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{{Short description|TV station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
call_letters = KSFY-TV|
{{Infobox television station
station_logo = [[Image:KSFY.jpg|200px|KSFY logo]]|
| callsign = KSFY-TV
station_slogan = "For You"|
| city =
station_branding = KSFY|
analog = 13 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])|
| logo = KSFY Sioux Falls.png
digital = 29 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
| logo_size = 200px
| image = MeTV Sioux Falls logo.png
affiliations = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|
founded = [[July 31]], [[1960]]|
| image_size = 180px
location = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]|
| branding = {{ubl|KSFY; ''Dakota News Now''|MeTV Sioux Falls ''(on DT3)''}}
| digital = 13 ([[VHF]])
callsign_meaning = '''K S'''ioux '''F'''alls '''Y'''|
owner = [[Hoak Media Corporation]]|
| virtual = 13
former_callsigns = KSOO-TV (1960-72)|
| translators =
| affiliations =
former_affiliations = [[NBC]] (1960-82)|
| subchannels = {{ubl|'''13.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
homepage = [http://www.ksfy.com/ www.ksfy.com]|
| network =
| country = United States
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1960|7|31|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| location = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
| callsign_meaning = Sioux Falls, disambiguation of last call letter for former owner Forum's flagship station [[WDAY-TV|WDAY]]
| former_callsigns = KSOO-TV (1960–1974)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 13 (VHF, 1960–2009)|'''Digital:''' 29 ([[UHF]], until 2009)}}
| owner = [[Gray Television]]
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, [[LLC]]
| sister_stations = [[KDLT-TV|KDLT, KDLV]]
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[NBC]] (1960–1983)|ABC (secondary 1960–1969)}}
| erp = 22.7 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|610|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 48658
| coordinates = {{coord|43|31|7|N|96|32|5.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/}}
}}
}}


'''KSFY-TV''' (channel 13) is a [[television station]] in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It is owned by [[Gray Television]] alongside dual [[NBC]] and [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KDLT-TV]] (channel 46). The two stations share studios in Courthouse Square on 1st Avenue South in Sioux Falls;<ref>[http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/KSFY-New-building-construction-begins-376454941.html/ KSFY's new building construction begins.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422140033/http://www.ksfy.com/home/headlines/KSFY-New-building-construction-begins-376454941.html |date=April 22, 2016 }}, ksfy.com.</ref> KSFY-TV's transmitter is located near [[Rowena, South Dakota]].
'''KSFY-TV''' is the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television station|television]] affiliate in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]. It broadcasts on [[NTSC]] Channel 13 (analog) and [[ATSC]] Channel 29 (digital). Its transmitter is located near [[Rowena, South Dakota]]. KSFY is currently owned by [[Hoak Media Corporation]] of [[Dallas, Texas]].


==Station History==
==History==
The station debuted on [[July 31]], [[1960]] as '''KSOO-TV''', the second station in Sioux Falls. It was owned by the South Dakota Broadcasting Company along with [[KSOO-AM]], and took the [[NBC]] affiliation from [[KELO-TV]].
The station debuted on July 31, 1960, as KSOO-TV, the second station in Sioux Falls. It was owned by the South Dakota Broadcasting Company along with [[KXRB (AM)|KSOO]] radio and was an [[NBC]] affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. From 1960 to 1969, it operated as the flagship of a regional network with separately-owned KORN-TV in [[Mitchell, South Dakota|Mitchell]] (channel 5, now [[KDLT-TV]] on channel 46). KSOO-TV served the eastern portion of the market, while KORN-TV served the western portion. In 1969, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) forced the breakup of this network, and KSOO-TV became the sole NBC affiliate. In 1970, it bought KXAB-TV in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]] to boost its coverage in northeastern South Dakota. As part of the sale, KXAB's calls changed to KCOO-TV.


