KSTP-TV
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FCC | |
Facility ID | 28010 |
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ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°3′44″N 93°8′22″W / 45.06222°N 93.13944°W |
Translator(s) | see § Translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | kstp |
KSTP-TV (channel 5) is a
KSTP-TV operates two full-power
Nielsen Media Research treats KSTP-TV and its satellites as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name KSTP+.
History
Founding
National affiliation
KSTP-TV was originally an
1970s
In the mid-1970s,
2000s
In 2000, Hubbard Broadcasting purchased independent station KVBM-TV (channel 45; now KSTC), creating Minnesota's first commercial television station
Logo
KSTP-TV has used its "groovy 5" logo or variations on it since April 1969—it is the longest-used station logo in the Upper Midwest. By 1982, the design contained a white '5' on a red rounded edge square background. The number was italicized for a time in the mid-to-late 1980s. In the early 1990s, the logo endured a more dramatic makeover, with a gold colored '5' on a blue ABC-style disc (with either the call letters or the Eyewitness News name imprinted upon it), with the center colored in green. By the late 1990s, a brighter logo—still with a gold '5'—returned to the rectangular look, adding a black ABC logo. In the 2000s through mid-2010s, a white '5' was used on a red parallelogram, also featuring the ABC logo. On November 30, 2014, the logo was redesigned, and now features the "groovy 5" logo in blue with red lines circling the left part of the logo, with the ABC logo again. On March 22, 2021, the logo got its current redesign, putting a white 5 inside a red "app" shaped square with rounded corners (an updated version of the 1982–1986 logo), similar to the logo used in the 2000s. An updated graphics and music package debuted on the same day.
Broadcast center
KSTP-TV's studios and offices—also serving as the corporate offices of Hubbard Broadcasting and, from 1989 to 2002, the studios of sister operation
Programming
KSTP clears most ABC network programming. In the late 1970s, KSTP was the base for Country Day, a half-hour weekday agricultural news program that aired on a "network" of stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Steve Edstrom was the main host. From 1982 to 1994, when nationally
In 2007, KSTP decided to bring back an hour-long afternoon talk program similar to Good Company. Twin Cities Live, described as "a show about Minnesotans created by Minnesotans", began airing on April 21, 2008, and airs weekdays at 3 p.m.[10] A public casting call at the Mall of America attracted a Burnsville, Minnesota native, John Hanson, who was selected from over 500 people. A few months later, former Milwaukee news anchor Rebekah Wood was hired as his partner. Wood was replaced by Elizabeth Ries on June 15, 2009. Ries and Hanson co-hosted together for over three years until Hanson received an offer to become the program director of KCSP in Kansas City.[11] Hanson's last day on Twin Cities Live was December 21, 2012. Over the next four months, numerous television personalities served as guest co-hosts on TCL until the producers could find the best fit. KSTP weekend anchor Chris Egert was chosen to be Ries' new co-host on April 29, 2013.[12] Egert and Ries co-hosted the show for nine months until Egert was promoted to weekday morning news anchor in February 2014.[13] The station again had to go through a process of finding the next co-host, this time taking five months. On July 21, 2014, Steve Patterson was named the new co-host of TCL.[14] Ries is the current host of Twin Cities Live. On April 16, 2018, close to ten years after the program first hit the airwaves, Twin Cities Live was expanded to 90 minutes to include an extra half-hour at 4 p.m. called Twin Cities Live at Four, also hosted by Patterson and Ries. The extra half-hour replaced Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (which was canceled in May 2019) which was moved to 2 p.m. Patterson left Twin Cities Live in 2021.[citation needed]
The title Twin Cities Live was first used from 1985 to 1991 for a short-lived morning talk show that debuted at a time when KSTP was trying to reinvent its news image. The other talk show that aired on KSTP-TV is
