KELO-TV
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KELO is the CBS
affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello". Its studios are located on Phillips Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota
.
, a theater and broadcasting conglomerate, along with KELO radio (AM 1320 and 92.5 FM
). It was a primary NBC
affiliate, but it also carried programs from ABC
, CBS and DuMont
.
After KSOO-TV (now KSFY-TV
) signed on in 1960, KELO switched its primary affiliation to CBS and has remained with that network ever since. Midcontinent sold KELO-TV to Young Broadcasting in 1995.
KELO was home to Captain 11
, a popular children's show in the area, from 1955 until 1996. Captain 11 was Dave Dedrick, the station's longtime weatherman. He had been a popular radio personality before KELO went on air.
Channel 11 originally broadcast from a 575 feet (175.3 m) tower near Shindler, South Dakota
. In 1956, the station erected a 1032 feet (314.6 m) tower on the same site, expanding its coverage area to most of eastern South Dakota. In 1967, KELO-TV moved to a new 2032 feet (619.4 m) tower near Rowena, shared with KSFY. The Shindler tower is still used as a backup.
Due to South Dakota's volatile weather, KELO-TV has had to deal with numerous tower collapses. In 1968, its new tower was destroyed when a North Central Airlines
plane clipped a guy wire. In 1975, the tower was brought down again by an intense winter storm. In both cases, the station's engineers were able to restore operations from the old site near Shindler fairly quickly. Even earlier, in September 1955, the station's original tower was brought down by a freak tornado. The station's numerous tower collapses have led television insiders to call channel 11's Rowena tower "the Bermuda Triangle."
Since the mid-1980s, its logo has consisted of "Kelo" written in cursive font, over a line, with "KELOLAND TELEVISION" underneath. It is one of the few stations whose logo's last three call letters are in lower-case (KBYU-TV
channel 11 in Provo, Utah
also has used a similar logo.)
KELO-TV has won 10 Emmy Awards. KELO's news has used The CBS Enforcer Music Collection as its news music package since 1997.
, Minnesota
and Iowa
—"KELOLAND", and covers it with a network
of rebroadcasters:
Notes:
The programming of KELO-TV is also rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
A late ice storm on April 6, 1997 caused the KXJB-TV mast
to collapse. As a result, several cable systems in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota were unable to receive CBS programming. Some cable systems temporarily or permanently replaced KXJB with KDLO.
A unique feature of KELO's coverage area is that it includes two time zones -- Central
and Mountain
. This means that viewers of Rapid City's KCLO watch CBS's prime-time schedule from 6PM to 9PM (instead of 7PM to 10PM), with The Late Show with David Letterman at 9:35PM MT.
KCLO, because it is in a separate market, also gets certain shows fed to it specifically. KELO cannot air myUTV or other products aired by Rapid City stations on KCLO. All 4 KELO stations do get separate advertising as needed.
KDLO's broadcasts were originally scheduled to be digital-only effective on February 17, 2009, while KELO, KPLO and KCLO's broadcasts would become digital-only effective June 12, 2009. However, because the FCC rejected Young's petition for early termination of analog broadcasts on KDLO-TV, it did not make the switch until June 12. On June 12, 2009 at 9:30 pm, the KELOLAND network made the switch from analog to digital.
KPLO-TV's tower, shared with former sister station KPLO-FM
, collapsed during an ice storm on January 22, 2010. As a result, KPLO-TV was then silent
. Programming remained available on cable and satellite at the time. KPLO is now back on the air, as of March 19, 2010.
. It was formerly a UPN
affiliate branded simply as "UTV". UTV is carried on cable channel 10 in most areas.
MyUTV is not seen in the Rapid City
market on KCLO. The UPN affiliate there was KCPL-LP
52, and the MyNetworkTV affiliate for Rapid City is KNBN
21.3 (formerly KKRA-LP 24); as a result, UTV still can not be carried on KCLO by FCC market rules.
The CW
in South Dakota is represented by stations unrelated to KELO -- KWSD
36 in Sioux Falls and KWBH-LP
27 in Rapid City.
