KBJR-TV

KBJR-TV and KRII


Channels for KBJR-TV
Channels for KRII
Branding
  • 6.1/11.1: KBJR 6
  • 6.2/11.2: CBS 3 Duluth
  • 6.3/11.3: My 9
  • Northern News Now (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KDLH
History
First air date
  • KBJR-TV: March 1, 1954 (1954-03-01)
  • KRII: November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)
Former call signs
  • KBJR-TV: WDSM-TV (1954–1974)
Former channel numbers
  • KBJR-TV: Analog: 6 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • KRII: Analog: 11 (VHF, 2002–2009)
  • KBJR-TV:
    • CBS (1954–1955)
    • ABC (secondary, 1954–1966)
    • UPN (6.2, 2002–2006)
    • MyNetworkTV (6.2, 2006−2016)
Call sign meaning
  • KBJR-TV: Bob, John, Rich (former station owner / RJR Communications)
  • KRII: Range II (11) (former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KBJR-TV: 33658
  • KRII: 82698
ERP
  • KBJR-TV: 384 kW
  • KRII: 63 kW
HAAT
  • KBJR-TV: 311.9 m (1,023 ft)
  • KRII: 200.4 m (657 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)see § KRII translators
Links
Public license information
Websitenorthernnewsnow.com

KBJR-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Superior, Wisconsin, United States, serving the Duluth, Minnesota, area as an affiliate of NBC and CBS. It is owned by Gray Media alongside CW+ affiliate KDLH (channel 3). The two stations share studios on South Lake Avenue in Canal Park, downtown Duluth; KBJR-TV's transmitter is located west of downtown in Hilltop Park.

KRII (channel 11) in Chisholm, Minnesota, formerly branded as Range 11, operates as a semi-satellite and has a news bureau and advertising sales office on East Howard Street in Hibbing. KRII serves the northern portion of the market, including the Iron Range area, Grand Rapids and International Falls. This station simulcasts KBJR except during commercials and station identifications. KRII's transmitter is located in Linden Grove Township; master control and most internal operations are based at KBJR's facilities in Duluth. It also acts as a full-power translator station of all of the various channels and subchannels of KBJR.

KBJR operates the area's CBS affiliate on a second digital subchannel, known on-air as CBS 3 in reference to the Twin Ports' longtime CBS affiliate, KDLH, and because it is carried on Charter Spectrum cable channel 3. KDLH was formerly operated by KBJR under a shared services agreement (SSA), wound down following the purchase of KBJR and KDLH by Quincy and SagamoreHill Broadcasting respectively. KBJR also operates a primary Heroes & Icons/secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated third subchannel, branded as My 9 (also in reference to its cable position) which airs programming from Heroes & Icons outside of the MyNetworkTV lineup.