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Iowa Public Television
Iptv.png
statewide Iowa
Channels Digital: see table below
Virtual: see table below
Subchannels .1 PBS (IPTV Digital)
.2 PBS (IPTV Learns)
.3 PBS (IPTV World)
Affiliations PBS
Create / PBS Kids (DT2)
PBS World (DT3)
Owner Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
First air date 1969
Call letters' meaning all stations:
K
2nd letter: see table below
Iowa
Network
Former callsigns see notes below
Former channel number(s) see table below
Former affiliations NET (1969-1970)
Transmitter power see table below
Height see table below
Facility ID see table below
Transmitter coordinates see table below
Website www.iptv.org

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) is a network of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member stations in the state of Iowa. AIt is owned by the Iowa Public Broadcasting Board, an agency of the state education department which holds the licenses for all the PBS member stations in the state. IPTV's studios are located in Johnston, Iowa; a suburb of Des Moines.

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[edit] History

Iowa is a pioneer in educational broadcasting; it is home to two of the oldest educational stations in the world, the University of Iowa's WSUI and Iowa State's WOI. However, it was a relative latecomer to educational television, at least compared to other Midwestern states. WOI-TV in Ames had signed on in 1950 as a sister station to WOI radio, and had carried some National Educational Television programming until Des Moines Public Schools signed on KDPS-TV as the educational station for central Iowa. However, the only other areas of the state with a clear signal from an educational station were the southwest (from Nebraska ETV's KYNE-TV in Omaha) and the northwest (from South Dakota ETV's KUSD-TV in Vermillion).

In 1969, the state of Iowa bought KDPS-TV from the Des Moines Public Schools and changed its calls to KDIN-TV, intending it to be the linchpin of a statewide educational television network. As part of the state's ambition, it rebranded KDIN as the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network.

KIIN-TV in Iowa City, serving most of eastern Iowa, became the network's second affiliate in 1970, soon after it became a charter member of PBS. By 1977 the newly-renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network had eight full-power stations. The Iowa Public Television name was adopted in 1982. In 2003, it purchased KQCT-TV in Davenport, which repeated the programming of Quad Cities PBS station WQPT-TV in the Iowa side of the Quad Cities. The calls were changed to KQIN.

IPTV was originally run by the state's General Services Department before then-Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a bill creating the Iowa Public Broadcasting Board on May 16, 1983. In 1986 IPTV became part of the state's Cultural Affairs Department, and on July 1, 1992, IPTV became part of the Iowa Department of Education.

Combined, the nine IPTV stations reach almost all of Iowa, plus portions of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri.

[edit] Stations

Nine full-power TV stations make up the network, all stations have callsigns beginning with a K, as licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), & ending in IN "IN" stands for Iowa Network.

Station City of license (other cities served) Channels Former Channels First air date Second letter’s
meaning		 ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
KBIN-TV Council Bluffs
(Omaha)		 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 32 (PSIP)		 Analog: 32 (UHF) September 7, 1975 Council Bluffs 200 kW 98 m 29108 41°15′14.6″N 95°50′8.1″W / 41.254056°N 95.835583°W / 41.254056; -95.835583 (KBIN-TV)
KDIN-TV1 Des Moines 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 11 (PSIP)		 Analog: 11 (VHF)
Digital: 50 (UHF)		 April 27, 1959 Des Moines 22.5 kW 600 m 29102 41°48′33″N 93°36′53″W / 41.80917°N 93.61472°W / 41.80917; -93.61472 (KDIN-TV)
KHIN Red Oak 35 (UHF)
Virtual: 36 (PSIP)		 Analog: 36 (UHF) September 7, 1975 Horizons 600 kW 475 m 29085 41°20′39.4″N 95°15′21.9″W / 41.344278°N 95.256083°W / 41.344278; -95.256083 (KHIN)
KIIN3 Iowa City
(Cedar Rapids)		 12 (VHF)
Virtual: 12 (PSIP)		 Analog: 12 (VHF)
Digital: 45 (UHF)		 February 8, 1970 Iowa City 57 kW 439 m 29095 41°43′15″N 91°20′29.4″W / 41.72083°N 91.3415°W / 41.72083; -91.3415 (KIIN)
KQIN2 Davenport 34 (UHF)
Virtual: 36 (PSIP)		 Analog: 36 (UHF) December 16, 1991 Quad Cities 368 kW 233 m 5471 41°18′44″N 90°22′46″W / 41.31222°N 90.37944°W / 41.31222; -90.37944 (KQIN)
KRIN4 Waterloo 35 (UHF)
Virtual: 32 (PSIP)		 Analog: 32 (UHF) December 15, 1974 WateRloo 250 kW 584 m 29114 42°18′58.4″N 91°51′31.1″W / 42.316222°N 91.858639°W / 42.316222; -91.858639 (KRIN)
KSIN-TV Sioux City 28 (UHF)
Virtual: 27 (PSIP)		 Analog: 27 (UHF) January 4, 1975 Sioux City 400 kW 348.3 m 29096 42°30′52.8″N 96°18′16″W / 42.514667°N 96.30444°W / 42.514667; -96.30444 (KSIN-TV)
KTIN Fort Dodge 25 (UHF)
Virtual: 21 (PSIP)		 Analog: 21 (UHF) April 8, 1977 Television 600 kW 355 m 29100 42°49′3.1″N 94°24′42″W / 42.817528°N 94.41167°W / 42.817528; -94.41167 (KTIN)
KYIN Mason City 18 (UHF)
Virtual: 24 (PSIP)		 Analog: 24 (UHF) May 14, 1977 Your 533 kW 448.5 m 29086 43°28′32″N 92°42′30″W / 43.47556°N 92.70833°W / 43.47556; -92.70833 (KYIN)

