KEYC-DT2
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KEYC-DT2 is the Fox-affiliated television station
for Mankato, Minnesota
. The station is a second digital subchannel
of CBS
affiliate KEYC-TV
owned by the United Communications Corporation
. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on VHF channel 12.2 from a transmitter in Lewisville
. Known on-air as Fox Mankato, the station can also be seen on Charter
channel 19. KEYC-DT2's parent station has studios on Lookout Drive in North Mankato
. Syndicated
programming on the station includes The Andy Griffith Show
, Judge Judy
, The Dr. Oz Show
, and The Doctors
among others. It also offer some paid programming from Jewelery Television.
The Mankato market
is within reach of some television stations based in the Twin Cities
. Although Fox owned-and-operated station KMSP-TV
has an over-the-air signal that does not reach Mankato proper, it is offered locally on Charter channel 9 and in high definition
on digital channel 789. Due to the cable presence of KMSP, KEYC-DT2 can invoke the Federal Communications Commission
's network non-duplication rule resulting in Charter blacking out programming from the former during network shows. KMSP's newscasts and some of its syndicated programs can be seen, however.
Anchors
Reporters
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
. The station is a second digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate KEYC-TV
KEYC-TV
KEYC-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Mankato, Minnesota & Redwood Falls, Minnesota. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Lewisville. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 782...
owned by the United Communications Corporation
United Communications Corporation
United Communications Corporation is a privately owned publisher and operator of three daily newspapers, several weekly newspapers and three television stations in the U.S. states of Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin...
. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on VHF channel 12.2 from a transmitter in Lewisville
Lewisville, Minnesota
Lewisville is a city in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 250 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. Known on-air as Fox Mankato, the station can also be seen on Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
channel 19. KEYC-DT2's parent station has studios on Lookout Drive in North Mankato
North Mankato, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,798 people, 4,744 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,502.5 people per square mile . There were 5,046 housing units at an average density of 1,070.3 per square mile...
. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on the station includes The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina...
, Judge Judy
Judge Judy
Judge Judy is an American court show featuring former family court judge Judith Sheindlin arbitrating over small claims cases in small claims court...
, The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
, and The Doctors
The Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
among others. It also offer some paid programming from Jewelery Television.
The Mankato market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
is within reach of some television stations based in the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
. Although Fox owned-and-operated station KMSP-TV
KMSP-TV
KMSP-TV, channel 9, is the Fox-owned-and-operated television station serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota designated market area, owned in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WFTC...
has an over-the-air signal that does not reach Mankato proper, it is offered locally on Charter channel 9 and in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
on digital channel 789. Due to the cable presence of KMSP, KEYC-DT2 can invoke the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
's network non-duplication rule resulting in Charter blacking out programming from the former during network shows. KMSP's newscasts and some of its syndicated programs can be seen, however.
Newscast
With the 2007 launch of Fox on KEYC-DT2 came a new thirty minute prime time show known as Fox Mankato News at 9. This weeknight-only program features music and graphics modified from use on Fox owned-and-operated stations and licensed to this station from News Corporation Digital Media.Anchors
- TBD - weeknight news anchor
- Mark Tarello - Chief Meteorologist seen weeknights
- Perry Dyke - weeknight sports anchor
- Tom Goetzinger - BandwagonBandwagon (TV series)Bandwagon is a half-hour music program featuring traditional dance music, most notably polka, performed with in front of a studio audience dancing along. The program is produced and broadcast by KEYC-TV in Mankato, Minnesota. The show is currently in its 48th year, making it possibly the...
host - Dick Ginn - Bandwagon host
Reporters
- Brittany Larson - news and sports
- Erick Lind - sports
- Mallory Peebles
- Ryan Gustafson
- Annie Stensrud