local-origination programs from the mall and also its early evening newscast. The West Acres studio was closed in less than two years. KXJB was one of only four CBS stations not to carry the Late Show with David Letterman when it premiered; the program aired instead on Fox affiliate KVRR (channel 15). Sioux City, Iowa affiliate KMEG also declined to alter its syndicated lineup, along with lame duck CBS affiliates WITI in Milwaukee (which would switch to Fox a year after) and WBAL-TV in Baltimore (which switched to NBC 1½ years later due to the deal between CBS and Group W). This led Sioux City to become known as the "home office" on Late Show; both KXJB and KMEG began airing the show in 1994. KXJC (CBS 35) Grand Forks KXJB-TV's tower location (along with KVLY) was intended to provide a strong over-the-air signal to both the Fargo–Moorhead and Grand Forks metro areas. All of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota is considered one giant television market. The other three network affiliates (WDAY, KFME, and KVRR) do not have the reach of KVLY or KXJB/KRDK, and use full-power satellite stations to provide both their signal to the market and advertising specific to Grand Forks. In July 2000, Catamount Broadcasting purchased the construction permit for KXJC-LP, channel 35, from Central Plains Media. KXJC signed on for the first time on November 13, 2000 as a locally focused CBS affiliate for Grand Forks. The station was known as "CBS 35" and was carried on Midcontinent cable channel 21 in Grand Forks. KXJB was still carried on Midcontinent cable channel 4 in Grand Forks while KXJC was on the air. Although the main KXJB signal covered Grand Forks very well (city-grade), KXJC was launched to compete against Grand Forks ABC affiliate WDAZ-TV (channel 8), a semi-satellite of WDAY-TV (channel 6) in Fargo. WDAZ had long been the only station airing a full schedule of local news for the Grand Forks area. The combination of WDAY-TV and WDAZ had long been the market's ratings leader. Although KXJC was considered a separate station in its own right, it was a semi-satellite of KXJB. It simulcast most of KXJB's network and syndicated programming (although it had some shows not seen on KXJB such as Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones), but produced separate weeknight newscasts and aired its own commercials and station identifications. KXJC also had an