KCTS-TV

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KCTS-TV is a public television station in Seattle, Washington, that is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), that broadcasts on analog channel 9; digital broadcasts are on channel 41. Its offices and broadcasting center are located at the northeast corner of Seattle Center. It's transmitter is located 1.9 miles east on Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA.

KCTS first went on the air on December 7, 1954, broadcasting from the campus of the University of Washington and using equipment donated by KING-TV owner Dorothy Bullitt.

During the 1950s and 1960s, KCTS primarily supplied classroom instructional programs used in Washington State's K–12 schools, plus National Educational Television programs. Outside of schoolrooms, KCTS' audience among the general public was somewhat limited, and most programming was in black-and-white until the mid-'70s.

In 1970, National Educational Television was absorbed into the newly created Public Broadcasting Service. Under PBS affiliation, KCTS began offering a vastly enhanced scope of programming for the general public, including British programming.

KCTS moved to its present location on the Seattle Center campus in 1986. KCTS became independent of the University of Washington in 1987.

KCTS is seen throughout Canada on the Bell ExpressVu and StarChoice satellite providers, as well as on many Canadian cable TV systems. KCTS receives substantial financial support from its far-flung Canadian audience as well as from viewers in Washington State.

KCTS also operates KYVE Yakima, Washington which served central Washington since November 1, 1962. Prior to branding in the early 2000s of KYVE as a KCTS affiliate, some programs included a combined KCTS/KYVE visual bug in the lower-right corner of the screen, indicating they were simulcast to both markets.

KCTS also operates a cable television service known as KCTS Plus, currently carried on Seattle area cable systems. KCTS Plus runs a mix of locally produced content, Public Broadcasting Service series, and Classic Arts Showcase programming.

KCTS is not directly related to Detroit's WTVS, even though both have similar logos. Both stations, however, are members of LARK International, a public-television production company, which owns the sunburst-on-square logo.

Logo History

• KCTS Circle KCTS Logo (?-1990s)
  KCTS Circle KCTS Logo (?-1990s)

External links

• www.kcts.org
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