Sister station KVLY-TV in Fargo/Grand Forks is also considered a member of the network covering eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, but originates its own programming and newscasts.
KQCD airs a time-shifted feed of KFYR in Mountain Time for most of the day, apart from station identifications and commercials.
Two years later, the Federal Communications Commission collapsed central and western North Dakota into one giant television market.
In turn, Hoak sold the majority of its stations, including the NBC North Dakota chain, to Gray Television in 2014.
Gray also owns KVLY-TV in Fargo; KVLY has been co-owned with the NBC North Dakota stations since 1995, when it was purchased by Meyer Broadcasting.