In [[1970]], it bought KXAB-TV in [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]] to boost its coverage in the area. The two stations were bought by [[Forum Communications|Forum Publishing Company]] of [[Fargo, North Dakota]] in [[1975]], and switched their call letters to the current KSFY and KABY. KPRY-TV in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] was added a year later.
South Dakota Broadcasting was liquidated in 1973; the television stations had not shown a profit since 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54803879/|access-date=July 5, 2020|title=TV License OK'd For Fargo Company|date=November 27, 1973|agency=Associated Press|work=Bismarck Tribune|page=11}}</ref> The television stations were bought by [[Forum Communications|Forum Publishing Company]] of [[Fargo, North Dakota]] in 1974 and switched their call letters respectively to the current KSFY and KABY. KPRY-TV in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] was added a year later in 1976. In September 1983, KSFY swapped affiliations with channel 5, then recently renamed KDLT and became an ABC affiliate. ABC was the top-rated network at the time and wanted to be on a stronger station. Additionally, KSFY had three full-power transmitters to KDLT's one, and Forum's flagship stations [[WDAY-TV|WDAY]] and [[WDAZ]] in the eastern part of North Dakota were also converting to ABC affiliations at the same time.


Forum sold the KSFY stations to [[Aflac]] in [[1985]]. Aflac sold its broadcasting division to Retirement Systems of Alabama in [[1996]], who merged it with Ellis Communications to form [[Raycom Media]]. In [[2002]], Raycom sold the KSFY stations to [[The Wicks Group of Companies]].
Forum sold the KSFY stations to [[AFLAC]] in 1985. In 1996, AFLAC sold its broadcasting division to Retirement Systems of Alabama, who merged it with Ellis Communications to form [[Raycom Media]]. In 2004, Raycom sold the KSFY stations to The Wicks Group of Companies.


Hoak bought KSFY and its satellite stations in July 2006, as well as [[KVLY-TV]] and [[KXJB-TV]] ([[local marketing agreement|LMA]] with Catamount Broadcasting) of [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, ND]] and [[NBC North Dakota|KFYR-TV]] of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck, ND]] and its satellite stations. The sale was approved by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] on [[November 17]], [[2006]].
[[Hoak Media]] bought KSFY and its satellite stations in July 2006, as well as [[KVLY-TV]] and [[KRDK-TV|KXJB-TV]] ([[local marketing agreement|LMA]] with Catamount Broadcasting) of Fargo and [[KFYR-TV]] of [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] and its satellite stations. The sale was approved by the FCC on November 17, 2006. On November 20, 2013, Hoak announced the sale of most of its stations, including KSFY and its satellites to [[Gray Television]].<ref name=tvnc-saletogray>{{cite news|title=Gray Buying Hoak, Prime Stations For $342.5M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/72138/gray-buying-hoak-prime-stations-for-3425m|access-date=November 20, 2013|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> The sale was completed on June 13, 2014.<ref>[http://rbr.com/gray-closes-hoak-deal-completes-refinancing/ Gray closes Hoak deal; completes refinancing.], rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.</ref>


On May 1, 2018; Gray announced it had agreed to buy KDLT from owner [[Red River Broadcasting]] for $32.5 million. The combined operation would be based at KSFY's studios; in its announcement of the KDLT purchase, Gray noted that the KSFY studio has enough space to house a second station's news and sales department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gray.tv/uploads/documents/pressreleases/PressReleaseKDLTSiouxFalls.pdf|title=Press release announcing Gray's purchase of KDLT}}</ref> Gray needed to obtain a waiver in order to complete the deal, since the FCC normally does not allow one person to own two of the four highest-rated stations in a market. However, in its filing requesting such a waiver, Gray argued that KDLT would be in a stronger position to compete in the market if its resources were combined with those of KSFY. Gray contended that a KSFY/KDLT duopoly would fulfill "a dire need for an effective competitor" in the Sioux Falls market, where [[KELO-TV]] has been the far-and-away leader for as long as records have been kept.<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101783554&qnum=5170&copynum=1&exhcnum=1 Request for FCC waiver]</ref> The sale was approved by the FCC on September 24, 2019,<ref>[https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-943A1.pdf "Memorandum Opinion and Order"], [[Federal Communications Commission]], September 24, 2019, Retrieved September 25, 2019.</ref> and was completed the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Gray-Television-completes-purchase-of-KDLT-TV-561335161.html|title=Gray Television completes purchase of KDLT-TV|work=KSFY.com|publisher=[[Gray Television]]|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2019/09/25/ksfy-purchases-kdlt-gray-television-red-river-broadcasting/2441108001/ "Owner of KSFY-TV finalizes purchase of KDLT-TV"], ''[[Argus Leader]]'', September 25, 2019, Retrieved September 25, 2019.</ref> Soon afterward, on January 13, 2020, KDLT moved its studios from South Westport Avenue to KSFY's studios on Courthouse Square.
==Rebroadcasters==
KSFY is rebroadcast on the following television stations.


