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KRII

KBJR-TV / KRII
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KBJR: Superior, Wisconsin/
Duluth, Minnesota
KRII: Chisholm, Minnesota
United States
Branding
  • .1: KBJR 6
  • .2 CBS 3 Duluth
  • .3: My 9
Slogan Your Weather Authority
Live. Local. (DT2)
Channels Digital:
KBJR: 19 (UHF)
Virtual: 6 ()
KRII: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)
Subchannels
Translators see article
Affiliations NBC (1955–present)
Owner Quincy Media
(KBJR License, LLC)
First air date KBJR: March 1, 1954; 63 years ago (1954-03-01)
KRII: November 27, 2002; 14 years ago (2002-11-27)
Call letters' meaning KBJR: K Bob, John, Rich (Former station owner / RJR Communications)
KRII: Range II (11)
Former callsigns WDSM-TV (1954–1974)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
6 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations Primary:
CBS (1954–1955)
Secondary:
ABC (1954–1966)
DT3:
NBC WX+
Decades
Transmitter power KBJR: 384 kW
KRII: 63 kW
Height KBJR: 311.9 m (1,023 ft)
KRII: 200.4 m (657 ft)
Facility ID KBJR: 33658
KRII: 82698
Transmitter coordinates KBJR: 46°47′21.1″N 92°6′51.4″W / 46.789194°N 92.114278°W / 46.789194; -92.114278
KRII: 47°51′39″N 92°56′46″W / 47.86083°N 92.94611°W / 47.86083; -92.94611 (KRII)
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: / KRII Profile
/ KRII CDBS
Website www.kbjr6.com

KBJR-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin that is licensed to Superior, Wisconsin. Owned by Quincy Media, the station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 (remapped to former analog channel 6 via PSIP) from a transmitter west of downtown Duluth in Hilltop Park. Its studios are located on South Lake Avenue in Canal Park, downtown Duluth.

KRII (formerly branded as Range 11), ATSC channel 11 in Chisholm operates as a semi-satellite and has a bureau on East Howard Street in Hibbing. KRII serves the northern portion of the market, including the Iron Range area, Grand Rapids and International Falls. This station simulcasts KBJR except during commercials and station identifications. Master control and internal operations of KRII are based at KBJR's facilities in Duluth. It also acts as a full-power translator station of all of the various channels and subchannels of KBJR.


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