KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the
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affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located in
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. It is the
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station of
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, which also owns several other TV stations across the
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and some other properties.
KSTP is licensed in St. Paul (as referenced by its call letters), but its studios lie right on the boundary line between St. Paul and Minneapolis, along with
KSTC-TVKSTC-TV is an Independent television station for the Twin Cities that is licensed to Minneapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter at the Telefarm installation in Shoreview. Owned by the Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, the station is sister to...
(channel 45) and KSTP radio (
AM 1500KSTP is the flagship station of the Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns several other television and radio stations across the United States and some other properties.-History:...
and
FM 94.5KSTP-FM is a radio station with studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns several other TV stations across the United States and some other properties....
).
KSTP's broadcasts became digital-only, which went into effect on June 12, 2009.
KSTP began broadcasting its newscasts in high definition on June 15, 2009 making it the last news station in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market to broadcast its news in
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.
History
Stanley E. Hubbard, founder of KSTP radio, was one of broadcasting's foremost pioneers. In June 1939, he purchased one of the first television cameras available from
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and began experimenting with television. But, the television blackout brought on by
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prevented any transmissions from being made. The first telecast by KSTP reportedly occurred on December 7, 1947, when
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hosted a 25-minute program. On April 27, 1948 Channel 5's regular broadcasts began from their current studios straddling the St. Paul/Minneapolis line, making KSTP-TV the first commercial television station in Minnesota. However, an experimental
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station had set up by WDGY station engineers more than a decade earlier. That station's license expired in 1938 as the
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was not interested in continuing mechanical TV broadcasts.
KSTP has a number of claims for broadcasting "firsts." These include:
- First independently-owned NBC Television affiliate (April 1948)
- First in the United States with a regularly scheduled seven-day newscast at 10 p.m. (1950)
- First in the country to broadcast fully in color (courtesy of the NBC affiliation—ABC wouldn't go all-color until 1967) (1961)
- First in the U.S. to include live satellite
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-fed reports (satellite news gathering) in local news broadcasts (1984)
KSTP-TV was originally an
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affiliate, as KSTP-AM had long been an NBC radio affiliate. It was part of NBC's Midwest Network, a regional group of NBC affiliates that fed programming in the days before the
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link to
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.
In the late 1970s,
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began looking for stronger affiliates across the country—including the Twin Cities.
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, the Twin Cities' ABC affiliate since 1961, had long struggled in the ratings. ABC had talks with WTCN-TV (Channel 11, now
KAREKARE, Digital Channel 11, is an NBC - affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis - St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Plus on its second digital subchannel...
--ironically, the original ABC affiliate in the Twin Cities from 1953 to 1961),
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affiliate
WCCO-TVWCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. It broadcasts a digital television signal on channel 32 . It also operates two full-powered semi-satellites--KCCO-TV in Alexandria and KCCW in Walker . KCCO-TV simulcasts WCCO-TV, but...
, and KSTP-TV. Channel 5 surprised the industry in August 1978 by announcing its intention to sever ties with
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and join ABC. Hubbard's relationship with NBC dated to 1928, when KSTP-AM joined NBC Radio (it had switched to independent status in 1974. Channel 5 became an ABC affiliate on March 5, 1979—the network's biggest coup at the time. “We want to go into the 1980s in a leadership position with a network which we think has the management, team and depth to be the best. That's ABC. We're just absolutely thrilled,” gushed KSTP's Stanley S. Hubbard.
A digital TV signal from KSTP started airing in 1999, and it became part of the first TV "duopoly" in the state with the purchase of KVBM-TV, channel 45 (now KSTC) the year after that (though there is a longstanding public television pair:
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).
KSTP-TV has used its "groovy 5" logo, or variations on it, since April 1969—the longest-used 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 80s. In the early 90s, a red triangular backdrop was in place. Eventually, the logo endured a more dramatic makeover, with a gold colored '5' on an ABC-style disc, outlined in green. By the late 1990s, a brighter, classier logo—still with a gold '5'--returned the rectangular look, adding a black ABC logo. Since 2004, a white '5' has been used on a red parallelogram, also with a black ABC logo.
In April, 2008, KSTP started airing commercials commemorating their 60 years on the air. The commercials ended with what is presumably a new slogan, "Minnesota's News Leader".
