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{{Infobox_Broadcast |
call_letters = KARE|
city = |
station_logo = [[Image:KARE logo.png]]|
station_slogan = Telling the Stories of Life|
station_branding = KARE 11 <small>(general)</small><br>KARE 11 News <small>(newscast)</small>|
analog = 11 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])|
digital = 35 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
subchannels = 11.1 NBC <br>11.2 [[NBC Weather Plus]]|
other_chs = [[KARE_11#Broadcasting_facilities|(see article)]]|
affiliations = [[NBC]]<br>[[NBC Weather Plus]] (DT2)|
founded = [[September 1]], [[1953]]|
location = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] - [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]|
callsign_meaning = pronounced "Care 11"|
former_callsigns = WTCN-TV (1953-1985)<br>WUSA (1985-1986)|
former_channel_numbers = |
owner = [[Gannett Company]]|
licensee = Multimedia Holdings Corporation|
sister_stations = |
former_affiliations = [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (secondary, 1953-1956) <ref>[http://www.ellwanger.tv/collect/tvg/eds/old/nw.html TV Guide: Northwest Edition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1953-1961)<br>[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]<br>(1961-1979)|
effective_radiated_power = 316 [[kilowatt|kW]] (analog)<br>1000 kW (digital)|
HAAT = 455 [[metre|m]] (analog)<br>435 m (digital)|
class = |
facility_id = 23079|
coordinates = {{coord|45|3|43.9|N|93|8|22.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|
homepage = [http://www.kare11.com/ www.kare11.com]|
}}
[[Image:KARE-TV-MN State Fair 20060826.jpg|thumb|KARE at the [[Minnesota State Fair]], 2006]]
'''KARE''', channel 11, is an [[NBC]]-affiliated television station licensed to [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], and serving the Minneapolis-[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] area (commonly known as the [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul|Twin Cities]]) of [[Minnesota]] and portions of western [[Wisconsin]]. It also operates [[NBC WeatherPlus]] on its second [[Digital television|digital subchannel]] (11.2). KARE is owned by the [[Gannett Company]], with studios located in [[Golden Valley, Minnesota]].


*[[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)]], a fictional character from the ''Scooby-Doo'' series
== History ==
*[[Shaggy (musician)]], a Jamaican reggae artist named after the fictional character
*[[Shaggy (radio personality)]], a DJ for Hawaii's Q103
*[[Shaggy (2 Live Stews)]], radio personality and producer of [[2 Live Stews]]
*[[Shaggy 2 Dope]], half of the hip hop, horrorcore band [[Insane Clown Posse]]
<!-- none of these appear to be known as just "Shaggy"
*[[Shaggy parasol]], the common name for two closely related species of mushrooms
*[[Shaggy Bat]], a bat species from South America
*[[The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)]]
*[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)]]
*[[Shaggy Man (comics)]], villains from the DC Universe
-->
{{disambig}}


[[ja:シャギー]]
KARE was first known as '''WTCN-TV''' (the “TCN” stood for “Twin Cities Newspapers”), though it was not the first TV station in the Twin Cities to carry that name. [[Channel 4]] originally carried the WTCN name, but it was changed to [[WCCO-TV]] following the station's merger with the WCCO radio stations in 1952. At that time, WTCN-AM (1280 AM, now [[WWTC]]) was sold to the Minnesota Television Service Corporation headed by St. Paul businessman Robert Butler, a former ambassador to [[Cuba]] and [[Australia]].
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Soon afterward, Butler's group applied for the channel 11 license. At the same time, WMIN (1400 AM, now [[KMNV]]) had also applied for channel 11. Since the [[FCC]] had a backlog of contested licenses, the two stations worked out an agreement for a joint application. The FCC approved this deal, and WTCN-TV/'''WMIN-TV''' went on the air on September 1, 1953 as an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate. The station also carried a secondary affiliation with [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]].

Under the agreement, each station would use a transmitter mounted atop the [[Foshay Tower]] in downtown Minneapolis for two hours, then allow the other channel to take over for the next two. WTCN-TV broadcast from the [[Calhoun Beach Club|Calhoun Beach Hotel]] in Minneapolis, while WMIN-TV broadcast from the Hamm Building in St. Paul. On April 3 1955, with FCC approval, WMIN sold its share of Channel 11, and WTCN-TV took over the frequency full-time. On the same day, the WTCN stations were sold to the Bitner Group. Just two years later, the Bitner group merged with [[Time-Life]].

In 1961, [[KMSP-TV]] took the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliation, and WTCN became an [[independent station]], with its 10 p.m. newscast moving to 9 p.m. As a traditional general entertainment channel, WTCN offered cartoons, sitcoms, old movies, [[Minnesota Twins]] baseball, locally produced shows, news, and dramas. It was also home to the Twin Cities' first primetime newscast.

