tv bismarck north dakota dickinson north dakota united states branding kqcd tv general nbc north dakota regional west dakota fox on dt2 metv north dakota on dt3 slogan your news leader channels digital 7 vhf virtual 7 psip subchannels 7.1 nbc 7.2 fox 7.3 metv translators kndx ld 38.1 dickinson relays kqcd dt2 affiliations nbc secondary through 1986 fox dt2 owner gray television gray television licensee llc first air date july 28 1980 ; 36 years ago 1980 07 28 call letters meaning queen city dickinson sister station s kfyr tv kmot kumv tv kvly tv former channel number s analog 7 vhf 1980 2009 digital 18 uhf until 2009 former affiliations secondary abc 1980 1986 transmitter power 11.3 kilowatts height 205 meters facility id 41430 transmitter coordinates 46 56 53 n 102 59 25 w 46.94806 n 102.99028 w 46.94806 ; 102.99028 kqcd tv licensing authority fcc public license information semi satellite of kfyr tv bismarck north dakota profile semi satellite of kfyr tv bismarck north dakota cdbs website www.kqcd.com www.westdakotafox.com kqcd tv channel 7 is the nbc affiliate for dickinson north dakota . the station operates as a semi satellite of kfyr tv in bismarck north dakota . this outlet broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 7 or virtual channel 7.1 via psip from a transmitter near south heart . kqcd identifies itself as a station in its own right but simulcasts all programming from kfyr . however kqcd airs separate commercials and station identifications . the station maintains a news bureau and advertising sales office on 21st street east in dickinson . much of kqcd s viewing area is within the mountain time zone and the station airs 6 p.m. starts to primetime rather than the usual 7 p.m. for the time zone . kqcd can also be seen on consolidated telcom cable channel 5 and midcontinent cable channel 7 in dickinson and cable channel 7 in most other areas . there is a high definition feed provided on consolidated telcom digital channel 305 and midcontinent digital channel 607 . syndicated programming on kqcd include access hollywood the dr. oz show the doctors the insider jeopardy live with kelly and michael wheel of fortune and who wants to be a millionaire among others . although operated as a separate station in its own right kqcd is actually considered a semi satellite of kfyr tv in bismarck which serves as the flagship of the four station nbc north dakota network . it clears all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent but airs separate station identifications and commercial inserts . kqcd serves the southwestern portion of the bismarck minot market . the four station along with sister nbc affiliate kvly tv in fargo often share news stories . master control and some internal operations of kqcd are based at kfyr s facilities in bismarck . the four stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes . the fox affiliated subchannels can also be seen on cable channel 4 in most areas . there is a high definition feed provided on midcontinent digital channel 604 and consolidated digital channel 304 in dickinson . the cable channels previously carried kndx until their programming moved to the nbc north dakota network s subchannels . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 news operation 4 translators 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit kqcd tv debuted on january 25 1980 . it was the last station in what was then known as the meyer television network to sign on and has always been a semi satellite of kfyr tv . before 1980 nbc had been limited to off hours clearances on kdix tv channel 2 now kxma tv . longtime owner marietta meyer ekberg sold her broadcast holdings in 1997 with the television stations going to sunrise television corporation . sunrise sold them to the wicks group of companies of new york city . hoak media bought kfyr and its satellites in july 2006 as well as kvly tv in fargo and ksfy tv in sioux falls and its satellite stations . on november 17 2006 the sale was approved by the federal communications commission fcc . kqcd picked up metv in april 2013 with an official launch date of may 1 2013 . 1 on november 20 2013 gray television announced it would purchase hoak media in a 335 million deal . gray initially planned through excalibur broadcasting to also acquire fox affiliate kndx kxnd for 7.5 million and operate them under a local marketing agreement . 2 on march 25 2014 prime cities broadcasting owner of kndx kxnd requested that the fcc dismiss the sale of that station to excalibur . 3 this came as a result of increased scrutiny of lmas by the fcc . gray would instead acquire the stations non license assets 4 and upon the closure of the hoak purchases on june 13 2014 shut down kndx kxnd and moved fox programming to subchannels of kfyr and its satellites . 5 digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 6 7.1 1080i 16 9 kqcd dt main kqcd tv programming nbc 7.2 720p kndx fox 7 7.3 480i 4 3 metv metv analog to digital conversion edit kqcd tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 7 on february 16 2009 the day prior to the original date in which full power television stations in the united states were set to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later rescheduled for june 12 2009 . the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 18 to vhf channel 7 for post transition operations . 8 9 news operation edit kqcd once aired partially separate weekday newscasts from kfyr tv at 6 p.m. and 10 pm much like kumv does today . the first 10 minutes which included regional news and weather originated at kfyr while the remaining 20 minutes were filled by kqcd s own news and sports anchors . all other newscasts originated from kfyr . in 2002 severe cutbacks resulted in kqcd simulcasting all of kfyr s newscasts . kqcd s news department was reduced to a single reporter cebe schneider . in 2009 she was joined by adam powell as bureau chief . they were the only reporters based in southwestern north dakota . powell and schneider s stories aired on kfyr s regional newscasts . they were the only reporters based in southwestern north dakota . however they were fired in 2012 due to further cutbacks . the stations occasionally share stories with co owned kvly . the five stations simulcast major north dakota sporting events under the nbc north dakota brand name and share certain equipment such as remote broadcasting vehicles . on april 30 2012 nbc north dakota began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition . 10 the fox affiliated subchannel debuted west dakota fox news at nine during october 2014 originating from kfyr s studios in bismarck . translators edit gray also owns kndx ld channel 38 in dickinson ; this station was acquired alongside the purchase of the non license assets of kndx and kxnd 4 and thus simulcasts kqcd s fox affiliated second subchannel . see also edit kfyr tv kmot kumv tv kvly tv references edit http northpine.com gray buying hoak prime stations for 342.5 m . tvnewscheck . retrieved november 20 2013 . paxson ann thomas march 25 2014 . re prime cities broadcasting inc. request for dismissal of group application for assignment of broadcast station license s pdf . cdbs public access . federal communications commission . retrieved march 26 2014 . a b gray adds north and south dakota tvs . tvnewscheck . may 1 2014 . retrieved december 4 2014 . gray completes hoak prime station buy . tvnewscheck . retrieved june 16 2014 . rabbitears tv query for kqcd 1 2 dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . kfyr tv makes the conversion to hd external links edit kqcd website west dakota fox website query the fcc s tv station database for kqcd query the fcc s tv station database for kndx ld biafn s 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