KELO is the CBS affiliate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello". It broadcasts from a 605-meter tower located near Rowena, South Dakota. The have won multiple regoinal and Nat'l Emmy Awards from Weather to Morning newscasts
KELO signed on air on May 19, 1953 as South Dakota's first television station. It was owned by Midcontinent Media, a theater and bro...
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KELO is the CBS affiliate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, broadcasting on digital channel 11. South Dakotans pronounce its call letters as a homonym of "hello". It broadcasts from a 605-meter tower located near Rowena, South Dakota. The have won multiple regoinal and Nat'l Emmy Awards from Weather to Morning newscasts
KELO signed on air on May 19, 1953 as South Dakota's first television station. It was owned by Midcontinent Media, a theater and broadcasting conglomerate, along with KELO radio (AM 1320 and92.5 FM). It was a primary NBC affiliate, but it also carried programs from ABC, CBS and DuMont.
After KSOO-TV (now KSFY-TV) signed on in 1960, KELO switched its primary affiliation to CBS and has remained with that network ever since. Midcontinent sold KELO-TV to Young Broadcasting in 1995.
KELO was home to Captain 11, a popular children's show in the area, from 1955 until 1996. Captain 11 was Dave Dedrick, who was a radio personality before KELO went on air.
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