Oct. 2—RAPID CITY, S.D. — Forum Communications Co. has announced it has completed the purchase of KNBN-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rapid City.

Forum Communications also owns KSFL-TV and Sioux Falls Live in Sioux Falls, along with The Mitchell Daily Republic in South Dakota.

Forum Communications acquired KSFL-TV (then KWSD-TV and low-power station KCWS-LD) in November of 2022, around the same time it launched Sioux Falls Live , a website covering local news, weather and sports.

Forum Communications is a family-owned media company based in Fargo, N.D., that owns and operates newspapers, news websites, television stations and printing plants in 19 communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Television stations owned by Forum Communications include WDAY-TV, an award-winning station based in Fargo that broadcasts throughout North Dakota as well as in northwestern Minnesota, northern South Dakota, eastern Montana and parts of Canada.

Bill Marcil Jr., president and CEO of Forum Communications and publisher of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, called the purchase of KNBN-TV an exciting day for the Forum Communications family.

He described KNBN-TV as Forum Communication's "missing puzzle piece" in western South Dakota.

"Now, the entire state will see our brand of quality journalism, unparalleled sports coverage and innovative broadcasting," Marcil added.