Media in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Minneapolis–Saint Paul, also known as the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, in the state of Minnesota, United States of America, has two major general-interest newspapers. The region is currently ranked as the 15th largest television market in the United States.[1] The market officially includes 59 counties of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and extends far to the north and west. The radio market in the Twin Cities is estimated to be slightly smaller, ranked 16th in the nation.[2]

Print

The two major general-interest newspapers are the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine covers arts and culture, shops, and the dining scene in the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Daily serves the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus and surrounding neighborhoods. The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, One Nation News and the Finance and Commerce business daily are published in Minneapolis, as is the Web-based MinnPost.com.

A number of other weekly and monthly publications (most of which are fully supported by advertising) are also available. The most prominent of these is Village Voice Media's City Pages, the alternative weekly. (2002 newcomer The Rake offered some competition in the form of a free monthly, but ceased publication in 2008.[3]) Pulse of the Twin Cities is another weekly which has less advertising and more coverage of local music and activism. La Matraca News is a Spanish Language Weekly print and online publication.

There are also numerous weekly student publications at area colleges, including the University of Minnesota's The Wake student magazine, Macalester College's The Mac Weekly, and St. Thomas' TommieMedia.com, which replaced student newspaper The Aquin that was shuttered in 2009.[4]

Minneapolis community newspapers include the sister publications Downtown Journal, formerly Skyway News, and Southwest Journal, which cover downtown and southwest Minneapolis, respectively, as well as numerous neighborhood papers such as the North News, Seward Profile, Southside Pride, and Whittier Globe.

Only one weekly newspaper is devoted to neighborhood news in either city: St. Paul's East Side Review. Saint Paul also has a monthly, Highland Villager, and a bi-monthly neighborhood newspaper for Frogtown, Greening Frogtown.

Instead of neighborhood or general-interest news, some periodicals are topical, such as those covering the Minnesota music scene. Others are audience-specific, such as Lavender Magazine for the state's gay community. The Minnesota Women's Press, one of the few feminist newspapers in the country, serves the local feminist community. Another periodical of note is the Asian American Press.[5]

Television

The only major television station in the Twin Cities with its main studios located in Minneapolis is WCCO-TV, a CBS owned-and-operated station that broadcasts from studios along Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. Five other stations maintain studios in St. Paul: Twin Cities Public Television operates both of the Twin Cities' PBS member stations, KTCA and KTCI. ABC affiliate KSTP-TV and independent station KSTC-TV are owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The local affiliate of The CW, WUCW, is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Three other stations serve the Twin Cities from studios in suburban areas. Fox O&O KMSP-TV and MyNetworkTV O&O WFTC are co-owned by Fox Television Stations, with studios located in Eden Prairie. KARE is the NBC affiliate in the Twin Cities, owned by TEGNA and based in Golden Valley.

For much of the last two decades, KARE had the most popular evening newscasts. Since around 2010, however, WCCO has become the most watched station in the market in nearly all time slots. On the other end, KSTP has struggled to maintain ratings on its news programs. KMSP has had a 9 o'clock newscast since at least the early 1990s when it was a UPN affiliate.

downtown on the Nicollet Mall
WCCO-TV satellite dishes Minneapolis

KSTP claims to have been the first station in the country to run a regular nightly newscast. It is the oldest station in the state to still be operating, having first gone on the air in 1948. TV broadcasts first occurred more than a decade earlier during the 1930s when engineers for radio station WDGY (now KFAN) experimented with a mechanical television system. Mechanical TV quickly lost favor, and the station's owner decided to let the license expire in 1938.

Communities in the region have their own Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channels. One channel, the Metro Cable Network, is available on channel 6 on cable systems across the seven-county region. Minneapolis Telecommunications Network (MTN)[6] has three public-access television cable TV channels and Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN)[7] has two.

KARE television broadcast, Minnesota State Fair

Area residents of the right age look back fondly on many of the locally produced shows that were on the air for about two decades, from the early days of TV in Minnesota up until the 1970s. WCCO, KSTP, KMSP, and WTCN (now KARE) all had children's shows, though there were a few other notable shows targeting an older audience.

