Twin Cities TV Source

Welcome to Twin Cities TV Source- TV & Radio from Minneapolis-St.Paul (DMA #15)

The Twin Cities TV market consists of ten major TV stations, one of each of the major networks and one independent station. The Twin Cities also have two network O & O stations. The TV stations in the Twin Cities are: KTCA-TV 2 (PBS), WCCO-TV 4 (CBS), KSTP-TV 5 (ABC), KMSP-TV 9 (FOX),KARE-TV 11 (NBC), KTCI-TV 17 (PBS), WUCW-TV 23 (CW), WFTC-TV 29 (MNTV), KPXM-TV 41 (ION), & KSTC-TV 45 (Independent)
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November 2009 Ratings
(12/14/09) It seems as that even with the Jay Leno Show as a lead in, KARE11 is still winning the 10pm news race.
KARE: 5.3, 14 Share
WCCO: 4.4, 12 Share
KSTP: 3.8, 10 Share
KMSP: 2.0, 5 Share
Here are the morning news ratings:
5:00am                                              6:00am
KSTP: 1.1, 13 Share                          KARE: 2.4, 21 Share
KARE: 1.0, 13 Share                          KSTP: 1.4, 14 Share
WCCO: 0.8, 10 Share                       KMSP: 1.2, 10 Share
KMSP: 0.7, 8 Share                           WCCO: 1.0, 9 Share
And the early evening news ratings:
5:00pm                                             6:00pm
KARE: 2.8, 13 Share                         KARE: 3.3, 12 Share
WCCO: 2.2, 11 Share                       KSTP: 2.4, 9 Share
KSTP: 2.0, 10 Share                         WCCO: 2.2, 8 Share
KMSP: 1.3, 6 Share
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Ex WCCO Anchor Makes News Again
(12/6/09) Ex WCCO anchor Jeanette Trompeter recently made the news again as somebody decided to steal her boyfriends BMW from her home in Minneapolis. You can read the whole story from the Star Tribune Here. Jeanette is preparing for a move to San Luis Obispo, CA where she will be anchoring at KSBY-TV.
  - The Star Tribune's CJ also recently interviewed Jeanette regarding rumors that she sued WCCO and about her new job at the station she started at, you can read that article here.
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Important Site Announcement
(11/21/09) For the past 2 and a half years I have been running Twin Cities TV Source from my home in the Twin Cities metro area. However in the recent months the time has been running out to keep the website continuously updated. I hope you guys can forgive me for that. However now as I start a new era of my life I am moving to a new city within the next month. I will try to continue to run the website from a distance. However I may not be able to cover it in as much detail or as in depth or as quickly as I would hope or as you guys would probably expect. So in the meantime I will continue to do my best at finding time and trying to continuously update the site and bring it up to standards with content, style, and layout. I also want to encourage you to please nominate and share ideas regarding the TCTVS Awards. See the details below on that. The past years have been great and I look forward to a even better 2010!


The previous poll question was: Who Do You Think KSTP Should Hire as a Sports Anchor? (12)
- John Hanson: 8 (67%)
- Jeff Grayson: 0 (0%)
- Both: 4 (33%)__________________________________________________________________
 2009 Twin Cities TV Source Awards
(11/14/09) I did this last year in December and decided to do it again, right now I'm looking for new categories and nominees for some. The current categories are:
  - News Station of the Year: (All stations included)
  - Anchor of the Year: (Need Nominees both male & female)
  - Radio Station of the Year
  - Meteorologist of the Year
  - Sportscaster of the Year
  - Radio DJ or Show of the Year
  - Reporter or Investigator of the Year
To nominate please either: Post in The Forum, or E-Mail (subject: TCTVS Awards)
   - Also I'm open to any ideas or suggestions to make the categories better.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM TCTVS!!
(10/31/09) A little late tonight, but Happy Halloween and don't forget to set your clocks BACK one hour tonight.

