KSTP-TV

KSTP-TV
CitySaint Paul, Minnesota
Channels
BrandingChannel 5; 5 Eyewitness News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KSTC-TV, KSTP, KSTP-FM, KTMY
History
FoundedMay 1946 (78 years ago) (1946-05)[1]
First air date
April 27, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-04-27)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 50 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Call sign meaning
Saint Paul (derived from sister station KSTP radio)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28010
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT454 m (1,490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°3′44″N 93°8′22″W / 45.06222°N 93.13944°W / 45.06222; -93.13944
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitekstp.com

KSTP-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, serving the Twin Cities area as an affiliate of ABC. It is the flagship television property of locally based Hubbard Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to Minneapolis-licensed independent station KSTC-TV (channel 5.2) and radio stations KSTP (1500 AM), KSTP-FM (94.5), and KTMY (107.1 FM). The five outlets share studios on University Avenue, on the Saint Paul–Minneapolis border; KSTP-TV's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview, Minnesota.

KSTP-TV operates two full-power satellite stations: KSAX (channel 42) in Alexandria (with transmitter near Westport), and KRWF (channel 43) in Redwood Falls (with transmitter near Vesta). KSTP-TV also serves as the default ABC affiliate for the Mankato market, as that area does not have an ABC affiliate of its own. The station's signal is also relayed in St. James, Minnesota, over translator K30FN-D, which also serves the Mankato market.

Nielsen Media Research treats KSTP-TV and its satellites as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name KSTP+.

  1. ^ "Nine television stations authorized by FCC" (PDF). Broadcasting-Telecasting. May 20, 1946. p. 94.
  2. ^ "DuMont Television Network | Historical Web Site". Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.