KTTC

KTTC is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southeastern Minnesota and Northeastern Iowa. Licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter in Ostrander, Minnesota near theFillmore and Mower County line. The station can also be seen in Iowa on Mediacom channel 10 (HD on digital channel 810) and in Minnesota on Charter channel 12 (with HD on digital channel 782). Owned by Quincy Newspapers, KTTC operates Fox affiliateKXLT-TV (owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting) through a shared services agreement (SSA). The two share studios on Bandel Road Northwest along US 52 in Rochester. Syndicated programming on KTTC includes: Inside Edition, The Nate Berkus Show, Judge Judy, The Doctors, and The World's Funniest Moments. KTTC is unique in that it has two translators in a different market, the station can be seen on analog K62EC channel 62 in Winona (K62EC has a construction permit to air a low-powered digital signal on channel 43)and W50DR-D channel 50 licensed to La Crosse, Wisconsin. Both translators are located in the La Crosse and Eau Claire television market. WEAU in Eau Claire, WI is regarded the primary affiliate for that area because WEAU is the only station seen on satellite and most cable providers in those areas.

Digital programming
On KTTC-DT2, Mediacom channel 2, and Charter channel 7 is the area's CW. Known on-air as Signal Hill CW, it gets all of its programming from The CW Plus. "Signal Hill" denotes KTTC's studio location at the northern-most point of Rochester.

History
On July 14, 1953 it signed-on as KROC-TV as the first station in Southern Minnesota and third in the state after KSTP-TV andWTCN-TV in the Twin Cities. Launched by G. David Gentling (son of KROC radio owner Gregory P. Gentling), it was sister to KROC radio (AM 1340 and FM 106.9). The station carried programming from all four commercial networks of the 1950s: ABC,CBS, and DuMont but was a primary NBC affiliate. [3] The family operation eventually became the Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company.

In 1976 due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrictions on ownership of multiple stations in a single market, this channel was purchased by Quincy Newspapers from Southern Minnesota Broadcasting. The call letters became KTTC. KTTC-DT began broadcasting on UHF channel 36 in September 2000. [4] It ceased analog broadcasting on VHF channel 10 at approximately 1:35 on the afternoon of February 17, 2009. [5] Later that afternoon, KTTC-DT commenced didigtal broadcasting on channel 10. [6] The station's pre-transition digital facility on channel 36 became the final post-transition facility for ABC affiliateKAAL. [7]

In 2001, the station entered into a shared services agreement with Fox affiliate KXLT which had been sold by Shockley Communications to Quincy. However, Shockley retained KXLT due to FCC restrictions on common ownership. As part of the arrangement, KTTC provides all technical support, promotions, commercial production, and master control for that channel. In the La Crosse area, KTTC analog translator W67CH channel 67 ceased broadcasting on November 4, 2009. [8] It was replaced with digital translator station W50DR-D which went on-the-air at 2:10 in the afternoon on October 14. [9]

News operation
 On Sunday, March 20, 2011, KTTC launched local newscasts in High Definition with the 10:00pm newscast. It is the first station in the area to do so. With the launch to HD came a brand new set and brand new high definition graphics.In addition to its main studios, KTTC operates an Austin Bureau on 8th Avenue Northwest. Although rival KAAL has most operations based in Austin, that station has a Rochester Bureau on Superior Drive Northwest where weeknight newscasts originate from. Technology to broadcast from two different studios has existed for several years and allows KAAL to better cover the Rochester side of the market. Due to KIMT's city of license being in Iowa, there has traditionally been a slight focus on that state compared with stations based in Minnesota. KTTC produces a half-hour prime time newscast Sunday through Friday nights for KXLT called Fox at 9. This originates from a secondary set and features separate news anchors that contribute to shows on KTTC. Additionally, it has a relationship with Charter in Olmsted County, Minnesota to provide local news updates on CNN Headline News. The channel operates its own weather radar at the main studios.