Programming and personalities
Channel 5 had been the dominant Twin Cities news channel from its inception until the late 1960s, when
WCCO-TVWCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. It broadcasts a digital television signal on channel 32 . It also operates two full-powered semi-satellites--KCCO-TV in Alexandria and KCCW in Walker . KCCO-TV simulcasts WCCO-TV, but...
created its popular "The Scene Tonight." Trying to reclaim the ratings crown, KSTP installed the market's first co-anchor team in 1970, with longtime station anchors Bob Ryan and
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. They failed to attract more viewers and were fired from the station in 1971. Channel 5 grabbed the "
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" moniker for its newscasts in 1973;
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had used the title since 1969, but discarded it in favor of 'news nine'. In 1974, KSTP struck gold with the hiring of
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and soon returned to #1 status. The news team was strengthened even further with the addition of the well-respected
Cyndy BrucatoCyndy Brucato is a Minneapolis-St.Paul news anchor who got her start at WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minnesota. During the late 1970s, Brucato garnered respect as a hard hitting, no-nonsense reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, followed by WBBM-TV in Chicago. Amid much fanfare, KSTP-TV brought her back to...
in 1979. The anchor duo led a strong ratings era, which has been unparalleled at the station.
The good times wouldn't last long. Barry ZeVan--'the weather man', as well as top sports personality Tom Ryther left the station in the late 70s, followed by weekend weatherman, Roy Finden, in 1980. After highly publicized fallout with management, Ron Magers abruptly departed KSTP in 1981, joining
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in
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.
With all of the on-air fluctuation, KSTP-TV once again fell from its top perch.
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climbed back to #1, but the market and the national networks were changing. Gannett bought WTCN-TV in 1983 and immediately revitalized the station. Also,
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began a major climb in primetime ratings it hadn't seen in years, while ABC lost steam. This combination of events, along with the 'anchor-go-round' at KSTP, allowed a significant third contender into the Twin Cities news race. Despite its extensive news background, Channel 5 dipped to 3rd in the ratings by 1986—the same year it lost ZeVan's replacement, Dennis Feltgen to
KAREKARE, Digital Channel 11, is an NBC - affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis - St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Plus on its second digital subchannel...
and replaced
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as anchor. It has remained near the bottom of the heap since then, occasionally dropping to fourth behind 9:00 p.m. newscasts on
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. Even a shakeup and quirky advertisements featuring
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(emulating
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)
didn't help.
Despite all the upheaval, a few staffers have managed to stay at KSTP for several years. Stan Turner wore a number of hats at Channel 5—from news director to news anchor—beginning in 1968 through the late 80s. Starting in October 1976, reporter Jason Davis produced feature stories. Since 2003, Davis had been host and executive producer of a half hour program called "On the Road," broadcast on Sunday nights at 10:35 (originally a segment produced for newscasts). The show was canceled altogether in 2008 although Davis remained an employee at the station.
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Dave Dahl was hired at the station in 1977 and has been doing on-air weather reporting since 1979. He became Chief Meteorologist in 1986. Dahl has been noted as being a skeptic of
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. Joe Schmit was Sports Reporter/Director for 20 years, beginning in 1985, before switching to news anchor in 2005. In June 2006, Schmit left the station to join Petters Media and Marketing Group, a subsidiary of
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.
Cyndy BrucatoCyndy Brucato is a Minneapolis-St.Paul news anchor who got her start at WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minnesota. During the late 1970s, Brucato garnered respect as a hard hitting, no-nonsense reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, followed by WBBM-TV in Chicago. Amid much fanfare, KSTP-TV brought her back to...
made a surprise return to the KSTP-TV anchor desk in 2004, after an 18-year absence from the station. Her comeback had been preceded by a guest appearance as a fill-in sportscaster, at Joe Schmit's request. Management then decided to rehire her for a news anchor position. While Brucato's return only caused an initial bump in the ratings, her greater significance has been to add insight and depth to the news desk, which has many newer personalities in the market. Brucato has also given public support for the Hubbard family.
A notable local program produced each week is
At Issue, a political discussion show hosted by Tom Hauser, with former state governor
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as a regular guest.
"Sports Wrap" aired twice a week—on Friday nights from September through May, for high school sports and on Sunday nights, featuring
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football, as well as other pro sports. These segments were usually hosted by Rod Simons and Anne Hutchinson. Simons was later fired by the station in 2008 and Hutchinson also was let go in December of that year. A week prior to Hutchinson's departure "High School Sports Wrap" was canceled due to low revenues.
