KAAL-TV (Austin, MN)

KAAL-TV (Austin, MN)

KAAL is the television station affiliated with ABC that serves the Driftless Area, which includes parts of Southeastern Minnesota and Northeastern Iowa. Based in Austin, Minnesota, it transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 (also available as virtual channel 6.1 through PSIP) from its transmitter located in Grand Meadow Township, Minnesota. KAAL is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting and has its studios situated on 10th Place Northeast, conveniently located along I-90/U.S. 218 in Austin. The station features a variety of syndicated shows, such as Entertainment Tonight, Hot Bench, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, and Rachael Ray, among others. Additionally, KAAL operates a low-powered translator that serves Mason City, Iowa, broadcasting a digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter in Garner, Iowa, along U.S. 18.

Local
English
Television

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority
65
Ranking

Global

#102321

United States

#19923

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#615

Traffic sources
Monthly visitors

Articles

  • 1 day ago | kaaltv.com | Matt O'Brien

    Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hardest hit was the tech giant’s home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was cutting 1,985 workers tied to its Redmond headquarters, many of them in software engineering and product management roles.

  • 1 day ago | kaaltv.com | Jim Vertuno

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.

  • 1 day ago | kaaltv.com | Lorne Cook |David McHugh

    BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia’s economy is under growing strain as its invasion of Ukraine drags on and Western sanctions are undermining President Vladimir Putin’s ability to sustain his war, a leading European economist said after briefing finance ministers on Tuesday.

  • 1 day ago | kaaltv.com | Brandon Marshall

    Morning Trivia: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 By KAALTV Question: Which instrument is not part of the brass section of an orchestra? Answers: A) Tuba, B) French horn, C) English horn, D) Trumpet Correct Answer: C) English horn Congrats to the trivia winner Debra A. from Rochester, Minnesota!...

  • 1 day ago | kaaltv.com | Brandon Marshall

    A storm system is expected to sweep across the area on Thursday bringing some much needed rain followed by cooler and more seasonal temperatures which will carry over into the weekend. Moisture will move northward from the Gulf into the area as a low pressure trough approaches from the west. Energy ahead of the trough may produce some showers and possible thunderstorms during the Thursday morning hours.