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KNDX channel 26 and KXND channel 24 are television stations in western North Dakota, owned by Prime Cities Broadcasting, which also manage ABC affiliates KBMY and KMCY. The stations are affiliated with Fox. Bismarck (KNDX) and Minot (KXND) are served with full-power stations while Dickinson and Williston are served by translators (low-powered rebroadcasters).
Programming
The stations programming is mainly simulcasted from KNDX in Bismarck; KXND in Minot inserts commercials targeted for the Minot and Williston areas.
History
The stations singed on in 1999 bringing Fox network programming to Western North Dakota for the firs time. Prior to KNDX/KXND's inception, cable television subscribers in Bismarck and Minot received now-defunct Foxnet on cable for Fox programming. Prior to K38HA's inception, cable television subscribers in the Williston area received Denver's KDVR on cable for Fox programming. Dickinson also received KDVR, especially as they were in Mountain Time Zone, until K38HS signed on.
The stations also carried UPN programming during late nights. When UPN was discontinued on in 2006, and replaced with The CW, West Dakota Fox was offered both as a secondary affiliation; however station management has not made any lasting decision to date.
Until 2007, KNDX and KXND were known collectively as West Dakota Fox. That year, the stations changed their monikers in favor of the station identities for their area.
Digital television
Because they were granted original construction permits after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [1], the stations did not receive companion channels for digital television stations. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, KNDX and KXND will be required to turn off their analog signals and turn on their digital signals (called a "flash-cut").