From 1982 to 1994 when nationally-syndicated
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s started ruling the daytime airwaves, KSTP ran a talk program of its own known as
Good Company. Married couple Sharon Anderson and Steve Edelman hosted the show. They appeared briefly in the movie
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as show hosts. The two continue to be recognized as area celebrities from time to time. Currently, Edelman runs Edelman Productions, a company that produces TV shows for
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, HGTV,
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and DIY with his wife Anderson hosting a few of them. Edelman Productions is headquartered in
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where both Edelman and Anderson now live, but they have offices both in California and Minnesota where they produce their shows.
In 2007, Channel 5 decided to bring back an hour long afternoon talk program similar to
Good Company. A public casting call at the
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attracted a
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,
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native, John Hanson, who was selected from over 500 people. A few months later, a Milwaukee TV news anchor, Rebekah Wood, was hired as his partner. The new program is called
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Live, "a show about Minnesotans created by Minnesotans." Its first air date is slated for April 21, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. The title
Twin Cities Live was first used in the late 1980s for a short-lived morning talk show. That show debuted at a time that KSTP was trying to reinvent its news image. 1990 saw the launch of the cable and satellite channel All News Channel (ANC) and all-night news on KSTP which alternated between ANC half hours and local half hours.
In late 2004, the station became part of the controversies surrounding missing explosives following the
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. Anchor/Reporter Dean Staley and cameraman Joe Caffrey visited the
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munitions dump on April 18, 2003. By the next year, Staley had moved on to another station, but the tapes still existed and Caffrey was still at KSTP. When reports surfaced that explosive material might have been stolen from the site, the two realized that they had filmed at the facility during an important time.
On May 12, 2006, KSTP announced it was adding a half hour newscast at 4 p.m. On September 10, 2007, it was switched to 4:30 p.m., allowing the show to blend with the 5 p.m. newscast. For the first year, KSTP had no news competition at that time. However, in late May 2007, KARE began an online/television lifestyles show at 4 p.m. But, KSTP can now claim the market's only hour long afternoon and evening newscasts—at 4:30 and 6:00.
For much of the 1980s KQRS-FM morning show host
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was the station announcer.
In August 2007, News Director Chris Berg left the station. A report to the
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says that his departure was "mutual" and was also delayed due to KSTP's coverage of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse.
News/Station Presentation
Newscast Titles
- The KSTP 10PM Report (1960s-1973)
- (Channel) 5 Eyewitness News (1973-present)
- Eyewitness News Update (10PM newscast; mid-1980s)
Station Slogans
- The Northwest's First Color Television Station (1950s-1960s)
- News Headquarters for the Northwest (late 1960s)
- Minnesota's Leading News Station (1982-mid 1980s)
- Minnesota's News Channel (late 1980s-1991)
- Your 24-Hour News Channel (1991-1995)
- News That Matters to You (1998-1999)
- We Are More News (1999-2003)
- 100% News, 0% Fat (early 2000s; parody used for billboards)
- 0 to informed in 30 Minutes (2000s; Used for advertising)
- Leading With More News (2003-2008)
- Minnesota's News Leader (2008-present)
News anchors
5 Eyewitness Weather Meteorologists
- Dave Dahl - Co-Chief Meteorologist (AMS Certified) (4:30, 5:00 6:00 6:30, 9pm on KSTC 45, 10:00, 11:00pm)
- Patrick Hammer - Weekday Mornings/ midday (AMS Certified)
- Chikage Windler - Co-Chief Meterologist (NWA/AMS) Weekends
(KSTP TV is the only station in the nation to have Two Co-Chief Meterologists.)
Reporters
Former personalities
- Ryan Kibbe (sports reporter)Left for job in Green Bay WI.
- Angela Astore (anchor/reporter 1985-1993)
- Todd Baer
- John Barr
- JoAnn Bemoras
- Jo Bender
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(Weather) -- Now with KAREKARE, Digital Channel 11, is an NBC - affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis - St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Plus on its second digital subchannel...
