In the early days of TV, almost all TV stations were associated with a radio station. That’s evolved over the years to the point where it’s almost a rarity for one company to be in both businesses.
The industries now mostly operate in separate silos. The extent of cooperation in most cases is that radio stations transmit from a TV tower, or get news updates from a TV newsroom.
So, what are the remaining commercial radio-TV combinations in the Upper Midwest?
| Market | Owner | Radio | TV |
| Baraboo, WI | Baraboo Broadcasting Corp. | WRPQ/740 +translators | (W43BR)* 43.1 (Ind.) |
| Beatrice, NE | Flood Communications | KWBE/1450 +translator | KWBE-LD/21 (NCN/Telemundo) |
| Fargo | Forum Communications | WDAY/970** | WDAY-TV/6 (ABC) |
| Grand Island-Hastings-Kearney | Flood Communications | KLIQ/94.5 KKPR/98.9 KHAS/1230 KXPN/1460 KICS/1550 +translators | KMLF-LD/21 (NCN/Telemundo) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | Hubbard Broadcasting | KSTP/1500 KSTP-FM/94.5 KTMY/107.1 | KSTP-TV/5 (ABC) KSTC-TV/5.2 (Ind.) |
| Norfolk, NE | Flood Communications | KUSO/92.7 KNEN/94.7 | KNEN-LD/35 (NCN/Telemundo) |
| Omaha, NE | Flood Communications | KBBX/97.7 | KOHA-LD/27 (NCN/Telemundo) |
*The Baraboo low-power TV station is operating under special temporary authority until the FCC allows new LPTV stations to be licensed in the area.
**WDAY radio is owned by Forum but operated by Flag Family Media.