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Prairie Public Television

Prairie Public Television is a state network of public television stations operated primarily by Prairie Public Broadcasting. It comprises all of the PBS member stations in the U.S. state of North Dakota.

Prairie Public
TypeTerrestrial state public broadcasting network
Country
First air date
KFME: January 19, 1964
PPT network: 1974
Broadcast area
North Dakota, Northwest Minnesota, Eastern Montana, Southern Manitoba
additional coverage in portions of northern South Dakota and southern Saskatchewan
Canadian cable coverage in portions of Manitoba and northwestern Ontario
OwnerPrairie Public Broadcasting
Key people
John E. Harris III, CEO
Former names
North Central Educational Television
9 full-power television stations,
3 translator stations
Prairie Public Radio (NPR)
Callsign meaning
Second and third letters: see table below
Educational
Affiliation(s)PBS (1970–present), American Public Television
KFME:
NET (1964–1970)
Official website
www.prairiepublic.org

The state network is available via flagship station KFME in Fargo and eight satellite stations covering all of North Dakota, plus portions of Minnesota, Montana, and South Dakota. It also has substantial viewership in portions of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. PPT is also available on most satellite and cable television outlets serving North Dakota.

Prairie Public Television is headquartered on 5th Street North in Fargo, with a satellite studio on North 15th Street in Bismarck.

History edit

 
Prairie Public television studio in Fargo, North Dakota

In 1959, North Central Educational Television, the predecessor organization to Prairie Public, was incorporated. On January 19, 1964, KFME signed on from Fargo as North Dakota's first educational television station.

The Prairie Public name was adopted in 1974, the same year the first satellite station, KGFE in Grand Forks, signed on, marking the beginning of the statewide network. A year earlier, KFME had almost shut down due to lack of funding. KFME acquired a color video tape recorder in 1967, and color cameras in 1975.

The FCC had allocated educational frequencies to Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson in the 1960s. While KFME was picked up on cable in Bismarck in the early 1970s, most of the western part of the state was one of the few areas of the country without educational programming. It would be 1977 before the state legislature granted Prairie Public funding to build a statewide public television network. KBME in Bismarck was established in 1979, bringing over-the-air public television to the western portion of the state for the first time. KSRE in Minot followed suit in 1980 and KDSE in 1982. Prairie Public purchased the Fargo American Life Building in 1983 and moved its studios there in 1984. In 1989 KFME and cable feeds went to a 24-hour television broadcast schedule. The Prairie Satellite Network distance education state network, with 70 sites, was completed in 1994. Later, KWSE in Williston signed on in 1983, and KJRE in Ellendale/Jamestown signed on in 1992.

Prairie Public became the first broadcaster in North Dakota to broadcast in high definition, with KFME-DT and KBME-DT debuting in 2002. Digital-only station KCGE-DT Crookston/Grand Forks signed on in 2003, with the rest of the Prairie Public stations broadcasting in HDTV by 2004.

The transmitter for KGFE on the WDAZ-TV tower mast was damaged in May 2004, due to ice buildup on the tower, which caused very large chunks of ice to fall off and go through the roof of the transmitter building. This caused water damage to the transmitter's equipment, as well as damage to the roof of the transmitter site.[1] KGFE went back on the air in February 2005 at low power, then later became a secondary station from the KCGE tower. KMDE-DT of Devils Lake signed on in 2005 to cover the western half of KGFE's viewing area, as KCGE covered the eastern half of KGFE's viewing area.

Manitoba edit

Prairie Public is carried on most cable systems in southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg. Manitoba has historically been a significant supporter of Prairie Public. Indeed, the network's audience there is far larger than its American one; the Winnipeg area alone has a population greater than the entire state of North Dakota.

Prairie Public has produced numerous local documentaries, including many about southern Manitoba, including Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in the Sky, Red River Divide, Assiniboine Park: A Park for all Seasons, Lake Winnipeg's Paradise Beaches, among others.

Prairie Public was first available in Manitoba in 1974, when KGFE signed on VHF channel 2 from the WDAZ TV Tower in Dahlen, its signal was easily received in the Morden-Winkler area. Prairie Public has been carried on cable in Manitoba since 1975, when KGFE was picked up by cable systems in Winnipeg[2] and Brandon, Manitoba. In 1986, Prairie Public was nearly dropped from cable in Winnipeg.[3][4] After the crisis, Prairie Public set up a fixed microwave link to carry stronger signals into Winnipeg. In 1998, a signal link failure forced PPTV off cable in Brandon for several months.[5]

Not only must Prairie Public take its large Canadian audience into account in its programming, but a significant portion of its donations during fundraising drives are in Canadian dollars. The station has opened up many of its contests for Canadian residents. It is also involved in many family events in Manitoba, including the International Friendship Festival in Winnipeg, and an annual Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive.[6]

Canadians are well-represented in Prairie Public's leadership; two directors of Prairie Public are from Winnipeg.[7] Additionally, a Manitoban chairs the television programming advisory board.[8]

Since KGFE's analog service went off the air in 2004, Prairie Public has been available only by cable in Manitoba. In 2012, MTS brought Prairie Public's signal into northern Manitoba for the first time when its Ultimate TV service launched in Thompson and The Pas.[9][10] Coverage is not complete, however; cable systems as far south as Winkler use alternate PBS feeds. Prairie Public is also absent from the lineups of satellite providers Shaw Direct and Bell Satellite TV, making it unavailable to many rural residents and cottages.