[[Chris-Craft Industries]] bought the WTCN stations in 1964, but sold off WTCN-AM. Under Chris-Craft, WTCN modernized its newscasts. Up to that time, they were still shot on film.

[[Metromedia]] bought WTCN-TV in 1971 and in 1972, the station began using a new tower at the [[Telefarm]] site in [[Shoreview]], [[Minnesota]]. The new transmitter greatly increased the station's reception area, boosting its secondary coverage to 72 miles. In 1973, after 20 years at the Calhoun Beach Hotel, WTCN moved to its current studio in Golden Valley.

In the late 70s, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] began looking for stronger affiliates across the country—including Minneapolis-St. Paul. The network had talks with WTCN, [[WCCO-TV]] ([[CBS]]), and [[KSTP-TV]] ([[NBC]]). KSTP surprised the industry in August 1978 by announcing its split with [[NBC]], ending a five-decade relationship in radio and TV. Channel 5 would become an ABC affiliate on March 5, 1979—the network's biggest coup at that time. NBC then chose to affiliate with WTCN. Metromedia sold about half of its cartoons and syndicated programming to former ABC affiliate [[KMSP-TV]], which eventually became the Twin Cities' largest independent station.

In 1983, Metromedia sold WTCN to [[Gannett]]. The media company made a significant investment into the station's news department. The anchor team of [[Paul Magers]] and [[Diana Pierce]] were hired in September of that year. The pair would lead the station's 10:00 p.m. newscasts for 20 years, a record for Twin Cities news anchors. {{Fact|date=May 2008}} KARE-11's outdoor "Backyard" weather studio was also launched in 1983, coinciding with the arrival of meteorologist [[Paul Douglas (meteorologist)|Paul Douglas]] in May.
In 1985, Gannett rechristened Channel 11 as '''WUSA'''. But, after the company purchased [[WUSA (TV)|WDVM-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], it used the call letters for its station in the nation's capitol. In the meantime, the WTCN identification had been adopted by a TV station in Florida. Consequently, '''KARE''' became the new name for Channel 11.

In recent years, ratings have fallen at KARE. Since May 2006, the station has placed second overall in households at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. <ref>Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN) Deborah Caulfield Rybak, "WCCO Ousts KARE in TV News Rating" - May 26, 2006</ref> In February 2008, KARE moved to third overall in late-night household ratings, including the 9:00 news on [[KMSP-TV]]. <ref>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/16131427.html KMSP celebrates its highest rating<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In November 2007, for the first time in more than two decades, KARE lost the top position in the demographic group representing women ages 25-54. <ref>St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)LOCAL TV - December 22, 2007 - A9 Main</ref> But, as of February 2008, KARE continues in first place overall in the 25-54 category. <ref>http://www.twincities.com//ci_8655017?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com</ref>
The [[National Press Photographers Association]] (NPPA) has given KARE its "Station of the Year" (large markets) award in 1985, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2008. <ref>[http://bop.nppa.org/2008// NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2008<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On April 27, 2006, KARE became the first station in the Twin Cities (and among the first in the US) to broadcast news in [[High Definition Television]]. As part of this transition, the station completely replaced its news set, originally built in 1986 and updated in the 1990s, with a new state-of-the-art backdrop. At the current time, the station is still broadcasting in analog (with the news shot in a way that is still usable on the smaller 4:3 format of analog sets).[http://www.kare11.com/life/programming/hdtv/hdtv_article.aspx?storyid=117742]

=== Past logos ===

<gallery>
Image:WTCN.jpg|WTCN-TV logo when it was an independent station.
Image:Kttv70s.jpg|Variant of the same logo, with the "Metromedia Television" byline. Also used by then-sister station [[KTTV]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].
Image:WTCN alt.PNG|Late-1970s WTCN logo. As with the previous logos, this logo was also used by KTTV.
Image:WTCN85.png|WTCN-TV logo used from 1983 to 1985. This was not only the first appearance of the current stylized "11" logo, but also the final logo for WTCN-TV.
Image:WUSA.PNG|WUSA-TV logo used for about a year from 1985-1986. The call letters were later used on the [[CBS]] station in [[Washington, D.C.]]
Image:KARE.PNG|Variation of the first KARE logo, from late 1986.
Image:KARE logo.png|Current KARE logo used since 2001.
</gallery>

== Programming ==

A locally-produced children's program, ''[[Lunch with Casey]]'', is remembered as being one of the unique contributions of the station. The show, featuring [[Roger Awsumb]] as [[Casey Jones]], ran from 1954 until the end of 1972, with a brief reappearance in 1974. [[Sidekick]]s on the show included Joe the Cook, played by [[Chris Wedes]], and Roundhouse Rodney, played by [[Lynn Dwyer]]. Wedes went on to play the [[clown]] [[J.P. Patches]] in [[Seattle, Washington]], credited as partial inspiration (along with [[Portland, Oregon]]'s [[Rusty Nails]]) for [[Krusty the Clown]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

The station experimented with a 40-minute newscast at 10 p.m., before 35-minute nightly newscasts &mdash; now the standard &mdash; became common (being in the [[Central Time Zone]], Minnesota stations generally broadcast news at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.). The 10:00 p.m. newscast features a ''"KARE 11 News Extra"'', an extended news story. A special [[sports]] show is put together periodically, and the station also broadcasts a group of morning shows each weekday. On [[April 27]], [[2006]], KARE began to produce evening news broadcasts in HDTV.

