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| Branding | Wyoming PBS |
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| Owner | Central Wyoming College |
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First air date | May 27, 1983[a] |
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| Website | wyomingpbs |
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Wyoming PBS is the statewide public broadcaster, part of PBS, for the U.S. state of Wyoming. Wyoming PBS is owned and operated by Central Wyoming College and originates from its campus in Riverton. Three high-power transmitters—KCWC-DT (channel 4) in Lander, KWYP-DT (channel 8) in Laramie, and KPTW (channel 6) in Casper—and 40 low-power translator stations broadcast the signal across the state.
Wyoming was the second-to-last state to receive a public television station, as state legislators on multiple occasions refused to fund proposed statewide educational networks. Central Wyoming College, which already had a radio and television instruction program, moved forward with building its own station. It received a construction permit in December 1981 and began broadcasting programming from KCWC-TV on May 27, 1983. Over the succeeding decades, KCWC-TV's signal slowly expanded to broadcast translators and cable systems in the rest of Wyoming, though at times more ambitious expansion plans were curtailed by budget cuts.
Wyoming PBS is funded by viewer contributions as well as federal, state, and college support. It produces local programming pertaining to Wyoming public affairs, culture, and nature.
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