[edit] Notes

  • 1. KDIN-TV used the callsign KDPS-TV from its 1959 sign-on until 1969.
  • 2. KQIN used the callsign KQCT as a relay of WQPT from its 1991 sign-on until it was acquired by IPTV in 2003.
  • 3. KDIN's pre-transition digital channel assignment was UHF channel 50 and KIIN's pre-transition digital channel assignment was UHF channel 45. PSIP was used to display their virtual channels as 11 and 12 respectively, corresponding to their analog channel assignments at the time. Both stations returned their digital broadcasts to their former analog channel assignments, 11 (KDIN) and 12 (KIIN) respectively on June 12, 2009. Hence the virtual channel mapping now stays with the physical RF channel assignments of KDIN and KIIN.
  • 4. The remainder of the full-power stations in the IPTV system remained on their pre-transition digital channel assignments after the digital transition, continuing to use PSIP to have the virtual channel display reflect the former analog channel assignments of the individual stations. Example: KRIN was analog channel 32 and digital channel 35 but always has, and still does, remap to virtual channel 32 via PSIP. See the "channels" column in the above table for the digital RF and virtual channel listings of the individual IPTV stations.

The network also has eight low-power repeater signals, located in Decorah (channel 16 K14AF), Ottumwa (channel 18 K18GU), Rock Rapids (channel 25 K25AA), Sibley (channel 33 K33AB), Fort Madison (channel 38 K38AB), Lansing (channel 41 K41AD), Keokuk (channel 44 K44AB), and Keosauqua (channel 24 K54AF - Keosauqua is now on air in the digital format on UHF channel 24).

Some of the transmitters are located a fair distance from their cities of license:

-KIIN's transmitter, while listed as residing in Iowa City (Johnson County), is actually situated north of West Branch in Cedar County. It was placed there so it could serve all of eastern Iowa, including the Quad Cities.

-KRIN's city of license is Waterloo but its transmitter is located on the KCRG-TV tower in southern Buchanan County between Rowley and Walker co-located with Cedar Rapids licensed ABC affiliate station KCRG-TV, who owns the tower, as well as the new digital transmitter of Cedar Rapids based CBS affiliate station KGAN-TV, and the main transmitter for Cedar Falls-based NPR affiliate station KUNI-FM; meaning half of the stations on the tower used by KRIN are licensed to Cedar Rapids while the other half are licensed to Cedar Falls or Waterloo. The KCRG-TV tower is approximately half-way in between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo-Cedar Falls.

-KQIN's analog transmitter for UHF channel 36 (has now been decommissioned) and was located in central Davenport, between the KWQC-TV studios (no connection to the station, other than giving its analog channel to KWQC for its post-transition DTV channel assignment) and the St. Ambrose University campus, near VanDerVeer Park. However, its digital transmitter for UHF channel 34 is co-located with a high majority of the rest of the digital transmitters for Quad Cities television stations along U.S. Highway 150 in Orion, Illinois. KQIN is thus the only IPTV station whose transmitter isn't physically located in Iowa.

[edit] Digital programming

The stations broadcast a multiplexed digital signal:

Channel Name Video Programming
x.1 IPTV 1080i Main IPTV Programming / PBS
x.2 IPTV Learn 480i PBS Kids (5pm-10pm)
Create (10pm-5pm)
x.3 IPTV World PBS World

[edit] Programming

Although IPTV provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as Iowa Press, a panel discussion show; and Market to Market, a nationally distributed show about agribusiness. Dan Wardell is the Host of the Children's Television block, featuring programs such as "The Big Comfy Couch" and "Sesame Street".

[edit] References

  • IPTV History from the Iowa Public Television web site, accessed April 1, 2006

[edit] External links

Television in eastern Iowa (including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Iowa City, and Dubuque)
Stations

