Twin Cities PBS

KTCA-TV
CitySaint Paul, Minnesota
Channels
BrandingTwin Cities PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerTwin Cities Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
September 16, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-09-16)
Former call signs
  • KCTE-TV (CP, 1954)
  • KTCA (CP, 1954–1955)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1955–2009)
NET (1955–1970)
Call sign meaning
Twin Cities Area
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68594
ERP662 kW
HAAT411.1 m (1,349 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444 (KTCA-TV)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.tpt.org
KTCI-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
  • Saint Paul–Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • United States
CitySaint Paul, Minnesota
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsSee § Subchannels
History
First air date
May 4, 1965
(59 years ago) (1965-05-04)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 17 (UHF, 1965–2009)
  • Digital: 16 (UHF, 1999–2010)
Call sign meaning
Twin Cities
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68597
ERP325 kW
HAAT411.1 m (1,349 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W / 45.05833°N 93.12444°W / 45.05833; -93.12444 (KTCA-TV)
Links
Public license information

Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. (abbreviated TPT, doing business as Twin Cities PBS[4]) is a nonprofit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two PBS member television stations, KTCA-TV (channel 2.1) and KTCI-TV (channel 2.3), both licensed to Saint Paul. It produces programs for local, regional and national television broadcast, operates numerous websites, and produces rich media content for Web distribution.

TPT's offices and studio facilities are on East 4th Street in downtown Saint Paul; KTCA-TV and KTCI-TV transmit from the KMSP Tower in Shoreview, Minnesota.

Twin Cities PBS also serves the Mankato market via K26CS-D[5] (relaying KTCA) and K29IE-D[6] (relaying KTCI) in nearby St. James through the local municipal-operated Cooperative TV (CTV) network of translators[7][8] as that area does not have a PBS member station of its own.

  1. ^ "FCC History Cards for KTCA-TV".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTCA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTCI-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ RabbitEars – Digital TV Market Listing for K26CS-D
  6. ^ RabbitEars – Digital TV Market Listing for K29IE-D
  7. ^ The Webpage of Cooperative TV (CTV)
  8. ^ CTV Channel Listing via the Cooperative TV (CTV) Website