▁years , ▁launch ing ▁W C CO - FM ▁( now ▁K M NB ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Mid west ▁Radio ▁and ▁Television ▁bought ▁ABC ▁affili ate ▁W FR V - TV ▁in ▁Green ▁Bay ▁and ▁its ▁satellite ▁in ▁Esc an aba , ▁Michigan , ▁W J M N - TV ▁( C BS ▁did ▁not ▁initially ▁take ▁an ▁ownership ▁st ake ▁in ▁either ▁of ▁those ▁two ▁stations ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁then - C BS ▁affili ate ▁W BA Y - TV ). ▁Mid west ▁Radio ▁and ▁Television ▁also ▁bought ▁K C MT ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁its ▁satellite ▁in ▁Walker , ▁Minnesota , ▁K N MT . ▁The ▁stations ' ▁calls ▁became ▁K C CO ▁and ▁K CC W ▁respectively , ▁and ▁the ▁stations ▁became ▁sat ell ites ▁of ▁W C CO - TV . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁merged ▁with ▁CBS , ▁and ▁W FR V / W J M N ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁W C CO ▁became ▁CBS ▁owned - and - oper ated ▁stations . ▁Today , ▁only ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁stations ▁are ▁retained ▁by ▁Via com C BS ▁( W FR V / W J M N ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Liber ty ▁Media ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁then ▁to ▁N ex star ▁Broadcast ing ▁Group ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁ ▁Mid