In 2020, Gray acquired the non-license assets of area Fox affiliate [[KTTW]] and placed Fox programming on KDLT's second subchannel. This resulted in all of the network affiliations in eastern South Dakota being controlled by just two companies, Gray and KELO-TV owner [[Nexstar Media Group]].
* '''KABY-TV''' (Channel 9 / Digital 29) [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]]
* '''KPRY-TV''' (Channel 4 / Digital 19) [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]


==News operation==
{{expand section|further information on KSFY-TV's news operation|date=December 2011}}
{{multiple image
| direction = vertical
| align =
| width = 145
| image1 =
| caption1 = KSFY logo, used from 2004 to 2008.
| image2 = KSFYActionNews.png
| caption2 = KSFY logo, used from 2008 to 2011.
}}
[[File:Dakota News Now logo.svg|200px|thumb|Logo of Dakota News Now.]]
Currently, KSFY broadcasts a total of {{frac|19|1|2}} hours of local newscasts each week with {{frac|3|1|2}} hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays. KSFY has been nominated for numerous Midwest [[Emmy Award]]s.


On August 1, 2011, KSFY became the first television station in the Sioux Falls market and in the state of South Dakota to begin producing its local newscasts in high definition from their studio only and not from the field; the station unveiled a new HD-ready set, dropped ''Action News'' from its newscast and station branding, and renamed its newscasts as ''KSFY News'' (which the station used from 2004 to 2008).
Programming from KSFY is also rebroadcast on the following translator station:


With the purchase of KDLT, KSFY and KDLT merged their news operations on January 13, 2020, rebranding as ''Dakota News Now''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/ksfy-kdlt-to-become-dakota-news-now/article_52b89592-33f3-11ea-a125-5358f7ca240c.html|title=KSFY, KDLT to become Dakota News Now|last=Anderson|first=Patrick |website=[[Argus Leader]]|language=en|access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref>
* '''K07QL''' (Channel 7) [[Mitchell, South Dakota|Mitchell]]


==Technical information==
==Newsroom Management==
The stations' signals are [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]], but not with the same programming. This is because KPRY-TV carries NBC and Fox programming on its second and third subchannels.


===KSFY-TV subchannels===
John Shelby, News Director
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KSFY-TV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KSFY|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KSFY|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.1
| rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=6| [[16:9]] || KSFY-TV || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.2
| Outlaw || [[Outlaw (TV network)|Outlaw]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.3
| rowspan=4| [[480i]] || MeTV || [[MeTV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.4
| T-Crime || [[True Crime Network]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.5
| StartTV || [[Start TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.6
| MeToons || [[MeTV Toons]]
|}


===KPRY-TV subchannels===
Lisa May, Executive Producer
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KPRY-TV<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KPRY#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for KPRY|website=[[RabbitEars.info]] |access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 4.1
| rowspan=3 | 720p || rowspan=3 | 16:9 || KPRY-TV || ABC
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[KDLT-TV|46.1]]
| KDLT-TV || [[NBC]] ([[KDLT-TV]])
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[KDLT-TV|46.2]]
| Fox || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[KDLT-TV]])
|}
{{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}


