KSTP-TV

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KSTP-TV

Saint Paul–Minneapolis, Minnesota United States
City	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Channels	Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	Channel 5; 5 Eyewitness News
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: ABC 5.5: Defy TV 5.7: Heroes & Icons
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting (KSTP-TV, LLC)
Sister stations	KSTC-TV, KSTP, KSTP-FM, KTMY
History
Founded	May 1946 (78 years ago) (1946-05)[1]
First air date	April 27, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-04-27)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009) Digital: 50 (UHF, 1999–2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1948–1979) DuMont (secondary, 1948–1956)[2]
Call sign meaning	Saint Paul (derived from sister station KSTP radio)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28010
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	454 m (1,490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°3′44″N 93°8′22″W / 45.06222°N 93.13944°W / 45.06222; -93.13944
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kstp.com

KSTP-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, serving the Twin Cities area as an affiliate of ABC. It is the flagship television property of locally based Hubbard Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to Minneapolis-licensed independent station KSTC-TV (channel 5.2) 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; KSTP-TV's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview, Minnesota.

KSTP-TV operates two full-power satellite stations: KSAX (channel 42) in Alexandria (with transmitter near Westport), and KRWF (channel 43) in Redwood Falls (with transmitter near Vesta). KSTP-TV also serves as the default ABC affiliate for the Mankato market, as that area does not have an ABC affiliate of its own. The station's signal is also relayed in St. James, Minnesota, over translator K30FN-D, which also serves the Mankato market.

Nielsen Media Research treats KSTP-TV and its satellites as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name KSTP+.