KAAO

KAAO, virtual and UHF digital channel 38, a CW+-affiliated station licensed to Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. The station is owned by Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliated station KXJC (channel 35).
==History==
KAAO began as a cable-only WB affiliate on September 21, 1998. The channel operated under the fictional callsign "KGFW" (Grand Forks WB). In 2006, The WB and rival UPN announced that they would merge and create a new television network known as The CW. "KGFW" announced that it would not only become the Grand Forks area's CW affiliate, but would launch an over-the-air signal. That station launched on September 18, 2006, concurrent with the launch of The CW.
==Digital television==
===Digital channels===
Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
38.1 	1080i	16:9 	KAAO-HD 	Main KAAO programming / CW+
38.2 	480i 	4:3 	Ha! 	Ha!
38.3 	480i 	4:3 	Rwnd 	Rwnd
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
KAAO shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 38 on June 12, 2009, the date in which most full-power television stations transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts. The station flash-cut to digital, operating on the same channel after the digital transition.
Category:Grand Forks
Category:North Dakota
Category:Channel 38
Category:CW network affiliates
Category:The CW Plus affiliates
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation
Category:Former WB network affiliates
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:Former QTV affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2006