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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.

KTTC
300px-Kttc 2011135px-KTTC CW
Rochester/Austin, Minnesota-Mason City, Iowa
City of license Rochester
Branding KTTC (general)

NewsCenter Signal Hill CW (on DT2)

Slogan Expect Leadership
Channels Digital: 10 (VHF)Virtual: 10 (PSIP)
Subchannels 10.1 NBC10.2 The CW
Translators 50 W50DR-D (UHF)La Crosse, WI62 K62EV (UHF) Winona
Owner Quincy Newspapers

(KTTC Television, Inc.)

First air date July 14, 1953 [1]
Call letters' meaning Total Tri-State Coverage
Sister station(s) KXLT-TV
Former callsigns KROC-TV (1953-1976)
Former channel number(s) Analog:

10 (VHF, 1953-2009) 67 W67CH La Crosse 70 K70DR Blue Earth Digital: 36 (UHF, 2000-2009)

Former affiliations DuMont (1953-1955)CBS(1953-1956)ABC (1953-1956) [2]all secondary
Transmitter power 43.1 kW
Height 381 m
Facility ID 35678
Transmitter coordinates 43°34′14.9″N92°25′38.1″W
Website kttc.com

Syndicated programming on KTTC includes: Inside Edition, Steve Harvey , Judge Judy, The Doctors, and Mr Food . 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.

Channel Programming
10.1 main KTTC programming/NBC (HD)
10.2 KTTC-DT2 "Signal Hill CW" (SD)

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[]

In addition to its main studios, KTTC operates an Austin Bureau, within the Riverland Community College campus, on 8th Avenue Northwest.

Through a news share agreement in place since 2001, KTTC produces a half-hour prime time newscast on KXLT seen Sunday through Thursday nights. Known as Fox 47 News at Nine, the program originates from a secondary set at the Bandel Road Northwest studios. It features a unique graphics package and news music theme that is different from KTTC. KXLT uses most of this NBC outlet's on-air personnel but maintains separate news anchors who can report for KTTC. At some point in 2009, KIMT added the market's second prime time local news show at 9 to its MyNetworkTV-affiliated second digital subchannel. This newscast could be seen for a half hour competing with KXLT's broadcast. Eventually, the effort would be reduced to a five-minute weather cut-in featuring an updated forecast.

On June 12, 2009, KIMT became the market's first television station to upgrade local newscast production to 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen (with some portions in full high definition). Although not truly HD, the aspect ratio matched that of high definition television screens. Video reports from the field were still seen in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition. It would not be until March 20, 2011 when KTTC performed an upgrade to full high definition newscasts. With the launch to HD came a brand new set and high definition graphics.

On July 28, 2014, KXLT debuted a weekday morning show known as Fox in the Morning (that is produced by KTTC). Airing for thirty minutes at 8 a.m., the program is formatted like a magazine with lifestyle, cooking, and style segments although there are local weather updates featured in the show. Eventually, this broadcast may be extended into the 7 o'clock hour to offer a true local alternative to the national morning programs seen on the big three affiliates. Like the prime time news at 9, the morning program on KXLT maintains separate anchors from KTTC (except for weather segments) and its own graphics scheme.

Newscast titles[]

  • KROC-TV News
  • TV-10 News
  • Newsline 10
  • NewsWatch 10 (198?-1990)
  • KTTC News 10 (1990-1997)
  • KTTC NewsCenter (1997–present)

Station slogans[]

  • "The Best to See is on Area 10" (early 1970s)
  • "KTTC TV-10, Proud as a Peacock!/Channel 10, Proud as a Peacock!" (1979-1981; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Covering All of Southern Minnesota" (1980s)
  • "Channel 10, Be There!" (1983-1984; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Channel 10, Let's All Be There!" (1984-1986; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Come on Home to Channel 10!" (1986-1988; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Come Home to the Best, only on Channel 10!" (1988-1990; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Southern Minnesota's 24-Hour NewsChannel" (1990-1994)
  • "Channel 10, is The Place to Be!" (1990-1992; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "The Stars Are Back on Channel 10" (1993-1994; localized version of NBC ad campaign)
  • "Turn to the Leader" (1994-2003)
  • "The People You Know, The News You Trust" (2003–2011)
  • "Expect Leadership" (2011–present)

News team[]

NewsCENTER Today



As of 2022

        • Kelsey Marier
        • Jess Abrahamson
        • Darian Leddy
        • Ted Schmidt


NewsCENTER at Noon



        • Jess Abrahamson
        • Ted Schmidt


Midwest Access

as of January 29, 2024

  • Tom Overlie
  • Viv Williams
  • Nick Jansen

    NewsCENTER at 5


As of October 9, 2023


        • Brock Bergey
        • Nick Jansen


NewsCENTER at 6 and 10



Caitlin Alexander -News

Tom Overlie-News

Nick Jansen -Weather

Nik Speliopoulos -Sports


Fox@9



        • Megan Zemple-News (Sun)
        • Noah Caplan-News (Mon-Fri)
        • Nick Jansen/Derrick Overland-Weather (Mon-Fri)
        • Nik Speliopolous -Sports (Mon-Fri)
        • Sarah Gannon -Weather-(Sun)
        • Chris Barriere -Sports (Sun)


NewsCENTER Weekends

Mornings (6-7am) -- this is a new addition to the news broadcast schedule launched in September 2022.