The station made weather history on [[July 18]], [[1986]] when helicopter pilot [[Max Messmer]] was flying out to cover a news story and noticed a [[funnel cloud]] forming over the [[Springbrook Nature Center]] in [[Fridley, Minnesota|Fridley]]. Photojournalist Tom Empey was on board the chopper and shot amazing and unprecedented video of the twister. The images were broadcast live. The funnel soon formed into a full-fledged [[tornado]] as it touched the ground, and KARE broadcasted images of the funnel for 30 minutes. In the years to come, this first aerial video of a tornado was heavily studied by [[meteorology|meteorologists]], and contributed significantly to what is known about tornado formation. It was moderate in intensity, with winds of 113-157 mph (an F2 on the original [[Fujita Scale]]), and caused $650,000 damage.

The short-lived [[game show]] ''[[Let's Bowl]]'' (filmed in the Twin Cities) had some episodes air on the station in the late '90s before it was remade for [[Comedy Central]]. In January 2005, a local [[cable access]] program began airing. Called ''[[The Show to Be Named Later...]]'', it is described as "The first (and only) sports talk, comedy, and variety show", somewhat of a cross between ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and [[Fox Sports Net]]'s ''[[The Best Damn Sports Show Period]]''. A weekly show for [[teenager]]s called ''[[The Whatever Show]]'' (or simply ''Whatever'') and an outdoors program known as ''[[Minnesota Bound]]'' have both aired on the station for about a decade. Former [[Minnesota Twins|Minnesota Twin]] [[Kent Hrbek]] also has hosted his own outdoors show "Kent Hrbek Outdoors" on the station since 2004.

For decades, both ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (US game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' aired on rival station WCCO-TV. But, in 1999, ''Jeopardy!'' moved to KARE after WCCO aired the game show at 1:37am (originally 9:30 AM) for several years.

=== Current anchors ===
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46842 Diana Pierce] (KARE 11 @ 4 co-host, 5 pm anchor)
* [[Julie Nelson (TV anchor)|Julie Nelson]] (6 & 10 pm weekdays)
* [[Mike Pomeranz]] (5, 6 &10 pm weekdays)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126846 Pat Evans] (KARE 11 @ 4 co-host/weather)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46819 Kim Insley] (weekday morning anchor)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46825 Rick Kupchella] (weekend evenings)
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46830 Tim McNiff] (weekday morning anchor)

=== Weather ===
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46822 Belinda Jensen] (Chief Meteorologist & Saturday morning co-host)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=120911 Sven Sundgaard] (Friday-Sunday evenings)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=127627 Jonathan Yuhas] (weekday mornings)

=== Sports ===
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126837 Randy Shaver] (Sports Director, 6pm & 10 pm)
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126838 Eric Perkins] (Weekend Sports Anchor/reporter/Saturday AM co-host)
* Dave Schwartz (sports reporter)

=== Reporters ===

*
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=128326 Pete Busch] (Traffic Reporter)
* Cindy Chapman (KARE OnLIVE Executive Producer)
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126843 Al Costantini]
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126968 John Croman] (Capital/General Assignment Reporter)
* [http://www.kare11.com/onlive/wherewelive/wherewelive_article.aspx?storyid=257413 Jeffrey DeMars] (KARE OnLIVE Backpack Journalist)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=146345 Joe Fryer]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126226 Scott Goldberg]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=251220 Karla Hult]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126845 Boyd Huppert]
* Janel Klein
* Jeff Olsen (KARE OnLIVE reporter( Also fills in weather when Jonathan Yuhas is on vacation)
* Julianna Olsen
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=127581 Rena Sarigianopoulos] (morning reporter/anchor)
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=76589 Ron Schara] ''Minnesota Bound'' host
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=148655 Scott Seroka]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126890 Jana Shortal]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126917 Renee Tessman] (General Assignment & Health reporter)
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126227 Greg Vandegrift]
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126274 Trisha Volpe]

