KTNW
KTNW, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Richland, Washington, United States, serving the eastern portion of the Yakima/Tri-Cities market. The station is owned by Washington State University. KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland, and its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte. Master control and most internal operations are based at the studios of sister station KWSU-TV (channel 10) in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman.
Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington United States | |
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City | Richland, Washington |
Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 31 (PSIP) |
Branding | Northwest Public Broadcasting |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 31.1: PBS (1987–present) 31.2: Create 31.3: World |
Ownership | |
Owner | Washington State University |
Sister stations | KWWS, KFAE-FM |
History | |
First air date | October 18, 1987 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 31 (UHF, 1987–2009) Digital: 38 (UHF, 2003–2018) |
Call sign meaning | Television North West |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71023 |
ERP | 55 kW |
HAAT | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°6′12.8″N 119°7′44.6″W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | www |
History
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.
KTNW 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] |
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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 | World Channel[2] |
See also
References
- http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTNW#station
- "TV Schedules". Northwest Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- KTNW in the FCC's TV station database
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for KTNW
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KTNW-TV