As of October 7, 2023

  • Charles Kelley -- anchor.
  • David Burgett -- meteorologist.

Evenings (5, 6 & 10pm on Saturdays, 5 & 10pm (later during NFL season) on Sundays) -- as of March 23, 2024

  • Megan Zemple (2019-present: 2022-present as weekend anchor) -- Anchor
  • Derrick Overland (2022-present; 2024–present on weekends) -- meteorologist.
  • Nathan Hawkins (2024-present) -- sports.

Anchors



  • Kelsey Marier - weekday mornings (2021-present)
  • Jess Abrahamson - weekday mornings and noon (1996-present: 2004-present in the mornings and at noon)
        • Vivien (Viv) Williams - Midwest Access anchor (2024-present)/InvestigateTV+ medical myth buster host (2023–present) (also produces Mayo Clinic "Medical Edge")[10]. Previously reporter from May 1994–December 1995 and then weeknight anchor from December 1995–December 1998. Filled in in her former job in the second half of 2007, for one month in the summer of 2011 and two months in the summer into fall of 2019.
        • Tom Overlie - weeknights at 6 and 10
        • Caitlin Alexander - weeknights at 6 and 10 (since August 2016)
        • Mary Mcguire- Sunday-Thursdays at 9 on FOX-47 KXLT (July 2013-June 2015),
        • Alli Killam - Fridays at 9 on FOX-47 KXLT
        • Devin Bartolotta - weekends and reporter


KTTC/FOX 47 FirstAlert Weather Team

  • Nick Jansen - Chief seen weeknights at 6, & 10 (2019-present)
  • Ted Schmidt (NWA Seal of Approval) - weekday mornings and noon (1999-present).
  • Sarah Gannon - meteorologist weekdays at 5 & 9pm (March 18, 2024–present) formerly weekends (Saturdays at 5, 6 and 10 , Sundays at 5 and 10) (July 1, 2017-March 17, 2024)
  • Derrick Overland -- weather intern (2022-present: weekend morning meterologist Summer 2023), 9:00 meteorologist (2023-24). Weekend evenings (Saturdays at 5, 6 and 10 , Sundays at 5 and 10) 2024–present.
  • David Burgett -- weekend mornings (2023-present)

Sports (both seen on Sports Extra)

  • Nik Speliopoulos - Director seen weeknights at 6, 9, and 10 (2023-present).
  • Nathan Hawkins —weekends; Saturdays at 5, 6 & 10. Sundays at 5 & 10 (2024–present).

Reporters




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


Producers



        • 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 (2000-04) (now as Candice Kelly at WBRE, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA)[10]
      • Niala Charles -- 3rd morning anchor/reporter/substitute (2015-17).
        • Jeremiah Jacobsen - morning anchor (2000-07) (now at KARE)[10]
        • Amy Kuns - 5 p.m. anchor/9 p.m. KXLT anchor (2003-07: started only with the 9pm newscast then added the 5pm newscast within a year when it was launched).
        • Jeff Oelrich - anchor (now as Jeff Olson at KARE, Minneapolis)[10]
        • Julianna Holfeld - anchor (now as Juliana Olson at KARE, Minneapolis interim weeknight anchor (1998-99).
        • Daniel Wolfe -- morning anchor (now at weekday evening anchor at Northern News in Duluth) (2011-16).
        • Betsy Singer - anchor (later 5, 6 & eventually 6:30 p.m anchor at KAAL)[11] July 1999-July 2007
        • Ken Quattrin -- meteorologist (December 1998-July 2007), weekend morning anchor/weekday reporter (November 2022--April 2023).
        • Rachel Wick -- Producer (June 2006-February 2007), Weekend anchor (February 2007--December 2007/January 2008), Weeknight anchor (December 2007/January 2008--July 1, 2011). (left TV from 2011-14 then at KAAL from 2014-21 then left TV again in 2021).
        • Robin Wolfram - weeknights anchor August 2011-May 2016. Went on leave and didn't resign until July 2016. Returned to TV in May 2023 at KAAL also as female weeknight anchor.
        • Pat Lund —weekend sports anchor (1990-99), sports director 1999-2020). Retired then died on April 7, 2022
        • Kamie Roesler — 9pm Fox 47 anchor (January 2021–August 2022)/Midwest Access anchor (September 12, 2022–January 26, 2024). Now evening anchor @ KIMT.
        • Mark Poulose - weekend sports anchor (2017-21), Director (2021-22).
        • Josh Stevens -- morning anchor (2007-11).
        • Jamie Yuccas - anchor/reporter (2003-04) (now at WBBH, Fort Myers, FL)[10]
        • Randy Brock - chief meterologist (2002-16) now at KAAL also as chief meterologist after 7 years away from TV.
        • Justin McKee -- weekend meteorologist (2015-17)
        • Julian Mitchell - Sports. Weekends (January 2021–December 2022). Weeknights (April-December 2023).
        • Bill Walsh - weekend sports anchor and news reporter (1999-2002) 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 (2007-10) was weekend anchor from February 2008 until leaving the station in the spring of 2010.
        • Lauren Hardie - reporter

Gallery[]

References[]

External links[]

[[Category:Local television stations in the state of Iowa]

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