KSTC-TV (fictionalized)

KSTC-TV (channel 5.2) is a television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, serving the Twin Cities area as an affiliate of The CW. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, it is sister to Saint Paul–licensed ABC affiliate and company flagship KSTP-TV (channel 5), and radio stations KSTP (1500 AM), KSTP-FM (94.5), and KTMY (107.1 FM). The five outlets share studios on University Avenue, on the Saint Paul–Minneapolis border; KSTC-TV's transmitter is located at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview. The station is branded as The CW 45 in reference to its former analog, digital, and virtual channel number; it is still carried on channel 45 on some cable systems in outlying areas of the market, as well as on DirecTV and Dish Network.

History
On August 1, 2023, Hubbard agreed to extend its existing affiliation agreements for, along with adding KSTC to that agreement, assuming the affiliation from KTMA on September 1 after it went independent. Prior to taking the affiliation full-time, KSTC had already served as a partial affiliate airing The CW Sports programming rejected by CBS such as LIV Golf programming.