- Mike Binkley (reporter/morning anchor, 1986-2006) Now morning anchor with Angela Davis on WCCO
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- Bridgette Bornstein
- Dennis Bounds (5pm anchor) Now with KING-TV
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- Paul Brand (Automotive reporter)
- Paul Brandt (consumer reporter, producer, 1972-1978)
- Bob Bruce (Sports and later Morning anchor/host, 1978-1990) Now with WPXI
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- Wally Brueske (sidekick, Treasure Chest, Dialing for Dollars)
- Charlie Bush (staff announcer, late night movie host) (1965-1981)
- Randall Carlisle (anchor, 1988-1990)
- Reg Chapman (now with WCCO)
- Chris Conangla (main anchor/midday anchor, 1993-2000)
- Angela Davis (Mornings) (Now morning anchor with Mike Binkley on WCCO)
- Heidi Deja (1993-1997-reporter/anchor) now a media relations manager in NC
- Harris Faulkner
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)
- Dennis Feltgen (Weather, 1978-1986) Now with NOAA
- Roy Finden (weekend weather, later with Brown Insitiute, 1968-1981)
- Heather Filkins (reporter)
- Marcia Fluer (reporter, political correspondent, and weekend anchor, 1972-1984)
- Micheal Gargiulo (Anchor/Reporter) (now with WCCO)
- Gretchen Gehlbach (now a teacher 1971-1972)
- David George (weekend meteorologist, 1994-1997)
- Eric Gislason (Sports, 1989-2004)
- Jim Guy (morning meteorologist, 1993-2005)
- John Hines, (announcer, program host, 1979-1981)
- Val Holley-Dennis (Evening anchor, 1990-1993—now in media relations for Sonic Automotive, Inc.)
- Jim Hutton (host, Treasure Chest, Dialing for Dollars, Dial 5)
- Anne Hutchinson (sports)
- Bill Ingram (Original anchor, 1948-1959) (died Dec. 1989)
- Jeff James (weather)
- Beth Jett (Now at KQDS-TV
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)
- Jane Johnston (women's affairs, Dialing for Dollars, Dial 5) (died Nov. 2007)
- Ed Karow (Sports) (1965-2003) (died May 2003)
- Kalley King Yanta (anchor, 1994-2000)
- Ross Kirgiss (Field Reporter)
- Janel Klein
- Jay Kolls (investigative reporter: now sidekick at KSTP-AM radio morning show)
- Mike LaPoint (Midday weather) (Now at WPXI/Pittsburgh)
- Dave Layman (reporter, 1970-1973)
- Rob Leer (Sports & later Investigations, 1979-2003)
- Kirsten Lindquist (anchor/reporter, 1988-1990)
- Wendy Lubovich (anchor)(1980s)
- Dr. Walt Lyons (Weather, 1975-1978)
- John MacDougall (anchor, 1959-1971, continued as staff announcer through 1980s) (died Oct. 1993)
- Ron Magers (main anchor, 1974-1981)
- Richelle McGinnis (Now at KMSP-TV)
- Randy Meier
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(anchor)
- Johnny Morris (weather, 1959-1971)
- Neil Murray ("On Your Behalf" consumer reporter, 1978-1987)
- Julie Nelson
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(anchor, 1998-2002) (now with KARE)
- Dick Nesbitt (sports, 1948-1959)
- Craig Nigrelli (Reporter/Anchor)
- Kent Ninomiya
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(anchor, 2003-2004)
- Ted O'Brien (news anchor, 1971-74)
- Kris Patrow
- Lynsey Paulo (Investigations/Anchor) - Now with KCRA in Sacramento
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- Gail Plewacki (Investigative reporter)
- Cale Ramaker (5 pm Anchor)
- Gillian Rice (reporter, 1980-1981)
- Lorraine Roe (Investigative reporter - now psychic)
- Bob Ryan (anchor, 1948-1971, later at KROC-TV/KTTC Rochester, MN)
- Tom Ryther (Sports, "Bowling for Dollars" host, 1971-1978, later at WTCN-TV/WUSA/KARE-11)
- Laird Brooks Schmidt (Late-night movie host, 1978-79)
- Joe Schmit (Sports Director/anchor, now VP at Petters Family Foundation)
- Phil Schwarz (Weather)
- Scott Seroka (reporter, 2004-2007—now with KARE
KARE, Digital Channel 11, is an NBC - affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis - St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Plus on its second digital subchannel...
