KMTP-TV

KMTP-TV
CitySan Francisco, California
Channels
BrandingKMTP
Programming
AffiliationsNon-commercial Independent
Ownership
OwnerMinority Television Project
History
First air date
August 31, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-08-31)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 32 (UHF, 1991–2009)
  • Digital: 33 (UHF, until 2018)
  • 28 (UHF, 2018–2020)
Call sign meaning
Minority Television Project
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID43095
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT511.7 m (1,679 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W / 37.75528°N 122.45278°W / 37.75528; -122.45278
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kmtp.tv

KMTP-TV (channel 32) is an independent non-commercial educational television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by the Minority Television Project, the station maintains studios on Woodside Way in San Mateo. Its transmitter, shared with KCNS, KTNC-TV and KEMO-TV, is located atop Sutro Tower in San Francisco.[2]

KMTP airs a large amount of multilingual, ethnic programming. The station produces and broadcasts a daily news show, 5 Day News, and also broadcasts programming from Deutsche Welle TV, NASA TV, and the Classic Arts Showcase. KMTP is one of the few non-PBS-affiliated public television stations in the United States, and one of two such stations in the San Francisco Bay Area (the other being KPJK in San Mateo).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KMTP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KMTP-TV SAN FRANCISCO, CA". www.rabbitears.info.