, is removing KELO effective 31 December 2009 due to duplication of Fargo, North Dakota
station KXJB-TV
, and stalled retransmission consent negotiations.
radio mast
at Rowena
, South Dakota
, at43°31′7"N 96°32′5.7"W. The tower was built in 1975 to replace a 609.6-meter-tall KELO TV Tower that collapsed in 1968 after a North Central Airlines
airliner clipped a guy wire. The plane was able to land safely with no injuries, but the tower was destroyed. KELO was back on the air three days later using the old 305 metre tall tower near Shindler
. In 1975 KELO TV tower collapsed again during a fierce winter storm. KELO was on the same day back on the air again, after some switching operations to the backup tower at Shindler were done.
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...
affiliate television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello". Its studios are located on Phillips Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls, while its transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota
Rowena, South Dakota
Rowena is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota along South Dakota State Highway 42.Rowena is located at , just over a mile north of the border with Iowa, about east of Sioux Falls, and west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,411 feet...
.
Station history
KELO signed on air on May 19, 1953 as South Dakota's first television station. It was owned by Midcontinent MediaMidcontinent Communications
Midcontinent Communications is a regional cable provider, providing a triple play service of cable television, cable modem Internet service, and cable telephone service for both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with several communities in western Minnesota...
, a theater and broadcasting conglomerate, along with KELO radio (AM 1320 and 92.5 FM
KELO-FM
KELO-FM is a radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, airing an adult contemporary music format. KELO-FM was one of the first FM radio stations in South Dakota. It broadcasts from KELO-TV's 2000 foot tower. The station is owned by Backyard Broadcasting, and it airs Delilah's syndicated show in...
). It was a primary 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, but it also carried programs from ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, CBS and DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
.
After KSOO-TV (now KSFY-TV
KSFY-TV
KSFY-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It broadcasts on ATSC Channel 13 . Its transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota. KSFY is currently owned by Hoak Media Corporation of Dallas, Texas.-Station history:...
) signed on in 1960, KELO switched its primary affiliation to CBS and has remained with that network ever since. Midcontinent sold KELO-TV to Young Broadcasting in 1995.
KELO was home to Captain 11
Captain 11
Captain 11 was a popular after-school children's program for over 40 years on KELO-TV, broadcast on channel 11 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Station weatherman Dave Dedrick donned a yellow-trimmed blue pilot uniform with hat and daily became the jolly host of the show...
, a popular children's show in the area, from 1955 until 1996. Captain 11 was Dave Dedrick, the station's longtime weatherman. He had been a popular radio personality before KELO went on air.
Channel 11 originally broadcast from a 575 feet (175.3 m) tower near Shindler, South Dakota
Shindler, South Dakota
Shindler is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 584.-Geography:...
. In 1956, the station erected a 1032 feet (314.6 m) tower on the same site, expanding its coverage area to most of eastern South Dakota. In 1967, KELO-TV moved to a new 2032 feet (619.4 m) tower near Rowena, shared with KSFY. The Shindler tower is still used as a backup.
Due to South Dakota's volatile weather, KELO-TV has had to deal with numerous tower collapses. In 1968, its new tower was destroyed when a North Central Airlines
North Central Airlines
North Central Airlines was founded as Wisconsin Central Airlines in 1944 in Clintonville, Wisconsin. It was headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early history:...
plane clipped a guy wire. In 1975, the tower was brought down again by an intense winter storm. In both cases, the station's engineers were able to restore operations from the old site near Shindler fairly quickly. Even earlier, in September 1955, the station's original tower was brought down by a freak tornado. The station's numerous tower collapses have led television insiders to call channel 11's Rowena tower "the Bermuda Triangle."
Since the mid-1980s, its logo has consisted of "Kelo" written in cursive font, over a line, with "KELOLAND TELEVISION" underneath. It is one of the few stations whose logo's last three call letters are in lower-case (KBYU-TV
KBYU-TV
KBYU-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station serving the U.S. state of Utah. The station broadcasts locally in digital-only on UHF channel 44, which redirects to its former analog channel 11 via PSIP. It is rebroadcast statewide through a network of translators...
channel 11 in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
also has used a similar logo.)
KELO-TV has won 10 Emmy Awards. KELO's news has used The CBS Enforcer Music Collection as its news music package since 1997.
Timeline
- May 19, 1953: KELO signed on as the first television station in South Dakota.
- January 15, 1955: KELO goes live.
- September 27, 1955: KDLO signs on the air, covering northeastern South Dakota.
- July 15, 1957: KPLO signs on the air, covering the PierrePierre, South DakotaPierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...
area - September 23, 1968: Became South Dakota's first all-color TV station.
