KXLT-TV

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KXLT-TV

Rochester, Minnesota
Branding	FOX 47
Slogan	First on Fox
Channels	47 (UHF) analog, 46 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	Fox
Owner	SagamoreHill Broadcasting (operated by Quincy Newspapers)
Founded	late 1980s
Call letters meaning	Derived from former sister station KXLI in St. Cloud, MN
Transmitter Power	1510 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital)
Height	343 M
Transmitter Coordinates	N 43° 38' 34.0" W 92° 31' 36.0"
Website	www.fox47kxlt.com

KXLT-TV is the Fox affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. It broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 47 and digital signal on UHF channel 46. KXLT is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is operated via a shared services agreement by Quincy Newspapers, owners of NBC affiliate KTTC.

[edit] History

KXLT signed on in the late-1980s as a simulcast of St. Cloud-based independent station KXLI, which largely broadcast low-budget programming and infomercials. KXLI and KXLT were sold to Paxson Communications in 1996 which converted both stations to an all-infomercial format under Paxson's inTV network. During the KXLI simulcast, the station operated at a lower-than-licensed power level given the financial difficulties that KXLI faced prior to Paxson's purchase.

In 1997, Paxson decided to sell KXLT to raise money to launch the Pax TV network (today's ION). Late that year, Shockley Communications purchased KXLT and on January 19, 1998 KXLT became the Fox affiliate for the market, previously either WFTC from Minneapolis or KDSM from Des Moines were carried on cable. Shockley instantly invested in the station, upgrading it to full power operations and moving to new studios in November of that year.

In 2001, Shockley Communications was bought by Quincy Newspapers, owners of KTTC with Shockley retaining KXLT due to FCC restrictions. Nevertheless, Quincy would begin an involvement in KXLT by setting up a shared services agreement with KTTC which allows KTTC to have some operations of the station. The arrangement also gave the Rochester/Austin/Mason City/Albert Lea market its first 9:00 p.m. newscast. Shockley would later sell the station to current owners SagamoreHill Broadcasting in 2005.

[edit] FOX47 Personalities

Amy Kuns - Weeknights @ 9:00
Randy Brock - Chief Meteorologist
Mike Scott - Sports Director
Karna Bergstrom - News Reporter

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Broadcast television in the Rochester/Mason City/Austin market (Nielsen DMA #153)

KIMT 3 (CBS) - KAAL 6 (ABC) - KTTC 10 (NBC) (The CW on DT2) - KSMQ 15 (PBS) - KYIN 24 (PBS/IPTV) - WHLA 31 (PBS/WPT) - KXLT 47 (FOX) - K56HW 56 (TBN) - K58GC 58 (3ABN)
Out-of-market stations available on cable only
KTCA 2 (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - KSTP 5 (ABC) - KMSP 9 (Fox) - WUMN 13 (UNI) - WFTC 29 (MNTV) See also: Television in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Minnesota

KMSP 9 (Minneapolis) - KBRR 10¹ (Thief River Falls) - KQDS 21 (Duluth) - KXLT 47 (Rochester)
¹Satellite of KVRR, Fargo, North Dakota
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Minnesota