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WDAY-TV
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| Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Branding | WDAY 6 Television WDAY News |
| Slogan | Your News Leader |
| Channels | Analog: 6 (VHF) Digital: 21 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC The CW (on DT2) Storm Tracker (on DT3) |
| Owner | Forum Communications |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | Taken after radio station, which was randomly-assigned by the FCC [1] |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1953-1983) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 1,000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 351 m (analog) 322 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 22129 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | http://www.wday.com |
WDAY-TV, channel 6, is the ABC affiliate for Fargo, North Dakota. The station serves the southern half of the Fargo-Grand Forks television market, with WDAZ-TV serving the northern half. It broadcasts from a 1,000 foot tower located near Amenia, North Dakota.
The station is owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, which also owns WDAY Radio and The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
Fargo CW, a CW affiliate is carried on a digital subchannel of WDAY (channel 6.2 PSIP). Fargo CW is carried on most cable systems in the Fargo-Grand Forks market.
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WDAY-TV went on the air for the first time in 1953. Originally an NBC affiliate, it switched to ABC along with sister station WDAZ-TV in 1983; KTHI-TV (now KVLY-TV) became the NBC affiliate.
On January 29, 1967, WDAY-TV's semi-satellite WDAZ-TV signed on in Grand Forks, although they identify themselves separately from WDAY. It produces its own newscasts, and airs its own commercials. However, it rebroadcasts most of WDAY-TV's syndicated programming, and the two stations often share news stories. WDAZ serves the northern part of the Fargo-Grand Forks market, while WDAY-TV serves the southern portion.
In 1998, WDAY-TV launched a cable channel carrying The WB 100+ and The WB programming. The channel became "Fargo CW", and became available over the air as a digital subchannel of WDAY-TV. Fargo CW also carries programming from The CW Plus. In 2007, WDAY began broadcasting in high-definition.
WDAY-TV is one of the few stations in the country that still signs off at night. It goes off the air after Jimmy Kimmel Live and does not air World News Now.
Most stations west of the Mississippi begin with K, however WDAY radio licensed its call letters before the U.S. government changed its call sign conventions in 1923. Prior to 1923, W signified a station was west of the Mississippi river and K signified a station was east of the river. Many stations around the country reversed this convention and the U.S. government changed its policy to conform to what the majority of stations did.
WDAY-TV produces local newscasts during Monday through Friday at 6:00am, 5:00pm, 6:00pm, and 10:00pm, Saturdays at 6:00pm and 10:00pm, and a Sunday newscast at 10:00pm. The morning newscast, First News, at 6:00am Monday through Fridays, is simulcast on WDAZ-TV.
The station also broadcasts some North Dakota State University football and basketball games as well as WDAZ-produced University of North Dakota hockey games.
- Mark Prather
- Kerstin Kealy (Weekday Co-anchor of 6PM and 10PM Newscasts / Producer)
- Dana Mogck (Weekday Co-anchor of 6PM and 10PM Newscasts)
- Karena Lunday (Weekday Co-anchor of 5PM Newscasts)
- TJ Nelson (Weekday Anchor of 5PM Newscasts / Producer)
- Emily Oz (Weekend Co-Anchor / Reporter)
- Jason Vincent (Weekend Co-Anchor / Reporter)
- John Wheeler (Chief Meteorologist - Weekday Evenings)
- Daryl Ritchison (Meteorologist - Weekday Mornings and Midday)
- Rob Kupec (Meteorologist - Weekends)
- Steve Hallstrom (Weekdays)
- Dom Izzo (Weekends)
- Stacey Anderson (Assignment Director)
- Sarah Klaphake (Reporter)
- Alison Kluck (Reporter)
- Jeff Nelson (News Director)
- Kevin Wallevand (Feature Reporter)
Fargo CW was originally a cable-only station with WB affiliation, and branded as "WBFG". It was operated by WDAY-TV and was part of The WB 100+, a group of cable-only WB affiliates that shared programming outside of The WB's primetime schedule. The WB 100+ was similar to The CW Plus, which Fargo CW is currently part of. On September 18, 2006, when The CW began broadcasting, Fargo CW was available over-the-air on a digital subchannel of WDAY-TV.
 This WDAY logo in the station ID was used when it had NBC affiliation and KTHI (now KVLY) had ABC affiliation. It featured the stations then newsteam (from left: sportscaster Terry Dean, meteorolgist Dewey Bergquist and longtime news anchor Marv Bossart) and showed the temperature of Fargo (67 degrees) |
 Former WDAY logo introduced in 1983 when its affliliation changed to ABC. Variations of this logo were used until 2005. |
Ed Schultz (The Ed Schultz Show)
WDAY is broadcasted on the following translators (low-powered rebroadcasters):
- K02DD Channel 2 Jamestown, ND
- K02MM Channel 2 Fergus Falls, MN
- WDAY website
- Fargo CW
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WDAY
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Program Information for WDAY at TitanTV.com
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Fargo-Moorhead television stations Grand Forks-East Grand Forks television stations Local digital-only television stations Local cable television stations Defunct broadcast stations: |
| See Also Broadcast television in Western North Dakota and Manitoba |
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WDAY 6 (Fargo) - WDAZ 8 (Devils Lake / Grand Forks) - KBMY 17 / KMCY 14 (Bismarck / Minot) |
| See also: CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Religious stations in North Dakota |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Religious stations in North Dakota |