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WDIO-DT (digital channel 10) and WIRT-DT (digital channel 13) are the ABC and Me-TV-affiliated television stations for North Central and Northeastern Minnesota, and Northwestern Wisconsin. WDIO's studios and transmitter are located on Observation Road in Duluth. WIRT in Hibbing is a full-time satellite station of WDIO, serving the Iron Range including Grand Rapids, Virginia and Chisholm. ==History== WDIO-TV first went on the air on January 24, 1966. WDIO's original owner was Frank Befera, a trained engineer who owned a chain of radio stations across northeastern Minnesota. WIRT went on the air on August 31, 1967. He sold channels 10 and 13 to publishers Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1977,〔"Television and Cable Factbook", 1988 edition〕 who sold the stations to Hubbard Broadcasting in 1986. The red 10/13 disk logo is the oldest TV logo in Duluth, having been in use since the 1980s. The lettering used in the logo dates back to as late as the early 1970s. Since the 1980s, changes to the 10/13 logo has only been minor and cosmetic—the most recent change was in fall 2007, when to go with ABC's redesigning of its logo from one resembling a flat disc to one with a clear glass ball effect, the station also added the ball effect flair to the 10/13 disc. WDIO/WIRT has broadcast in color since they first went on the air. On April 11, 2008, a blizzard swept through the Northland. This caused power outages in Duluth causing WDIO, KDLH, and KBJR all to lose their signal at times. On November 28, 2011, Me-TV replaced RTV on 10.2 and 13.2.〔(WDIO: "WDIO/WIRT-DT to Launch Me-TV", November 7, 2011. )〕 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「WDIO-DT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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