KSAX-TV / KRWF-TV

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KSAX / KRWF
Alexandria / Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Branding	KSAX Eyewitness News
Slogan	Your Greater Minnesota News Station
Channels	42 / 43 (UHF) analog, 36 / 27 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting
Founded	September 15, 1987
Call letters meaning	KSAX Alexandria KRWF Redwood Falls
Transmitter Power	2750 / 1230 kW (analog) 1000 / 1000 kW (digital)
Website	www.ksax.com

KSAX and KRWF are a pair of television stations in Minnesota. The stations show the same programming, and are semi-satellites of KSTP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul. KRWF is a satellite of KSAX. The stations air ten-minute local inserts during KSTP's newscasts, local commercial inserts during commercial breaks, as well as some original local programming. Combined with a large network of repeater stations, the stations serve thirty counties in central and western Minnesota.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Logos 1.2 Screenshots 2 Eyewitness News Team 3 Translators 4 External links

[edit] History

In 1987, they had their first news broadcast.

1996 earned KSAX/KRWF the honor by the Minnesota Broadcaster's Association as Minnesota Television Station of the Year. They were also awarded the Media Best Award for Non Metro Promotion of their weather watchers campaign in the same year.

The very next year, they were awarded a Media Best Award for their hard news coverage in greater Minnesota.

They had their first local meteorologist in 2000.

In 2002, they got the Best Weekend Cooperation with the Associated Press.

In 2003, they had the Best Non-Metro News Story with the Associated Press, and they were awarded Partner in Education award by the Alexandria Chamber and District 206 schools for Kids Voting program.

In 2004, they received the MN Broadcasters Media Best Award for Bringing Community Service Home in Non-Metro TV. That year, they had their KSAX Sports Beat a full half hour, but abandoned it after 2 years.

[edit] Logos

Logo used from 1987?-2000?

Logo used from 2000?-2003

Logo used from 2003-Present

[edit] Screenshots

Weatherwatchers Campaign (1998)

Logo Display (1998)

Eyewitness News (May 2003)

[edit] Eyewitness News Team

The KSAX/KRWF Eyewitness News Team consists of:

Anchors

• Corey Poppe (5 and 6 PM)
• Heidi Willemssen (10 PM)
• Todd Hicks (Mornings and Midday)
• A.J. Hilton (Weekends)

Meteorologist

• Ryan Vipond (5, 6 and 10 PM)
• Dave Dahl (Weekends, from KSTP)
• Rob Koch (Weekends, from KSTP)

Reporters

• A.J. Hilton
• Heidi Willemssen
• Marlita Bevenue
• Todd Hicks

Sports

• Heidi Willemssen

News Trainee

• Mary Taing

Photojournalists

• Doug Hasz
• Andrew Preston

News Director

• Nathan Leding

[edit] Translators

• K67HI 67 and K14LZ 14 Alexandria
• K28DD 28 Bemidji
• K16BQ 16 Brainerd
• K67AN 67 Granite Falls via KRWF
• K69DA 69 Little Falls
• K49AJ 49 Olivia via KRWF
• K32FY 32 Park Rapids
• K60AO 60 Redwood Falls via KRWF
• K17FE 17 Wadena
• K69CP 69 Walker
• K30FZ 30 Willmar

[edit] External links

• KSAX/KRWF
• KSAX Cars
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KSAX
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K67HI
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K14LZ
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K28DD
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K16BQ
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K69DA
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K32FY
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K17FE
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K69CP
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K30FZ
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KRWF
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K67AN
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K49AJ
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K60AO