KTNW

KTNW, virtual channel 31 (UHF digital channel 22), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Richland, Washington, United States, serving the eastern portion of the Yakima/Tri-Cities market. The station is owned by Washington State University. KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland, and its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte. Master control and most internal operations are based at the studios of sister station KWSU-TV (channel 10) in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman.

KTNW
Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington
United States
CityRichland, Washington
ChannelsDigital: 22 (UHF)
Virtual: 31 (PSIP)
BrandingNorthwest Public Broadcasting
Programming
Affiliations31.1: PBS (1987–present)
31.2: Create
31.3: World
Ownership
OwnerWashington State University
KWWS, KFAE-FM
History
First air date
October 18, 1987 (1987-10-18)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
31 (UHF, 1987–2009)
Digital:
38 (UHF, 2003–2018)
Call sign meaning
Television
North
West
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71023
ERP55 kW
HAAT369 m (1,211 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°6′12.8″N 119°7′44.6″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewww.nwpb.org

History

KTNW made its debut on October 18, 1987. Prior to 1987, channel 31 was KTRX-TV, based in Kennewick, Washington, which was on the air briefly in the late-1950s.

KTNW has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming [1]
31.11080i16:9KTNW-HDMain KTNW programming / PBS
31.2480i4:3KTNW-DTCreate
31.3World Channel[2]

See also

References
  1. http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KTNW#station
  2. "TV Schedules". Northwest Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 11, 2020.


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