On September 10, 2012, KSFY-TV added programming from The CW on a new second digital subchannel.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/59893/ksfy-sioux-falls-adding-cw-on-subchannel KSFY Sioux Falls Adding CW On Subchannel], ''TVNewsCheck'', June 4, 2012.</ref> It was part of The CW Plus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=psip_search&callsign=KSFY|title = RabbitEars.Info}}</ref> and replaced [[KWSD]] as Sioux Falls' CW affiliate. As of September 2015, MeTV moved to 13.3, which also moved from KWSD.
Lonnie Nichols, Assignment Manager


===Analog-to-digital conversion===
==Present/Past Personalities==
KSFY-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 13, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to [[Digital television transition in the United States|transition from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 29 to VHF channel 13 for post-transition operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Mitch Krebs]], Former 6PM & 10PM Anchor (Left in Feb 2007)

* [[Nancy Naeve]], 5PM, 6PM & 10PM Anchor
==Translators==
* [[Phil Schreck]],5PM 6PM & 10PM Meteorologist
===Satellite stations===
* Erik Thorstenson, 6PM & 10PM Sports Anchor
KSFY is rebroadcast on a [[satellite station]] in central South Dakota:
* Shannon Stevens, Former 5PM Anchor/ Reporter (Left in June 2007)
{| class="wikitable"
* Meagan Dorsch, Former 5:30AM Anchor/ Reporter (Left in June 2007)
! Station
* Bill Van Dusen, Weather
! [[City of license]]
* Patrick Griesgraber,5:30, 11:30AM Meteorologist
! [[channel (broadcasting)|Channels]]<br>[[virtual channel|TV]] ([[digital terrestrial television|RF]])
* Allen Sommerfeld, 5:30, 11:30AM Anchor
! First air date
* Robert Wilson, General Assignment Reporter
! [[Call signs in North America|Call letters' meaning]]
* Chris Studer, Temp Lead Anchor
! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
* Leslie Rupiper, Weedend Anchor/ Reporter
! [[HAAT]]
* Aaron Lindman, Weekend Meteorologist
! [[Facility ID]]
* Tim Peters, Weekend Sports Anchor
! Transmitter coordinates
* Angel Albert, Former Reporter (Left in June 2006)
! Public license information
* Kent Erdahl, Reporter
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
* Nate Welch, Former Reporter (Left in April 2007)
| {{nowrap|'''KPRY-TV'''}}
* Brian Allen, Former Anchor/Reporter (1998-2003)
| [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]
* Shelley Keohane, Former Anchor/ Reporter (1998-2004)
| 4<br>19 ([[UHF]])
* Alex Strauss,Former Anchor (???- 1999)
| {{start date and age|1976|1|30|p=y}}
* Judeka Drogt,Former Anchor/ Reporter (1998-2000)
| Pierre
* Criag Pedersen,Former Weekend Sports Anchor (dates unknown)
| 311&nbsp;[[kW]]
* [[Alfred William Edel|Al Edel]], Former Anchor (1969-unknown)
| {{convert|347|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Ken Hirsch (South Dakota)|Ken Hirsch]], Weather (1970's)
| 48660
* [[Pat O'Brien (television)|Pat O'Brien]], Reporter
| {{coord|44|3|7.2|N|100|5|4.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KPRY-TV}}
* Danny Olson, Sports Anchor
| {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KPRY-TV|Public file}}<br>{{FCC-LMS-Facility|48660|3=LMS}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}

