South Dakota Public Broadcasting

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SDPB
(South Dakota Public Broadcasting)
SDPB logo
Statewide South Dakota
Branding SDPB
Channels (various, see article) analog,
(various, see FCC data in "External Links") digital
Affiliations PBS/NPR
Owner South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication
Founded May 22, 1922
Transmitter Power (see FCC data in "External Links")
Website sdpb.org

South Dakota Public Broadcasting, or SDPB for short, is a network of PBS television and NPR radio stations serving the state of South Dakota. The stations are operated by the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a state agency.

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[edit] Radio

SDPB's history with radio can be traced back to May 22, 1922 when KUSD signed on the air. But it wasn't until the 1970s that South Dakota Public Radio became a reality. Today KUSD-FM 89.7 in Vermillion serves as the flagship station for the nine-station network.

South Dakota Public Radio stations in the lineup include:

Location Frequency Call sign Callsign Meaning
Vermillion 89.7 KUSD Univesity of South Dakota
Rapid City 89.3 KBHE Black Hills Educational
Sioux Falls 90.9 KCSD Clark (as in "Lewis and Clark") South Dakota
Aberdeen 90.9 KDSD AberDeen South Dakota
Brookings 88.3 KESD Educational South Dakota
Eagle Butte 97.1 KPSD Public Broadcasting South Dakota
Lowry 91.9 KQSD Quality South Dakota
Reliance 91.1 KTSD Television South Dakota
Martin 102.5 KZSD Zenith South Dakota

South Dakota Public Radio was also broadcast in Vermillion on KUSD-AM 690 before that station went off the air during the 1990's.


[edit] Television

The flagship TV station is KUSD channel 2 in Vermillion, South Dakota. It signed on the air in 1961 and is the state's first educational television station.

SDPB television stations in the lineup include:

Call sign Analog
Channel		 Digital
Channel		 Location Also serves Founded Callsign
Meaning
KUSD 2 34 Vermillion Sioux Falls, Yankton,
Sioux City, IA		 1961 Univesity of South Dakota
KBHE 9 26 Rapid City 1967 Black Hills Educational
KCSD 23 24 Sioux Falls 1982 Clark (as in "Lewis and Clark") South Dakota
KDSD 16 17 Aberdeen 1971 AberDeen South Dakota
KESD 8 18 Brookings Huron, Watertown 1968 Educational South Dakota
KPSD 13 25 Eagle Butte 1973 Public Broadcasting South Dakota
KQSD 11 15 Lowry 1976 Quality South Dakota
KTSD 10 21 Pierre 1970 Television South Dakota
KZSD 8 23 Martin 1978 Zenith South Dakota

[edit] Translators

The television programming from SDPB is also rebroadcast on the following translator stations (low-power rebroadcasters):

Call sign Analog
Channel		 Location
K04GW 4 Spearfish
K06HG 6 Pine Ridge
K07JD 7 Aberdeen
K09UN 9 Mitchell
K13PN 13 Wasta
K29UN 29 Belle Fourche
K55AV 55 Pringle
K55BG 55 Wagner
K64AL 64 Edgemont

[edit] Programming

Although SDPB provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as:

  • Dakota Life — a magazine show focusing on South Dakota life.
  • Kids' Quest — an educational series for students.
  • On Call — a show which discusses medical topics.
  • South Dakota Focus — a panel discussion show.
  • Statehouse — a show which focuses on the South Dakota State Legislature.
  • Today's Ag — a show about agriculture.

[edit] External links


Broadcast television in the Sioux Falls market  (Nielsen DMA #114)

KUSD 2 / KCSD 23 (PBS/SDPB) - KELO 11 / KDLO 3 / KPLO 6 (CBS, My Network TV on DT2) - KSFY 13 / KABY 9 / KPRY 4 (ABC) - KTTW 17 / KTTM 12 (FOX) - KCPO-LP 26 (IND) - KWSD 36 (The CW) - KAUN-LP 42 (i) - KDLT  46 / KDLV 5 (NBC) - K56GF 56 (TBN)
Broadcast television in the Rapid City market  (Nielsen DMA #177)

KOTA 3 / KHSD 11 / KSGW 12 (ABC) - KEVN 7 / KIVV 5 (Fox) - KSWY 7 (NBC) - KBHE 9 (PBS/SDPB) - KTNE 13 (PBS/NET) - KCLO 15 (CBS) - KNBN 21 (NBC) - KKRA-LP 24 (My Network TV/i) - KWBH-LP 27 (The CW) - KCPL-LP 52 (IND)
Broadcast television in the Sioux City market  (Nielsen DMA #143)

KUSD 2 (PBS/SDPB) - KTIV 4 (NBC) (The CW on DT2) - KCAU 9 (ABC) - KMEG 14 (CBS) - KXNE 19 (PBS/NET) - KAZS-LP 23 (AZA) - KSIN 27 (PBS/IPTV) - KPTH 44 (FOX) - K51GK 51 (TBN)
PBS Member Stations in the state of South Dakota (SDPB)

Sioux Falls market: KUSD 2 (Vermillion) - KESD 8 (Brookings) - KTSD 10 (Pierre) - KQSD 11 (Lowry) - KDSD 16 (Aberdeen) - KCSD 23 (Sioux Falls)
Rapid City market: KZSD 8 (Martin) - KBHE 9 (Rapid City) - KPSD 13 (Eagle Butte)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, UPN, WB, CW, MyNetworkTV, and Other stations in South Dakota
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