KRDK (4.1 Cozi TV, 4.3 Grit, 4.4 Escape, 4.5 Bounce TV, 4.6 Laff, 4.7 Comet, 4.8 Buzzr - Fargo) KNDB 26.1 / KNDM 24.1 / KXJB 30.3 (Heroes & Icons - Bismarck / Minot / Fargo) KVLY 11.3 / KFYR 5.3 / KQCD 7.3 / KMOT 10.3 / KUMV 8.3 (MeTV - Fargo / Bismarck / Dickinson / Minot / Williston) KVRR 15.2 / KJRR 7.2 / KBRR 10.2 / KNRR 12.2 (Antenna TV - Fargo / Jamestown / Grand Forks / Pembina) KCPM 27.3 (Retro TV - Grand Forks)

News, info, and Sports	KRDK 4.2 / KNDB 26.2 / KNDM 24.2 (BEK 247 - Fargo / Bismarck / Minot) WDAY 6.3 / WDAZ 8.3 / KBMY 17.3 / KMCY 14.3 (WDAY'Z Xtra - Fargo / Grand Forks / Bismarck / Minot) WDAY 6.2 / WDAZ 8.2 / KBMY 17.2 / KMCY 14.2 (Justice Network - Fargo / Grand Forks / Bismarck / Minot)

Other stations	K17HG 17 (3ABN - Grand Forks)

PBS member stations in the state of Minnesota

KTCA 2.1 / KTCI 2.3 St. Paul WDSE 8.1 / WRPT 31.1 Duluth / Hibbing KAWE 9.1 / KAWB 22.1 Bemidji / Brainerd KWCM 10.1 / KSMN 20.1 Appleton / Worthington KSMQ 15.1 Austin KCGE 16.1 Crookston / Grand Forks, ND

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Minnesota

Public broadcasting in the United States

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Radio syndicators

Terrestrial television

Cable and satellite

Regional networks

Local non-commercial
independents

School-owned	K35DG-D KCSM-TV KRSU-TV KUEN W06BD W07BP-D W40CN-D WBEC-TV WDSC-TV WEFS WPDS-LD

Community-operated	KCET MHz Networks WIPR-TV WLAE-TV WLMF-LD WNYE-TV WYBE

Defunct

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