)
- Kathleen Shannon (reporter/anchor)
- Angela Shelley (reporter, early 1980s)
- Andy Skoogman (reporter)
- Frank Somerville (Morning Anchor, 1980s)
- Ruth Spencer (anchor/reporter, 1985-1989—now with WDIV Detroit
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
)
- Karl Spring- weather
- Dean Staley (weekend anchor/reporter)
- David Stone (agriculture & Hymn Time show, host of "Open Forum", 1948-1984) (Died Aug. 1995)
- John Stone (anchor/reporter)
- Mark Suppelsa (anchor, 1987-1993)
- Al Tighe (sports 1960-1969, later with KMSP-TV) (Died June 2008)
- Allision Triarssi
- Stan Turner (News Director, anchor/reporter, 1968-1989) Later with All News Channel
For The Philippine Cable News Channel, see ABS-CBN News Channel.All News Channel was a 24-hour news channel carried mainly on DirecTV...
, now in radio.
- Jimmy Valentine (announcer & children's programming, 1948-1984) (Died Dec. 2002)
- Betty Wolden (reporter)
- Barry ZeVan (weather, 1971-1974)
- Dave Verhasselt (reporter: now in Government PR)
- Susie Jones (reporter: now radio host at WCCO-AM)
- Michelle Magadance (reporter)
- Kerri Miller (Capitol reporter; now Mid Morning host at KNOW-FM (MPR)
- Lou Harvin (reporter)
- Katy Boo (reporter)
Broadcast center
KSTP-TV's studios and offices are located on
University AvenueUniversity Avenue in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region of Minnesota begins near the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul and extends westward into neighboring Minneapolis, where it passes the University of Minnesota, and then turns north to pass through several suburbs before ending in Blaine,...
, precisely on the Minneapolis-St. Paul border. The sidewalk in the adjacent photo of the building is on the city line. The principal broadcast studios are on the Minneapolis side of the building. Most of the rest of the operation is on the St. Paul side, including the business side—hence the St. Paul mailing address. There is a large transmitting tower behind the station, with one leg in each city and a third leg precisely on the city line. This tower is primarily used to relay the station's signal to the Telefarm paired tower setup in
ShoreviewShoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,924 at the 2000 census. It is also the hometown of Lewis Lovhaug, AKA Linkara.Many Twin Cities-area broadcasters use Shoreview as a site for their transmitting antennas...
(shared with
KSTP-FMKSTP-FM is a radio station with studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of the flagship stations of Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, which also owns several other TV stations across the United States and some other properties....
,
WCCO-TVWCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated television station that serves the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. It broadcasts a digital television signal on channel 32 . It also operates two full-powered semi-satellites--KCCO-TV in Alexandria and KCCW in Walker . KCCO-TV simulcasts WCCO-TV, but...
,
KAREKARE, Digital Channel 11, is an NBC - affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis - St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Plus on its second digital subchannel...
, and
WUCWWUCW is an affiliate of The CW serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. The station is currently owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group....
).
Outlying stations and translators
Combined with satellites KSAX
AlexandriaAlexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. First settled in 1858, it was named after Alexander and William Kinkead. The 2008 estimated population of Alexandria was 11,237....
and KRWF in
Redwood FallsRedwood Falls is a city in Redwood and Renville Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,459 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Redwood County.- History :...
, KSTP has the most extensive network of television broadcast translators in the state, reaching much of central Minnesota and western
WisconsinWisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. states. Located in the north-central United States, Wisconsin is considered part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the...
. Listed here are the translators served directly by KSTP:
- K60FY 60 Frost
Frost is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 251 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles , all of it land....
- K30FN 30 St. James
St. James is a city in and the county seat of Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,695 at the 2000 census.Minnesota State Highways 4, 30, and 60 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.- History :...
(in the MankatoMankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 32,427 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, and is located along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River...
market)
- W57AS 57 Spooner, WI
Spooner is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,653 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the southwest corner of the Town of Spooner, with a small portion extending into the Town of Beaver Brook on the south, the Town of Bashaw on the southwest,...
- K57CN 57 Wabasha
Wabasha is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,599 at the 2000 census. Located on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Chippewa River, it is the county seat of Wabasha County....
- K58AF 58 Windom
Windom is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,490 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cottonwood County. Windom has been assigned ZIP code 56101 by the USPS....
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