 In December 2018, WDAZ's separate newscasts were discontinued.In some regions, a larger-scale group of co-owned stations may be linked together in a similar fashion as a state network—such as the Montana Television Network (a group of CBS affiliates across Montana), NBC North Dakota, Forum Communications' KBMY in Bismarck and KMCY in Minot (which are largely fed from WDAY), as well as chains of non-commercial stations (typically PBS stations).Regional sports networks may be carved into secondary channels, similar to semi-satellites, to account for differing sports rights available in specific markets.