- November 25, 1986: First broadcast in stereoStereophonic soundThe term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective...
. - July 11, 1988 KELO adds a satelliteSatelliteIn the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
uplink truck to its coverage for remote airing. - November 28, 1988: KCLO signs on the air covering the Rapid CityRapid City, South DakotaRapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
area. - January 21, 1991 KELO's first closed-caption newscast.
- May 31, 1996: Acquired by Young BroadcastingYoung BroadcastingNew Young Broadcasting Holding Co, Inc. is an owner of 14 television stations in 11 United States media markets. The company was formerly known as Young Broadcasting Inc. and was the outgrowth of the ad representation/invest firm Adam Young, Inc. which was founded in 1944 by Adam Young and is...
. - September 8, 1997: KELO builds two live radar unitsWeather radarWeather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...
in South Dakota - 1999: KELO-TV awarded a Emmy for PSAPublic service announcementA public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
for the Tradition of Caring - March 6, 2003: Began broadcast on South Dakota's first full-powered digital signal
- May 19, 2003: KELO celebrates 50th anniversary
- January 2008: KELO-TV upgrades weather system to "KELOLAND Live Doppler HD"
- October 2008: KELO-TV wins regional Emmy for coverage of "Dominic's Wish," Lou Raguse and Kevin Kjergaard
- October 2008: "KELOLAND This Morning" wins regional Emmy for best mid-size market newscast, Darcy Andersen, producer.
- June 12 2009: KELOLAND TV goes digital only at 9:30 CT (8:30 MT)
- August - September 2011 KELO-TV remodels sets and updates equipment
- October 18, 2011: KELOLAND TV now airing in Full HD, starting at with the 5pm Newscast
Coverage area/rebroadcasters
KELO serves the largest viewing area of any station in the United States. It calls this vast area —which consists all of South Dakota as well as large parts of North DakotaNorth Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
, 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...
and Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
—"KELOLAND", and covers it with a network
State network
A State Network in the United States broadcasting industry is a term which refers to a miniature television network serving an entire state or multiple states...
of rebroadcasters:
| Station | City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channels Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
First air date | ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Facility ID Facility ID The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international broadcast station in its Common Database System . Licensees are required to provide the relevant station's FIN when filing reports and... |
Transmitter Coordinates |
| KDLO-TV | Florence Florence, South Dakota Florence is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Florence is located at .... (Watertown Watertown, South Dakota Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties... /Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... ) |
Digital Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... : 3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) Virtual Virtual channel In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels.... : 3 (PSIP Program and System Information Protocol The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch... ) |
September 24, 1955 | 3.7 kW | 240.6 m | 41975 | 44°57′56.2"N 97°35′23.3"W |
| KPLO-TV | Reliance Reliance, South Dakota Reliance is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Reliance is located at .... (Pierre Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont... ) |
Digital Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... : 13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) Virtual Virtual channel In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels.... : 6 (PSIP Program and System Information Protocol The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch... ) |
July 15, 1957 | 40 kW | 317.8 m | 41964 | 43°57′56.7"N 99°36′12"W |
| KCLO-TV1 | Rapid City Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid... |
Digital Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... : 16 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) Virtual Virtual channel In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels.... : 15 (PSIP Program and System Information Protocol The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch... ) |
November 28, 1988 | 150 kW | 154 m | 41969 | 44°4′13.3"N 103°15′2.6"W |
Notes:
- 1. KCLO-TV does not offer MyUTV on digital.
The programming of KELO-TV is also rebroadcast on the following translator stations:
- K24DT (Channel 24) AberdeenAberdeen, South DakotaAberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...
- K28DP (Channel 28) CusterCuster, South DakotaCuster is a city in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.-History:...
- K57BX (Channel 57) Lake AndesLake Andes, South DakotaLake Andes is a city in, and the county seat of, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 879 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lake Andes is located at ....
A late ice storm on April 6, 1997 caused the KXJB-TV mast
KXJB-TV mast
The KXJB-TV mast is a television transmitting tower in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. At 2060 ft , it is the fourth-tallest artificial structure in the world, shorter by 3 ft than the KVLY-TV mast which stands a few miles away.Located 3.5 miles northeast of Galesburg,...
to collapse. As a result, several cable systems in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota were unable to receive CBS programming. Some cable systems temporarily or permanently replaced KXJB with KDLO.