During the trial of Derek Chauvin, KSTP launched a digital subchannel showing the court feed without commentary.[15]
News operation
KSTP-TV presently broadcasts 37 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each weekday and 3+1⁄2 hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). In addition, the station produces a political discussion show called At Issue, which is hosted by Tom Hauser, and Sports Wrap, a sports highlight program that airs on Sunday evenings at 10:45 p.m. and on special occasions, such as when KSTP airs
A longtime trademark of the station is the use of the letter "V" in Morse code (standing for 'victory') as a sonic identity, a hallmark of Stanley E. Hubbard's operation of the KSTP stations since World War II, when he held an interest in teaching Morse code to his listening audience.[17][18]
For a time in the early 1990s, KSTP aired overnight news under the banner of Eyewitness News All Night, featuring half-hour local news blocks, alternating with blocks of content from the Hubbard-owned All News Channel (which originated from KSTP's facilities and utilized the station's on-air personalities).[citation needed]
The station ran advertisements in 2005 featuring Ed Asner (emulating Lou Grant).[19]
Joe Schmit was a sports reporter and later sports director from 1985, until switching to news anchor in 2005; Schmit left the station in June 2006 to join Petters Media and Marketing Group.[21] After the collapse of the company and the arrest and conviction of founder Tom Petters, Schmit returned to KSTP-TV on January 14, 2010.[22]
On May 12, 2006, KSTP debuted a half-hour newscast at 4 p.m. On September 10, 2007, it was moved to 4:30 p.m., serving as a lead-in to the 5 p.m. newscast. For the first year, KSTP began to have news competition in that timeslot, when KARE debuted an online/television lifestyle program at 4 p.m. in May 2007. KSTP began broadcasting its newscasts in high-definition on June 14, 2009, the first Hubbard-owned station and also, the last major network station in the Twin Cities to do so (KMSP and WCCO had already transitioned their local newscasts to HD the previous month, on May 11 and 28, respectively).[23] On August 30, 2010, KSTP expanded its weekday morning newscast a half-hour earlier, now running from 4:30 to 7 a.m.[24]
Notable former on-air staff
- Ron Magers – anchor (1974–1981; later at WMAQ-TV and then WLS-TV in Chicago; now retired)
- Frank Somerville – anchor (later at KTVU)
- Stan Turner – anchor (1968–1989; now retired)
Technical information
Subchannels
The signal of KSTP-TV contains four subchannels, while KSTC-TV's signal contains three. KSTP hosts the ATSC 1.0 signal of CW affiliate WUCW (channel 23) through an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group. Through the use of virtual channels, KSTC-TV's subchannels are associated with channel 5.
Channel | Station | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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5.1 | KSTP-TV | 720p | 16:9 |
KSTPDT | Main KSTP-TV programming / ABC |
5.2 | KSTC-TV | 45TV | Main KSTC-TV programming | ||
5.3 | 480i | MeTV | MeTV[27][28] | ||
5.4 | GetTV | GetTV
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5.5 | KSTP-TV | Defy | Defy TV | ||
5.7 | H & I | Heroes & Icons | |||
23.1 | KSTP-TV | 1080i | 16:9 | The CW | The CW (WUCW) |
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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KSAX | KRWF | KSAX | KRWF | |||
42.1 | 43.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
KSAX-DT | KRWF-DT | Main KSAX/KRWF programming / ABC (KSTP-TV simulcast) |
42.2 | 43.2 | KSAXDT2 | KRWFDT2 | KSTC-TV / Independent (480i on KRWF-DT2) | ||
42.3 | 43.3 | 480i | KSAXDT3 | KRWFDT3 | MeTV (KSTC-DT3) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KSTP-TV signed on its digital television signal in 1999. The station shut down its analog signal, over
The station participated in the "Analog Nightlight" program until its analog transmitter was turned off for good on July 12, 2009.[32]
Satellite stations and translators
Satellites
KSTP-TV operates two satellite stations northwest of the Twin Cities area. These two stations carry KSTP on their DT1 signal, KSTC on DT2, and MeTV on DT3, leaving the other three subchannel services exclusive to the Twin Cities.
