KWSU: Pullman/Clarkston, Washington KTNW: Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington United States |
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Branding | Northwest Public Television nwptv |
Channels |
Digital: KWSU: 10 (VHF) KTNW: 31 (UHF) |
Subchannels | 10.1 PBS 10.2 KWSU Create 31.1 PBS 31.2 KTNW V-me/Create 31.3 KTNW MHz Worldview 31.4 KTNW PBS Kids |
Translators | K17JR-D Lewiston, ID |
Affiliations | PBS (1970–present) |
Owner | Washington State University |
First air date |
KWSU: September 24, 1962 KTNW: October 18, 1987 |
Call letters' meaning |
KWSU: Washington State University KTNW: Television North West |
Sister station(s) | KWSU (AM), KRFA-FM, KJEM-FM |
Former callsigns |
KWSU: KWSC-TV (1962–c.1969) KTNW: none |
Former channel number(s) |
KWSU: 10 (VHF analog, 1962–2008) 17 (UHF digital, –2009) KTNW: 31 (UHF analog, 1987–2009) |
Former affiliations | NET (1962–1970) |
Transmitter power |
KWSU: 6.2 kW |
Height |
KWSU: 408 m |
Facility ID |
KWSU: 71024 KTNW: 71023 |
Transmitter coordinates |
KWSU: 46°51′42.5″N 117°10′32.7″W / 46.861806°N 117.175750°W KTNW: 46°6′11.9″N 119°7′44.5″W / 46.103306°N 119.129028°W |
Website | www |
KWSU: 6.2 kW
KWSU: 408 m
KWSU-TV digital channel 10 in Pullman, Washington and KTNW digital channel 31 in Richland, Washington are a simulcasting pair of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member stations covering southeastern Washington and north central Idaho as well as Wallowa County, Oregon. The two stations are owned by Washington State University.
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 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.