KBJR-DT2
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KBJR-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV
-affiliated television station
for the Iron Range
of northeastern Minnesota
. The station is a second digital subchannel of NBC
affiliate KBJR which is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 19.2 from KBJR's transmitter west of downtown Duluth in Hilltop Park. It can also be seen on KRII's ninth digital subchannel that originates from a transmitter in Meadow Brook
. The station is offered on Charter
cable channel 9 which is where its on-air branding, My 9, comes from. KBJR-DT2's parent station has studios on South Lake Avenue in Duluth. Syndicated
programming on the station includes: TMZ on TV
, Oprah
, Family Guy
, and Judge Mathis
.
affiliate known as "UPN 9" and then "Northland UPN". It was launched by KBJR in 2002 to fill the void when Minneapolis/St. Paul independent station (and later UPN affiliate) KMSP-TV
was being dropped by Charter Cable due to its affiliation switch to Fox. KMSP's position on channel 9 is why it was decided to name the new station "UPN 9." The station was also available over-the-air in Ashland, Wisconsin
on WAST-LP
which was a low-powered semi-satellite of the digital subchannel. That station was owned by a separate entity from KBJR. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
unit of Time Warner
. On February 22, News Corporation
announced that it would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV. This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division, Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent
.
It was also created to compete with that network. KBJR operated the area's cable-only WB affiliate, "KWBD", which was part of The WB 100+
. At some point in time, it was announced that KDLH would carry The CW on a new second
digital subchannel as part of The CW Plus
. That service would be a similar operation to The WB 100+. Shortly thereafter, "Northland UPN" began removing references to UPN and began preparations to become an independent station. It changed its moniker to "Northland 9," replacing the "UPN" in the station logo with a "9" reminiscent of KMSP's "9" used in the late 70's to early 1990s. In March 2006, it was made public that KBJR-DT2 would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. In July, ahead of the launch of the network, "Northland 9" became known as "My 9" and WAST-LP shut down in August. MyNetworkTV began broadcasting on September 5 while KWBD began broadcasting The CW on September 18. It officially started using the KDLH-DT2 call sign because it was added to KDLH's second digital subchannel.
As part of its schedule, KBJR-DT2 "My 9" offers several newscasts during the week. This includes two live broadcasts: for an hour at 7 in the morning and a half hour at 9 in prime time. The latter is simulcasted on KDLH-DT2
"Northland CW 2". KBJR-DT2 simulcasts the 6 o'clock hour of KBJR's morning broadcast and the Noon news. The station also re-airs the CBS Morning News
from channel 3. On weeknights, it replays KLDH's 5:30 broadcast at 6:30 and KBJR's 10 o'clock news early the next morning.
Northland's NewsCenter
Today
(Weekday mornings 5 to 6 and 7 to 8)
Northland's NewsCenter Tonight
(Weeknights 9 to 9:30)
KBJR-DT2 features additional news personnel from KBJR and KDLH. See each article for a complete listing.
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Iron Range
Iron Range
The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...
of northeastern Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The station is a second digital subchannel of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate KBJR which is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation, founded by W. Don Cornwell and Stuart Beck in 1988 , is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state...
. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 19.2 from KBJR's transmitter west of downtown Duluth in Hilltop Park. It can also be seen on KRII's ninth digital subchannel that originates from a transmitter in Meadow Brook
Meadow Brook, Minnesota
Meadow Brook is an unincorporated community in Linden Grove Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located west of Cook at the junction of Minnesota Highway 1 and County Road 139 ....
. The station is offered on Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
cable channel 9 which is where its on-air branding, My 9, comes from. KBJR-DT2's parent station has studios on South Lake Avenue in Duluth. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on the station includes: TMZ on TV
TMZ on TV
TMZ on TV, or simply TMZ and TMZTV, is an American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on September 10, 2007. The program is generally aired on Fox, The CW and MyNetworkTV affiliates, though a majority of the stations that carry the series are Fox affiliates...
, Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
, and Judge Mathis
Judge Mathis
Judge Mathis is a syndicated television legal reality show produced originally by Black Pearl Productions. In 2008, it entered its tenth season produced by AND Syndicated Productions and Telepictures. It is taped at NBC Tower in Chicago, but includes cases and litigants from other U.S....
.
History
Originally, KBJR-DT2 was a UPNUPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate known as "UPN 9" and then "Northland UPN". It was launched by KBJR in 2002 to fill the void when Minneapolis/St. Paul independent station (and later UPN affiliate) KMSP-TV
KMSP-TV
KMSP-TV, channel 9, is the Fox-owned-and-operated television station serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota designated market area, owned in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WFTC...
was being dropped by Charter Cable due to its affiliation switch to Fox. KMSP's position on channel 9 is why it was decided to name the new station "UPN 9." The station was also available over-the-air in Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....
on WAST-LP
WAST-LP
WAST-LP was a low-power television station in Ashland, Wisconsin, broadcasting locally on UHF channel 25 and cable channel 9 as a UPN affiliate...
which was a low-powered semi-satellite of the digital subchannel. That station was owned by a separate entity from KBJR. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
(the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
unit of Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
. On February 22, News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
announced that it would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV. This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division, Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent
Independent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
.
It was also created to compete with that network. KBJR operated the area's cable-only WB affiliate, "KWBD", which was part of The WB 100+
The WB 100+ Station Group
The WB 100+ Station Group was a group of primarily non-broadcast local cable television outlets for The WB Television Network, for markets below the top 100 television media markets in the United States. Dayparts with no WB programming were programmed by the network...
. At some point in time, it was announced that KDLH would carry The CW on a new second
KDLH-DT2
KDLH-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for the Iron Range of Northeastern Minnesota. The station is part of The CW Plus, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal...
digital subchannel as part of The CW Plus
The CW Plus
The CW Plus is a group of primarily digital sub-channels, analog, and non-broadcast cable television outlets for the CW Television Network, for markets below the top 99 television media markets in the United States....
. That service would be a similar operation to The WB 100+. Shortly thereafter, "Northland UPN" began removing references to UPN and began preparations to become an independent station. It changed its moniker to "Northland 9," replacing the "UPN" in the station logo with a "9" reminiscent of KMSP's "9" used in the late 70's to early 1990s. In March 2006, it was made public that KBJR-DT2 would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. In July, ahead of the launch of the network, "Northland 9" became known as "My 9" and WAST-LP shut down in August. MyNetworkTV began broadcasting on September 5 while KWBD began broadcasting The CW on September 18. It officially started using the KDLH-DT2 call sign because it was added to KDLH's second digital subchannel.
Newscasts
KDLH-DT2
KDLH-DT2 is the CW-affiliated television station for the Iron Range of Northeastern Minnesota. The station is part of The CW Plus, a special CW feed that broadcasts on cable and/or over-the-air on a digital signal...
"Northland CW 2". KBJR-DT2 simulcasts the 6 o'clock hour of KBJR's morning broadcast and the Noon news. The station also re-airs the CBS Morning News
CBS Morning News
For CBS's main morning news program, formerly known as CBS Morning News, see The Early Show.CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute and features late-breaking news stories, weather forecasts, and sports scores...
from channel 3. On weeknights, it replays KLDH's 5:30 broadcast at 6:30 and KBJR's 10 o'clock news early the next morning.
Northland's NewsCenter
Northland's NewsCenter
The Northland's NewsCenter, began in 2005 but not completed until early 2006, is a collective name for news for the Duluth, Minnesota area's NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV and The CW stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting. It was originated from KBJR-TV's newscasts but now provides content...
Today
(Weekday mornings 5 to 6 and 7 to 8)
- Anchor:
- Laura Langemo
- Weather:
- Shannon Murphy
Northland's NewsCenter Tonight
(Weeknights 9 to 9:30)
- Anchor:
- Kevin Jacobson
- Weather:
- George Kessler
- Sports:
- Tom Hansen
KBJR-DT2 features additional news personnel from KBJR and KDLH. See each article for a complete listing.