KPTS

KPTS

Hutchinson–Wichita, Kansas United States
City	Hutchinson, Kansas
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	PBS Kansas Public Television (general) PBS Kansas (alternate)
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: PBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc.
History
First air date	January 5, 1970 (54 years ago) (1970-01-05)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1970–2009) Digital: 29 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations	NET (January–October 1970)
Call sign meaning	Kansas Public Telecommunications Service
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33345
ERP	32 kW
HAAT	244 m (801 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°3′21″N 97°46′35″W / 38.05583°N 97.77639°W / 38.05583; -97.77639
Translator(s)	17 (UHF) Wichita (city)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kpts.org

KPTS (channel 8) is a PBS member television station licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, serving the Wichita area. It is owned by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc., a non-profit educational organization. KPTS' studios are located on East 32nd Street in northeastern Wichita.

The station broadcasts from two over-the-air transmitters—its main tower is located in northeastern Reno County (east of Hutchinson), and its signal is relayed on a fill-in low-power translator station on UHF channel 17 in south Park City for the Wichita metro area.