Current Newscasts
NewsCENTER Today (5:30am-7:00am Monday-Friday)

NewsCENTER at Noon (12:00pm-12:30pm Monday-Friday)

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Station slogans

 * "The Best to See is on Area 10" (early-1970s)
 * "Covering All of Southern Minnesota" (1980s)
 * "Southern Minnesota's 24 Hour News Channel" (1990-1994)
 * "Turn to the Leader" (1994-2003)
 * "The People You Know, The News You Trust" (2003-present)
 * "Expect Leadership" (2011-present)

News team
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 * Joshua Stevens
 * Jess Abrahamson
 * Ted Schmidt

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 * Jess Abrahamson
 * Ted Schmidt

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 * Rachel Wick
 * Randy Brock

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 * Rachel Wick-News
 * Tom Overle-News
 * Randy Brock-Weather
 * Pat Lund-Sports

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 * Heidi Wigdahl-News (Sun-Thu)
 * TBD-News (Fri)
 * Randy Brock-Weather (Mon-Fri)
 * Pat Lund-Sports (Mon-Fri)
 * Jonathan Kegges-Weather-(Sun)
 * Zac Choate-Sports (Sun)

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 * Aubrey Helms-News
 * Jonathan Kegges-Weather
 * Zac Choate-Sports

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 * Joshua Stevens - weekday mornings and reporter
 * Jess Abrahamson - weekday mornings and noon
 * Rachel Wick - weeknights at 5, 6, and 10
 * Tom Overle - weeknights at 6 and 10
 * TBD - Sunday through Thursdays at 9 and producer
 * Heidi Wigdahl - Fridays at 9 and reporter
 * Aubrey Helms - weekends and reporter

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 * Randy Brock - Chief seen weeknights
 * Ted Schmidt (NWA Seal of Approval) - weekday mornings and noon
 * Jonathan Kegges - weekends

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 * Pat Lund - Director seen weeknights at 6, 9, and 10
 * Zac Choate - weekends and sports reporter

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 * Axel Gumbel - Content Manager and special projects
 * Katie Lange - Austin Bureau multimedia journalist
 * Art Ginsburg - "Mr. Food" segment producer
 * John-Cletus Mueller - photographer
 * Chuck Sibley - Chief Photographer
 * Fanna Haile-Selassie
 * Chris Conte

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 * Ben Van Nelson - NewsCenter Today
 * Danette Gunther - NewsCenter at 6 and 10
 * Peter Schuneman - NewsCenter at 5 and FOX@9

Former staff

 * Candice Grossklaus - morning/noon anchor (now as Candice Kelly at WBRE, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rochester_Magazine.2C_July_2008_9-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[10]
 * Jeremiah Jacobsen - morning anchor (now at WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rochester_Magazine.2C_July_2008_9-1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[10]
 * Amy Kuns - 5 p.m. anchor/9 p.m. KXLT anchor
 * Jeff Oelrich - anchor (now as Jeff Olson at KARE, Minneapolis)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rochester_Magazine.2C_July_2008_9-2" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[10]
 * Julianna Holfeld - anchor (now as Juliana Olson at KARE, Minneapolis.
 * Betsy Singer - anchor (now 5 p.m anchor at KAAL)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[11]
 * Vivien Williams - anchor (now produces Mayo Clinic "Medical Edge")<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rochester_Magazine.2C_July_2008_9-3" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[10] Came back to KTTC in 2007 for six months to fill in Betsy Singers Position until the hiring of Rachel Wick.
 * Jamie Yuccas - anchor/reporter (now at WBBH, Fort Myers, FL)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Rochester_Magazine.2C_July_2008_9-4" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[10]
 * James Wilcox - reporter now anchor at KAAL
 * Bill Walsh - weekend sports anchor and news reporter now news anchor at WNEM-TV
 * Kendra Oestrich - reporter- left for KXLT to become main anchor, KXLT merged with KTTC then returned to KTTC
 * Jennifer Hoff - reporter
 * Lauren Hardie - reporter