MINNESOTA
- newschannel15
- 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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