Minot, North Dakota - Media

Media

Minot has several media outlets. KMOT-TV, KXMC-TV and the Minot Daily News report on local news daily. KCJB-AM, KHRT-AM, and Prairie Public have some local news content, but no active journalists.

Radio

Minot has fifteen radio stations (12 FM, 3 AM). Bottineau-based Programmer's Broadcasting owns KTZU and KWGO, along with KBTO of Bottineau. North Dakota Public Radio operates KMPR FM 88.9, a local community broadcaster based in Burlington operates a low-power FM station, and the remainder are nonprofit Christian stations, of which only KHRT is based locally.

Clear Channel owns and operates KCJB 910 (Country & Talk), KRRZ 1390 (Oldies/Talk), KYYX 97.1 (Country), KIZZ 93.7 (Top 40), KMXA-FM 99.9 (Hot AC), and KZPR 105.3 (Rock) all in Minot. In May 2007, it was announced that Clear Channel sold the Minot group to Dean Goodman's GoodRadio, LLC. It was confirmed on May 16, 2007 by filings made public with the FCC. Then in the next couple of months, GoodRadio's plans fell through when its financing group, American Securities Capital Partners, objected to the deal's $452 million costs.

AM Frequencies

• 910 KCJB - "91 Country" Classic country/Talk
• 1320 KHRT - "K-Heart" Gospel Music
• 1390 KRRZ - "Cars" Classic Hits

FM Frequencies

• 88.9 KMPR - Prairie Public Radio
• 91.1 K220GC - HBN Radio Christian
• 91.9 K216EE - K-Love Christian
• 93.7 KIZZ - "Z94" Top 40/CHR
• 94.9 KTZU - "The Zoo" Classic rock
• 97.1 KYYX - "97 Kicks" Country
• 98.1 KOWW-LP - "The Cowlip" eclectic community broadcaster (Burlington, North Dakota)
• 99.9 KMXA-FM - "Mix 99.9" Adult Contemporary
• 102.9 KWGO - "W-G-O" Adult Contemporary
• 104.1 KSAF-LP - 3ABN Radio Christian
• 105.3 KZPR - "The Fox" Mainstream Rock
• 106.9 KHRT - "K-Heart" Christian

Other Stations

Additionally, the following stations are not based in Minot, but generally have a clear signal into town:

• 550 AM KFYR - "K-Fire" from Bismarck (News/Talk/Sports)
• 710 AM KXMR - ESPN, also from Bismarck (Sports)
• 1410 AM KDKT - "Fox Sports Radio 1410" also from Bismarck (Sports)
• 101.9 FM KBTO - "Sunny 101.9" from Bottineau (Country)

Television

Minot has six television stations, most of which have ATSC (digital) transmitters:

• 6 KSRE - PBS, part of Prairie Public Television (ATSC 40)
• 10 KMOT - NBC (ATSC 10)
• 13 KXMC - CBS (ATSC 45)
• 14 KMCY - ABC (ATSC 14)
• 21 K21GQ - The Church Channel
• 24 KXND - Fox

Cable Service

Midcontinent Communications provides cable service to the city of Minot and Minot Air Force Base. Midcontinent offers a Bismarck-originating The CW cable station, KWMK, on channel 14, as well as KMSU (a cable station operated by the Minot State University broadcasting department) on channel 19. Souris River Telecommunications provides cable service to other nearby communities.

Print

The principal local newspaper is the Minot Daily News (originally the Burlington Reporter), which publishes seven days a week. The Minot State University student newspaper The Red & Green is published once a week (Thursdays) during the regular school year, but not during the summer months. Morgan Printing produces the Lunch Letter three days a week on a double-sided leaflet. There are is one weekly classified-ad publication, the Trading Post, printed by the Minot Daily News'. The Bismarck Tribune is available at several outlets in the city, as is The Forum, to a lesser extent.