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KVLY-TV channel 11 is the NBC and CBS affiliate for Fargo, North Dakota, serving eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 44 (or virtual channel 11.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter tower near Blanchard. The station can also be seen on cable channel 11 in most areas of the market. There is a high definition signal offered on Midcontinent digital channel 611 and Cable One digital channel 1011. A CBS-affiliated "KX-4" subchannel (formerly KXJB-TV) can be seen on cable channel 4 in most areas of the market (DirecTV channel 9) and in high definition on Midcontinent digital channel 604 and Cable One digital channel 1004. KVLY's studio facilities located on 21st Avenue South in Fargo. In addition to its main studio in Fargo, KVLY operates a news bureau and sales office in the US Bank building in downtown Grand Forks. KVLY is considered a part of the ''NBC North Dakota'' state network of NBC affiliates, although it originates separate programming and newscasts from flagship and sister station KFYR-TV in Bismarck. Syndicated programming on KVLY includes ''Dr. Phil'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''Live! with Kelly and Michael'', ''Wheel of Fortune'' among others. The "KX-4" subchannel carries ''Extra'', ''Jeopardy!'', ''Inside Edition'', ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' among others. The station is most notable for using the third tallest above-ground structure in the world for broadcasting its signal, rising high. KVLY is owned by Gray Television. The KVLY tower was at one time the tallest structure in the world and it's currently the tallest structure in The Western Hemisphere. The KRDK-TV tower is located just 6 miles from the KVLY tower. ==History== The station signed on in 1959 as KXGO-TV (for FarGO), an ABC affiliate. From 1962 to 1963 it used the call letters KEND-TV. In 1963, channel 11 moved to its current tower near Blanchard and became known as KTHI-TV (which stands for Tower-HI). In 1983 KTHI became an NBC affiliate, swapping affiliations with longtime NBC affiliate WDAY-TV. The current call sign, adopted on May 2, 1995, represents the station's slogan, "The Valley's Choice for Local News," as it serves the communities along the Red River of the North and its tributaries. From 1968 until the mid-1980s, channel 11 was carried by cable systems across Manitoba and northwestern Ontario, including the Winnipeg area. When KTHI switched affiliation to NBC, it was replaced by ABC affiliate WDAZ-TV in Grand Forks, until Canadian cable companies were granted permission to replace most of the North Dakota stations with network affiliates from Detroit, Michigan. In September 2005, ten years after changing its call sign from KTHI, KVLY became the first major network affiliate in Fargo to broadcast in high-definition. In May 2006, KVLY made its logo bolder to reflect the change to HDTV. KVLY is the second most watched television station in the Red River Valley behind WDAY-TV (Fargo)/WDAZ-TV (Grand Forks), which are owned by Forum Communications Company. Meyer Broadcasting of Bismarck, North Dakota, owner of KFYR-TV in Bismarck and its network of satellites in western North Dakota, bought the station in 1995. It sold its television stations to Sunrise Television in 1997. In 2002, Sunrise sold its North Dakota stations to the Wicks Group of New York City. Hoak Media bought all of Wicks' television stations, including KVLY, in January 2007. In 2003, KVLY began operating CBS affiliate KXJB-TV under a local marketing agreement, and the two stations began sharing facilities. In April 2007, KVLY-TV and KXJB-TV began simulcasting weekend newscasts, and in November 2007, the stations began simulcasting news during weekdays along with rebranding as Valley News Live. KXJB uses its "4" bug, while KVLY uses the "11" bug during newscasts. On January 2010, KVLY added classic movie network This TV to subchannel 11.2. Classic TV show network Me-TV replaced This TV on channel 11.2 on January 1, 2013. On November 20, 2013, Hoak announced the sale of most of its stations, including KVLY-TV, to Gray Television. Concurrently with the deal, sister station KXJB-TV will be sold by Parker Broadcasting to Excalibur Broadcasting and will continue to be operated by KVLY. The sale was completed on June 13. KXJB was to be assigned by Excalibur Broadcasting, at which it would remain under an LMA with KVLY. But upon the closing of the sale, and in the wake of the new FCC rules restricting local marketing agreements, Excalibur has now abandon its plans to acquire the station.〔(Gray closes Hoak deal; completes refinancing. ), rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.〕 Gray would continue to provide certain services to KXJB in the interim, at which it would later move its CBS programming to a multicast subchannel of KVLY. If a buyer is not found for KXJB, the station will cease broadcasting in the interim. KXJB will then be spun off to minority interests pending approval from the FCC, which under this arrangement would allow the station to continue operating on the conditions that it would continue to operate the station independently (under minority, female and/or non-profit ownership) and not make any partnerships or sharing arrangements with other broadcasters.〔(Gray retains MMTC as broker for former SSA’d stations ), rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.〕 Starting on November 12, 2014, CBS affiliate KXJB-TV's programming began being simulcast KVLY's second digital subchannel, displacing Me-TV to the third subchannel, as KXJB was sold to Major Market Broadcasting.〔http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/20672/〕 KXJB signed off at midnight on December 1, 2014 as its programming moved to KVLY's subchannel.〔http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/284288191.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KVLY-TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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