Several television programs originating in the Twin Cities have been aired nationally on terrestrial and cable TV networks. KTCA created the science program Newton's Apple and distributes a children's program today. A few unusual comedic shows also originated in the area. In the 1980s, KTMA (now WUCW) created a number of low-budget shows, including the cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 (which later aired on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central from 1989 to 1996 and the Sci-Fi Channel from 1997 to 2004). The short-lived Let's Bowl (which aired on Comedy Central) started on KARE, and the PBS series Mental Engineering originated on the St. Paul public-access television network.

Two episodes of Route 66 were made in Minneapolis in the 1960s. The 1970s CBS situation comedy set in Minneapolis, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, won three Golden Globes[8] and 29 Emmy Awards.[9] The show's opening sequences were filmed in the city.[10]

Radio

Most of the major TV and radio transmitters are located in Shoreview, Minnesota, and backup facilities for some are maintained atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis (though a few low-power broadcasters use the IDS as their primary transmitter location).

Movies

Movies filmed in Minneapolis include Airport (1970),[11] The Heartbreak Kid (1972),[12] Slaughterhouse-Five (1972),[13] Ice Castles (1978),[14] Foolin' Around (1980),[15] Take This Job and Shove It (1981),[16] Purple Rain (1984),[17] That Was Then, This Is Now (1985),[18] The Mighty Ducks (1992),[19] Untamed Heart (1993),[20] Little Big League (1994),[21] Beautiful Girls (1996),[22] Jingle All the Way (1996),[23] Fargo (1996),[24] and Young Adult (2011).[25]

List of newspapers and magazines

The following is a list of print publications in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area:

Daily

Weekly

College

Other

  • Bring Me The News
  • DUNation
  • Game Informer
  • Minnesota Monthly
  • Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
  • Patch.com
  • Twin Cities Arts Reader
  • Sahan Journal

Neighborhood press

In Minneapolis:

  • Bryn Mawr Bugle, published monthly
  • Camden Community News, published monthly
  • Longfellow Nokomis Messenger, published monthly
  • North News, published monthly
  • Northeast Beat, online only
  • Northeaster, published bimonthly
  • Seward Profile, published monthly
  • Southside Pride, published monthly
  • Whittier Globe, published monthly

In St. Paul:

Special Interest

List of television stations

This is a list of Television Stations in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area.

Broadcast

Network owned-and-operated stations are highlighted in bold.

Channel Callsign Affiliation Branding Subchannels Owner
(Virtual) Channel Programming
2.1 KTCA PBS TPT 2 2.4
2.5
PBS Kids
TPT Now
Twin Cities PBS
2.2 KTCI PBS Minnesota Channel 2.3
2.6
TPT Life
Minnesota Channel
4.1 WCCO CBS WCCO 4 4.2
4.3
4.4
Start TV
Dabl
Fave TV
Paramount Global
5.1 KSTP ABC 5 Eyewitness News 5.5
5.7
TrueReal
H&I
Hubbard Broadcasting
5.2 KSTC Ind. 45 TV 5.3
5.4
5.6
MeTV
Antenna TV
This TV
9.2 WFTC Ind. FOX 9 Plus 9.3
9.1
Movies!
Fox
FOX Television Stations
9.9 KMSP Fox FOX 9 9.4
9.5
9.6
Buzzr
The Grio
Decades
11.1 KARE NBC KARE 11 11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
Court TV
True Crime Network
Quest
Circle
Tegna, Inc.
14.2 K14RB-D EWTN EWTN 14.1
14.3
14.4
Program guide
Local programming
EWTN
St. Michael Broadcasting, Inc.
15.1 KWJM-LD Infomercials Infomercials 15.2
15.3
15.4
Novelisima
Infomercials
Jewelry TV
DTV America Corporation
19.1 KKTW-LD Heartland Heartland 19.2
19.3
19.4
19.5
Retro Television Network
Rev'n
The Action Channel
The Family Channel
Get After It Media
21.1 WUMN-LD Univision Univision Media Vista Group, LLC.
23.1 WUCW CW CW 23 23.2
23.3
23.4
23.5
Comet
Charge!
TBD
Rewind TV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
25.1 KJNK-LD Telemundo Telemundo Minneapolis 25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.6
SBN
Cozi TV
LX
Evine
GetTV
DTV America Corporation
33.1 K33LN-D QVC QVC 33.2
33.4
33.5
33.6
33.7
33.8
HSN
Shop LC
Shop HQ
3ABN
NTD America
Classic Reruns TV
38.1 K28PQ-D Azteca América Azteca América 38.2
38.3
38.4
38.5
Infomercials
Infomercials
Infomercials
clic
41.1 KPXM Ion Ion 41.2
41.3
41.4
41.5
41.6
41.7
Bounce TV
Grit
Court TV Mystery
Laff
Defy TV
Newsy
E. W. Scripps Company
43.1 KMBD-LD QVC QVC DTV America Corporation
49.1 KMQV-LD Infomercials Infomercials 49.2
49.3
49.4
Timeless TV
Infomercials
Infomercials
62.1 WDMI-LD Daystar Daystar Word of God Fellowship, Inc.

