KDLH-DT2
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KDLH-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station
for the Iron Range
of Northeastern Minnesota
. The station is part of The CW Plus
, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel of CBS
affiliate KDLH
that is owned by the Malara Broadcast Group
but operated through a local marketing agreement
(LMA) by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
. Over-the-air, KDLH-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 33.2 from KDLH's transmitter west of downtown Duluth
in Hilltop Park. It can also be seen on KRII's second digital subchannel which originates on UHF channel 11.2 from a transmitter in Meadow Park
. Known on-air as Northland CW 2, it is also offered on Charter channel 2 (hence the branding). Its parent station has studios on South Lake Avenue in Duluth.
which was a group of cable-only WB affiliates that shared programming outside of the network's prime time schedule.
On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN
announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
. On February 22, News Corporation
announced that it would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV
. This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent
. It was also created to compete with that network.
Area access to UPN was offered in two ways. KBJR operated an affiliate first known on-air as "UPN 9" (based on its Charter channel location) later "Nothland UPN" on its second
digital subchannel. This was also available over-the-air in Ashland, Wisconsin
on WAST-LP
which was an over-the-air, low-powered semi-satellite of the digital subchannel. WAST-LP was owned by a separate entity from KBJR. At some point in time, it was announced that KDLH would carry The CW on a new second digital subchannel as part of The CW Plus. That service would be a similar operation to The WB 100+. It was later announced that "Northland UPN" would become an independent station
known as "Northland 9" complete with new logo and graphics.
In March 2006, it was made public that KBJR-DT2 would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. In July ahead of the launch of the network, "Northland 9" became known as "My 9" and WAST-LP signed-off in August. MyNetworkTV began broadcasting on September 5 while KWBD (now officially using the KDLH-DT2 call sign) began broadcasting The CW on September 18. Like most CW Plus affiliates in the Central Time Zone
, this channel offers the nationally syndicated
morning show The Daily Buzz
on weekdays from 5 to 8. KBJR produces a weeknight primetime newscast on its second digital subchannel known as Northland's NewsCenter
at 9. This had been simulcasted on KDLH-DT2 but was dropped.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Iron Range
Iron Range
The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...
of Northeastern Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The station is part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal. It is a second digital subchannel of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate KDLH
KDLH
KDLH is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Iron Range area of Northeastern Minnesota that is licensed to Duluth. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter west of downtown in Hilltop Park. Owned by the Malara Broadcast Group, the station is...
that is owned by the Malara Broadcast Group
Malara Broadcast Group
Malara Broadcast Group of Sarasota, Florida, a Delaware corporation, also known as Malara Broadcasting, is a broadcasting holding company. Malara Broadcasting was founded in 2004 by Tony Malara, former president of affiliate relations for CBS...
but operated through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA) by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation, founded by W. Don Cornwell and Stuart Beck in 1988 , is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state...
. Over-the-air, KDLH-DT2 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 33.2 from KDLH's transmitter west of downtown Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
in Hilltop Park. It can also be seen on KRII's second digital subchannel which originates on UHF channel 11.2 from a transmitter in Meadow Park
Meadow Brook, Minnesota
Meadow Brook is an unincorporated community in Linden Grove Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located west of Cook at the junction of Minnesota Highway 1 and County Road 139 ....
. Known on-air as Northland CW 2, it is also offered on Charter channel 2 (hence the branding). Its parent station has studios on South Lake Avenue in Duluth.
History
What is now KDLH-DT2 began as cable-only KWBD that was operated by Charter and KDLH. It began broadcasting in 1998 and was affiliated with The WB. Due to the station being cable-only and using fictional call letters, it was a member of The WB 100+The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network...
which was a group of cable-only WB affiliates that shared programming outside of the network's prime time schedule.
On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
. On February 22, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
announced that it would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
. It was also created to compete with that network.
Area access to UPN was offered in two ways. KBJR operated an affiliate first known on-air as "UPN 9" (based on its Charter channel location) later "Nothland UPN" on its second
KBJR-DT2
KBJR-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota. The station is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate KBJR which is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 19.2 from...
digital subchannel. This was also available over-the-air in Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....
on WAST-LP
WAST-LP
WAST-LP was a low-power television station in Ashland, Wisconsin, broadcasting locally on UHF channel 25 and cable channel 9 as a UPN affiliate...
which was an over-the-air, low-powered semi-satellite of the digital subchannel. WAST-LP was owned by a separate entity from KBJR. At some point in time, it was announced that KDLH would carry The CW on a new second digital subchannel as part of The CW Plus. That service would be a similar operation to The WB 100+. It was later announced that "Northland UPN" would become an independent station
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
known as "Northland 9" complete with new logo and graphics.
In March 2006, it was made public that KBJR-DT2 would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. In July ahead of the launch of the network, "Northland 9" became known as "My 9" and WAST-LP signed-off in August. MyNetworkTV began broadcasting on September 5 while KWBD (now officially using the KDLH-DT2 call sign) began broadcasting The CW on September 18. Like most CW Plus affiliates in the Central Time Zone
Central Time zone
In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
, this channel offers the nationally syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
morning show The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz
The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program. The show is produced by Fisher Communications and is owned and distributed by ACME Communications; it is broadcast every weekday morning from studios at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida...
on weekdays from 5 to 8. KBJR produces a weeknight primetime newscast on its second digital subchannel known as Northland's NewsCenter
Northland's NewsCenter
The Northland's NewsCenter, began in 2005 but not completed until early 2006, is a collective name for news for the Duluth, Minnesota area's NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV and The CW stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting. It was originated from KBJR-TV's newscasts but now provides content...
at 9. This had been simulcasted on KDLH-DT2 but was dropped.