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{{Short description|Television station in Rochester, Minnesota}}
{{about|the television station|the educational institute|Kenya Technical Trainers College}}
{{Distinguish|KTTZ-TV}}
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{{Infobox television station
| logo = KTTC logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = WHAM-DT2 2024.svg
| image_size = 125px
| callsign = KTTC
| city = Rochester, Minnesota
| branding = {{ubl|KTTC|Rochester CW (10.2)}}
| digital = 10 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 10
| subchannels = 
| translators = {{ubl|K29OE-D 29 (UHF, Rochester)|K30RA-D 30 (UHF, Racine)|K30QY-D (UHF, [[Oakland, Minnesota|Oakland]])}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''10.1:''' [[NBC]]|'''10.2:''' [[CW+]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| founded = 
| airdate = {{start date and age|1953|7|14|p=y}}
| location = {{ubl|[[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]]–[[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]]–[[Albert Lea, Minnesota]]|[[Mason City, Iowa]]}}
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = Total Tri-State Coverage
| former_callsigns = KROC-TV (1953–1976)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 10 (VHF, 1953–2009)|'''Digital:''' 36 (UHF, 2000–2009)}}
| owner = [[Gray Media]]
| licensee = Gray Television Licensee, [[LLC]]
| sister_stations = [[KXLT-TV]]
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|'''All secondary:'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ellwanger.tv/collect/tvg/eds/old/nw.html|title=TV Guide: Northwest Edition}}</ref>|[[CBS]] (July−August 1953)|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (July 1953–1954)|[[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (July 1953–1955)}}
| erp = 43.1 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|381|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = 
| facility_id = 35678
| coordinates = {{coord|43|34|15|N|92|25|38|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{url|https://kttc.com/}}
}}
'''KTTC''' (channel 10) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Rochester, Minnesota]], United States, serving [[Southeast Minnesota]] and Northern [[Iowa]] as an affiliate of [[NBC]] and [[The CW Plus]]. It is owned by [[Gray Media]] alongside [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KXLT-TV]] (channel 47). The two stations share studios in Rochester on Bandel Road Northwest along [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|US 52]], and also maintain an advertising sales office on Lakeview Drive in [[Clear Lake, Iowa]], that serves [[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.clearlakeiowa.com/list/member/kxlt-tv-fox-47-rochester-5300|title=KXLT - TV FOX 47|work=clearlakeiowa.com}}</ref> KTTC's transmitter is located south of [[Ostrander, Minnesota]], near the [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore]]–[[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower]] county line.

==History==
The station launched on July 14, 1953, under the [[call signs in North America|call sign]] KROC-TV, making it the first station in Southern Minnesota and third in the state after [[KSTP-TV]] and [[WCCO-TV|WTCN-TV]] in the [[Twin Cities]]. It was owned by the Gentling family and their Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, and was a sister to KROC radio ([[KROC (AM)|AM 1340]] and [[KROC-FM|FM 106.9]]). The station's original studios and transmitter were located on Hennessey Hill, {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} west of Rochester. The station carried programming from all four commercial networks of the 1950s: [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] but was a primary NBC affiliate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ellwanger.tv/collect/tvg/eds/old/nw.html|title = TV Guide: Northwest Edition}}</ref> The station was launched by G. David Gentling, son of family patriarch Gregory P. Gentling. In November 1966, the station moved to a new building on First Avenue Southwest in Downtown Rochester.

In 1976, due to [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) restrictions on ownership of multiple stations in a single [[media market|market]], the station was purchased by Quincy Newspapers from Southern Minnesota Broadcasting. The Gentlings would hold onto the radio stations until 2003. In accordance with an FCC regulation in place then that prohibited TV and radio stations in the same market, but with different ownership groups from sharing the same callsign, channel 10's callsign became KTTC on July 1. KTTC-DT began broadcasting on [[UHF]] channel 36 in September 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |title=KTTC-TV has ended its analog signal. Call 800-288-1656 or 888-CALL-FCC with questions or click here for more information - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports |access-date=February 5, 2009 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The station has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.<ref>[http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=385791 TV's digital conversion begins in Rochester]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Post-Bulletin, February 17, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2|title=KTTC-TV has ended its analog signal. Call 800-288-1656 or 888-CALL-FCC with questions or click here for more information|date=February 4, 2009|work=kttc.com|access-date=February 5, 2009|archive-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2|url-status=dead}}</ref> The station's pre-transition digital facility on channel 36 became the final post-transition facility for ABC affiliate [[KAAL]].<ref>[http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 Congress postpones DTV transition, but KTTC-TV, KXLT will end analog broadcasting Feb. 17] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |date=February 12, 2012 }}, KTTC-TV, February 4, 2009</ref>

In 2001, Quincy bought [[Shockley Communications]] (then owner of KXLT). However, Quincy could not buy KXLT due to FCC rules governing duopolies. The FCC does not allow two of the four highest-rated stations to be owned by one company. Additionally, Rochester–[[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]]–[[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City]] has only six full-power stations, not enough to legally permit a duopoly in any case. Nevertheless, Quincy took over KXLT's operations under a shared services agreement. In 2002, KTTC relocated from its longtime studios on First Avenue Southwest in Downtown Rochester to its current location on Bandel Road in North Rochester, the then-current offices for KXLT. Shockley would later sell the Fox station to SagamoreHill Broadcasting in 2005 which continued the operational agreement with Quincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sccweb.com/televisi.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001205011900/http://www.sccweb.com/televisi.htm|title=Shockley Communications Corporation - Television|archive-date=December 5, 2000|work=sccweb.com}}</ref>

In November 2011, the former KTTC studio on First Avenue SW was demolished to clear the way for the University of Minnesota Rochester's future campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postbulletin.com/gallery/photos-demolished-rochester-buildings/collection_fff6b4b4-443e-11e9-a727-0fdb5fbdf432.html#3|title=News, weather, sports &#124; Rochester Minnesota}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The City of Rochester sold that property and the Fourth Street Boxing Gym and a small halal market were included in the deal. They were also demolished.

