KNDX
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KNDX channel 26 and KXND channel 24 are television stations in western North Dakota
, owned by Prime Cities Broadcasting, and are affiliated with Fox
. Bismarck (KNDX) and Minot (KXND) are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).
ed from KNDX in Bismarck; KXND in Minot inserts commercials targeted for the Minot and Williston areas.
network programming to Western North Dakota for the first time. Prior to KNDX/KXND's inception, cable television subscribers in Bismarck and Minot received now-defunct Foxnet
on cable for Fox programming. Prior to K38HA's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Denver's KDVR
on cable for Fox programming. Dickinson also received KDVR
, especially as they were in Mountain Time Zone
, until K38HS signed on.
The stations also carried UPN
programming during late nights. When UPN
was discontinued on in 2006, and replaced with The CW
, West Dakota Fox was offered both as a secondary affiliation; however station management has not made any lasting decision to date.
Until 2007, KNDX and KXND were known collectively as West Dakota Fox. That year, the stations changed their monikers in favor of the station identities for their area.
, or LMA, with KBMY & KMCY, both stations being ABC affiliates of Bismarck and Minot respectively. The LMA between both stations allowed KBMY/KMCY to share the facilities, staff, and some equipment of KNDX/KXND.
The LMA ended in 2008, with Forum Communications Company, the owners of KBMY/KMCY, instead deciding to originate programming for KBMY/KMCY remotely from their television facilities of WDAY
, Forum's ABC station in their homebase of Fargo.
The station currently does not have a website.
s after the FCC
finalized the DTV
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the stations did not receive companion channels for digital television station
s. Instead, on or before June 12, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KNDX and KXND were required to turn off their analog signal
s and turn on their digital signal
s (called a "flash-cut
").
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North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, owned by Prime Cities Broadcasting, and are affiliated with Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. Bismarck (KNDX) and Minot (KXND) are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).
Programming
The stations programming is mainly simulcastSimulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
ed from KNDX in Bismarck; KXND in Minot inserts commercials targeted for the Minot and Williston areas.
History
The stations signed on in 1999 bringing FoxFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
network programming to Western North Dakota for the first time. Prior to KNDX/KXND's inception, cable television subscribers in Bismarck and Minot received now-defunct Foxnet
Foxnet
Foxnet was a cable network that was available to markets in the United States without an affiliate of the Fox Network. It was usually available in very small television markets....
on cable for Fox programming. Prior to K38HA's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Denver's KDVR
KDVR
KDVR, , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Denver, Colorado designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, under a local marketing agreement with Tribune-owned CW affiliate KWGN . Its transmitter is...
on cable for Fox programming. Dickinson also received KDVR
KDVR
KDVR, , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Denver, Colorado designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, under a local marketing agreement with Tribune-owned CW affiliate KWGN . Its transmitter is...
, especially as they were in Mountain Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
, until K38HS signed on.
The stations also carried 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...
programming during late nights. When 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...
was discontinued on in 2006, and replaced with The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
, West Dakota Fox was offered both as a secondary affiliation; however station management has not made any lasting decision to date.
Until 2007, KNDX and KXND were known collectively as West Dakota Fox. That year, the stations changed their monikers in favor of the station identities for their area.
LMA with KBMY/KMCY
From 2002 until 2008, KNDX/KXND was in a Local Marketing AgreementLocal 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...
, or LMA, with KBMY & KMCY, both stations being ABC affiliates of Bismarck and Minot respectively. The LMA between both stations allowed KBMY/KMCY to share the facilities, staff, and some equipment of KNDX/KXND.
The LMA ended in 2008, with Forum Communications Company, the owners of KBMY/KMCY, instead deciding to originate programming for KBMY/KMCY remotely from their television facilities of WDAY
WDAY-TV
WDAY-TV, digital channel 21 , is the ABC affiliate television station for Fargo, North Dakota. The station serves the southern half of the Fargo-Grand Forks television market, with WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks serving the northern half. The two stations are counted as a single unit for Nielsen ratings...
, Forum's ABC station in their homebase of Fargo.
The station currently does not have a website.
Digital television
Because they were granted original construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
s after the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
finalized the DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
allotment plan on April 21, 1997 http://www.transmitter.com/FCC97115/chanplan.html, the stations did not receive companion channels for digital television station
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...
s. Instead, on or before June 12, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KNDX and KXND were required to turn off their analog signal
Analog signal
An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
s and turn on their digital signal
Digital signal
A digital signal is a physical signal that is a representation of a sequence of discrete values , for example of an arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized analog signal...
s (called a "flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
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External links
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