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KSFL-TV
Channels
Programming
Affiliations36.1:Independent
Ownership
OwnerForum Communications Company[1]
KCWS-LD,WDAY-TV,WDAZ-TV,KBMY, KMCY
History
FoundedApril 11, 1997
First air date
November 8, 2000(23 years ago)(2000-11-08)
Former call signs
  • KAUN (1997–2003)
  • KWSD (2003–2023)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:36 (UHF, 2000–2009)
  • Digital:51 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Call signmeaning
The station's planned news operation and website is known as "Sioux Falls Live"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29121
ERP
HAAT230 m (755 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitesiouxfallslive

KSFL-TV(channel 36) is atelevision stationinSioux Falls, South Dakota,United States. It is owned byForum Communications Companyalongsidelow-power stationKCWS-LD (channel 27). KSFL-TV's studios are located on West 57th Street in Sioux Falls, and its transmitter is located inRowena.

History[edit]

Originally, the station had thecall signKAUN and it was the localPax TVaffiliate, whileThe WBwas carried on acable-only channel known by the fictitious call sign KWJB. On October 1, 2003, channel 36 acquired the WB affiliation and it became KWSD, and Pax TV was moved to then-sister stationKAUN-LP.The programming on KWSD was provided byThe WB 100+ Station Group,a predecessor toThe CW Plus.In September 2006, The WB andUPNmerged to becomeThe CW.KWSD became the CW affiliate for Sioux Falls, and UPN affiliate "UTV",adigital subchannelofKELO-TV,became an affiliate ofMyNetworkTV.

At one point in the past decade, KWSD/KAUN had a 9 p.m. newscast that served the Sioux Falls Metro Area and the KWSD viewing area. That newscast was pulled, and reports were that there were plans in the works to bring back a 9 p.m. newscast to the Sioux Falls market.

KWSD's CW affiliation ended on September 10, 2012; at that time, the affiliation moved to a subchannel ofKSFY-TV.[3]KWSD switched its affiliation toMeTVon that date.[4]As of September 2015, the MeTV affiliation also moved to KSFY, on their third subchannel; KWSD then became aRetro TVaffiliate.

As of June 2020, KWSD ended its affiliation with Retro TV and affiliated withYTA TV,solely to keep its cable positions and broadcasting license active in anticipation of a sale partner, with little local programming otherwise.

On November 23, 2022, it was reported thatFargo, North Dakota–basedForum Communications Companywould purchase KWSD and sister station KCWS-LD from Jim Simpson for $1.4 million;[5]the sale was completed on February 21, 2023.[6]Forum intends to create a third television news operation in the Sioux Falls market.[1]

On February 24, 2023, the station changed its call sign to KSFL-TV; several weeks later, it switched its affiliation toIon Televisionand upgraded to high-definition operations for the first time since its departure from The CW. On January 1, 2024, KSFL dropped Ion and became anindependent station.

Technical information[edit]

Subchannel of KSFL-TV[7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
36.1 720p 16:9 KSFL-DT Main KSFL-TV programming /Independent

Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]

KSFL-TV (as KWSD) shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 36, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 51 to channel 36 for post-transition operations.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^abEllis, Jon (November 23, 2022)."Forum to Buy Independent TV Station in Sioux Falls, Launch News".Northpine.RetrievedNovember 24,2022.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for KSFL-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^Malone, Michael (June 5, 2012)."KSFY the New Home for CW in Sioux Falls".Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedJune 5,2012.
  4. ^BET Fall 2012 Schedule With Return of Jamie Foxx; MeTV Network Adds 3 More Affiliates,SitcomsOnline,September 5, 2012.
  5. ^"Assignments".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.November 28, 2022.RetrievedNovember 28,2022.
  6. ^"Notification of Consummation".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.February 21, 2023.RetrievedFebruary 28,2023.
  7. ^"RabbitEars.Info".rabbitears.info.
  8. ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.

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