A unique feature of KELO's coverage area is that it includes two time zones -- Central
Central Time zone
In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
and Mountain
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
. This means that viewers of Rapid City's KCLO watch CBS's prime-time schedule from 6PM to 9PM (instead of 7PM to 10PM), with The Late Show with David Letterman at 9:35PM MT.
KCLO, because it is in a separate market, also gets certain shows fed to it specifically. KELO cannot air myUTV or other products aired by Rapid City stations on KCLO. All 4 KELO stations do get separate advertising as needed.
KDLO's broadcasts were originally scheduled to be digital-only effective on February 17, 2009, while KELO, KPLO and KCLO's broadcasts would become digital-only effective June 12, 2009. However, because the FCC rejected Young's petition for early termination of analog broadcasts on KDLO-TV, it did not make the switch until June 12. On June 12, 2009 at 9:30 pm, the KELOLAND network made the switch from analog to digital.
KPLO-TV's tower, shared with former sister station KPLO-FM
KPLO-FM
KPLO-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Reliance, South Dakota. The station is owned by James River Broadcasting. It airs a Country music format....
, collapsed during an ice storm on January 22, 2010. As a result, KPLO-TV was then silent
Off-the-air
In telecommunication, the term off-air or off-the-air has the following meanings:# In radio communications systems, pertaining to a radio station or television station that is completely shut down, i.e. that is not transmitting any signal, not even an un-modulated carrier wave...
. Programming remained available on cable and satellite at the time. KPLO is now back on the air, as of March 19, 2010.
MyUTV
MyUTV is carried on digital subchannels of KELO, KDLO, and KPLO (digital channels 13.2/3.2/6.2). It is currently affiliated with MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. It was formerly a UPN
UPN
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 branded simply as "UTV". UTV is carried on cable channel 10 in most areas.
MyUTV is not seen in the Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
market on KCLO. The UPN affiliate there was KCPL-LP
KCPO-LP
KCPO-LP, Channel 26 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and KCPL-LP, Channel 52 in Rapid City, South Dakota are a pair of simulcasting independent television stations that are operated by Central Plains Media that were formerly UPN affiliates...
52, and the MyNetworkTV affiliate for Rapid City is KNBN
KNBN
KNBN, channel 21, is the NBC affiliate in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is owned by Rapid Broadcasting, and is also the sister station to KWBH-LP...
21.3 (formerly KKRA-LP 24); as a result, UTV still can not be carried on KCLO by FCC market rules.
The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
in South Dakota is represented by stations unrelated to KELO -- KWSD
KWSD
KWSD is The CW station for Sioux Falls, South Dakota broadcasting on channel 36. Most of its programming comes from The CW Plus.-History:Previously, the station had the call letters KAUN and it was the local Pax TV affiliate, while The WB was carried on a cable-only channel known by the fictitious...
36 in Sioux Falls and KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP
KWBH-LP, channel 27, is a low-powered affiliate of The CW in Rapid City, South Dakota. KWBH is seen on cable channel 16 in most areas. Much of the programming comes from The CW Plus. They are owned by Rapid Broadcasting, which also owns KNBN and KKRA-LP. KWBH is simulcasted on KNBN's digital...
27 in Rapid City.
Weather coverage timeline
- November 24, 1992: SkyCam system is installed for weather use.
- In 1997, KELO installed two live doppler weather radarWeather radarWeather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...
s in HuronHuron, South DakotaHuron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair...
and BeresfordBeresford, South DakotaBeresford is a city in Lincoln and Union counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 2,005 as of the 2010 census. The southern two-thirds is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the northern one-third is part of the Sioux Falls...
. KELO became the first TV station in the country to operate two doppler radars. In 2001, KELO installed a third radar in WallWall, South DakotaWall is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 766 at the 2010 census...
. KELO is the only station in its markets to operate such a system. - KELO also has a network of automatic observationAutomatic weather stationAn automatic weather station is an automated version of the traditional weather station, either to save human labour or to enable measurements from remote areas...
sites operated with the WeatherBugWeatherBugWeatherBug is a brand owned by Earth Networks, Ask.com and IAC/InterActiveCorp based in Germantown, Maryland, that provides live weather data and maintains continuously monitored weather stations throughout the United States, mainly located at public and private schools, educational institutions...
software (and known as WeatherNet on air) which are updated every three seconds. - In 2007, KELO upgraded their Huron radar to use dual polarization technology and quadrupled its power to 1 million watts. They also upgraded their computer systems at their Beresford and Wall radars.
