Editing KTTC (section)

==History==
The station launched on July 14, 1953, under the [[call signs in North America|call sign]] KROC-TV, making it the first station in Southern Minnesota and third in the state after [[KSTP-TV]] and [[WCCO-TV|WTCN-TV]] in the [[Twin Cities]]. It was owned by the Gentling family and their Southern Minnesota Broadcasting Company, and was a sister to KROC radio ([[KROC (AM)|AM 1340]] and [[KROC-FM|FM 106.9]]). The station's original studios and transmitter were located on Hennessey Hill, {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} west of Rochester. The station carried programming from all four commercial networks of the 1950s: [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] but was a primary NBC affiliate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ellwanger.tv/collect/tvg/eds/old/nw.html|title = TV Guide: Northwest Edition}}</ref> The station was launched by G. David Gentling, son of family patriarch Gregory P. Gentling. In November 1966, the station moved to a new building on First Avenue Southwest in Downtown Rochester.

In 1976, due to [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) restrictions on ownership of multiple stations in a single [[media market|market]], the station was purchased by Quincy Newspapers from Southern Minnesota Broadcasting. The Gentlings would hold onto the radio stations until 2003. In accordance with an FCC regulation in place then that prohibited TV and radio stations in the same market, but with different ownership groups from sharing the same callsign, channel 10's callsign became KTTC on July 1. KTTC-DT began broadcasting on [[UHF]] channel 36 in September 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |title=KTTC-TV has ended its analog signal. Call 800-288-1656 or 888-CALL-FCC with questions or click here for more information - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports |access-date=February 5, 2009 |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The station has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.<ref>[http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=385791 TV's digital conversion begins in Rochester]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Post-Bulletin, February 17, 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2|title=KTTC-TV has ended its analog signal. Call 800-288-1656 or 888-CALL-FCC with questions or click here for more information|date=February 4, 2009|work=kttc.com|access-date=February 5, 2009|archive-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2|url-status=dead}}</ref> The station's pre-transition digital facility on channel 36 became the final post-transition facility for ABC affiliate [[KAAL]].<ref>[http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 Congress postpones DTV transition, but KTTC-TV, KXLT will end analog broadcasting Feb. 17] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212213254/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9790528&nav=menu1348_2 |date=February 12, 2012 }}, KTTC-TV, February 4, 2009</ref>

In 2001, Quincy bought [[Shockley Communications]] (then owner of KXLT). However, Quincy could not buy KXLT due to FCC rules governing duopolies. The FCC does not allow two of the four highest-rated stations to be owned by one company. Additionally, Rochester–[[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]]–[[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City]] has only six full-power stations, not enough to legally permit a duopoly in any case. Nevertheless, Quincy took over KXLT's operations under a shared services agreement. In 2002, KTTC relocated from its longtime studios on First Avenue Southwest in Downtown Rochester to its current location on Bandel Road in North Rochester, the then-current offices for KXLT. Shockley would later sell the Fox station to SagamoreHill Broadcasting in 2005 which continued the operational agreement with Quincy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sccweb.com/televisi.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001205011900/http://www.sccweb.com/televisi.htm|title=Shockley Communications Corporation - Television|archive-date=December 5, 2000|work=sccweb.com}}</ref>

In November 2011, the former KTTC studio on First Avenue SW was demolished to clear the way for the University of Minnesota Rochester's future campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postbulletin.com/gallery/photos-demolished-rochester-buildings/collection_fff6b4b4-443e-11e9-a727-0fdb5fbdf432.html#3|title=News, weather, sports &#124; Rochester Minnesota}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The City of Rochester sold that property and the Fourth Street Boxing Gym and a small halal market were included in the deal. They were also demolished.

On February 1, 2021, [[Gray Television]] announced it had purchased Quincy Media for $925 million. KTTC would gain additional [[sister station]]s in nearby markets, including CBS/Fox affiliate [[KEYC-TV]] in [[Mankato]], ABC affiliate [[KCRG-TV]] in [[Cedar Rapids]] and fellow NBC affiliates [[KWQC-TV]] in [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] and [[WEAU]] in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], while separating itself from [[KWWL]], [[WXOW]] and [[WQOW]] which would have to be divested to complete the purchase.<ref name="deadline">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/gray-television-quincy-media-for-925-million-in-cash-1234684531/|title=Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=February 1, 2021|work=Deadline|access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on August 2, 2021.<ref name="graycomplete">{{cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/08/02/2273228/0/en/Gray-Television-Closes-Quincy-Acquisition.html|title=Gray Television Closes Quincy Acquisition|first=Hilton|last=Howell Jr.|work=[[Gray Television]]|publisher=[[Globe Newswire]]|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>''