KWSU-TV

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KWSU-TV / KTNW

KWSU: Pullman, Washington KTNW: Richland, Washington
Branding	KWSU & KTNW Public Television
Channels	10 (VHF) / 31 (UHF) analog, 17 (UHF) / 38 (UHF) digital
Translators	K15CH Lewiston ID
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Washington State University
Founded	September 24, 1962
Call letters meaning	KWSU: K Washington State University KTNW: K Television NorthWest
Former callsigns	KWSC-TV (1962-?)
Transmitter Power	KWSU: 123 kW (analog) 10 kW (digital)
Height	KWSU: 408 m (analog) 255 m (digital)
Facility ID	KWSU: 71024
Website	www.kwsu.org

KWSU-TV channel 10 in Pullman, Washington and KTNW channel 31 in Richland, Washington are a simulcasting pair of PBS member stations covering southeastern Washington and north central Idaho.

KWSU's studios are located in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman, while KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland.

1 History
2 Digital Television
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

KWSU and KTNW are operated by Washington State University. KWSU signed on the air on September 24, 1962 as KWSC-TV, becoming KWSU-TV in the 1970s.

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.

[edit] Digital Television

KWSU and KTNW's digital channels are multiplexed:

KWSU Digital channels

Channel	Programming
10.1 / 17.1	Main KWSU programming
10.2 / 17.2	Research Channel

KTNW Digital channels

Channel	Programming
31.1 / 38.1	Main KTNW programming (HD)
31.2 / 38.2	Main KTNW programming (standard)

[edit] See also

Northwest Public Radio

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Spokane / Coeur d'Alene market (Nielsen DMA #77)
Spokane / Coeur d'Alene: (Inland Empire) KREM 2 (CBS) - KXLY 4 (ABC) - KHQ 6 (NBC) - KSPS 7 (PBS) - KXMN-LP 11 (MNTV) - KSKN 22 (The CW) - KCDT 26 (PBS) - KAYU 28 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2) - KGPX 34 (ION) - KHBA-LP 39 (3ABN) - K43GZ 43 (AS) - KQUP-LP 47 (RTN) - K55EB 55 / K53FF 53 (TBN) - KTYJ 58 (A1)
Lewiston / Clarkston / Pullman / Moscow: (Quad Cities) KLEW 3 (CBS) - KWSU 10 (PBS) - KUID 12 (PBS) - K15CH 15 (PBS) - K21CC 21 (CBS) - KQUP 24 (RTN) - K35BW 35 (NBC) - K40EE 40 / K45FZ 45 (ABC) - K46HV 46 (TBN) - K47BW 47 (Fox) - K51HY 51 (PBS) - K53GN 53 (PBS) - KIDQ-LP 61 (JCTV/A1)

Broadcast television in the Yakima / Walla Walla / Pasco / Richland / Kennewick market (Nielsen DMA #126)

Northern End (Yakima Valley)
Yakima: KKFQ-CA 2 (UNI) - KNDO 23 (NBC) - KCWK-LP 27 (The CW) - KIMA 29 (CBS) - KAPP 35 (ABC) - KCYU-LP 41 (FOX) - KYVE 47 (PBS)

Ellensburg: K25FP 25 (3ABN) - K31AK 31 (NBC) - K39DM 39 (TBN) - K41CK 41 (FOX) - KWWA-CA 49 (UNI) - K51BD 51 (CBS) - K54DX 54 (FOX) - K63BZ 63 (ABC) - K69BE 69 (PBS)

Southern End (Columbia Basin)
Tri-Cities: KFFX 11 (FOX) - KVVK-CA 15 (UNI) - KEPR 19 (CBS) - KNDU 25 (NBC) - KTNW 31 (PBS) - KVEW 42 (ABC) - KRLB-LP 49 (COR)

Walla Walla: KCWK 9 (The CW) - KTVR 13 (PBS/OPB) - KORX-CA 16 (UNI) - K22BI 22 / K21EK 21 / K28FT 28 (HOPE/Worship) - K33EJ 33 (3ABN) - KWWO-LP 47 (COR)

PBS Member Stations in the state of Washington

KSPS 7 (Spokane) - KCTS 9 / KYVE 47 (Seattle / Yakima) - KWSU 10 / KTNW 31 (Pullman / Richland) - KBTC 28 / KCKA 15 (Tacoma / Centralia)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC and Other stations in Washington