Cable

List of radio stations

AM

AM radio stations
Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner
630WREYEl ReyRegional MexicanBorgen Broadcasting
690KFXNHmongMinority Media and Telecommunications Council
740WDGY74 WDGYOldiesBorgen Broadcasting
770KUOMRadio KCollegeUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
830WCCONews/Talk 830 WCCONews/TalkAudacy, Inc.
900KTISFaith 900ChristianUniversity of Northwestern - St. Paul
950KTNFProgressive TalkJR Broadcasting
980KKMS980 The MissionChristian TalkSalem Media Group
1030WCTSChristianCentral Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
1130KTLKNews/Talk 1130News/TalkClear Channel
1280WWTC1280 The PatriotConservative TalkSalem Media Group
1330WLOLRelevant RadioCatholicRelevant Radio
1400KMNVLa RazaRegional MexicanSantamaria Broadcasting, Inc.
1440KYCRBusiness 1440Business TalkSalem Media Group
1470KMNQLa RazaRegional MexicanSantamaria Broadcasting, Inc.
1500KSTPSKOR NorthSportsHubbard Broadcasting

FM

FM radio stations
Frequency Call sign Name Format Owner
88.5KBEMJazz 88JazzMinneapolis Public Schools
89.3
89.3 HD-2
KCMP89.3 The Current
Local Current
Adult Album Alternative
Adult Album Alternative
Minnesota Public Radio
89.9
89.9 HD-2
89.9 HD-3
KMOJ89.9 KMOJ
The Ice
KVSC
Urban Contemporary/Talk
Mainstream Urban
College radio
Center For Communication & Development
90.3KFAIFresh Air RadioTalk/MusicFresh Air, Inc.
90.7K214DF
(KTIS-AM Translator)
Faith 900ChristianUniversity of Northwestern - St. Paul
91.1
91.1 HD-2
91.1 HD-3
KNOWMPR News
Radio Heartland
BBC World Service
News/Talk
Folk Music
News/Talk
Minnesota Public Radio
91.5K218DK
(KJGT Translator)
Kinship Christian RadioChristian radioRefuge Media Group
91.7WMCN
(5 watt Class D station)
CollegeMacalester College
91.9K220JP
(KSJN Translator)
Classical MPRClassicalMinnesota Public Radio
92.1W221BS
(WDGY-AM Translator)
74 WDGYOldiesBorgen Broadcasting
92.1K221ES
(KTCZ-FM HD-2 Translator)
Air1Contemporary ChristianiHeartMedia
92.5
92.5 HD-2
KQRS92 KQRS
The Bear
Classic Rock
Classic Country
Cumulus Broadcasting
92.9W225AP
(KTCZ-FM HD-2 Translator)
Air1Contemporary ChristianiHeartMedia
93.3W227BF
(KQQL HD-2 translator)
BIN 93.3African American oriented All-news radio
93.7
93.7 HD-2
KXXR93X
The Machine
Active Rock
Adult Top 40
Cumulus Broadcasting
94.1WFNU (LPFM)Frogtown Community RadioCommunity radioFrogtown Neighborhood Association
94.5
94.5 HD-2
KSTPKS95
SKOR North
Hot AC
Sports
Hubbard Broadcasting
94.9W235CT
(WREY-AM Translator)
Radio ReyRegional MexicanBorgen Broadcasting
95.3KNOFPraiseLiveContemporary worship musicEducational Media Foundation
(operated by Christian Heritage Broadcasting)
95.7K239CJ
(KMNV-AM Translator)
La RazaRegional MexicanSantamaria Broadcasting, Inc.
95.9WLKXBob FMClassic CountryLakes Broadcasting Company, Inc.
96.3KMWAAir1Contemporary worship musicEducational Media Foundation
96.7K244FE
(KQQL HD-3 Translator)
KFAN+SportsiHeartMedia
97.1
97.1 HD-2
97.1 HD-3
KTCZ-FMCities 97.1
Air1
Hot 102.5
Modern AC
Contemporary Christian
