▁forced ▁to ▁cut ▁its ▁new sc asts ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁while ▁sim ul cast ing ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁K F Y R - TV ' s ▁ 6   pm ▁and ▁ 1 0   pm ▁new sc asts , ▁much ▁as ▁K UM V ▁does ▁now . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁K M OT ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁a ▁full ▁half - hour ▁of ▁news ▁at ▁ 6 : 0 0   p . m . ▁and ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁p . m ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁we ath erman ▁and ▁photograph er / re porter ▁to ▁the ▁staff . ▁ ▁The ▁stations ▁occasionally ▁share ▁stories ▁with ▁co - owned ▁K V LY - TV . ▁The ▁five ▁stations ▁sim ul cast ▁key ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁sport ▁events ▁under ▁the ▁N BC ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁brand ▁name ▁and ▁share ▁certain ▁equipment , ▁such ▁as ▁remote ▁broadcast ing ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁N BC ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁has ▁long ▁domin ated ▁the ▁ratings ▁in ▁western ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁as ▁a ▁whole ; ▁the ▁main ▁stations ▁and ▁their ▁semi - s at ell ites ▁count ▁as ▁one ▁station ▁for ▁ratings ▁and ▁regul atory ▁purposes . ▁However , ▁K M OT ▁has ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁distant ▁runner - up ▁to ▁K X MC - TV ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox - aff ili ated ▁sub channel ▁deb uted ▁West ▁Dak