KSFY was previously rebroadcast on a satellite station in northeastern South Dakota:
{| class="wikitable"
! Station
! [[City of license]]<br>{{small|(other cities served)}}
! [[channel (broadcasting)|Channels]]<br>[[virtual channel|TV]] ([[digital terrestrial television|RF]])
! First air date
! Last air date
! [[Call signs in North America|Call letters' meaning]]
! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! [[HAAT]]
! [[Facility ID]]
! Transmitter coordinates
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| {{nowrap|'''KABY-TV''' <sup>1</sup>}}
| [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]]<br>{{small|([[Watertown, South Dakota|Watertown]])}}
| 9<br>9 ([[VHF]])
| {{start date and age|1958|11|27|p=y}}
| {{end date and age|2017|1|12|p=y}}<br>{{small|(License canceled on April 6, 2018<ref name="kabycanceled">{{Cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f916267d43b01629bc052845bac&id=25076f916267d43b01629bc052845bac&goBack=N|title=Licensing and Management System|website=enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov}}</ref>)}}
| Aberdeen
| 19.4&nbsp;kW
| {{convert|427|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| 48659
| {{coord|45|6|22.9|N|97|53|58|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KABY-TV}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}
Notes:
* <sup>1</sup> KABY-TV used the callsign KXAB-TV from its 1958 sign-on to 1970 and then KCOO-TV from 1970 to 1975. The station went silent on January 5, 2016, when its tower was taken down after failing an inspection, and again on January 12, 2017, after briefly broadcasting from a low-power facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0117.html|title=Broadcasting News-January 2017|website=www.northpine.com}}</ref> KABY's license was returned to the [[FCC]] for cancellation on April 6, 2018;<ref name="kabycanceled" /> its [[call signs in North America|call sign]] was transferred to a Gray-owned [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] station in Sioux Falls.

===Translators===
KSFY is rebroadcast on the following [[Broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator stations]]:
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|28534|3=K36NW-D}}''' [[Aberdeen, South Dakota|Aberdeen]]
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|30578|3=K25OU-D}}''' [[Brookings, South Dakota|Brookings]]
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|28499|3=K14IO-D}}''' [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|182599|3=KABY-LD}}''' [[Sioux Falls]]
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|28533|3=K32DK-D}}''' [[Watertown, South Dakota|Watertown]]
* '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|28491|3=K18MO-D}}''' [[Worthington, MN]]

Until 2013, programming from KSFY was also rebroadcast on translator '''K07QL''' in Mitchell.

==Out-of-market cable coverage==
Some cable systems like CSI Cable in [[Jamestown, North Dakota]] discontinued carrying the service after January 1, 2009, due to duplication of networks already carried.

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/}}
*[http://www.ksfy.com/ KSFY website]
* [https://www.yourcwtv.com/partners/siouxfalls/ CW Sioux Falls website]
*{{TVQ|KSFY-TV}}
*{{TVQ|KABY-TV}}
*{{TVQ|KPRY-TV}}
*{{TVQ|K07QL}}
*[http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1960/july_31_1960_122894.html KSOO's first broadcast] from [http://www.brainyhistory.com Brainy History].
*{{TitanTV|KSFY}}


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Latest revision as of 03:21, 12 October 2024

KSFY-TV
Channels
Branding
  • KSFY; Dakota News Now
  • MeTV Sioux Falls (on DT3)
Programming
Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
KDLT, KDLV
History
First air date
July 31, 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-07-31)
Former call signs
KSOO-TV (1960–1974)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1960–2009)
  • Digital: 29 (UHF, until 2009)
  • NBC (1960–1983)
  • ABC (secondary 1960–1969)
Call sign meaning
Sioux Falls, disambiguation of last call letter for former owner Forum's flagship station WDAY
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48658
ERP22.7 kW
HAAT610 m (2,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°31′7″N 96°32′5.7″W / 43.51861°N 96.534917°W / 43.51861; -96.534917
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.dakotanewsnow.com

KSFY-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside dual NBC and Fox affiliate KDLT-TV (channel 46). The two stations share studios in Courthouse Square on 1st Avenue South in Sioux Falls;[2] KSFY-TV's transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota.

