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==Programming==
==Programming==
Although IPTV provides [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] programming, it also produces original programs such as ''[http://www.iptv.org/iowapress/ Iowa Press],'' a panel discussion show; ''Living in Iowa,'' a [[magazine]] show focusing on Iowa life; 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]]".
Although IPTV provides [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] programming, it also produces original programs such as [http://www.iptv.org/iowapress/ Iowa Press], a panel discussion show; ''Living in Iowa,'' a [[magazine]] show focusing on Iowa life; and [http://www.iptv.org/mtom/ 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]]".


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:04, 17 September 2007

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Iowa Public Television (IPTV) is a statewide public broadcasting network of television stations in the state of Iowa. IPTV's studios are located in Johnston, Iowa.

Stations

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

Station Analog Channel Digital Channel City Callsign Meaning
KDIN-TV 11 50 Des Moines Des Moines
KIIN 12 45 Iowa City Iowa City
KTIN 21 25 Fort Dodge Television
KYIN 24 18 Mason City Your
KSIN-TV 27 28 Sioux City Sioux City
KBIN-TV 32 33 Council Bluffs Council Bluffs
KRIN 32 35 Waterloo WateRloo
KHIN 36 35 Red Oak Horizons
KQIN 36 34 Davenport Quad Cities

As of May 2007, KQIN-DT has yet to sign on.

The network also has eight low-power repeater signals, located in Decorah (channel 14 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 54 K54AF).

History

IPTV began in 1969 as the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network, after the state of Iowa purchased the former KDPS-TV from the Des Moines Public Schools and renamed it KDIN-TV. KDPS had signed on in 1959, taking National Educational Television programming from WOI-TV.

KIIN-TV in Iowa City, serving most of eastern Iowa, became the network's second affiliate in 1970. 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.

Programming

Although IPTV provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as Iowa Press, a panel discussion show; Living in Iowa, a magazine show focusing on Iowa life; 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".

References

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