KAWE

KAWE, virtual and VHF digital channel 9, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc. KAWE's studios are located on Grant Avenue Northeast in Bemidji, and its transmitter is located southeast of Blackduck, Minnesota.

KAWE
Bemidji, Minnesota
United States
ChannelsDigital: 9 (VHF)
Virtual: 9 (PSIP)
BrandingLakeland PBS
Programming
Affiliations9.1: PBS
9.2: First Nations Experience
9.3: Lakeland PBS Kids
9.4: Create
9.5: Lakeland Plus
9.6: Minnesota Channel
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
June 1, 1980 (1980-06-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
9 (VHF, 1980–2009)
Digital:
18 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
Derived from the Ojibwe word 'akawe' generally meaning 'first in a line of succession'
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49578
ERP27.0 kW
HAAT334.7 m (1,098 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°42′3″N 94°29′15″W
Translator(s)see article
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitelptv.org
KAWB
Satellite of KAWE
Brainerd, Minnesota
United States
ChannelsDigital: 28 (UHF)
Virtual: 22 (PSIP)
Brandingsee KAWE infobox
Programming
Affiliations22.1: PBS
22.2: First Nations Experience
22.3: Lakeland PBS Kids
22.4: Create
22.5: Lakeland Plus
22.6: Minnesota Channel
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
22 (UHF, 1988–2009)
Call sign meaning
KAWE Brainerd
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49579
ERP137.5 kW
HAAT227 m (745 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°25′21″N 94°27′42″W
Translator(s)see KAWE infobox
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

KAWB (virtual channel 22, UHF digital channel 28) in Brainerd operates as a full-time satellite of KAWE; this station's transmitter is located near East Gull Lake, Minnesota. KAWB covers areas of central Minnesota that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KAWE, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. KAWB is a straight simulcast of KAWE; on-air references to KAWB are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming.

The two stations are collectively branded as Lakeland PBS.[1] The network first took to the air on June 1, 1980 and was formerly known as Lakeland Public Television; it re-branded on January 8, 2018 to better align its brand with PBS. It is the only full-power television broadcasting operation based in north central Minnesota, an area that is served mainly by translators of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul television stations.

Lakeland PBS utilizes KAWB's channel 22 position on DirecTV and Dish Network's Twin Cities local lineups to avert confusion with Fox owned-and-operated station KMSP-TV (channel 9) in Minneapolis.

Digital television

Lakeland PBS' television signals are multiplexed into six subchannels.

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming
9.122.1720p16:9L-HDMain programming in high definition
9.222.2480iFNXFirst Nations Experience (Native American programs)
9.322.3L-KidsPBS Kids programming
9.422.4CreateCreate
9.522.5L-PlusEncore PBS and Lakeland PBS programming
9.622.6L-MNMinnesota Channel

Translators

The broadcast areas of KAWE and KAWB are extended by way of seven digital translators in northern Minnesota and one in central Minnesota.

City of license Callsign Translating Channel Owner
AlexandriaK36KH-D [2]KAWB36Selective TV
BaudetteK25MW-D [3]KAWE25Lake of the Woods County
BirchdaleK35MY-D [4]KAWE35Koochiching County
Big FallsK29KE-D [5]KAWE29Koochiching County
International FallsK18MB-D [6]KAWE18Koochiching County
Red LakeK36OA-D [7]KAWE36Red Lake Indian Reservation
RoseauK24MS-D [8]KAWE24Roseau County
WilliamsW32EG-D [9]KAWE32Lake of the Woods County

Newscasts

Lakeland PBS produces a 30-minute local newscast Monday through Friday. The newscast originates from its studios in Bemidji, and the station also has a news-production facility in Brainerd. Lakeland PBS airs the only local newscast in north central Minnesota.

References
  1. "About". Lakeland PBS. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  3. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  4. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  5. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  6. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  7. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  8. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
  9. "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov.
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