KSFY-TV

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KSFY-TV
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Branding KSFY ABC (general)
KSFY News (newscasts)
Channels Digital: 13 (VHF)
Virtual: 13 (PSIP)
Subchannels 13.1 ABC
Affiliations ABC
Owner Hoak Media Corporation
(Hoak Media of Dakota License, LLC)
First air date July 31, 1960
Call letters' meaning Sioux Falls
Former callsigns KSOO-TV (1960-1975)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
13 (VHF, 1960-2009)
Digital: 29 (UHF)
Former affiliations NBC (1960-1982)
Transmitter power 22.7 kW
Height 610 m
Facility ID 48658
Transmitter coordinates 43°31′7″N 96°32′5.7″W / 43.51861°N 96.534917°W / 43.51861; -96.534917
Website www.ksfy.com

KSFY-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is currently owned by Hoak Media Corporation of Dallas, Texas. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 13, and its transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota.

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[edit] Digital programming

Digital channels

Channel Video Aspect Programming
13.1 720p 16:9 main KSFY programming / ABC (HD)

On February 17, 2009, KSFY and its satellite stations ceased their analog signals, flash-cutting their signals to digital.

[edit] History

KSFY logo, used from 2004 to 2008.
KSFY logo, used from 2008 to 2011.

he station debuted on July 31, 1960 as KSOO-TV, the third station in Sioux Falls. It was owned by the South Dakota Broadcasting Company along with KSOO radio, and took the NBC affiliation. In 1970, it bought KXAB-TV in Aberdeen to boost its coverage in northeastern South Dakota. As part of the sale, KXAB's calls changed to KCOO-TV. The two stations were bought by Forum Publishing Company of Fargo, North Dakota in 1975, and switched their call letters to the current KSFY and KABY. KPRY-TV in Pierre was added a year later. In 1982, KSFY swapped affiliations with channel 5, then known as KXON-TV and became an ABC affiliate. ABC was the top-rated network at the time, and wanted to be on a stronger station. Additionally, KSFY had three full-power transmitters to KXON's one.

Forum sold the KSFY stations to Aflac in 1985. Aflac sold its broadcasting division to Retirement Systems of Alabama in 1996, who merged it with Ellis Communications to form Raycom Media. In 2004, Raycom sold the KSFY stations to The Wicks Group of Companies.

Hoak bought KSFY and its satellite stations in July 2006, as well as KVLY-TV and KXJB-TV (LMA with Catamount Broadcasting) of Fargo and KFYR-TV of Bismarck, North Dakota and its satellite stations. The sale was approved by the FCC on November 17, 2006.

[edit] Satellite stations

KSFY is rebroadcast on the following television stations for these satellites.

Station City of license Channels First air date ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
KABY-TV1 Aberdeen
(Aberdeen/Watertown)		 Digital: 9 (UHF)
Virtual: 9 (PSIP)		 November 19582 19.4 kW 427 m 48659 45°6′22.9″N 97°53′58″W / 45.106361°N 97.89944°W / 45.106361; -97.89944 (KABY-TV)
KPRY-TV Pierre Digital: 19 (UHF)
Virtual: 4 (PSIP)		 January 30, 1976 311 kW 347 m 48660 44°3′7.2″N 100°5′4.2″W / 44.052°N 100.0845°W / 44.052; -100.0845 (KPRY-TV)

Notes:

  • 1. KABY-TV used the callsign KXAB-TV from its 1958 sign-on until 1970, and then KCOO-TV from 1970 to 1975.
  • 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KABY signed on November 28, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on November 27.

Programming from KSFY is also rebroadcast on translator K07QL in Mitchell.

[edit] Programming

KSFY-TV clears the entire ABC network schedule, including the network's Saturday morning block Litton's Weekend Adventure. Syndicated programming currently broadcast on KSFY-TV includes: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jeopardy!, Live! with Kelly, Inside Edition, Extra, Wheel of Fortune and Criminal Minds. KSFY is one of the few television stations in the United States that continues to sign off the air during the overnight hours, going off the air on Saturday nights between 2:05 and 5 a.m.

[edit] News operation

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further information on KSFY-TV's news operation.

Currently, KSFY broadcasts a total of 19½ hours of local newscasts each week, with 3½ hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays. KSFY has been nominated for numerous Midwest Emmy Awards.

