General Info

WDAZ-TV is an ABC affiliated television station serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. Licensed to Devils Lake, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a 1,460.2-foot (445.1 m) tall transmitter tower near Dahlen, located roughly between Grand Forks and Devils Lake.On cable, the station can be seen on channel 8 in most areas. There is a high definition feed provided on Midcontinent digital channel 608 and Polar Communications digital channel 601. WDAZ is widely carried on cable in the Canadian province of Manitoba, including the cities of Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, Winkler, and Kenora, Ontario.Owned by Forum Communications of Fargo, which also owns the Grand Forks Herald, WDAZ operates from facilities on South Washington Street in Grand Forks, and a news bureau and sales office on U.S. Highway 2 in Devils Lake. Identifying as a separate station in its own right, WDAZ is a semi-satellite of sister station WDAY-TV in Fargo. WDAZ serves the northern half of the Fargo/Grand Forks market), while WDAY-TV serves the southern half. Aside from separate commercials and weekday newscasts targeting Grand Forks, the majority of WDAZ's programming is identical to WDAY. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes, and master control and other internal operations are performed from WDAY-TV's studios on South 8th Street in Fargo. DirecTV and Dish Network offer both WDAY and WDAZ.