Iowa Public Television

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Iowa Public Television

statewide Iowa
Channels	Analog: see table below Digital: see table below
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
First air date	1959
Call letters’ meaning	all stations: K 2nd letter: see table below Iowa Network
Former affiliations	NET (1959-1970)
Transmitter Power	see table below
Height	see table below
Facility ID	see table below
Transmitter Coordinates	see table below
Website	www.iptv.org

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) is a statewide public broadcasting network of television stations in the state of Iowa. IPTV's studios are located in Johnston, Iowa.

1 Stations
2 History
3 Programming
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Stations

Nine full-power TV stations make up the network, all stations have callsigns beginning with a K, as licensed by the FCC, & ending in IN "IN" stands for Iowa Network.

Station	City of license	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	First air date	Second letter’s meaning	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Facility ID	Transmitter Coordinates
KBIN-TV	Council Bluffs	32 (UHF) 33 (UHF)	September 7, 1975	Council Bluffs	575 kW 200 kW	98 m 98 m	29108	41°15′14.6″N, 95°50′8.1″W
KDIN-TV¹	Des Moines	11 (VHF) 50 (UHF)	April 27, 1959	Des Moines	316 kW 966 kW	600 m 593 m	29102	41°48′32.6″N, 93°36′53.7″W (analog) 41°49′48.5″N, 93°36′54.6″W (digital)
KHIN	Red Oak	36 (UHF) 35 (UHF)	September 7, 1975	Horizons	2040 kW 600 kW	475 m 475 m	29085	41°20′39.4″N, 95°15′21.9″W
KIIN	Iowa City	12 (VHF) 45 (UHF)	February 8, 1970	Iowa City	316 kW 922.3 kW	439 m 423 m	29095	41°43′14.6″N, 91°20′30.1″W
KQIN²	Davenport	36 (UHF) 34 (UHF)	December 16, 1991	Quad Cities	6.03 kW 150 kW	65 m 102 m	5471	41°31′58.3″N, 90°34′41.5″W (analog) 41°28′29.1″N, 90°26′45.6″W (digital)
KRIN	Waterloo	32 (UHF) 35 (UHF)	December 15, 1974	WateRloo	5000 kW 250 kW	579 m 584 m	29114	42°18′58.4″N, 91°51′31.1″W
KSIN-TV	Sioux City	27 (UHF) 28 (UHF)	January 4, 1975	Sioux City	4070 kW 400 kW	327.7 m 348.3 m	29096	42°30′52.8″N, 96°18′16″W
KTIN	Fort Dodge	21 (UHF) 25 (UHF)	April 8, 1977	Television	1580 kW 600 kW	355 m 355 m	29100	42°49′3.1″N, 94°24′42″W
KYIN	Mason City	24 (UHF) 18 (UHF)	May 14, 1977	Your	1740 kW 250 kW	436 m 448.5 m	29086	43°22′19.8″N, 92°49′59.6″W (analog) 43°28′32″N, 92°42′30″W (digital)

Notes:

1. KDIN-TV used the callsign KDPS-TV from its 1959 sign-on until 1969.
2. KQIN used the callsign KQCT as a relay of WQPT from its 1991 sign-on until it was acquired by IPTV in 2003.

As of May 2007, KQIN-DT has yet to sign on.

The network also has eight low-power repeater signals, located in Decorah (channel 14 K14AF), Ottumwa (channel 18 K18GU), Rock Rapids (channel 25 K25AA), Sibley (channel 33 K33AB), Fort Madison (channel 38 K38AB), Lansing (channel 41 K41AD), Keokuk (channel 44 K44AB), and Keosauqua (channel 54 K54AF). KIIN's transmitter, while listed as residing in Iowa City, is actually situated north of West Branch.

[edit] History

IPTV began in 1969 as the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network, after the state of Iowa purchased the former KDPS-TV from the Des Moines Public Schools and renamed it KDIN-TV. KDPS had signed on in 1959, taking National Educational Television programming from WOI-TV.

KIIN-TV in Iowa City, serving most of eastern Iowa, became the network's second affiliate in 1970. By 1977 the newly-renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network had eight full-power stations. The Iowa Public Television name was adopted in 1982. In 2003, it purchased KQCT-TV in Davenport, which repeated the programming of Quad Cities PBS station WQPT-TV in the Iowa side of the Quad Cities. The calls were changed to KQIN.

IPTV was originally run by the state's General Services Department before then-Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a bill creating the Iowa Public Broadcasting Board on May 16, 1983. In 1986 IPTV became part of the state's Cultural Affairs Department, and on July 1, 1992, IPTV became part of the Iowa Department of Education.