- The name of the doppler network changed in 2007 to KELOLAND Live Doppler HD.
Anchors
- Casey Wonnenberg, KLTM & HealthBeat
- Shawn Neisteadt, KLTM & Reporter
- Nicole Winters, Midday & 5PM
- Angela Kennecke, 6PM & 10PM
- Don JorgensenDon JorgensenDonald Douglas Jorgensen is the co-anchor of Keloland News at 10:00 at television station, KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.See also Jorgensen-Biography:As the youngest of seven sons, Don Jorgensen grew up in Parker, South Dakota...
, 5PM, 6PM, & 10PM - Perry Groten, Weekend Morning Anchor & Reporter
- David Brown, Weekend Anchor & Reporter
Meteorologists
- Dr. Jay Trobec Ph.D., 5PM, 6PM, 10PM (AMS Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
/NWA Seal of ApprovalNational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
) - Chief Meteorologist - Brian Karstens (AMS Certified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast MeteorologistCertified Broadcast Meteorologist is a rating for meteorologists given by the American Meteorological Society.The Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program was established to raise the professional standard in broadcast meteorology and encourage a broader range of scientific understanding,...
), KLTM - Scot Mundt (AMS Seal of Approval), Midday, 5PM
Reporters
- Kelly Bartnick, NightBeat
- Ben Dunsmoor, Weekdays
- Hailey Higgins, Weekends
- Austin Hoffman, Mornings
- Peggy Moyer, General
- Derek Olson, Rapid City
- Eric Schaffhauser, Aberdeen
Past
- Jim Burt, former sports (1953-1987)
- Dave Dedrick, former weather (and also former TV personality 'Captain 11Captain 11Captain 11 was a popular after-school children's program for over 40 years on KELO-TV, broadcast on channel 11 from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Station weatherman Dave Dedrick donned a yellow-trimmed blue pilot uniform with hat and daily became the jolly host of the show...
') - Steve HemmingsenSteve HemmingsenSteve Hemmingsen served as co-anchor of "Keloland News" at television station, KELO-TV, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He most recently served as co-anchor with Angela Kennecke. In May of 2000, he entered semi-retirement....
, former anchor - Doug LundDoug Lund-Biography:As a child, Doug Lund dreamed of being on television. He reported that the personalities at KELO-TV were idols of his; and, years later, they became his colleagues....
, former anchor - Kristie VerMulm, former weather
Newscast titles
- Standard Oil News (1953-1954)
- Fenn's News (1954-1960s)
- Keloland TV News (1960s-1970s)
- The Big News (1970s-1986)
- KELOLAND News (1986-present)
Retransmission consent
CSI cable in Jamestown, North DakotaJamestown, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.7 per square mile . There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile...
, is removing KELO effective 31 December 2009 due to duplication of Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
station KXJB-TV
KXJB-TV
KXJB-TV is a CBS affiliated television station in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, serving Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. It broadcasts on ATSC channel 38, which redirects to former NTSC channel 4 via PSIP. It is licensed to nearby Valley City...
, and stalled retransmission consent negotiations.
KELO TV Tower
The station transmits from the KELO TV Tower, a 605 meter (1905 ft) high guyedGuy-wire
A guy-wire or guy-rope, also known as simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to structures . One end of the cable is attached to the structure, and the other is anchored to the ground at a distance from the structure's base...
radio mast
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
at Rowena
Rowena, South Dakota
Rowena is an unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota along South Dakota State Highway 42.Rowena is located at , just over a mile north of the border with Iowa, about east of Sioux Falls, and west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,411 feet...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, at43°31′7"N 96°32′5.7"W. The tower was built in 1975 to replace a 609.6-meter-tall KELO TV Tower that collapsed in 1968 after a North Central Airlines
North Central Airlines
North Central Airlines was founded as Wisconsin Central Airlines in 1944 in Clintonville, Wisconsin. It was headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Early history:...
airliner clipped a guy wire. The plane was able to land safely with no injuries, but the tower was destroyed. KELO was back on the air three days later using the old 305 metre tall tower near Shindler
Shindler, South Dakota
Shindler is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 584.-Geography:...
. In 1975 KELO TV tower collapsed again during a fierce winter storm. KELO was on the same day back on the air again, after some switching operations to the backup tower at Shindler were done.