K33DB-D,
virtual channel
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9 (
UHF digital
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channel 33), is a
low-power television station
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licensed
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to
Alexandria, Minnesota
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, United States. Owned by
Selective TV, Inc., it is a
translator
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of
Minneapolis
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-licensed
Fox
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owned-and-operated station
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KMSP-TV
KMSP-TV (channel 9) is a television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, broadcasting the Fox network to the Twin Cities area. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside MyNetwo ...
(channel 9).
History
From its sign-on in 1991 until 2018, It is one of two rebroadcasters of
The Weather Channel
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using a free-to-air signal, the other being
K34HO-D (channel 34) in nearby
Willmar. It used a
Weather Star 4000 (Star ID 006216) much like K34HO-D for
local weather data.
In the fall of 2018, K50DB dropped The Weather Channel from its lineup and became a translator station for tKMSP-TV.
References
External links
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Television stations in Minnesota
Low-power television stations in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Minnesota
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