dakota united states branding ksfy general ksfy news newscasts cw sioux falls on dt2 slogan expect more channels digital 13 vhf virtual 13 psip subchannels 13.1 abc 13.2 the cw 13.3 metv affiliations abc secondary 1960 1969 primary 1983 present owner gray television gray television licensee llc first air date july 31 1960 ; 56 years ago 1960 07 31 call letters meaning sioux falls disambiguation of last call letter for former owner forum s flagship station wday sister station s kota tv former callsigns ksoo tv 1960 1975 former channel number s analog 13 vhf 1960 2009 digital 29 uhf former affiliations nbc 1960 1983 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 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.ksfy.com ksfy tv is the abc affiliated television station in sioux falls south dakota . owned by gray television the station broadcasts its digital signal on vhf channel 13 the station s studios are located on north dakota avenue in sioux falls and its transmitter is located near rowena south dakota . contents 1 history 2 satellite stations 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 programming 5 news operation 6 out of market cable coverage 7 references 8 external links history edit ksfy logo used from 2004 to 2008 . ksfy logo used from 2008 to 2011 . the 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 was an nbc affiliate with a secondary abc affiliation . from 1960 to 1969 it operated as the flagship of a regional network with separately owned korn tv in mitchell channel 5 now kdlt tv on channel 46 . ksoo tv served the eastern portion of the market while korn tv served the western portion . in 1969 the federal communications commission forced the breakup of this network and ksoo tv became the sole nbc affiliate . 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 respectively to the current ksfy and kaby . kpry tv in pierre was added a year later in 1976 . in 1983 ksfy swapped affiliations with channel 5 then recently renamed kdlt 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 kdlt s one and forum s flagship stations wday and wdaz in the eastern part of north dakota were also converting to abc affiliations at the same time . 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 media 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 . on november 20 2013 hoak announced the sale of most of its stations including ksfy and its satellites to gray television . 1 the sale was completed on june 13 2014 . 2 satellite stations edit 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 vhf virtual 9 psip november 27 1958 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 44.052000 n 100.084500 w 44.052000 ; 100.084500 kpry tv notes 1 . kaby tv used the callsign kxab tv from its 1958 sign on to 1970 and then kcoo tv from 1970 to 1975 . until 2013 programming from ksfy was also rebroadcast on translator k07ql in mitchell . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 3 13.1 720p 16 9 ksfy main ksfy tv programming abc 13.2 ksfy cw the sioux falls cw 13.3 480i 4 3 metv metv on september 10 2012 ksfy tv added programming from the cw on a new second digital subchannel . 4 it is part of the cw plus 5 and replaced kwsd as sioux falls cw affiliate . analog to digital conversion edit ksfy tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 13 on february 17 2009 the original target date in which full power television stations in the united states were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to june 12 2009 . the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 29 to vhf channel 13 for post transition operations . 6 programming edit 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 inside edition extra and wheel of fortune . 