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  • Jul 1
  • 5 min read

Updated: Aug 19

-MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (plus BEMIDJI)-


WCCO NEWS

WCCO-TV/Channel 4.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.


5 EYEWITNESS NEWS

KSTP-TV/Channel 5.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Hubbard Broadcasting


5 EYEWITNESS NEWS

KSTC-TV/Channel 5.2 (Independent)

Ownership: Hubbard Broadcasting

(Sister station of KSTP-TV; newscasts produced by KSTP-TV)


LAKELAND NEWS TONIGHT

KAWE/Channel 9.1 (PBS)

Ownership: Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.


FOX 9 NEWS

KMSP-TV/Channel 9.9 (Fox)

Ownership: Fox Television Stations


FOX 9 NEWS

WFTC/Channel 9.1 (KMSP-TV/Fox simulcast)

FOX 9+ NEWS AT SEVEN

WFTC/Channel 9.2 (My Network TV)

Ownership: Fox Television Stations

(Sister station of KMSP-TV; newscasts produced by KMSP-TV)


KARE 11 NEWS

KARE/Channel 11.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group


LAKELAND NEWS TONIGHT

KAWB/Channel 22.1 (PBS)

Ownership: Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.

(Satellite of KAWE)


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-DULUTH/SUPERIOR, WI-


NORTHERN NEWS NOW

KBJR-TV/Channel 6.1 (NBC)

NORTHERN NEWS NOW

KBJR-TV/Channel 6.2 (CBS)

Ownership: Gray Media


WDIO NEWS

WDIO/Channel 10.1 (ABC)

WDIO NEWS AT NINE

WDIO/Channel 10.2 (MeTV)

Ownership: Hubbard Broadcasting


NORTHERN NEWS NOW

KRII-TV/Channel 11.1 (NBC)

NORTHERN NEWS NOW

KRII-TV/Channel 11.2 (CBS)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Satellite of KBJR-TV)


WDIO NEWS

WIRT/Channel 13.1 (ABC)

WDIO NEWS AT NINE

WIRT/Channel 13.2 (MeTV)

Ownership: Hubbard Broadcasting

(Satellite of WDIO)


FOX 21 LOCAL NEWS

KQDS-TV/Channel 21.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Coastal Television


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-ROCHESTER/AUSTIN/MASON CITY, IA-


KIMT NEWS 3

KIMT/Channel 3.1 (CBS)

Ownership: Allen Media Group


ABC 6 NEWS

KAAL-TV/Channel 6.1 (ABC)

Ownership: Hubbard Broadcasting


KTTC NEWS

KTTC/Channel 10.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Gray Media


FOX NEWS AT NINE

KXLT-TV/Channel 47.1 (Fox)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Sister station of KTTC; newscast produced by KTTC)


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-MANKATO-


KEYC NEWS NOW

KMNF-LD/Channel 7.1 (NBC)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Sister station of KEYC-TV; simulcast of KEYC-TV newscasts)


KEYC NEWS NOW

KTTC NEWS

KEYC-TV/Channel 12.1 (CBS)

FOX NEWS AT NINE

KEYC-TV/Channel 12.2 (Fox)

Ownership: Gray Media

(Simulcast of KTTC midday and weekend newscasts)


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Past Newscast Branding:


KTCA/Channel 2

Minneapolis/St. Paul

"NewsNight Minnesota"

DEFUNCT


KDLH/Channel 3

Duluth

"Dick Anthony's News" (1950s)

"Channel 3 News"

"Scene 3 News"

"KDLH News"

"KDLH News 3"

"NewsChannel 3"

"KDLH Channel 3 News" (-3/2005)

DEFUNCT; newscast shut down after station entered in JSA with KBJR.

