KXLT-TV
 
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Rochester/Austin/ Albert Lea, Minnesota- Mason City, Iowa United States |
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| City | Rochester |
| Branding | Fox 47 (general) Fox 47 News (newscasts) MeTV (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Watch It |
| Channels |
Digital: 46 (UHF) Virtual: 47 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | Fox (1998–present) |
| Owner |
SagamoreHill Broadcasting (SagamoreHill of Minnesota Licenses, LLC) |
| Operator | Quincy Media |
| First air date | August 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | derived from former sister station KXLI in St. Cloud |
| Sister station(s) | KTTC |
| Former callsigns | KXLT (1987–1989) |
| Former channel number(s) | 47 (UHF analog, 1987–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1982–1988) Dark (1988–1990) Star Television Network (1990–1991) Independent / HSN (1991–1997) inTV (1997–1998) |
| Transmitter power | 220 kW |
| Height | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 35906 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 43°38′34.2″N 92°31′35.3″W / 43.642833°N 92.526472°W |
| Website | myfox47.com |
KXLT-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Southeastern Minnesota and Northeastern Iowa. Licensed to Rochester, Minnesota, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 (or virtual channel 47.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Grand Meadow Township, Minnesota. Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, KXLT is operated through a shared services agreement (SSA) by Quincy Media as a sister station to NBC affiliate KTTC, with the two outlets sharing studios in Rochester on Bandel Road Northwest along U.S. 52. KXLT also operates an advertising sales office on Lakeview Drive in Clear Lake, Iowa that also serves Mason City.
KXLT signed-on in August 1987 as a full-time satellite of St. Cloud-based Independent outlet KXLI. It was the market's first independent station, as well as the area's first new commercial station in 33 years. Its programming consisted mostly of low-budget syndicated fare and cartoons, though for a time it also aired Minnesota North Stars hockey. However, it found the going difficult, not in the least because KMSP-TV in Minneapolis was already available on cable.
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