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| City | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Channels | |
| Branding | BEK TV/BEK 27 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 27.1: BEK Sports 27.2: BEK Sports Plus East 27.3: BEK Sports Plus West 27.4: NewsNet |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KNDB/KNDM | |
| History | |
| Founded | July 25, 2022 |
First air date | February 9, 2023 |
Call sign meaning | North Dakota Grand Forks |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 776145 |
| ERP | 720 kW |
| HAAT | 593.9 m (1,948 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°20′32″N 97°17′21″W / 47.34222°N 97.28917°W |
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Public license information | |
KNGF (channel 27) is a sports-formatted independent television station licensed to Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, serving the Fargo–Grand Forks television market. The station is owned by BEK Sports Network, Inc., a subsidiary of BEK Communications Cooperative. KNGF's transmitter is located on the KVLY-TV mast near Blanchard, North Dakota.
History
Channel 27 in Grand Forks was formerly occupied by KCPM, whose license was canceled on March 9, 2020, for failure to transmit from authorized facilities for the past 12 months. The frequency was put up for auction on June 7, 2022, along with 26 other full-power TV licenses. BEK Sports Network, Inc. was awarded channel 27 with a $6,411,000 winning bid.[2]
BEK was formally granted a construction permit for the new station on July 25, 2022.[3] KNGF filed for a license to cover on February 9, 2023, which usually indicates that a station has signed on the air.[4][5]
Prior to KNGF's launch, BEK programming was seen on KRDK-TV (channel 4) during the afternoon and evening hours.[6]
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 27.1 | 720p | 16:9 | BEKTV-E | BEK Sports |
| 27.2 | 480i | BEK24/7 | BEK Sports Plus East | |
| 27.3 | BEK24/7 | BEK Sports Plus West | ||
| 27.4 | BEKNEWS | NewsNet |
References
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNGF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-659A2.pdf
- ↑ "New DTV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. July 25, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ↑ "License To Cover for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ↑ Ellis, Jon (February 14, 2023). "BEK Launches New Fargo-Grand Forks TV Station". Northpine.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ↑ "BEK TV Acquires New Station" (PDF). BEK Communications Cooperative. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for KNGF". RabbitEars.