Combined, the nine IPTV stations reach almost all of Iowa, plus portions of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri.

[edit] Programming

Although IPTV provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as Iowa Press, a panel discussion show; Living in Iowa, a magazine show focusing on Iowa life; and Market to Market, a nationally distributed show about agribusiness. Dan Wardell is the Host of the Children's Television block, featuring programs such as "The Big Comfy Couch" and "Sesame Street".

[edit] References

IPTV History from the Iowa Public Television web site, accessed April 1, 2006

[edit] External links

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City / Dubuque market (Nielsen DMA #87)

KGAN 2 (CBS) - KWWL 7 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - KCRG 9 (ABC) - KIIN 12 / KRIN 32 (PBS/IPTV) - K17ET 17 / K44FK 44 (TBN) - KWKB 20 (The CW/MNTV) - KWWF 22 (RTN) - KFXA 28 (Fox) - KFXB 40 (CTN) - KPXR 48 (ION) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location WHA 21 (PBS/WPT, Madison)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Des Moines/Ames market (Nielsen DMA #71)

WOI 5 (ABC) - KCCI 8 (CBS, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - KDIN 11 / KTIN 21 (PBS/IPTV) - WHO 13 (NBC) - KDSM 17 (Fox) - KCWI 23 (The CW) - KEFB 34 (Ind/Rel) - KFPX 39 (ION) - KDAO-LP 45 (A1) Local digital television channels KDMI 56 (A1/MNTV) (The CW on DT2)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Ottumwa / Kirksville market (Nielsen DMA #200)

KTVO 3 (ABC) - KYOU 15 / K34CW 34 (Fox) - K18GU 18 (PBS/IPTV) - K23CI 23 (CBS) - K27CV 27 (NBC) - K42AM 42 (TBN)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Omaha / Council Bluffs market (Nielsen DMA #75)

KMTV 3 (CBS) - WOWT 6 (NBC) (Ind on DT2) - KETV 7 (ABC, The AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - KXVO 15 (The CW) (TuV on DT2) - KKAZ-CA 24 (MNTV) - KYNE 26 (PBS/NET) - KBIN 32 (PBS/IPTV) - KPTM 42 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - KAZO-LP 57 (TuV)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa/Moline, Illinois/Rock Island, Illinois) market (Nielsen DMA #96)

WHBF 4 (CBS) - KWQC 6 (NBC, "24/7 WX" on DT2) - WQAD 8 (ABC, Local WX on DT2, WBQD/MNTV on DT3) - K16EL 16 (3ABN) - KLJB 18 (Fox) - WQPT 24 (PBS) - KGCW 26 (The CW) - WBQD-LP 26 (MNTV) - KQIN 36 (PBS/IPTV) - W50BY 50 / W52BI 52 (TBN) - K61HD 61 / K42HI 42 (TBN) Significantly Viewed Out-Of-Market Stations KIIN 12 (PBS/Iowa Public Television)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Sioux City market (Nielsen DMA #143)

KUSD 2 (PBS/SDPB) - KTIV 4 (NBC, The CW on DT2) - KSXC-LP 5 (Vida) - KCAU 9 (ABC) - KMEG 14 (CBS) - KXNE 19 (PBS/NET) - KAZS-LP 23 (TuV) - KSIN 27 (PBS/IPTV) - KPTH 44 (FOX, MNTV on DT2) - K54GK 51 (TBN)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Rochester/Mason City/Austin market (Nielsen DMA #153)

KIMT 3 (CBS/MNTV) - KAAL 6 (ABC) - KTTC 10 (NBC) (The CW on DT2) - KSMQ 15 (PBS) - KYIN 24 (PBS/IPTV) - WHLA 31 (PBS/WPT) - KXLT 47 (FOX) - K56HW 56 (TBN) - K58GC 58 (3ABN) Out-of-market stations available on cable only KTCA 2 (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - KSTP 5 (ABC) - KMSP 9 (Fox) - WUMN 13 (UNI) - WFTC 29 (MNTV)

See also: Television in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market

v • d • e PBS Member Stations in the state of Iowa (IPTV)

Rochester/Mason City/Austin market: KYIN 24 (Mason City) Sioux City market: KSIN 27 (Sioux City) Quad Cities market: KQIN 36 (Davenport) Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City/Dubuque market: KIIN 12 (Iowa City) - KRIN 32 (Waterloo) Des Moines market: KDIN 11 (Des Moines) - KTIN 21 (Fort Dodge) Omaha market: KBIN 32 (Council Bluffs) - KHIN 36 (Red Oak)

See also: ABC, CW, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and Other stations in Iowa

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