KSTC-TV

KSTC-TV
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota; United States;
City	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 5.2;
Branding	45tv; 5 Eyewitness News on 45; MeTV Twin Cities (DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	5.2: Independent / ABC (alternate); for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Hubbard Broadcasting; (KSTC-TV, LLC);
Sister stations	KSTP-TV, KSTP, KSTP-FM, KTMY
History
First air date	June 19, 1994
Former call signs	KVBM (1994–2000)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 45 (UHF, 1994–2009); Digital: 44 (UHF, 2003–2009), 45 (UHF, 2009–2019); Virtual: 45 (2003–2011);
Former affiliations	HSN (1994–2000)
Call sign meaning	KSTP Twin Cities (co-owned with KSTP)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35843
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	436 m (1,430 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°3′45″N 93°8′22″W
Translator(s)	KSTP-DT 5.5 (35.5 UHF) Saint Paul; for others, see § Translators;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.45tv.com

KSTC-TV (channel 5.2) is an independent television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, serving the Twin Cities area. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, it is sister to Saint Paul–licensed ABC affiliate and company flagship KSTP-TV (channel 5), 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; KSTC-TV's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview. The station is branded as 45TV in reference to its former analog, digital, and virtual channel number; it is still carried on channel 45 on some cable systems in outlying areas of the market, as well as on DirecTV and Dish Network.

KSTC-TV also serves the Mankato market (via K14KE-D in nearby St. James through the local municipal-operated Cooperative TV [CTV] network of translators), as that area does not have an independent station of its own.

KSTC-TV's main signal is also seen on the second subchannel of both of KSTP-TV's full-power satellite stations, KSAX (channel 42.2) in Alexandria, and KRWF (channel 43.2) in Redwood Falls; both stations carry KSTC-TV over-the-air in widescreen standard definition due to transmitter multiplexer limitations, though it is available in high definition on pay-TV services otherwise. KSTC-TV is also carried in high definition on KSTP-TV's main signal and translator stations as a repeater signal, classed as KSTP-DT5.

KSTC-TV is the only television station in the area with its own mascot, Dr. Chuck Ells, who is often seen at community events. The former mascot was the "45 Guy".

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