KRDK-TV
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Fargo/Grand Forks, North Dakota United States |
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| City | Valley City, North Dakota |
| Branding | "KRDK 4" |
| Slogan | "The Station For All" |
| Channels |
Digital: 38 (UHF) Virtual: 4 () |
| Subchannels | 4.1 Cozi TV/BEK Prime 4.2 BEK Sports 24/7 4.3 Grit 4.4 Escape 4.5 Bounce TV 4.6 Laff 4.7 Comet 4.8 Buzzr |
| Affiliations | Multiple (2015–present) |
| Owner | Major Market Broadcasting (Parker Broadcasting of Dakota License, LLC) |
| First air date | July 12, 1954 |
| Call letters' meaning |
K Ravi D. Kapur (president of Major Market Broadcasting), or DaKota |
| Former callsigns | KXJB-TV (1954–2014) KNDF-TV (2014–2015) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary/DT1: CBS (1954–2014) Dark (2014–2015) Heroes & Icons (2015) Secondary: ABC (1954–1959) |
| Transmitter power | 382,000 Watts |
| Height | 573 meters (1,880 ft) |
| Facility ID | 49134 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°16′45″N 97°20′26″W / 47.27917°N 97.34056°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
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Profile CDBS |
KRDK-TV, channel 4, is a television station serving Fargo, North Dakota and Grand Forks, North Dakota, which is affiliated with multiple networks on various digital subchannels. It is licensed in Valley City, North Dakota, its transmitter is located near Galesburg, and its studios are in Fargo. The station launched in December 1954 as KXJB-TV, the CBS affiliate for the market.
KXJB consolidated with NBC affiliate KVLY-TV in 2003 under a local marketing agreement. In 2014, the station's non-license assets were acquired by KVLY's new owner Gray Television: due to increasing FCC scrutiny surrounding local marketing agreements and similar arrangements, Gray decided against having the station acquired by an affiliated third-party to maintain the LMA. Its CBS programming was moved to KVLY's second digital subchannel in December 2014 (and KXJB-LD in 2016), and KXJB's license was sold to the minority-owned Major Market Broadcasting, who re-christened the station KRDK-TV. The station returned to the air during January 2015 carrying several digital television networks.
As of October 2016, KRDK's main Cozi TV channel is carried on most cable television systems on channel 4 in most areas of the market. There is a high definition signal offered on Midcontinent digital channel 4 and Cable One digital channel 1004. The station is also offered on DirecTV channel 44 and Dish Network channel 5.
The 2,060-foot (630 m) high KXJB-TV mast, located near Galesburg, North Dakota, was the second tallest man-made structure on Earth when it was built in 1966.
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