KWSU-TV

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 studios are located in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman, and its transmitter is located on Kamiak Butte near Palouse, Washington.

KWSU-TV
Pullman/Clarkston, Washington
United States
CityPullman, Washington
BrandingNorthwest Public Broadcasting
ChannelsDigital: 10 (VHF)
Virtual: 10 (PSIP)
Translators33 (UHF) Spokane
K34QC-D Lewiston, ID
Affiliations10.1: PBS (1970–present)
10.2: KWSU Create
OwnerWashington State University
First air dateSeptember 24, 1962 (1962-09-24)
Call sign meaningWashington
State
University
Sister station(s)KWSU (AM), KRFA-FM, KJEM-FM
Former call signsKWSC-TV (1962–c.1969)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
10 (VHF, 1962–2008)
Digital:
17 (UHF, until 2009)
Former affiliationsNET (1962–1970)
Transmitter power23 kW
35 kW (application)
Height408 m (1,339 ft)
Facility ID71024
Transmitter coordinates46°51′42.3″N 117°10′32.5″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewww.nwpb.org

KWSU-TV serves a corner of the Spokane market as a "beta" station through the Program Differentiation Plan complementing KSPS-TV and Idaho Public Television. The station is carried on the Spokane DirecTV and Dish Network feeds, expanding its potential audience to over 600,000 people in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. KWSU-TV is also available on Xfinity systems in the Spokane area as a PEG channel, and operates a translator on UHF channel 33 in Spokane.

KWSU-TV operates sister station KTNW (channel 31) in Richland, Washington, which serves as a full PBS member for the Tri-Cities area. Although this station maintains its own studios on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland, master control and most internal operations are based at KWSU-TV's facilities.

Collectively branded as Northwest Public Broadcasting, the two stations cover southeastern Washington and north central Idaho as well as Wallowa County, Oregon.

History

Old KWSU/KTNW logo, before rebranding as "nwptv".

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 has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [1]
10.11080i16:9KWSU-DTMain KWSU-TV programming / PBS
10.2480i4:3KWSU-RCCreate

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