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 early sunday mornings from 2 05 to 5 00 am . news operation edit this section needs expansion with further information on ksfy tv s news operation . you can help by adding to it . december 2011 currently ksfy broadcasts a total of 19 hours of local newscasts each week with 3 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 dropped action news from its newscast and station branding and renamed its newscasts as ksfy news which the station used from 2004 to 2008 . out of market cable coverage edit some cable systems like csi cable in jamestown discontinued carrying the service after january 1 2009 due to duplication of networks already carried . references edit gray buying hoak prime stations for 342.5 m . tvnewscheck . november 20 2013 . retrieved november 20 2013 . gray closes hoak deal ; completes refinancing . rbr.com retrieved 13 june 2014 . rabbitears tv query for ksfy ksfy sioux falls adding cw on subchannel tvnewscheck june 4 2012 . http www.rabbitears.info search.php request psip search & callsign ksfy dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official website cw sioux falls website query the fcc s tv station database for ksfy tv query the fcc s tv station database for kaby tv query the fcc s tv station database for kpry tv biafn s media web database information on ksfy tv biafn s media web database information on kaby tv biafn s media web database information on kpry tv program information for ksfy at titantv.com v t e broadcast television in eastern south dakota and southwest minnesota including sioux falls aberdeen brookings watertown mitchell yankton and pierre sioux falls kusd kcsd 2 23.1 pbs 2 23.2 world 2 23.3 create kttw 7.1 fox 7.2 this kelo 11.1 cbs 11.2 mntv 11.3 ion ksfy 13.1 abc 13.2 cw 13.3 metv kcpo lp 26 ind kwsd 36.1 .2 retro tv kaun lp 42 retro tv kdlt 46.1 nbc 46.2 antenna tv k56gf 56 silent aberdeen watertown kdlo 3.1 cbs 3.2 mntv 3.3 ion kesd kdsd 8 16.1 pbs 8 16.2 world 8 16.3 create kaby 9.1 abc 9.2 the cw pierre kpry 4.1 abc 4.2 the cw kplo 6.1 cbs 6.2 mntv 6.3 ion ktsd kqsd 10 11.1 pbs 10 11.2 world 10 11.3 create k32fw 32 3abn other areas kdlv 5.1 nbc 5.2 antenna tv 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 world worthington mn cable channels keloland weather now midco sports network defunct stations k35fj 20 tbn k53eg 53 daystar see also western sd tv sioux city tv twin cities tv central & western nd tv fargo grand forks tv v t e broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of south dakota abc affiliates kota 3 khsd 11 rapid city lead ksfy 13 kpry 4 kaby 9 sioux falls pierre aberdeen cbs affiliates kelo 11 kdlo 3 kplo 6 kclo 15 sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre rapid city cw affiliates knbn dt 21.2 kwbh lp 27 rapid city ksfy 13.2 sioux falls fox affiliates kevn 7 khsd 5 rapid city lead kttw 7 kttm 12 sioux falls huron independent religious kcpo lp 26 ind sioux falls k56gf 56 tbn sioux falls mynetworktv rtv affiliates kelo dt 11.2 kdlo dt 3.2 kplo dt 6.2 mntv sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre knbn dt 21.3 kkra lp 24 mntv rtn rapid city nbc affiliates knbn dt 21.1 rapid city kdlt dt 46.1 kdlv dt 5.1 sioux falls mitchell k07fg 7 lemmontranslator of kfyr sdpb pbs affiliates 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 metv affiliates khme 23 kqme 5 rapid city lead ksfy 13.3 sioux falls defunct kcpl lp 52 independent rapid city v t e broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of south dakota abc affiliates kota 3 khsd 11 rapid city lead ksfy 13 kpry 4 kaby 9 sioux falls pierre aberdeen cbs affiliates kelo 11 kdlo 3 kplo 6 kclo 15 sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre rapid city cw affiliates knbn dt 21.2 kwbh lp 27 rapid city ksfy 13.2 sioux falls fox affiliates kevn 7 khsd 5 rapid city lead kttw 7 kttm 12 sioux falls huron independent religious kcpo lp 26 ind sioux falls k56gf 56 tbn sioux falls mynetworktv rtv affiliates kelo dt 11.2 kdlo dt 3.2 kplo dt 6.2 mntv sioux falls florence watertown reliance pierre knbn dt 21.3 kkra lp 24 mntv rtn rapid city nbc affiliates knbn dt 21.1 rapid city kdlt dt 46.1 kdlv dt 5.1 sioux falls mitchell k07fg 7 lemmontranslator of kfyr sdpb pbs affiliates 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 metv affiliates khme 23 kqme 5 rapid city lead ksfy 13.3 sioux falls defunct kcpl lp 52 independent rapid city v t e gray television abc network affiliates kcrg kgns 1 kjct knoe 1 kolo kota khsd ksfy kaby kpry kspr 2 wbko whsv wjrt wtok wtvg wvaw cbs network affiliates kalb 1 kgwn kstf kktv kmvt knoe knpl koln kgin kosa kwch kbsd kbsh kbsl kwtx kbtx kxii kxjb kylx wagm 1 wcav wctv wswg wdbj wecp wibw wifr wiye wkyt wymt wrdw wsaw wsvf