KFYR-TV

KFYR-TV

Bismarck–Mandan, North Dakota United States
City	Bismarck, North Dakota
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	KFYR-TV; NBC North Dakota West Dakota Fox (on DT2) MeTV North Dakota (on DT3)
Programming
Network	NBC North Dakota
Affiliations	5.1: NBC 5.2: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KMOT, KQCD-TV, KUMV-TV, KVLY-TV, KXJB-LD
History
First air date	December 19, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-12-19)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1953–2009)
Former affiliations	All secondary: CBS (1953−1955) DuMont (1953−1956) ABC (1953–1985)
Call sign meaning	P(F)hilip Meyer, founder of KFYR radio[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41427
ERP	500 kW
HAAT	389 m (1,276 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°36′20.3″N 100°48′26.4″W / 46.605639°N 100.807333°W / 46.605639; -100.807333 (KFYR-TV)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kfyrtv.com

KFYR-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with NBC and Fox. Owned by Gray Television, the station has studios on North 4th Street and East Broadway Avenue in downtown Bismarck, and its transmitter is located near St. Anthony, North Dakota.

KFYR-TV serves as the flagship station of NBC North Dakota, a regional network of four stations relaying NBC network and other programming provided by KFYR across central and western North Dakota, as well as bordering counties in Montana and South Dakota. The three satellite stations clear all network and syndicated programming as provided through KFYR but air separate legal identifications and commercial inserts. KQCD-TV (channel 7) in Dickinson simulcasts all of KFYR's programming, while KMOT (channel 10) in Minot also produces its own weekday local newscasts at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., and KUMV-TV (channel 8) in Williston simulcasts KMOT's newscasts with local inserts. The four stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes.

KFYR also serves as the only available NBC affiliate for central and western North Dakota for subscribers of Dish Network and DirecTV.

KFYR-TV was established in 1953 by the Meyer family as the first television station in Bismarck and third in the state. The Williston and Minot stations were set up in 1957 and 1958, with Dickinson being added in 1980. As with KFYR radio, "Meyer Television" became the market leader. The Meyer family owned KFYR-TV until it opted to exit broadcasting in the late 1990s; the stations have been sold four times since.