For most of the station's history, WFFT did not have a regular newscast.
However, the station expressed interest in airing regular newscasts from the switchover.
His role at Fox will include reporting from the field for certain sports events that are considered worthy of attention within the network's regular newscasts.
But only since the plebiscite has the state channel begun to show opposition figures on regular newscasts.
KSTP claims to have been the first station in the country to run a regular nightly newscast.
Any news that came out of his speech would be shown on their regular newscasts, they added.
These broadcasts serve as an alternative in covering certain issues more in-depth than regular newscasts.
In the 1990s, the station utilized a "24 Hour News" format, with 30 to 60 second news updates each hour outside of regular newscasts.
It is then possible to watch all stories in the playlist as a regular newscast, and to choose the stories one wants to see.
The half-hour program generally gave more attention to one or more topics than a regular newscast, sometimes employing a full documentary format.