Blanchard is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Blanchard Township, Traill County,

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. The population was 26 at the 2010 census. Blanchard is near the North Dakota-

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border, near the junction of state highways 18 and

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. The

KVLY-TV mast The KVLY-TV mast (formerly the KTHI-TV mast) is a television-transmitting mast in Blanchard, North Dakota. It is used by Fargo station KVLY-TV channel 11 and KXJB-LD's Argusville/ Valley City/ Mayville translator K28MA-D channel 28. Completed ...

, the tallest man-made structure in the

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, stands near Blanchard. The mast is used to transmit television broadcasts from the Fargo station

KVLY-TV KVLY-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Horace-licensed low-power dual CBS/ CW+ affiliate KXJB-LD (channel 30). Both stations share s ...

and was the tallest man-made structure in the world from 1963 to 1974 and again from 1991 to 2008. It is currently the fourth-tallest man-made structure in the world. Similarly, the

KRDK-TV mast The KRDK-TV mast is a television transmitting tower in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. At 2,060 ft (627.8 m), it is currently the second-tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth-tallest structure in the ...

, the second tallest man-made structure in the United States, stands from Blanchard, near Galesburg. Blanchard, North Dakota is famous for celebrating an annual

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festival at the KVLY-TV Tower site. During the festival, residents are only allowed to address each other by "Oh, hi, (name)!" as well as yelling "It's naht!" at the times of sunrise and sunset. All dogs must also be addressed as "Hi, doggie!"

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Interactive map showing BlanchardBlanchard, North Dakota - Google Maps
Census-designated places in Traill County, North Dakota Census-designated places in North Dakota {{NorthDakota-geo-stub