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Mason City, Iowa- Albert Lea/Rochester/Austin, Minnesota United States |
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City | Mason City |
Branding | KIMT 3 (general) KIMT News 3 (newscasts) |
Slogan | Iowa. Minnesota. Together. |
Channels |
Digital: 42 (UHF) Virtual: 3 () |
Subchannels | (see article) |
Affiliations | CBS |
Owner |
Heartland Media (Rochester TV License Company, LLC) |
First air date | May 15, 1954 |
Call letters' meaning | Iowa Minnesota Television |
Former callsigns | KGLO-TV (1954–1977) |
Former channel number(s) | 3 (VHF analog, 1954–2009) |
Former affiliations | DuMont (secondary, 1954–1955) |
Transmitter power | 800 kW |
Height | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
Facility ID | 66402 |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°28′32″N 92°42′30″W / 43.47556°N 92.70833°W |
Website | kimt.com |
KIMT is the CBS-affiliated television station for North Central Iowa and Southeastern Minnesota. Licensed to Mason City, Iowa, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 42 (virtual channel 3.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter near Meyer, Iowa (between Stacyville and McIntire) south of the Minnesota state line. The station can also be seen on Charter and Mediacom channel 3. There is a high definition feed offered on Charter digital channel 784 and Mediacom digital channel 803. Owned by Heartland Media, the station has studios on North Pennsylvania Avenue in Downtown Mason City and a sales office on East William Street in Downtown Albert Lea, Minnesota. Syndicated programming on KIMT includes Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Dr. Phil, and The Dr. Oz Show among others.
The station operates the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate on a second digital subchannel. Known on-air as My 3.2, this can also be seen on Mediacom digital channel 15 and Charter digital channel 193.