KCND-TV

KCND-TV
CityPembina, North Dakota
Channels
Programming
Affiliationsdefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Community Radio Corp. (1960–1962)
  • Pembina Broadcasting Co., a division of Polaris Corp. (1962–1966)
  • McLendon Corporation (1966–1975)
History
FoundedNovember 7, 1960; 64 years ago (November 7, 1960)
Last air date
September 1, 1975; 49 years ago (September 1, 1975)
  • ABC (secondary, 1960–1975)
  • NBC (secondary, 1960–1967)
Call sign meaning
Canada and North Dakota
Technical information
ERP288 kW video, 43.6 kW audio (1975)
HAAT426.7 m
Transmitter coordinates48°59′44″N 97°24′28″W / 48.99556°N 97.40778°W / 48.99556; -97.40778

KCND-TV was a television station which broadcast from Pembina, North Dakota, United States from 1960 to 1975, targeting the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada market some 60 miles (97 kilometres) to the north. It was the forerunner of current Global Television Network affiliate CKND-DT in Winnipeg, which remains in operation.

KCND was established by the Community Radio Corporation, the parent company of KNOX-TV and KNOX AM in Grand Forks, North Dakota, after being granted a construction permit by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July 1958.[1] The station's plans were publicly announced on March 13, 1959,[2] and KCND signed on November 7, 1960[3] on channel 12. The station's studios and master control system were located in Pembina, with Canadian sales and production facilities[4] being located at 2031 Portage Avenue in St. James, a suburb of Winnipeg.

  1. ^ 1959 Broadcasting Yearbook, p. B-62
  2. ^ "Outside aerial needed". Winnipeg Tribune. February 20, 1959.
  3. ^ "Pembina on the air". Winnipeg Tribune. November 7, 1960.
  4. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, Dec. 10, 1966, p. 33