"Northland's NewsCenter" (2006-2010)

"KDLH 3 News" (2010-2016)

Past Call Letters: KDAL (1954-79)

Past Affiliation: ABC/NBC (1950s), CBS (-2016)

Past Ownership: Dalton LeMasurier (1954-60), Tribune (1960-79), Stauffer Communications (1979-95), Benedek (1995-2001), Chelsey Broadcasting (2001-2003), New Vision (2003-2005), Malara Broacasting (2005-2014), SagamoreHill Broadcasting (2014-2018), Quincy Media Group (2018-2021)


WCCO/Channel 4

Minneapolis/St. Paul

"Telenews" (1949-

"Closeups in the News"

"Six O'Clock News"/"Night News"

"Dave Moore News" (1950s)

"The Big News" (-1968)

"The Scene at Six"/"The Scene Tonight" (1968-73)

"TV-4 News" (1973-77)

"Newswatch 4" (1977-79)

"WCCO News" (1979-93)

"4 News" (1993-1996)

"WCCO 4 News" (1996-2023)

Past Call Letters: WTCN (7/1/49-8/17/52)

Past Ownership: Midwest Communications (-1992), Viacom


KSTP/Channel 5

St. Paul/Minneapolis

"The News Edition"

"The World Today"

"KSTP News"

"Twin News Tonight"

"Channel 5 Eyewitness News" (-2003)

Past Affiliation: NBC (-3/5/79)


KSTC/Channel 5.2

Minneapolis

"Channel 45 Eyewitness News" (2000-)

Past Call Letters: KVBM

Past Channel Number: 45 (analog)


KAAL/Channel 6

Rochester/Austin

"Regional Roundup"

"Pulse News"

"TV-6 News"

"NewsCenter 6"

"News 6"

"Region 6 News" (-2002)

"6 News" (2002-2004)

"6 News First" (2004-2007)

Past Call Letters: KMMT (1953-67), KAUS (1967-75)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1953-54)

Past Ownership: Blackhawk Broadcasting, News Press & Gazette, Dix Broadcasting, GOCOM


KBJR/Channel 6

Duluth

"News Picture"/"News Final" (1950s)

"Eyewitness News"

"NewsCenter Six"

"Channel 6 News"

"Metro News 6"

"News 6" (1980s-2006)

"Northland's NewsCenter" (2006-4/10)

"KBJR 6 & Range 11 News" (4/10-2016)

"KBJR 6 News" (2016-2022)

"CBS 3 News" (-2022)

Past Call Letters: WDSM (1954-74)

Past Affiliation: CBS (1954-55)

Past Ownership: Ridder Newspapers (1954-74), RJR Communications (1974-88), Granite (1988-2014), Quincy Media Group (2014-2021)


KCCO/Channel 7

Alexandria

"7-12 News"

DEFUNCT

"WCCO 4 News" (-12/30/17)

DEFUNCT; DARK. Station sold off spectrum and did not relocate/channel-share.

Past Call Letters: KCMT (1958-87), KCCO (1987-2017)

Past Ownership: NBC/ABC Secondary (1958-82), CBS (1982-2017)

Past Ownership: Central Minnesota Television Company (1958-87), Midwest Radio & Television (1987-)


KMNF-LD/Channel 7.1

Mankato

"News 12" (2019-2020)

Past Call Letters: K38MY-D (2011-2019)


KMSP/Channel 9

Minneapolis/St. Paul

"On Top of the News"

"Report to Minnesota"

"Bill Ingram: News"

"KMSP News"

"Bob Allard News"

"The Big News"

"The Fahan-Steer News"

"Eyewitness News" (-1973)

"NewsNine" (1973-78)

"Newswatch" (1978-79)

"Prime Time News"/"Channel 9 News" (1979-91)

"Minnesota 9 News" (1991-1999)

"9 News" (1999-9/08/02)

Past Call Letters: KEYD (1955-56), KMGM (1956-58)

Past Affiliation: DuMont (1955), Independent (1955-61) ABC (1961-3/5/79), Independent (3/5/79-1986), Fox (1986-88), Independent (1988-95), UPN (1995-9/8/02)

Past Ownership: United TV/Chris-Craft


KTTC/Channel 10

Rochester

"KROC-TV News"

"The Ryan Report"

"Area 10 News"

"Niteline News"

"Newsline"

