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| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| KSTP-TV, KSTP, KSTP-FM, KTMY | |
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First air date | June 19, 1994 |
Former call signs | KVBM (1994–2000) |
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Call sign meaning | KSTP Twin Cities (co-owned with KSTP) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35843 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°3′45″N 93°8′22″W / 45.06250°N 93.13944°W |
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| Website | www |
KSTC-TV (channel 5.2) is an independent television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, serving the Twin Cities area. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, it is sister to Saint Paul–licensed ABC affiliate and company flagship KSTP-TV (channel 5), 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; KSTC-TV's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview. The station is branded as 45TV in reference to its former analog, digital, and virtual channel number; it is still carried on channel 45 on some cable systems in outlying areas of the market,[citation needed] as well as on DirecTV and Dish Network.
KSTC-TV also serves the Mankato market (via K14KE-D in nearby St. James[2] through the local municipal-operated Cooperative TV [CTV] network of translators[3][4]), as that area does not have an independent station of its own.
KSTC-TV's main signal is also seen on the second subchannel of both of KSTP-TV's full-power satellite stations, KSAX (channel 42.2) in Alexandria, and KRWF (channel 43.2) in Redwood Falls; both stations carry KSTC-TV over-the-air in widescreen standard definition due to transmitter multiplexer limitations, though it is available in high definition on pay-TV services otherwise. KSTC-TV is also carried in high definition on KSTP-TV's main signal and translator stations as a repeater signal, classed as KSTP-DT5.
KSTC-TV is the only television station in the area with its own mascot, Dr. Chuck Ells, who is often seen at community events. The former mascot was the "45 Guy".