KBJR-TV

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KBJR-TV

Superior, Wisconsin Duluth, Minnesota United States
City	Superior, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	6.1: KBJR 6 6.2: CBS 3 Duluth 6.3: My 9 Northern News Now (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: NBC 6.2: CBS 6.3: H&I/MyNetworkTV
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KDLH
History
First air date	March 1, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-03-01)
Former call signs	WDSM-TV (1954–1974)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (1954–1955) ABC (secondary, 1954–1966) UPN (DT2, 2002–2006) MyNetworkTV (DT2, 2006−2016)
Call sign meaning	Bob, John, Rich (former station owner / RJR Communications)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33658
ERP	384 kW
HAAT	311.9 m (1,023 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°47′21.1″N 92°6′51.4″W / 46.789194°N 92.114278°W / 46.789194; -92.114278
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	northernnewsnow.com
Semi-satellite
KRII
Chisholm–Hibbing, Minnesota
City	Chisholm, Minnesota
Channels	Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 11
Programming
Affiliations	11.1: NBC 11.2: CBS 11.3: H&I/MyNetworkTV
Ownership
Sister stations	KDLH
History
First air date	November 27, 2002 (21 years ago) (2002-11-27)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 11 (VHF, 2002–2009)
Call sign meaning	Range II (11) (former branding)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID	82698
ERP	63 kW
HAAT	200.4 m (657 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	47°51′39″N 92°56′46.6″W / 47.86083°N 92.946278°W / 47.86083; -92.946278 (KRII)
Translator(s)	see § KRII translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

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 Television 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.^[3][4]