South Dakota Public Broadcasting

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SDPB (South Dakota Public Broadcasting)
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 (radio) 1961 (television)
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.

Contents 1 Radio 2 Television 2.1 Translators 3 Programming 4 External links

[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	University 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 also rebroadcasts on the following stations:

Location	Frequency	Call sign
Aberdeen	91.7	K219CM
Belle Fourche	88.1	K201AP
Edgemont	90.7	K214BN
Hot Springs	88.1	K201AQ
Huron	91.3	K217CE
Lead	91.9	K220BA
Mitchell	90.9	K215AI
Pierre	96.1	K241AT
Pringle	88.5	K203BN
Spearfish	91.1	K216AO

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

In March of 2007, South Dakota Public Radio started broadcasting on HD Radio.

[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	University 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

• SDPB Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KBHE-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KCSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KDSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KESD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KPSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KQSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KZSD-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K04GW
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K06HG
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K07JD
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K09UN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K13PN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K29UN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K55AV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K55BG
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K64AL
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KUSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KBHE
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KCSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KDSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KESD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KPSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KQSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KTSD
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KZSD