The recent poll question was: Which station has the best sports team? (20)

Answer	Votes (20)
WCCO	20% (4 votes)
KSTP/KSTC	0% (0 votes)
FOX9	15% (3 votes)
KARE11	65% (13 votes)

KARE11:
  - On-Camera Talent – Anchor – News: TIE: Kim Insley 
  - On-Camera Talent – Reporter: Joe Fryer
  - General Assignment Report – Within 24 Hours: Soldier’s Surprise
       Trisha Volpe, Reporter, Matt Passolt, Photojournalist
For a complete list of winners go to: http://midwestemmys.org/2009/09/27/emmy-night-2009-2/
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Site Update
(10/5/09) I'm really sorry for not updating the site as much as it should be, I have been really busy the past couple weeks. Here's the results of the not so hot previous poll question: Which station do you think has the best new Fall Line-Up? (8)
WCCO: 1   KSTP: 1  FOX9: 2  KARE11: 1  CW TC: 0   My29: 3  KSTC: 0
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Former KARE Anchors launch News Website
(9/14/09) Former KARE11 weekend anchor Rick Kupchella has launched his own news website. Bringmethenews.com , According to reports the website will provide news for radio stations in the Twin Cities including KQQL-FM 107.9 (Kool 108) and KTCZ-FM 97.1 (Cities 97). With Rick reading news updates in the mornings and former KARE11 weekend anchor Amy Hockert reading news updates in the afternoon. You can check out Rick's website and see a little video he put together about the site http://www.bringmethenews.com/

The results to the poll question: Which station has the best presentation at the MN State Fair? (29)
WCCO: 24% 7 Votes
KSTP/KSTC: 59% 17 Votes
KMSP/WFTC: 17% 5 Votes
KARE: 0% 0 Votes
WUCW: 0% 0 Votes
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Don Shelby to Retire in December 2010
(9/6/09) Earlier this week at the Minnesota State Fair WCCO-TV anchor Don Shelby said it is his final time behind the mic at WCCO-AM at the State Fair. He is retiring from radio this December. Don Shelby has now said he will be retiring from TV when his WCCO-TV contract expires in December 2010. In an interview with the Star Tribune's CJ, Shelby said "At the end of radio, in December, I will concentrate on my final year on television," he said. "I'll go back to radio, if they'll have me, at the conclusion of when television is done, maybe as just a commercial voice for energy-efficient things -- stuff I have no moral qualms about [endorsing]." Shelby's replacement at WCCO-AM is expected to be either Chad Hartman (formerly of KFAN-AM) or John Hines (formerly of K102 and KTLK). I'm sure more details on Don Shelby's retirement from WCCO-TV will be released as December 2010 comes closer.
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Fall News, Rob Koch out at KSTP & Site Updates
(8/29/09) Update on fall line-ups, I got the CW Twin Cities new fall line-up which includes new half hour episodes of "Are You Smarter Then a 5th Grader?" Check out that in the Forum under CW Twin Cities section.
- Also as we all know Rob Koch was forced out the door at KSTP. He is currently in talks with other stations as well as Paul Douglas' Weather Nation. Dave, Chikage, & Patrick will be splitting weekends from now on. A couple months ago KSTP Chikage Windler Co-Cheif Meteorologist setting her up as Dave Dahl's replacement.
- And on the radio side of things KTTB (96.3/B96) recently did a stunt that was done by Jack Fm a couple months ago and KDWB a couple years ago. It was all to promote a "New Sound" at B96. You can check the radio page on TCTVS for all the details on that.
- Also in site updates, I finally got around to making a new banner for KARE11 weekend evenings.

The poll question was: With all stations having fairly new sets, Which station has the best set(s)? (12)

Answer	Votes (12)
WCCO	8% (1 votes)
KSTP/KSTC	33% (4 votes)
FOX9	8% (1 votes)
KARE11	50% (6 vote

__________________________________________________________________FOX9 FOX9Expanding Morning News coverage to 10:00am
(8/25/09) KMSP is following several other FOX O & O's by expanding the morning news program to five hours. The additional hour won't be a real newscast but instead will be entitled "FOX9 News Morning Buzz" the one hour news and lifestyle show will be hosted by anchor Alix Kendall and entertainment reporter Jason Matheson, with weather updates from Keith Marler and news updates from Dawn Stevens. KMSP VP/GM Carol Rueppel, said: "This extension to our already robust morning news lineup allows us to expand on the news stories that are of most interest and importance to our viewers." The show will feature segments such as "Top Talkers", "Deals of the Day", and "Job Shop". The show will also be interactive with viewers using the social networking websites My Space, Facebook, and Twitter to answer questions. The show starts Monday, September 14th and airs 9 to 10am.
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 Goldy Gopher reports on WCCO, KSTP, & FOX9 Morning Newscasts

Dave Moore's last broadcast at WCCO in September 1985

A WCCO newscast opening from 1981 with Don Shelby & Pat Miles