KBJR TV 6

KBJR TV 6 is a TV station in Duluth, Minnesota, USA covering NBC network programs, local news and weather.

KBJR TV 6 is an affiliate of the NBC Television Network.

KBJR TV 6 began broadcasting on March 1, 1954 as WDSM-TV. It was owned by Ridder Newspapers, owner of the Duluth Herald (now part of the Duluth News Tribune), along with WDSM-AM 710. WDSM was the first VHF television station in Duluth, signing on days before KDAL-TV (now KDLH TV 3). Ridder merged with Knight Newspapers in 1974 to form Knight Ridder, Inc.. However, the merged company was not allowed to keep the WDSM stations. It was grandfathered under Federal Communications Commission rules forbidding common ownership of newspapers and broadcasting outlets. The FCC considered the Knight-Ridder merger to be an ownership change. As a result, the WDSM stations lost their grandfathered protection. On December 6, the call letters were changed to the current KBJR, which are said to stand for "Keeping Business, Jobs and Recreation in Duluth." Channel 6 is one of the few stations in the country whose call sign begins with "K" despite being licensed to a city east of the Mississippi River. However, its studios have long been located in Duluth. Current owner Granite acquired KBJR from what was then RJR Communications at the end of October 1988.

This TV station is owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation.

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