On February 1, 2021, [[Gray Television]] announced it had purchased Quincy Media for $925 million. KTTC would gain additional [[sister station]]s in nearby markets, including CBS/Fox affiliate [[KEYC-TV]] in [[Mankato]], ABC affiliate [[KCRG-TV]] in [[Cedar Rapids]] and fellow NBC affiliates [[KWQC-TV]] in [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] and [[WEAU]] in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], while separating itself from [[KWWL]], [[WXOW]] and [[WQOW]] which would have to be divested to complete the purchase.<ref name="deadline">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/gray-television-quincy-media-for-925-million-in-cash-1234684531/|title=Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=February 1, 2021|work=Deadline|access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on August 2, 2021.<ref name="graycomplete">{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/08/02/2273228/0/en/Gray-Television-Closes-Quincy-Acquisition.html|title=Gray Television Closes Quincy Acquisition|first=Hilton|last=Howell Jr.|work=[[Gray Television]]|publisher=[[Globe Newswire]]|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>''

==News operation==
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In addition to its main studios, KTTC operates an Austin bureau, within the [[Riverland Community College]] campus, on 8th Avenue Northwest.

As of September 2022, KTTC presently broadcasts 28 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with five hours each weekday, 3 hours on Saturdays and 2 hours on Sundays).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Live|url=https://www.kttc.com/livestream/|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=www.kttc.com|language=en}}</ref>

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 [[weather forecasting|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 (image)|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 30 minutes at 8 a.m., the program was 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 a.m. hour to offer a true local alternative to the national [[breakfast television#United States|morning programs]] seen on the [[Big Three (American television)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/new-fox-show-seeks-morning-viewers/article_26616350-9283-579b-aa6b-b3f31e39a7d9.html?mode=jqm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812020012/http://m.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/new-fox-show-seeks-morning-viewers/article_26616350-9283-579b-aa6b-b3f31e39a7d9.html?mode=jqm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2014|title=New Fox show seeks morning viewers|work=PostBulletin.com}}</ref>

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of KTTC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTTC#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KTTC|website=[[RabbitEars]]|accessdate=June 20, 2025}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.1 
| [[1080i]] || rowspan="7" | [[16:9]] || KTTCNBC || [[NBC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.2 
| [[720p]] || KTTCCW || [[The CW Plus]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.3 
| rowspan="5" | [[480i]] || HandI || [[Heroes & Icons]] → [[MeTV]] (eff. July 1, 2025}
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.4 
| CourtTV || [[Court TV]] → [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]] (eff. July 1, 2025}
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.5 
| Crime || [[True Crime Network]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.6 
| Outlaw || [[Outlaw (TV network)|Outlaw]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 10.7
| MeToons || [[MeTV Toons]]
|}

KTTC offered Minnesota's first full-power digital signal in 2000.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

===Former translators===
In the [[La Crosse]] area, KTTC's analog translator W67CH channel 67 ceased broadcasting on November 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17478488#post17478488|title=LaCrosse / Wausau, WI - HDTV - Page 47 - AVS - Home Theater Discussions And Reviews|work=avsforum.com|date=June 2, 2003 }}</ref> It was replaced with digital translator station W50DR-D which went on-the-air at 2:10 in the afternoon on October 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17355845#post17355845|title=LaCrosse / Wausau, WI - HDTV - Page 47 - AVS - Home Theater Discussions And Reviews|work=avsforum.com|date=January 24, 2008 }}</ref> W50DR-D was subsequently replaced with W34FC-D in August 2018. The translator carried subchannels 10.1 NBC and 10.3 Heroes & Icons, as the other subchannels were duplicated on then-sister station and La Crosse affiliate WXOW 19. Until the launch of the La Crosse digital replacement translator (DRT) of WEAU Eau Claire in the summer of 2020, KTTC's La Crosse translator was the only way many area residents could receive NBC over-the-air (due to the area's topography). For nearly a year, W34FC-D and WEAU-DRT La Crosse operated simultaneously, offering area viewers two NBC affiliates. This came to an end on August 2, 2021, when W34FC-D was converted to a translator of WECX-LD, a subsidiary WEAU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weau.com/2021/08/02/weau-13-news-is-offering-new-channels-starting-august-2-rescan-required/|title=WEAU 13 News is offering new channels starting August 2; rescan required|work=weau.com|date=August 2, 2021 }}</ref>

KTTC's other two analog translators, in [[Winona, Minnesota|Winona]] (K62EV channel 62) and [[Blue Earth, Minnesota|Blue Earth]] (K70DR channel 70), both left the air on December 29, 2011, due to the end of broadcasting on channels above 51 (K70DR in particular was one of the few remaining stations still operating on channel 70, which was phased out starting in 1983).<ref name=fcc-k62evk70drdark>{{cite web|title=Re: K62EV, Winona, Minnesota…K70DR, Blue Earth, Minnesota…|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=30486|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=January 7, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=8322852 KTTC History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204115302/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=8322852 |date=February 4, 2011 }}
*[http://www.pavekmuseum.org/halloffame/ggentling.html G. David Gentling.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215034135/http://www.pavekmuseum.org/halloffame/ggentling.html |date=February 15, 2005 }} [[Pavek Museum of Broadcasting]] Hall of Fame.
*[http://www.rochestermagazine.com/anchors/away/cat-63.html]

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://kttc.com/}}
*[https://myfox47.com/ KXLT-TV "Fox 47"]

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