Pioneer Public Television

Pioneer Public Television

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KWCM-TV / KSMN-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Proudly Serving (insert local town name here)
station_branding = Pioneer Public Television
analog =
KWCM: 10 (VHF)
KSMN: 20 (UHF)
digital =
KWCM: 31 (UHF)
KSMN: 15 (UHF)
subchannels = .1 PBS (Pioneer PTV)
.2 PBS (Pioneer Create)
.3 PBS (Pioneer MN)
.4 PBS (Pioneer HD)
other_chs = K30AF 30 Alexandria
K45EH 45 Jackson
K49FA 49 Fergus Falls
K60AD 60 Windom
K65FW 65 Frost
affiliations = PBS
network =
founded =
airdate = KWCM: January 21, 1966 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says KWCM signed on February 7, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says it signed on January 21.]
KSMN: March 2, 1997
location = KWCM: Appleton, Minnesota
KSMN: Worthington, Minnesota
callsign_meaning = KWCM:
West
Central
Minnesota
KSMN:
Southern MiNnesota
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = NET (1966-1970)
effective_radiated_power = KWCM:
316 kW (analog)
288 kW (digital)
KSMN:
2400 kW (analog)
200 kW (digital)
HAAT = KWCM:
381 m (analog)
364.3 m (digital)
KSMN:
332 m (analog)
290.1 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = KWCM: 71549
KSMN: 71558
coordinates = KWCM:
coord|45|10|3.4|N|96|0|3.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KWCM-TV
KSMN:
coord|43|53|51.2|N|95|56|50.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KSMN
homepage = [http://www.pioneer.org/ www.pioneer.org]

Pioneer Public Television is a regional public television network in the U.S. state of Minnesota, primarily serving the southwest and west-central portions of the state. Signals from the stations can also be received in parts of Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota.

The organization is based in Appleton, Minnesota. The primary stations are KWCM channel 10 (31 digital) in Appleton and KSMN channel 20 (15 digital) in Worthington. Several other broadcast translators carry the signal into other communities. Pioneer Public TV is a member of the PBS network. It is operated by the West Central Minnesota Educational Television Company.

Pioneer-produced shows

Some locally-produced shows include"Prairie Sportsman","Funtime Polka","Your Legislators","Country Spires" and programs produced with the University of Minnesota Morris, "Prairie Yard and Garden", "Academic Challenge","Echoes of Cry of the Marsh" and "Minnesota Rivers and Fields". Some of these shows have also been shown on KTCI channel 17 in the Twin Cities as part of that station's "Minnesota Channel," which carries local shows on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Broadcast Translators

In addition to its two primary transmitters, Pioneer Public TV also uses a network of broadcast translators to carry its signal:
* Alexandria K30AF
* Jackson K45EH
* Fergus Falls K49FA
* Windom K60AD
* Frost K65FW

External links

* [http://www.pioneer.org/ Pioneer Public Television]
*TVQ|KWCM
*TVQ|KSMN
*TVQ|K30AF
*TVQ|K45EH
*TVQ|K49FA
*TVQ|K60AD
*TVQ|K65FW
*BIA|KWCM|TV|TV
*BIA|KSMN|TV|TV

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