"Newswatch"

"Newservice 10"

"NewsCenter 10"

"KTTC News 10" (-1997)

"KTTC NewsCenter" (1997-)

Past Call Letters: KROC (1953-76)

Past Ownership: Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Co., Quincy Media Group (-2021)


WDIO/Channel 10

Duluth

"Award News" (1960s)

"WDIO News" (1970s)

"News 10" (1970s)

"Action News" (1980s)

"Eyewitness News" (1980s-2019)


KARE/Channel 11

Minneapolis/St. Paul

"Newsorama"

"The Mel Jass News"

"Total News"

"9:30 News"

"NewsCenter 11"

"11 News"

"News 11"

"Kare News"

Past Call Letters: WTCN (9/1/53-7/4/85), WUSA (7/4/85-6/11/86)

Past Affiliation: ABC (1953-1961), Independent (1961-3/5/79)

Past Ownership: Minnesota Television Public Service (1953-55), Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters (1955-57), Time-Life Broadcasting (1957-64), Chris-Craft (1964-71), Metromedia (1971-83), Gannett/Tegna (1983-)


WMIN/Channel 11

St. Paul/Minneapolis

"Top of the News"

DEFUNCT

Past Affiliation: ABC (1953-55; station merged operations with WTCN)

Past Ownership: WMIN Broadcasting Company of St. Paul (1953-55)


KCCW/Channel 12

Walker

"7-12 News"

DEFUNCT; now full simulcast of WCCO-TV news

Past Call Letters: KNMT (1964-87)

Past Affiliation: NBC/ABC Secondary (1964-82)

Past Ownership: Central Minnesota Television Company (1958-87), Midwest Radio & Television (1987-)


KEYC/Channel 12

Mankato

"NewsCircle 12"

"NewsCenter 12"

"News 12" (-2020)

"Fox Mankato News at Nine" (-2020)

Past Affiliation: NBC (1960-61)

Past Ownership: Lee Enterprises (1960-), United Communications (-2019)


WIRT/Channel 13

Hibbing

"Award News" (1960s)

"WDIO News" (1970s)

"News 10" (1970s)

"Action News" (1980s)

"Eyewitness News" (1980s-2019)

(Satellite of WDIO)


KQDS/Channel 21

Duluth/Superior, WI

"News 6 on Fox 21" (10/30/00-9/6/02)

DEFUNCT; produced by KBJR

"Fox 21 News" (2007-2016)

Past Call Letters: KNLD (1994-99)

Past Affiliation: Independent

Past Ownership: Red River Broadcasting (1998-)


WUCW/Channel 23

Minneapolis St. Paul

"News Of Your Choice"/"4 News" (1995-1996)

DEFUNCT; 10pm newscast from WCCO-TV which was seperately produced and aired live at the same time as WCCO's own 10pm report

Past Call Letters: KTMA (1982-1992), KLGT (1992-1998), KMWB (1998-2006)

Past Affiliation: Independent (1982-95), WB (1995-9/17/06)

Past Ownership: United Cable TV Corp., Lakeland Group Television


KFTC/Channel 26

Bemidji

"Fox 29 News at Nine" (2001-9/8/02)

"UPN 29 News at Ten" (9/9/02-)

"The Ten O'Clock News" (-2006)

DEFUNCT; satellite of WFTC


WFTC/Channel 29

Minneapolis/St. Paul

"Fox 29 News at Nine" (2001-9/8/02)

"UPN 29 News at Ten" (9/9/02-)

"The Ten O'Clock News" (-2006)

DEFUNCT

Past Affiliation: Independent, Fox (-9/8/02), UPN (9/9/02-9/4/06)

Past Call Letters: KITN

Past Ownership: Clear Channel


K34FC/Channel 34

Bemidji

"The News Tonight" (-1983)

DEFUNCT

Past Affiliation: Independent, SelecTV

Past Call Letters: K26AC (1981-82)

Past Channel Number: 26 (1981-82), 34 (1982-2001)

DARK

Past Ownership: John W. Boler







 
 
 

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