History

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The station debuted on July 31, 1960, as KSOO-TV, the second station in Sioux Falls. It was owned by the South Dakota Broadcasting Company along with KSOO radio and was an NBC affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. From 1960 to 1969, it operated as the flagship of a regional network with separately-owned KORN-TV in Mitchell (channel 5, now KDLT-TV on channel 46). KSOO-TV served the eastern portion of the market, while KORN-TV served the western portion. In 1969, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forced the breakup of this network, and KSOO-TV became the sole NBC affiliate. In 1970, it bought KXAB-TV in Aberdeen to boost its coverage in northeastern South Dakota. As part of the sale, KXAB's calls changed to KCOO-TV.

South Dakota Broadcasting was liquidated in 1973; the television stations had not shown a profit since 1968.[3] The television stations were bought by Forum Publishing Company of Fargo, North Dakota in 1974 and switched their call letters respectively to the current KSFY and KABY. KPRY-TV in Pierre was added a year later in 1976. In September 1983, KSFY swapped affiliations with channel 5, then recently renamed KDLT and became an ABC affiliate. ABC was the top-rated network at the time and wanted to be on a stronger station. Additionally, KSFY had three full-power transmitters to KDLT's one, and Forum's flagship stations WDAY and WDAZ in the eastern part of North Dakota were also converting to ABC affiliations at the same time.

Forum sold the KSFY stations to AFLAC in 1985. In 1996, AFLAC sold its broadcasting division to Retirement Systems of Alabama, who merged it with Ellis Communications to form Raycom Media. In 2004, Raycom sold the KSFY stations to The Wicks Group of Companies.

Hoak Media bought KSFY and its satellite stations in July 2006, as well as KVLY-TV and KXJB-TV (LMA with Catamount Broadcasting) of Fargo and KFYR-TV of Bismarck, North Dakota and its satellite stations. The sale was approved by the FCC on November 17, 2006. On November 20, 2013, Hoak announced the sale of most of its stations, including KSFY and its satellites to Gray Television.[4] The sale was completed on June 13, 2014.[5]

On May 1, 2018; Gray announced it had agreed to buy KDLT from owner Red River Broadcasting for $32.5 million. The combined operation would be based at KSFY's studios; in its announcement of the KDLT purchase, Gray noted that the KSFY studio has enough space to house a second station's news and sales department.[6] Gray needed to obtain a waiver in order to complete the deal, since the FCC normally does not allow one person to own two of the four highest-rated stations in a market. However, in its filing requesting such a waiver, Gray argued that KDLT would be in a stronger position to compete in the market if its resources were combined with those of KSFY. Gray contended that a KSFY/KDLT duopoly would fulfill "a dire need for an effective competitor" in the Sioux Falls market, where KELO-TV has been the far-and-away leader for as long as records have been kept.[7] The sale was approved by the FCC on September 24, 2019,[8] and was completed the following day.[9][10] Soon afterward, on January 13, 2020, KDLT moved its studios from South Westport Avenue to KSFY's studios on Courthouse Square.

In 2020, Gray acquired the non-license assets of area Fox affiliate KTTW and placed Fox programming on KDLT's second subchannel. This resulted in all of the network affiliations in eastern South Dakota being controlled by just two companies, Gray and KELO-TV owner Nexstar Media Group.

News operation

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KSFY logo, used from 2008 to 2011.
Logo of Dakota News Now.

Currently, KSFY broadcasts a total of 19+1⁄2 hours of local newscasts each week with 3+1⁄2 hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays. KSFY has been nominated for numerous Midwest Emmy Awards.

On August 1, 2011, KSFY became the first television station in the Sioux Falls market and in the state of South Dakota to begin producing its local newscasts in high definition from their studio only and not from the field; the station unveiled a new HD-ready set, dropped Action News from its newscast and station branding, and renamed its newscasts as KSFY News (which the station used from 2004 to 2008).

With the purchase of KDLT, KSFY and KDLT merged their news operations on January 13, 2020, rebranding as Dakota News Now.[11]

Technical information

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The stations' signals are multiplexed, but not with the same programming. This is because KPRY-TV carries NBC and Fox programming on its second and third subchannels.

