Editing North Dakota (section)

==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in North Dakota|List of radio stations in North Dakota|List of television stations in North Dakota}}

The state has 10 daily newspapers, the largest being ''[[The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead]]''. Other weekly and monthly publications (most of which are fully supported by advertising) are also available. The most prominent of these is the [[alternative weekly]] ''[[High Plains Reader]]''.

The state's oldest radio station, [[WDAY (AM)|WDAY-AM]], was launched on May 23, 1922.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/1-states.txt | title=First Stations in Each State | publisher=National Radio Club | access-date=October 6, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013005920/http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/1-states.txt | archive-date=October 13, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> North Dakota's three major [[media market|radio markets]] center around [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], and [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]], though stations broadcast in every region of the state. Several new stations were built in [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]] in the early 2010s. North Dakota has 34 AM and 88 FM radio stations.<ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=ND&call=&arn=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=2&facid=&class=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 AM Query Results—Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130054003/http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=ND&call=&arn=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=2&facid=&class=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 |date=January 30, 2016 }}. Transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=ND&call=&city=&arn=&serv=FM&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FM Query Results—Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130054003/http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=ND&call=&city=&arn=&serv=FM&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 |date=January 30, 2016 }}. Transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=ND&call=&city=&arn=&serv=FL&vac=3&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FM Query Results—Audio Division (FCC) USA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130054003/http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=ND&call=&city=&arn=&serv=FL&vac=3&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 |date=January 30, 2016 }}. Transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref> [[KFGO (AM)|KFGO]] in Fargo has the largest audience.<ref>[http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb187 Radio Online ®] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117073139/http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb187 |date=January 17, 2013 }}. Ratings.radio-online.com (June 8, 2013). Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref>

[[Terrestrial television|Broadcast television]] in North Dakota started on April 3, 1953, when KCJB-TV (now [[KXMC-TV]]) in Minot started operations.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/06/0406/040306.jsp |title= North Dakota's First Television Station | publisher=Prairie Public | access-date=October 6, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071023065044/http://www.prairiepublic.org/programs/datebook/bydate/06/0406/040306.jsp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = October 23, 2007}}</ref> North Dakota's television [[media market]]s are [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]-[[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] (117th largest nationally), including the eastern half of the state, and [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]]-[[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] (152nd), making up the western half of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi|title=Nielsen Media 2011–2012 Local Market Estimates|publisher=TVJobs.com|access-date=January 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828033056/http://tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi|archive-date=August 28, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> There are currently [[List of television stations in North Dakota|31 full-power]] television stations, arranged into 10 networks, with 17 [[digital subchannels]].

[[Public broadcasting]] in North Dakota is provided by Prairie Public, with statewide [[Prairie Public Television|television]] and [[Prairie Public Radio|radio]] networks affiliated with [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] and [[National Public Radio|NPR]]. [[Public access television]] stations open to community programming are offered on cable systems in [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]], [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], and [[Jamestown, North Dakota|Jamestown]].