KWSU-TV
Pullman/Clarkston, Washington United States | |
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City | Pullman, Washington |
Branding | Northwest Public Broadcasting |
Channels |
Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 10 (PSIP) |
Subchannels |
10.1 PBS 10.2 KWSU Create |
Translators |
17 (UHF) Spokane K17JR-D Lewiston, ID |
Affiliations | PBS (1970–present) |
Owner | Washington State University |
First air date | September 24, 1962 |
Call letters' meaning |
Washington State University |
Sister station(s) | KWSU (AM), KRFA-FM, KJEM-FM |
Former callsigns | KWSC-TV (1962–c.1969) |
Former channel number(s) |
10 (VHF analog, 1962–2008) 17 (UHF digital, –2009) |
Former affiliations | NET (1962–1970) |
Transmitter power |
23 kW 35 kW (application) |
Height | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
Facility ID | 71024 |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°51′42.3″N 117°10′32.5″W / 46.861750°N 117.175694°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
Website |
www |
Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington United States | |
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City | Richland, Washington |
Branding | see KWSU-TV infobox |
Channels |
Digital: 38 (UHF) (to move to 22 (UHF)) Virtual: 31 (PSIP) |
Subchannels |
31.1 PBS 31.2 KTNW Create 31.3 KTNW MHz Worldview |
Affiliations | PBS (1970–present) |
Owner | Washington State University |
First air date | October 18, 1987 |
Call letters' meaning |
Television North West |
Sister station(s) | see KWSU-TV infobox |
Former channel number(s) | 31 (UHF analog, 1987–2009) |
Transmitter power |
47.6 kW 55 kW (CP) |
Height |
361 m (1,184 ft) 369 m (1,211 ft) (CP) |
Facility ID | 71023 |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°6′12.8″N 119°7′44.6″W / 46.103556°N 119.129056°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
KWSU-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Pullman, Washington, United States. The station is owned by Washington State University. KWSU-TV's transmitter is located on Kamiak Butte near Palouse, Washington.
KTNW, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 38) in Richland, Washington, operates as a satellite of KWSU-TV, serving the Tri-Cities area. Its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte. Together, the two stations cover southeastern Washington and north central Idaho as well as Wallowa County, Oregon.
KWSU's studios are located in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman, while KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland.
KWSU serves a corner of the Spokane market, while KTNW serves as the PBS member for the eastern portion of the Yakima/Tri-Cities market. The two stations are also carried on the Spokane and Yakima/Tri-Cities DirecTV and Dish Network feeds, expanding their potential audience to over 600,000 people in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. KWSU is also carried on Comcast Xfinity systems in the Spokane area as a PEG channel.
History
KWSU signed on the air on September 24, 1962 as KWSC-TV, becoming KWSU-TV in the 1970s.
KTNW made its debut on October 18, 1987. Prior to 1987, channel 31 was KTRX-TV, based in Kennewick, Washington, which was on the air briefly in the late-1950s.
KWSU and KTNW have been digital-only since February 17, 2009.
Digital channels
KWSU
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming [1] |
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10.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KWSU-DT | Main KWSU-TV programming / PBS |
10.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KWSU-RC | Create |
KTNW
Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming [2] |
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31.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KTNW-HD | Main KTNW programming / PBS |
31.2 | 480i | 4:3 | KTNW-DT | Create |
31.3 | MHz Worldview |
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KWSU
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KWSU-DT
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KWSU-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KTNW
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KTNW
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KWSU-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTNW-TV