| statewide Idaho | |
|---|---|
| Branding | IdahoPTV |
| Channels | Analog: see table below Digital: see table below |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Idaho State Board of Education |
| First air date | see table below |
| Transmitter power | see table below |
| Height | see table below |
| Facility ID | see table below |
| Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
| Website | www.idahoptv.org |
Idaho Public Television (Also known as IdahoPTV) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member network serving the state of Idaho. It comprises five television stations, operated and funded by the Idaho State Board Of Education. The network is headquartered in Boise, with satellite studios on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow and Idaho State University in Pocatello.
The network's first station, KUID-TV, signed on from the UI campus in 1965. KAID-TV in Boise, licensed to Boise State University, signed on in 1971, followed later that year by ISU's KISU-TV in Pocatello. The three stations shared many programs, but were largely operated independently at first. However, in 1981, in response to anger over two KUID-produced documentaries, the state legislature yanked nearly all funding for public television. A year later, the legislature ordered the merger of the three stations into a single network. The licenses for all three stations were transferred to the state board of education. Two other stations were added in 1992.
Combined, the five stations and their extensive translator network reach almost all of Idaho, as well as parts of Washington, Montana and Oregon.
Contents |
It has 4 digital subchannels.
| Station | City of license | Channels (Digital) |
Virtual channel (PSIP) |
First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
ERP (Digital) |
HAAT (Digital) |
Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
| KAID (Flagship station) | Boise | 21 (UHF) | 4 | December 31, 1971 | Ada County, IDaho | 725 kW | 858 m | 62442 | |
| KCDT | Coeur d'Alene | 45 (UHF) | 26 | September 22, 1992 | Coeur D'Alene Television |
38 kW | 465 m | 62424 | |
| KIPT | Twin Falls | 22 (UHF) | 13 | January 19921 | Idaho Public Television |
50 kW | 181.9 m | 62427 | |
| KISU-TV2 |
Pocatello | 17 (UHF) | 10 | July 7, 1971 | Idaho State University |
189 kW | 451.1 m | 62430 | |
| KUID-TV | Moscow | 12 (VHF) | 12 | September 6, 1965 | University of IDaho | 78 kW | 339.7 m | 62382 |
Notes:
Idaho Public Television has a network of low power translators across Idaho, which are rapidly being converted to digital (analog translators marked after the city):
KCDT - Coeur D' Alene, Idaho (digital channels displayed as 26.x by PSIP)
KAID - Boise, Idaho (digital channels displayed as 4.x by PSIP)
KIPT - Twin Falls, Idaho (digital channels displayed as 13.x by PSIP)
KISU - Pocatello, Idaho (digital channels displayed as 10.x by PSIP)
KUID - Moscow, Idaho (digital channels displayed as 12.x by PSIP)
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