KSFY-TV

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KSFY-TV

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Branding	KSFY
Slogan	For You
Channels	Analog: 13 (VHF) Digital: 29 (UHF)
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 affiliations	NBC (1960-1982)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 368 kW (digital)
Height	610 m (analog) 589 m (digital)
Facility ID	48658
Transmitter Coordinates	43°31′7″N, 96°32′5.7″W
Website	www.ksfy.com

KSFY-TV is the ABC television affiliate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It broadcasts on NTSC Channel 13 (analog) and ATSC Channel 29 (digital). Its transmitter is located near Rowena, South Dakota. KSFY is currently owned by Hoak Media Corporation of Dallas, Texas.

[edit] Station History

The station debuted on July 31, 1960 as KSOO-TV, the second station in Sioux Falls. It was owned by the South Dakota Broadcasting Company along with KSOO-AM, and took the NBC affiliation from KELO-TV.

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 KXON-TV (now KDLT) and became an ABC affiliate.

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 2002, 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] Rebroadcasters

KSFY is rebroadcast on the following television stations.

Station	City of license	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	First air date	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KABY-TV¹	Aberdeen	9 (VHF) 28 (UHF)	November 1958²	316 kW 54 kW	427 m 396 m	48659	45°6′22.9″N, 97°53′58″W
KPRY-TV	Pierre	4 (VHF) 19 (UHF)	January 30, 1976	100 kW 61 kW	378 m 347 m	48660	44°3′7.2″N, 100°5′4.2″W

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] News Director

John Shelby

[edit] Present Personalities

Brian Allen, 5PM, 6PM, & 10 PM Anchor
Nancy Naeve, 6PM & 10PM Anchor
Phil Schreck,5PM 6PM & 10PM Meteorologist
Erik Thorstenson, 6PM & 10PM Sports Anchor
Patrick Griesgraber, Live in the Morning, 11:30AM Meteorologist
Chris Studer, Live in the Morning, 11:30AM Anchor
Valerie Gutierrez, Live in the Morning, 11:30AM Anchor
Leslie Rupiper, 5PM Anchor, 10PM reporter
Derick Fabert, Weekend Meteorologist
Tim Peters, Weekend Sports Anchor
Kent Erdahl, Weekend Anchor/Reporter
Robert Wilson, Reporter
Drew Sandholm, Reporter
Dawn Crawley, Reporter
Caitlin Haedicke, Reporter

[edit] ABC Kids Notes

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While some stations don't air Power Rangers at all on ABC Kids due to E/I content, KSFY has confirmed they will continue to air Power Rangers and stated as long as ABC carries the show so will they. This is also due to the fact they start ABC Kids at 8:00 AM CST.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Sioux Falls / Mitchell market (Nielsen DMA #114)

Sioux Falls television stations

KUSD 2 / KCSD 23 (PBS/SDPB) - KELO 11 / KDLO 3 / KPLO 6 (CBS)(MNTV/Sportsman on DT2) - KSFY 13 / KABY 9 / KPRY 4 (ABC) - KTTW 17 / KTTM 12 (FOX) - KCPO-LP 26 (IND) - KWSD 36 (The CW) - KAUN-LP 42 (RTN) - KDLT 46 / KDLV 5 (NBC) - K56GF 56 (TBN)

Local cable television stations

FSSN - FSN North

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of South Dakota

KOTA 3 / KHSD 11 (Rapid City / Lead) - KSFY 13 / KPRY 4 / KABY 9 (Sioux Falls / Pierre / Aberdeen)

See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in South Dakota

v • d • e Hoak Media Corporation

K11TW (Fox) · KALB-TV (NBC/CBS)² · KAUZ-TV (CBS) · KFQX (Fox)¹ · KFYR-TV/KQCD-TV (NBC) · KGJT-LP (MNTV) · KHAS-TV (NBC) · KMOT/KUMV (NBC) · KNOE-TV (CBS/CW) · KNOP-TV (NBC) · KREX/KREY/KREG (CBS) · KSFY/KABY/KPRY (ABC) · KVLY-TV (NBC) · KXJB-TV (CBS)¹ · WMBB (ABC)² ¹KFQX and KXJB-TV are operated by Hoak under a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA). ²KALB-TV and WMBB to be acquired from Media General, pending FCC approval.

Website: Hoak Media