KGAN (2.1 CBS, 2.2 The Cool TV) • KWWL (7.1 NBC, 7.2 This TV, 7.3 Me-TV) • KCRG (9.1 ABC, 9.2 News/Weather) • KIIN / KRIN (12.1/32.1 PBS/IPTV , 12.2/32.2 Create, 12.3/32.3 World) • K17ET 17 / K44FK 44 (silent) • KWKB (20.1 CW, 20.2 Antenna TV) • KWWF (22.1 Ind) • KFXA (28.1 Fox, 28.2 The Country Network) • KFXB (40.1 CTN) • KPXR (48.1 Ion, 48.2 qubo, 48.3 Ion Life, 48.4 Worship)
Television in central Iowa (including Des Moines and Ames)
Local stations
WOI (5.1 ABC, 5.2 RTV) • KCCI (8.1 CBS, 8.2 Me-TV) • KDIN/KTIN (11.1/21.1 PBS/IPTV, 11.2/21.2 PBS Create/PBS Kids, 11.3/21.3 PBS World) • WHO (13.1 NBC, 13.2 WX+, 13.3 ATV) • KDSM (17.1 Fox, 17.2 Cool, 17.3 Country) • KDMI (19.1 This/MNTV, 23.2 CW) • KCWI (23.1 CW) • KRPG (24.1) • K32IS (32.1) • KEFB (34.1 ind.) • KFPX (39.1 ION, 39.2 Qubo, 39.3 Ion Life) • K41DD (41, HSN)
Defunct
WBXF (4) • KVFD 21/50 (NBC)
Local stations
KTVO (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CBS) • KYOU (15.1 Fox) • K18GU 18/K54AF 54 (PBS/IPTV) • K23CI 23 (CBS) • K27CV 27 (NBC) • KUMK-LP 42 (TBN, to be NBC)
Adjacent locals
Reception varies by geographical location; some stations only available on cable television
Kansas City: KCTV 5 (CBS) • KCPT 19 (PBS) • KSHB 41 (NBC)
Quincy: KHQA 7 (CBS) • WGEM 10 (NBC)
Des Moines: WOI 5 (ABC) • KDSM 17 (Fox)
Cedar Rapids: KGAN 2 (CBS) • KCRG 9 (ABC) • KIIN 12 (PBS/IPTV)
Omaha stations

KMTV (3.1 CBS, 3.2 Live Well Network) (45) • WOWT (6.1 NBC, 6.2 AccuWeather) (22) • KETV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Me-TV) (20) • KXVO (15.1 CW, 15.2 Azteca America) (38) • KYNE (26.1-3 PBS/NET) (17) • KPTM (42.1 Fox, 42.2 MNTV, 42.3 Estrella TV) (43) • KOHA-LP 48 (DS) • K61GA 61 (3ABN)
Iowa stations

KBIN 32.1-3 (33) / KHIN 36.1-3 (35) (PBS/IPTV)
cable stations

CBTV (cable 17) (Iowa Western Community College) • CTI (cable 22) (minority public access) • Metro23 (cable 109) (public access)
defunct stations

"KOXO" Cox 2 (UPN), Omaha • KKAZ-CA 24 (MNTV), Omaha • K53EY (TBN), Omaha • K52GP 52/K54GL 54 (TBN), Council Bluffs • KAZO 57 (Azteca America), Omaha • KVSS 67 (EWTN), Omaha
Television Stations in the greater Quad Cities area (Davenport-Rock Island-Bettendorf-Moline)
Stations

WHBF (4.1 CBS, 4.2 RTV) · KWQC (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Weather) · WQAD (8.1 ABC, 8.2 Antenna TV, 8.3 MNTV) · K16EL (3ABN) · KLJB (18.1 Fox, 18.2 The CW/JTV 18.3 This TV) · W19CX/W51DT (silent) · WQPT (24.1 PBS, 24.2 MHz Worldview) · KGCW (26.1 The CW/JTV, 26.2 This TV) · WBQD-LP 26 (MNTV) · KQIN/KIIN (36.1/12.1 PBS/IPTV, 36.2/12.2 Create/Kids, 36.3/12.3 World) · K42HI (silent) · W48CK 48 (PBS/WQPT) · K61HD (silent)
Stations

KUSD (2.1 PBS, 2/.2 PBS World, 2.3 Create) • KTIV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 CW) • KSXC 5 (DayStar) • KCAU (9.1 ABC, 9.2 WX) • KMEG (14.1 CBS, 14.2 Azteca America) • KXNE 19 (PBS/NET) • KSMN (20.1 PBS, 20.2 Create, 20.3 MN, 20.4 HD) KAZS 23 (TuV) • KSIN (27.1 PBS, 27.2 Create, 27.3 World) • KPTH (44.1 Fox, 44.2 This TV) • K54GK 51 (TBN)
Broadcast television in Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa, including Rochester, Austin, Albert Lea and Mason City
Stations

KIMT (3.1 CBS, 3.2 MNTV) • KAAL (6.1 ABC, 6.2 This TV) • KTTC (10.1 NBC, 10.2 The CW) • KSMQ (15.1 PBS, 15.2 HD, 15.3 Create, 15.4 MN) •
KYIN (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 World) • KXLT (47.1 Fox, 47.2 Me-TV)
Local stations

KTVO (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CBS) • KHQA (7.1 CBS, 7.2 ABC/A1) • WGEM (10.1 NBC, 10.2 The CW, 10.3 Fox) • WTJR (16.1 CTN) •
WMEC/WQEC (22.1/27.1 PBS) • K44AB 44 (PBS/IPTV) • W45BM (IND)
Defunct station
PBS Member Stations in the state of Iowa (IPTV)

Coordinates: 41°39′50.6″N 93°42′28.2″W / 41.664056°N 93.707833°W / 41.664056; -93.707833 (Iowa Public Television)

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