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KDLT: Sioux Falls, South Dakota KDLV: Mitchell, South Dakota United States |
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| Branding | KDLT (general) KDLT News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | We Know What Matters |
| Channels |
Digital: KDLT: 47 (UHF) Virtual: 46 () KDLV: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 5 () |
| Subchannels | xx.1 NBC xx.2 Antenna TV |
| Affiliations | NBC (1960–1969, 1983–present) |
| Owner |
Red River Broadcasting (Red River Broadcast Company, LLC) |
| First air date |
KDLT: June 12, 1960 (on channel 5, moved to channel 46 on September 8, 1998) KDLV: September 8, 1998 |
| Call letters' meaning |
KDLT: K-DakotaLand Television (former owners) KDLV: K-DakotaLand V (Roman numeral 5) |
| Former callsigns |
KDLT:KORN-TV (1960–1972) KXON-TV (1972–1982) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: KDLT: 5 (VHF, 1960-1998) 46 (UHF, 1998–2009) KDLV: 5 (VHF, 1998–2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1969–1983) |
| Transmitter power |
KDLT: 1000 kW KDLV: 1000 kW |
| Height |
KDLT: 608 m KDLV: 315 m |
| Facility ID |
KDLT: 55379 KDLV: 55375 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
KDLT: 43°30′18″N 96°33′22″W / 43.50500°N 96.55611°W KDLV: 43°45′33″N 98°24′44″W / 43.75917°N 98.41222°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
/ KDLV-TV Profile / KDLV-TV CDBS |
| Website | www.kdlt.com |
KDLT-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving Eastern South Dakota and Southwestern Minnesota. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 47, which remaps to analog channel 46 via . It also operates a full-powered satellite station: KDLV-TV in Mitchell, South Dakota (digital channel 26, virtual channel 5). KDLT's studios and offices are located on South Westport Avenue in Sioux Falls and its 2,000 feet (610 m) transmitter tower is located south near Rowena.
On June 12, 1960, KDLT started broadcasting from Mitchell, South Dakota as KORN-TV on channel 5, an NBC affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. The station's original call letters were intended to honor the famous Mitchell Corn Palace. It was owned by Mitchell Broadcasting Associates. Only a month later, KSOO-TV (now KSFY-TV) signed on. From then until 1969, KSOO-TV and KORN-TV operated as a regional network, although separately owned. KSOO-TV served the eastern portion of the market, while KORN-TV served the western portion. But in April 1969, the Federal Communications Commission ruled against this combination, suggesting that they operate as competitors in the Sioux Falls-Mitchell market. So on May 12 of that year, Channel 5 affiliated with ABC and moved its tower closer to Sioux Falls, although KCAU-TV in Sioux City was well received in Sioux Falls and identified at that time as Siouxland ABC. Mitchell Broadcasting sold the station to Buford Television of Tyler, Texas in 1972.
In 1972, the station changed its calls to KXON-TV. Buford sold the station to Gillett Broadcasting in 1978. In 1982, KXON changed its call letters to KDLT when it was purchased by Dakotaland Broadcasting. The next year, KDLT and KSFY switched affiliations, with KSFY getting ABC and KDLT once again getting NBC. At the time of the switch, KSFY had three full-power transmitters to KDLT's one and ABC was the #1 network with NBC in third, making it logical for the more popular network to align with a station with better coverage. The next year, NBC and ABC ratings flip-flopped leaving KDLT once again affiliated with the more popular network. Dakotaland Broadcasting eventually sold KDLT to Heritage Broadcasting in 1985. Heritage Broadcasting became Heritage Media in 1987 when it merged with Rollins Telecasting. The station eventually moved its main studio to Sioux Falls in the mid to late 1980s.
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