Station | City of license | Channels (RF / VC) |
Licensee | First air date | Callsign meaning | ERP | HAAT
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Transmitter coordinates | Facility ID | Public license information |
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KSAX | Alexandria | 24 ( UHF )42 |
KSAX-TV, Inc. | September 15, 1987 | KSTP for Alexandria | 55.3 kW
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361 m (1,184 ft) | 45°41′59″N 95°10′36″W / 45.69972°N 95.17667°W | 35584 | Public file LMS |
KRWF | Redwood Falls
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27 (UHF) 43 |
April 14, 1987 | Redwood Falls | 58 kW | 151 m (495 ft) | 44°29′3″N 95°29′28″W / 44.48417°N 95.49111°W | 35585 | Public file LMS |
KSAX's schedule was virtually identical to that of KSTP-TV, though it aired separate identifications and commercials. It also placed local inserts into KSTP's weeknight broadcasts. KRWF was a full-time repeater of KSAX. Expanding their operations in 1999, the stations hired their first meteorologist. This continued in 2004 with the launch of a half-hour high school sports highlight show.[33] The stations have won numerous broadcast journalism awards from various broadcaster associations. On June 25, 2012, Hubbard Broadcasting shut down KSAX/KRWF's local operations, converting the two stations into full-time satellites of KSTP-TV outside of occasional local advertising and community calendar notices.[34]
Translators
In addition, KSTP-TV's signal is further extended by way of twelve
- K18DG-D Alexandria (translates KSAX)
- K17NW-D Alexandria (translates KSTC-TV)
- K28DD-D Bemidji(translates KSAX)
- K16BQ-D Brainerd (translates KSAX)
- K14KD-D Frost (translates KSTP-TV)
- K34NV-D Frost (translates KSTC-TV)
- K17MY-D Jackson (translates KSTP-TV)
- K29LV-D Jackson (translates KSTC-TV)
- K21NS-D Olivia (translates KSTP-TV)
- K31OR-D Olivia (translates KSTC-TV)
- K32FY-D Park Rapids(translates KSAX)
- K35NY-D Redwood Falls(translates KSTP-TV)
- K28LL-D Redwood Falls (translates KSTC-TV)
- K30FN-D St. James1 (translates KSTP-TV)
- K14KE-D St. James1 (translates KSTC-TV)
- K17FE-D Wadena (translates KSAX)
- K21HX-D Walker (translates KSAX)
- K35KH-D Walker (translates KSTC-TV)
- K19IH-D Willmar (translates KSAX)
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Carriage in Canada
On September 11, 2014, KSTP-TV filed a complaint with the
See also
- KAAL
- WDIO-DT / WIRT-DT
References
- ^ "Nine television stations authorized by FCC" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. May 20, 1946. p. 94.
- ^ "DuMont Television Network | Historical Web Site". Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "ABC-TV bags largest game yet in affiliation hunt: KSTP-TV." Broadcasting, September 4, 1978, pp. 19-20. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/BC-1978-09-04-Page-0019.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/BC-1978-09-04-Page-0020.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ "TV Listings for - March 4, 1979 - TV Tango".
- ^ "TV Listings for - March 5, 1979 - TV Tango".
- ^ "Studio Z•7 Publishing". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
- ^ "Antenna Structure Registration 1047451". FCCInfo.com. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ KSTP.com - Twin Cities Live launches April 21 at 3pm
- ^ "John Hanson leaving KSTP-TV's 'Twin Cities Live'". December 9, 2012.
- ^ "KSTP anchor named new co-host of 'Twin Cities Live'". Bring Me the News. March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Egert moves from 'Twin Cities Live' to KSTP morning news". Bring Me the News. March 8, 2018.
- ^ "'Twin Cities Live' names new anchor". Star Tribune.
- ^ "How to watch live coverage of the Derek Chauvin trial". KSTP. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Minn Post - David Brauer - 12-05-08". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- Broadcasting. OneTubeRadio.com. April 27, 1942. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "KSTP-TV "The World Today" Opening and Sports segment from April 22, 1972". TC Media Now. April 7, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- Reed Elsevier. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
- ^ KSTP's Dave Dahl: Sun, not man, changes climate Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minneapolis Star Tribune - Judd Zulgad - 7-30-06 Archived November 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul - Joe Schmit Returns to KSTP". Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ http://kstp.com/article/stories/S978823.shtml?cat=1. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
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(help) - ^ "KSTP Expanding A.M. News by Half Hour | TVNewsCheck.com". www.tvnewscheck.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KSTP
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KSTC
- ^ Where to Watch Me-TV: KSTP
- ^ Me-TV Signs With Stations in New Markets
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KSAX
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KRWF
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1303A1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "History | KSAX.com". Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Edenloff, Al (June 28, 2012). "UPDATE: KSAX discontinues broadcasts". Alexandria Echo Press. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201409384 [bare URL]
- ^ "ARCHIVED - Removal of KSTP-TV Minneapolis from the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution". May 13, 2015.
External links
- KSTP.com - KSTP-TV official website
- 45TV.com - KSTC-TV official website
- KSTP-TV in 1960
- KSTP-TV in 1962, from Broadcast News magazine.
- KSTP at Twin Cities TV Source
- RabbitEars.info website - KSTP-TV
- RabbitEars.info website - KSAX
- RabbitEars.info website - KRWF