Media in Minot, North Dakota

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The following is a list of media in Minot, North Dakota, USA:

Minot has several media outlets but little local content. Aside from some local news programming, virtually no mass media content originates from Minot. The local media tends to rebroadcast Bismarck television stations and republish network and wire reports rather than maintain a strong local focus.

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[edit] Radio

Minot has 15 radio stations (12 FM, 3 AM). Bottineau-based Programmers Broadcasting owns KTZU and KWGO, along with KBTO of Bottineau. North Dakota Public Radio operates a full power FM station, a community broadcaster based in nearby Burlington, ND operates a low-power FM station, and the remainder are nonprofit Christian stations, of which only KHRT is based locally.

Clear Channel Communications was blamed for placing its stations on 'autopilot' and resulting failure to warn area residents not to go outside when an ammonia tanker derailed on 18 January 2002. Clear Channel owned all of the commercial radio stations in Minot at the time. One man died and dozens were injured attempting to flee the area while Clear Channel continued to play their satellite feeds.

In May 2007 it was announced that Clear Channel sold the Minot group to Dean Goodman's GoodRadio, LLC. It was confirmed on May 16, 2007 by filings made public with the FCC. Then in the next couple of months, GoodRadio's plans fell through when its financing group, American Securities Capital Partners, objected to the deal's $452 million cost. The radio station group is again up for sale, and interested buyers are actively being sought.

[edit] AM band

[edit] FM band

[edit] Other stations

Additionally, the following stations are not based in Minot but generally have a clear signal into town:

[edit] Television

[edit] Over the Air

Minot has six television stations, most of which have ATSC (digital) transmitters:

[edit] Cable television

Midcontinent Communications provides cable service to the city of Minot and Minot Air Force Base. Souris River Telecommunications provides cable service to other nearby communities.

[edit] Local cable television stations

These are locally produced cable television stations carried on the Midcontinent Communications cable system in Minot:

Cable
Channel		 Call sign/Name Programming City based in
10 Commander's Channel Government
operated by Midcontinent Communications		 Minot AFB (Minot AFB Only)
11 Classified Ad Channel Local classified advertisements
operated by Midcontinent Communications		 Minot
14 KWMK The CW network affiliate Bismarck
19 Local Announcements Minot
19 KMSU KMSU is a cable television station in Minot, North Dakota operated by the Minot State University broadcasting department. KMSU airs semi-regular locally-produced broadcasts, as well as repeats of the University of North Dakota's Studio One. KMSU also holds an annual fundraising auction. KMSU is available on channel 19 on the Midcontinent Communications cable system in Burlington, Glenburn, Minot, and Minot Air Force Base. Minot
23 Fighting Sioux Sports Network Airs UND hockey games and sometimes other athletic events Grand Forks


[edit] Print

The principal local newspaper is the Minot Daily News, which publishes seven days a week. The Minot State University student newspaper The Red & Green is published once a week (Thursdays) during the regular school year, but not during the summer months. Morgan Printing produces the Lunch Letter three days a week on a double-sided leaflet. There are also two weekly classified-ad publications, the Trading Post, printed by the Daily News, and The Finder, printed by the Bismarck Tribune. The Bismarck Tribune is available at several outlets in the city, as is The Forum, to a lesser extent.

[edit] Local news

KXMC-TV, KMOT-TV, and the Minot Daily News report on local news daily. KCJB-AM, KHRT-AM, and Prairie Public have some local news content, but no active journalists.

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