On August 1, 2011, KSFY became the first television station in the Sioux Falls market and in the state of South Dakota to begin producing its local newscasts in high definition from their studio only, and not from the field; the station unveiled a new HD-ready set, and dropped Action News from its newscast and station branding, and renaming its newscasts as KSFY News (which the station used from 2004 to 2008).

[edit] News/station presentation

[edit] Newscast titles

  • KSOO-TV News (1960–1975)
  • Eyewitness News (1975–1985)
  • KSFY Dakota First News (1985–2004)[1]
  • KSFY News (2004–2008 and 2011–present)
  • KSFY Action News (2008–2011)

[edit] Station slogans

  • "KSFY is for You" (2004–2008)
  • "Get In On The Action, With Action News" (2008–2010; news slogan)
  • "Your Action News Channel" (2008–2011; news/non-news programming slogan)
  • "Its A New Day, Start Fresh" (Live This Morning slogan; 2009–present)
  • "Your Weather Connection... Anytime... Anywhere" (weather slogan; 2009–2010)
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[edit] News team[2]

Anchors

  • Brian Allen - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Paige Pearson - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. (Jan. 2012)
  • Nancy Naeve Brown - weekday mornings Live This Morning; also health reporter (Avera Medical Minute)
  • Courtney Zieller - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.

KSFY Weather

  • Phil Schreck (AMS Seal of Approval) - senior meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Shawn Cable (NWA Seal of Approval) - meteorologist/anchor; weekday mornings Live This Morning
  • Kory Hartman - weather anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.

Sports team

  • Erik Thorstenson - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
  • Dylan Scott - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30 and weekends at 10 p.m.

Reporters

  • Courtney Collen - general assignment reporter
  • Evan Coughlin - general assignment reporter
  • Rachel Gabrielesen - weekday morning reporter
  • Jake Iversen - general assignment reporter
  • Alex Ronallo - general assignment reporter

[edit] Station management

  • Kevin King - news director
  • Tim Peters - assignment manager
  • Jamie Stubbe - executive producer

[edit] Out-of-market cable coverage

Some cable systems like CSI Cable in Jamestown discontinued carrying the service after January 1 2009, due to duplication of networks already carried while others do to the demands for retransmition rights. And in some cases both reasons.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1999 Weekend News Re-Open KSFY
  2. ^ Bios

[edit] External links
Sioux Falls

KUSD / KCSD (2/23.1 PBS, 2/23.2 PBS World, 2/23.3 Create) • KTTW (7.1 Fox, 7.2 This) • KELO (11.1 CBS, 11.2 MNTV) • KSFY (13.1 ABC) • KCPO-LP 26 (Ind) • KWSD (36.1 CW, 36.2 KAUN-LP/RTV) • KAUN-LP 42 (RTV) • KDLT (46.1 NBC, 46.2 UniSp) • K53EG 53 (Daystar) • K56GF 56 (silent)
Aberdeen/Watertown

KDLO (3.1 CBS, 3.2 MNTV) • KESD / KDSD (8/16.1 PBS, 8/16.2 PBS World, 8/16.3 Create) • KABY (9.1 ABC) • K35FJ 20 (silent)
Pierre

KPRY (4.1 ABC) • KPLO (6.1 CBS, 6.2 MNTV) • KTSD / KQSD (10/11.1 PBS, 10/11.2 PBS World, 10/11.3 Create) • K32FW 32 (3ABN)
Other areas

KDLV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 UniSp - Mitchell) • KRNE (12.1 PBS, 12.2 NET2, 12.3 Create - Merriman NE) • KTTM (12.1 Fox, 12.2 This - Huron) • KSMN (20.1 PBS, 20.2 Create, 20.3 MN, 20.4 HD - Worthington MN)
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Sioux Falls market: KUSD 2 (Vermillion) - KESD 8 (Brookings) - KTSD 10 (Pierre) - KQSD 11 (Lowry) - KDSD 16 (Aberdeen) - KCSD 23 (Sioux Falls)

Rapid City market: KZSD 8 (Martin) - KBHE 9 (Rapid City) - KPSD 13 (Eagle Butte)
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1KAQY, KFQX and KXJB-TV are owned by Parker Broadcasting and operated by Hoak under a local marketing agreement.
2Hoak owns KAUZ-TV's license but management capabilities belong to the Drewry Communications Group, the owner of KSWO-TV in the same market.
Website: Hoak Media
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