News Operation
KSTU broadcasts a total of 36 hours of local news a week (seven hours on weekdays, and 2½ hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); however as is standard with Fox stations that carry early evening weekend newscasts, KSTU's Saturday and Sunday 5PM newscasts are subject to preemption due to sports coverage.
In August 2008, KSTU entered into a strategic alliance with news/talk radio station KNRS (105.7 FM). KSTU meteorologists provide weather reports to KNRS, while KSTU reporters are often heard during KNRS newscasts and talk shows.
On August 17, 2009 the station extended its midday newscast to 90 minutes by adding a half-hour newscast at noon, following its existing hour-long 11 a.m. newscast. On January 23, 2010 the station added a 90-minute weekend morning newscast from 7:30-9 a.m., the first such weekend morning newscast since CBS affiliate KUTV (channel 2) dropped their weekend morning newscast less than a year earlier.
On April 23, 2012, KSTU became the last major network affiliated station in Utah to upgrade to high definition newscasts.
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