KVLY-TV
KVLY-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Horace-licensed low-power dual CBS/CW+ affiliate KXJB-LD (channel 30). The two stations share studios on 21st Avenue South in Fargo; KVLY-TV's transmitter is located near Blanchard. In addition to its main studio in Fargo, KVLY-TV operates a news bureau and sales office in the US Bank building in downtown Grand Forks.
- Fargo–Grand Forks, North Dakota
- United States
- Fargo–Grand Forks, North Dakota
- United States
Fargo, North Dakota
- KVLY TV 11; Valley News Live
- KX4 (on DT2)
- MeTV Fargo (on DT3)
- 11.1: NBC
- 11.2: CBS
- for others, see § Subchannels
- Gray Television
- (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
October 11, 1959
- KXGO-TV (1959–1963)
- KEND-TV (1963–1964)
- KTHI-TV (1964–1995)
- Analog: 11 (VHF, 1959–2009)
- Digital: 44 (UHF, until 2019)
ABC (1959–1983)
61961
330 kW
593.9 m (1,948 ft)
see § Translators
KVLY-TV is considered a part of the NBC North Dakota state network of NBC affiliates, although it airs separate newscasts and syndicated programming from flagship and sister station KFYR-TV in Bismarck.
KVLY-TV is most notable for its broadcast tower, which was the fourth tallest above-ground structure in the world at 2,063 feet (629 m). The tower was at one time the tallest structure in the world and was the tallest broadcast structure in the Western Hemisphere. In 2019, the top mount antenna was removed for the FCC spectrum repack, dropping the overall height to 1,987 feet (606 m).[2] The KRDK-TV tower is located just six miles (9.7 km) from the KVLY-TV tower, and now holds the record noted here.
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Sports programming[edit]
KVLY has been home to North Dakota State Bison football games in recent years. The station broadcasts regular season games and produces a pregame show. In the 2019–2020 season the pregame show featured former NFL player and Bison alum Kyle Emanuel as one of the hosts.[11]