KSAX

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KSAX / KRWF (semi-satellites of KSTP-TV, St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota)
KSAX: Alexandria, Minnesota KRWF: Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Branding	KSAX/KRWF Eyewitness News
Slogan	Leading With More News
Channels	Analog: KSAX: 42 (UHF) KRWF: 43 (UHF) Digital: KSAX: 36 (UHF) KRWF: 27 (UHF)
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation (KSAX-TV, Inc.)
First air date	KSAX: September 15, 1987 KRWF: April 14, 1987
Call letters’ meaning	KSAX: KSTP AleXandria KRWF: RedWood Falls
Transmitter Power	KSAX: 2750 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) KRWF: 1230 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital)
Height	KSAX: 358 m (analog) 340 m (digital) KRWF: 167 m (analog) 151 m (digital)
Facility ID	KSAX: 35584 KRWF: 35585
Transmitter Coordinates	KSAX: 45°41′58.9″N, 95°10′36.7″W KRWF: 44°29′2.5″N, 95°29′28″W
Website	www.ksax.com

KSAX is a U.S. television station based in Alexandria, Minnesota, which is rebroadcasted on KRWF in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. The stations are semi-satellites of KSTP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

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 translator stations, the stations serve 30 counties in central and western Minnesota.

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

[edit] History

KSAX, and later KRWF, went on the air for the first time in September 1987, and first started airing newscasts in January 1988. The stations have won numerous broadcast journalism awards from various broadcaster associations.

[edit] Logos

Logo used from 1994?-2000?

Logo used from 2000?-2003

Logo used from 2003-Present

[edit] Screenshots

Logo Display (1998)

Eyewitness News (May 2003)

[edit] News Team

News Anchors

• Jeannie Prescott
• Sarah Casello

Weather

• Ryan Vipond

Sports

• Thor Tripp

[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
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KSAX-TV
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KRWF-TV

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market (Nielsen DMA #15) Metro stations KTCA 2  (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - KSTP 5 (ABC, News/IND/Weather on DT2) - WTMS-CA 7 (TFU) - KMSP 9 (Fox) - KARE 11 (NBC, WX Plus on DT2) - WUMN-CA 13 (UNI); KTCI 17  (PBS) - WUCW 23 (The CW) - WFTC 29 (MNTV) - KPXM 41 (ION, qubo on DT2, ION Life on DT3, Worship on DT4) - KSTC 45 (Ind) Outer Areas KCCO 7 / KCCW 12 (CBS) - KAWE 9 / KAWB 22 (PBS) - KWCM 10 / KSMN 20 (PBS) - KFTC 26 (MNTV) - WHWC 28 (PBS/WPT) - KSAX 42 / KRWF 43 (ABC) Defunct broadcast stations K45AR 45 (Ind, Eagle Bend) See also: Broadcast television in the Fargo/Grand Forks and Rochester/Austin markets

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Minnesota KSTP 5 (St. Paul) - KAAL 6 (Austin) - WDIO 10 / WIRT 13 (Duluth / Hibbing) - KSAX 42 / KRWF 43 (Alexandria / Redwood Falls) See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Minnesota