===Notable alumni===
* [http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=277009 John Bachman] (anchor/reporter)
* [http://wbztv.com/bios/local_bio_004151721.html Ken Barlow] (Weekday Morning Meteorologist, 1989-1994; Chief Meteorologist, 1994-2005)
* [[Roxane Battle]] (reporter/anchor/"Today" host)
* [[Asha Blake]] (reporter/anchor)
* [http://www.medialine.com/talentshop_demo.htm?page=2&resumeid=3952 Liz "Ibby" Carothers]-Weekday Morning Meteorologist (1996-1997)
* Steve Carroll (Sports Reporter, 1981-1989)
* Mark Daly
* [[Paul Douglas (meteorologist)|Paul Douglas]] (Chief Meteorologist, 1982-1994)
* [[WTSP#Past Personalities|Dennis Feltgen]] (Weekend Meteorologist, 1986-1989)
* [http://kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=126848 Charles Gonzalez] (Sports Reporter 2004-2007)
* [[Bernie Grace]] (crime reporter 1979-2006)
* [http://www.wgrz.com/company/bios/#igoe Mike Igoe] ("Action 11" reporter from 1983-1989)
* Rondah Kinchlow (education/general assignment reporter)
* [http://www.kirstenlindquist.com/about.cfm Kirsten Lindquist] (Early Evening Anchor, 1983-1987)
* [[Paul Magers]] (Main Anchor 1983-2003) Now with [[KCBS-TV]] In Los Angeles
* Pat Miles (Early Evening Anchor, 1988-2001--hired in 1987, non-compete clause with WCCO)
* Eric Olson (reporter/anchor 1985-1997)
* [http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=516015&version=8&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=5.3.1 Jeff Passolt] (afternoon Sports, 1981-1991; Sports Director, 1991-1994)
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694007/ Amy Powell] (''Sunrise'' anchor/reporter)
* Tom Ryther (Sports Director, 1981-1991)
* [http://www.news10.net/company/bios/schornack.htm Dale Schornack] (anchor/reporter in the '80s)
* [http://www.kare11.com/news/specials/speake/ Ken Speake] (Reporter, 1980-2007)
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825105/ Joan Steffend] (Weekend Anchor, 1982-1996; 1999-2000)
* [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=bios&id=3378768 Kathy Vara] (previous ''Sunrise'' and ''Today'' anchor)
* [http://wcco.com/bios/local_bio_170144347.html Frank Vascellaro] (Morning Anchor 1996-December 2003; Weeknight Anchor, 2003-2005) (now with WCCO)

== Broadcasting facilities ==

In addition to the main transmitters in Shoreview, KARE uses a network of [[broadcast translator]]s to carry its analog signal to outlying parts of the state:

{|
|
* '''K56BZ''' 56 [[Appleton, Minnesota|Appleton]]
* '''K18DG''' 18 [[Alexandria, Minnesota|Alexandria]]
* '''KLKS-LP''' 14 [[Breezy Point, Minnesota|Breezy Point]]
* '''K14KD''' 14 [[Frost, Minnesota|Frost]]
* '''K53EV''' 53 [[Jackson, Minnesota|Jackson]]
* '''K53AO''' 53 [[Olivia, Minnesota|Olivia]]
|valign="top"|
* '''K68BJ''' 68 [[Redwood Falls, Minnesota|Redwood Falls]]
* '''K52AB''' 52 [[St. James, Minnesota|St. James]]
* '''K67BZ''' 67 [[Walker, Minnesota|Walker]]
* '''K39FE''' 39 [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]]
* '''K62AI''' 62 [[Windom, Minnesota|Windom]]
|}

KARE, (along with WCCO-TV) is also carried on most cable systems in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. The stations do not make any attempt to cater to this audience, other than their inclusion on regional weather maps.

== Digital Television ==
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
{| class="wikitable"
'''Digital channels'''
|-
! Channel
! Programming
|-
| 11.1 / 35.1 || Main KARE programming / NBC HD
|-
| 11.2 / 35.2 || NBC Weather Plus
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
After the [[DTV transition|analog television shutdown and digital conversion]], which is tentatively scheduled to take place on [[February 17]], [[2009]], KARE will move its digital broadcasts back to its present analog channel number, 11.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.kare11.com/company/faq/history.aspx kare11.com: History of KARE-11]
* [http://northpine.com/broadcast/mn/tvtranslators.html Northpine.com: Minnesota TV Translators and Satellite Stations]

== External links ==
*[http://www.kare11.com/ KARE homepage]
*[http://www.freewebs.com/scottie2012/kare11nbc.htm/ KARE 11 at Twin Cities TV Source]
*[http://www.kare11.com/onlive/utilities/about.aspx KARE OnLIVE homepage]
*[http://www.lunchwithcasey.com/ ''Lunch with Casey Jones'']
*[http://www.mnbound.com/ ''Minnesota Bound'']
*[http://www.theshowtobe.com/ ''The Show to Be Named Later...'']
*[http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=120384 ''Station of the Year'']
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**{{TVQ|K68BJ}}
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* [http://twincities.metromix.com Metromix Twin Cities]

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