Mainstream Urban
97.5KPPS (LPFM)Park Public Radio
97.5W248CU
(KTIS-AM Translator)
Faith 900ChristianUniversity of Northwestern - St. Paul
97.7K249ED
(KTCZ-FM HD-2 Translator)
Air1Contemporary ChristianiHeartMedia
97.9KEFE (LPFM)ChristianRios de Agua Viva Church of God
97.9K250BY
(WCTS-AM Translator)
ChristianCentral Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis
98.1KENL (LPFM)ChristianEnlance Adventista
98.5
98.5 HD-2
98.5 HD-3
98.5 HD-4
KTISLife 98.5
Faith 900
Legacy
The MEL: Media Entertainment Lab
Contemporary Christian
Christian Talk
Classic CCM
Hip-Hop/Singer-Songwriter/Pop Rock
University of Northwestern - St. Paul
98.9KRSM (LPFM)Community RadioSouthside Media Project
99.1KPJT (LPFM)ReligiousMG Community Broadcasting
99.1WVIC (LPFM)Music (various)Victoria Theatre Project
99.5
99.5 HD-2
KSJNYourClassical MPR
Classical 24
Classical
Classical
Minnesota Public Radio
99.9K260BA
(KFXN HD-3 Translator)
K-LoveContemporary ChristianiHeartMedia
100.3
100.3 HD-2
100.3 HD-3
KFXNThe Fan
News/Talk 1130
K-Love
Sports
News/Talk
Contemporary Christian
100.7W264BR
(KUOM-AM Translator)
Radio KCollegeUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
101.3
101.3 HD-2
101.3 HD-3
KDWB
Pride Radio
Minnesota State Fair Radio
Top-40 (CHR)
LGBT-oriented Top-40
Variety hits
iHeartMedia
101.7KALY (LPFM)SomalianSomali American Community
102.1
102.1 HD-2
102.1 HD-3
KEEYK102
K102 New
The Breeze
Country
Modern Country
Soft AC
iHeartMedia
102.5K273BH
(KTCZ-FM HD-3 Translator)
Hot 102.5Mainstream UrbanEducational Media Foundation
(operated by iHeartMedia)
102.9
102.9 HD-2
102.9 HD-3
KMNB102.9 The Wolf
WCCO-AM
CBS Sports Radio
Country
News/Talk
Sports radio
Audacy, Inc.
103.5K278BP
(KTLK-AM Translator)
News Talk 1130News/TalkiHeartMedia
103.7W279DD
(WDGY-AM Translator)
74 WDGYOldiesBorgen Broadcasting
104.1
104.1 HD-2
KZJKJack FM
Lite FM
Adult Hits
Adult Contemporary
Audacy, Inc.
104.5K283BG
(KUOM-AM Translator)
Radio KCollegeUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
104.7WEQY (LPFM)The Voice of the East SideCommunity radioDayton's Bluff Community Council
105.1WGVX
(WWWM-FM simulcast)
LOVE 105Soft AC/OldiesCumulus Broadcasting
105.3WLUP
(WWWM-FM simulcast)
105.5K288GR
(KFXN-FM-HD3 translator)
Air1Contemporary ChristianiHeartMedia
105.7WWWM-FMLOVE 105Soft AC/OldiesCumulus Broadcasting
106.1
106.1 HD-2
106.1 HD-3
KLCIBob FM
Hope
The Big Q
Classic Country
Contemporary Christian Music
Oldies
Milestone Radio
106.5KUOM
(6 watt Class D station)
Radio KCollegeUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
106.7K294AM
(WIXK Translator)
Hmong Radio 1590Hmong cultural Talk/MusicHmong Radio Broadcast, LLC
107.1
107.1 HD-2
KTMYmyTalk 107.1
74 WDGY
Female-Oriented Talk
Oldies
Hubbard Broadcasting
107.5K298CS
(WWTC-AM Translator)
1280 The PatriotConservative TalkSalem Media Group
107.9
107.9 HD-2
107.9 HD-3
KQQLKool 108
BIN 93.3
KFAN Plus
Classic Hits
African American oriented All-news radio
Sports
iHeartMedia

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