KSFY-TV subchannels

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Subchannels of KSFY-TV[12]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
13.1 720p 16:9 KSFY-TV ABC
13.2 Outlaw Outlaw
13.3 480i MeTV MeTV
13.4 T-Crime True Crime Network
13.5 StartTV Start TV
13.6 MeToons MeTV Toons

KPRY-TV subchannels

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Subchannels of KPRY-TV[13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
4.1 720p 16:9 KPRY-TV ABC
46.1 KDLT-TV NBC (KDLT-TV)
46.2 Fox Fox (KDLT-TV)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

On September 10, 2012, KSFY-TV added programming from The CW on a new second digital subchannel.[14] It was part of The CW Plus,[15] and replaced KWSD as Sioux Falls' CW affiliate. As of September 2015, MeTV moved to 13.3, which also moved from KWSD.

Analog-to-digital conversion

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KSFY-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on 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 relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 29 to VHF channel 13 for post-transition operations.[16]

Translators

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Satellite stations

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KSFY is rebroadcast on a satellite station in central South Dakota:

Station City of license Channels
TV (RF) 		First air date Call letters' meaning ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license information
KPRY-TV Pierre 4
19 (UHF) 		January 30, 1976 (48 years ago) (1976-01-30) Pierre 311 kW 347 m (1,138 ft) 48660 44°3′7.2″N 100°5′4.2″W / 44.052000°N 100.084500°W / 44.052000; -100.084500 (KPRY-TV) Public file
LMS

KSFY was previously rebroadcast on a satellite station in northeastern South Dakota:

Station City of license
(other cities served) 		Channels
TV (RF) 		First air date Last air date Call letters' meaning ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates
KABY-TV 1 Aberdeen
(Watertown) 		9
9 (VHF) 		November 27, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-11-27) January 12, 2017 (7 years ago) (2017-01-12)
(License canceled on April 6, 2018[17]) 		Aberdeen 19.4 kW 427 m (1,401 ft) 48659 45°6′22.9″N 97°53′58″W / 45.106361°N 97.89944°W / 45.106361; -97.89944 (KABY-TV)

Notes:

  • 1 KABY-TV used the callsign KXAB-TV from its 1958 sign-on to 1970 and then KCOO-TV from 1970 to 1975. The station went silent on January 5, 2016, when its tower was taken down after failing an inspection, and again on January 12, 2017, after briefly broadcasting from a low-power facility.[18] KABY's license was returned to the FCC for cancellation on April 6, 2018;[17] its call sign was transferred to a Gray-owned low-power station in Sioux Falls.

Translators

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KSFY is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

Until 2013, programming from KSFY was also rebroadcast on translator K07QL in Mitchell.

Out-of-market cable coverage

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Some cable systems like CSI Cable in Jamestown, North Dakota discontinued carrying the service after January 1, 2009, due to duplication of networks already carried.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSFY-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ KSFY's new building construction begins. Archived April 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, ksfy.com.
  3. ^ "TV License OK'd For Fargo Company". Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. November 27, 1973. p. 11. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gray Buying Hoak, Prime Stations For $342.5M". TVNewsCheck. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Gray closes Hoak deal; completes refinancing., rbr.com, Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Press release announcing Gray's purchase of KDLT" (PDF).
  7. ^ Request for FCC waiver
  8. ^ "Memorandum Opinion and Order", Federal Communications Commission, September 24, 2019, Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Gray Television completes purchase of KDLT-TV". KSFY.com. Gray Television. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Owner of KSFY-TV finalizes purchase of KDLT-TV", Argus Leader, September 25, 2019, Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Anderson, Patrick. "KSFY, KDLT to become Dakota News Now". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KSFY". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for KPRY". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  14. ^ KSFY Sioux Falls Adding CW On Subchannel, TVNewsCheck, June 4, 2012.
  15. ^ "RabbitEars.Info".
  16. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  17. ^ a b "Licensing and Management System". enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov.
  18. ^ "Broadcasting News-January 2017". www.northpine.com.
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