Red River Broadcasting was a television broadcasting company based in Fargo, North Dakota. It operated Fox affiliates in the Fargo, North Dakota and Duluth, Minnesota–Superior, Wisconsin television markets.
Curtis Squire, Inc., a holding company in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, owned 100% of Red River Broadcasting. The company, which formerly owned Regis Corporation, is owned by Anita, Bill, David, Drew, and James Kunin. Kathy Lau is the COO.
In addition to television stations, Red River Broadcasting once operated radio stations through a sister company named Red Rock Radio. At its height, Red Rock Radio owned a total of 25 stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. However, following the death of Myron Kunin in 2013, his surviving family members decided to liquidate his broadcasting assets and sold the stations to various buyers.
Final properties City of license/Market Station ChannelTV (RF) Years Owned Network affiliation Duluth, Minnesota - Superior, Wisconsin KQDS-TV 21 (17) 1998-2024 Fox Fargo, North Dakota KVRR 15 (19) 1983-2024 Fox Jamestown, North Dakota KJRR 7 (7) 1988-2024 Fox Pembina, North Dakota KNRR 12 (12) 1986-2024 Fox Thief River Falls, Minnesota -Grand Forks, North Dakota KBRR 10 (10) 1985-2024 Fox
Former properties Television City of license/Market Station ChannelTV (RF) Years owned Current status Sioux Falls, South Dakota KDLT-TV 46 (21) 1994–2019 NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television Mitchell, South Dakota KDLV-TV 5 (26) 1997–2019 NBC affiliate owned by Gray Television
Radio Minnesota KQDS, Duluth (now KJOQ) KQDS-FM, Duluth KAOD, Babbitt (simulcast KQDS-FM, now KZJZ) KBAJ, Deer River (simulcast KQDS-FM) WXXZ, Grand Marais (simulcast KQDS-FM, later WFNX) WWAX, Hermantown (now WWPE-FM) KZIO, Two Harbors KGHS, International Falls KSDM, International Falls KGPZ, Coleraine (now WDKE) KRBT, Eveleth WEVE-FM, Eveleth KFGI, Crosby KLKS, Breezy Point WWWI, Baxter WWWI-FM, Pillager KKIN, Aitkin KKIN-FM, Aitkin WCMP, Pine City WCMP-FM, Pine City
Wisconsin WLMX-FM, Balsam Lake (now WZEZ) WXCX, Siren WHSM, Hayward (now WBZH) WHSM-FM, Hayward WXCE, Amery
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