KSMQ - STATION REPORT
EPISODES
Off 90 | 1401 - In this season’s premiere episode, we tell the story of the Tower, Austin’s legendary 1960s youth center; The Cre8tive Place, an artist workshop in Plainview; and Watkins, a 150-year old manufacturing company in Winona. Off 90| 1402 - We “throw some rocks” with the Heather Curling Club of Mapleton, visit the Hanson Leather Co. in Stewartville, take in the Eagles Classic Car Show in Rochester, and go back in time at the Lanesboro Historical Museum.
OFF 90 PREMIERE: April 3, 2023
Off 90 | 1403 - We go kicksledding in Austin, get colorful with artist Sarah Johnson of Winona, and uncover the history of the Hubbell House restaurant in Mantorville.
DESCRIPTION Off 90 , KSMQ’s flagship magazine series, features stories about art, culture, and history found just off Interstate 90, creating an educational travelog featuring a variety of stories throughout southern Minnesota. The series informs viewers living across the region, as well as the entire state, to learn about new people, places, and events to gain a greater appreciation of southern Minnesota.
Off 90 | 1404 - We visit what’s said to be the oldest Dairy Queen in Minnesota, Pearson’s Candy Company in St. Paul, and meet tattoo designer Liz Forsman of Rochester, and Steve Tubbs, a potter, in Albert Lea. Off 90| 1405 - The Rochester pool league, the Blue Earth County History Center, lamp maker Emma Waters, and the Rochester Thaw Music Festival. Off 90 | 1406 - Kevin Bishop, a furniture maker from Glenville, the West Concord Historical Society, the SEMVA gallery in Rochester, and Matthew Fluharty and the Art of the Rural. Off 90 | 1407 - A lemonade stand in Rochester, an Austin robotics team, the Hormel Historic Home in Austin, and an unlikely cross-stitcher from Geneva.
IMPACT Off 90 captures authentic expressions of the creative process in order to promote a deeper understanding of the arts, and strives to cultivate new audiences. The series promotes unsung places of interest in and around southeastern Minnesota. Since its premiere in 2010, Off 90 has featured thousands of artists, organizations, and experts in hundreds of videos curating contemporary arts, local history, and stories of cultural significance for generations to come. Episodes of Off 90 are presented on both the main KSMQ channel and The Minnesota Channel, and are available to view on YouTube, Facebook, PBS Passport, and multiple streaming services. Off 90 is KSMQ’s most watched program.
Artist Sarah Johnson shows off one of her art pieces.
Off 90| 1408 - Cubers in Austin, a model railroad club in Grand Meadow, Gallery 24 in Rochester, and an Austin impressionist painter.
Off 90 | 1409 - A pro wrestler from Albert Lea, a fluid artist from Rochester, a mom who plays soccer, and a spelling bee champion. Off 90 | 1410 - A small-plane pilot and instructor from Rochester, the history of a honey farm near Janesville, a metal fabricator near Good Thunder. Off 90| 1411 - We look at the life of evangelist and musician Lowell Lundstrom, we visit the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, we learn about a community bicycle program in Rochester, and we check out the new nature center at Zollman Zoo in Byron. Off 90 | 1412 - We learn about a dance and mixed media project in Rochester, the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum in Red Wing, the town of Taopi’s recovery from a tornado, and a tattoo artist in Mankato.
Artist John Kittleson from Austin.
DISTRIBUTION & REACH
Platform
Reach (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023)
13 episodes broadcast | 24.5 hours broadcast
Broadcast
13 episodes available for streaming | 6.5 hours available for streaming
Streaming apps
Dale Rood of the Rail Runners Railroad Club.
13 episodes posted (linked to YouTube) | 6.5 hours available on website
KSMQ website
13 episodes posted | 6.5 hours available | 4,344 views
YouTube
Off 90 | 1413 - We visit the Southern Minnesota Children’s Museum in Mankato, talk to the attendant at an I-90 rest area, meet a young wrestler from Kasson-Mantorville High School, and celebrate with the American Association of University Women in Winona.
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