Elsewhere in Canada, Prairie Public is carried on cable in Kenora, Ontario, and is available over-the-air near Estevan, Saskatchewan. Prairie Public was formerly on cable throughout Saskatchewan, until 1984.[11] Cable companies in Saskatchewan largely carry Detroit Public Television instead, while SaskTel carries WGBH.

Programming edit

Many original Prairie Public productions are available on the broadcaster's YouTube channel.[12] The stations also carry programs from PBS, American Public Television, and other distributors, as well as from independent producers.

Local edit

Current programs

Archives edit

Weekly regional programs

  • SPIN (1976)
  • North Dakota This Week (1980)
  • Skyline (early 1980s)
  • Prairie News Journal (1990–1997)
  • PlainsTalk (1998)
  • Prairie Pulse (2004–present)

Regional edit

As a member of Minnesota Public Television Association Prairie Public also broadcasts Almanac from Twin Cities PBS in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, as well as Minnesota Channel on Prairie Public's digital channels throughout North Dakota.

Stations edit

Full-power stations edit

There are nine full-power stations in the state network, in major cities throughout the state. In 2009, the state network ended analog service for all stations, and they map via PSIP to their former analog channel location.

Station City of license1 Channels First air date Second and
third letters of
callsign meaning
ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license information
KFME Fargo Digital: 13 (VHF)
Virtual: 13
January 19, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-01-19) Fargo–
Moorhead
56.2 kW 342 m (1,122 ft) 53321 47°0′45″N 97°11′41″W / 47.01250°N 97.19472°W / 47.01250; -97.19472 (KFME) Public file
LMS
KGFE2 Grand Forks Digital: 15 (UHF)
Virtual: 2
September 9, 1974 (49 years ago) (1974-09-09) Grand
Forks
22.6 kW 186.1 m (611 ft) 53320 47°58′38″N 96°36′18″W / 47.97722°N 96.60500°W / 47.97722; -96.60500 (KGFE) Public file
LMS
KBME-TV3 Bismarck Digital: 22 (UHF)
Virtual: 3
June 18, 1979 (44 years ago) (1979-06-18) Bismarck–
Mandan
97.3 kW 392 m (1,286 ft) 53324 46°35′23″N 100°48′2″W / 46.58972°N 100.80056°W / 46.58972; -100.80056 (KBME-TV) Public file
LMS
KSRE Minot Digital: 15 (UHF)
Virtual: 6
January 25, 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-01-25) Souris
River
146 kW 249.4 m (818 ft) 53313 48°3′2″N 101°23′25″W / 48.05056°N 101.39028°W / 48.05056; -101.39028 (KSRE) Public file
LMS
KDSE Dickinson Digital: 9 (VHF)
Virtual: 9
August 4, 1982 (41 years ago) (1982-08-04) Dickinson/
Stark County
8.35 kW 243.5 m (799 ft) 53329 46°43′35″N 102°54′57″W / 46.72639°N 102.91583°W / 46.72639; -102.91583 (KDSE) Public file
LMS
KWSE Williston Digital: 11 (VHF)
Virtual: 4
April 8, 1983 (40 years ago) (1983-04-08) WilliSton 84.9 kW 278 m (912 ft) 53318 48°8′30″N 103°53′34″W / 48.14167°N 103.89278°W / 48.14167; -103.89278 (KWSE) Public file
LMS
KJRE Ellendale (Jamestown) Digital: 20 (UHF)
Virtual: 19
May 1992 (31 years ago) (1992-05)4 James
River
72.3 kW 162.5 m (533 ft) 53315 46°17′56″N 98°51′56″W / 46.29889°N 98.86556°W / 46.29889; -98.86556 (KJRE) Public file
LMS
KCGE-DT Crookston, MN
(Grand ForksEast Grand Forks/Thief River Falls)
Digital: 16 (UHF)
Virtual: 16
2003 (21 years ago) (2003) Crookston/
Grand Forks/
East Grand Forks
-or-
Crookston
Golden Eagles

(nickname for University of Minnesota Crookston's athletic teams)
105 kW 219.6 m (720 ft) 132606 47°58′38″N 96°36′18″W / 47.97722°N 96.60500°W / 47.97722; -96.60500 (KCGE-DT) Public file
LMS
KMDE Devils Lake Digital: 25 (UHF)
Virtual: 25
2006 (18 years ago) (2006) Minnewaukan
Devils Lake
134 kW 244.5 m (802 ft) 162016 48°3′47.8″N 99°20′8.7″W / 48.063278°N 99.335750°W / 48.063278; -99.335750 (KMDE) Public file
LMS

Notes:

  • 1. Aside from their transmitters, the network's stations (except KFME and KBME-TV) do not maintain any physical presence in their cities of license.
  • 2. KGFE used the callsign KLHZ during its construction permit from 1973 to 1974.[13]
  • 3. KBME-TV used the callsign KBME (without the -TV suffix) from its 1979 sign-on until 1998.
  • 4. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KJRE signed on May 12, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on May 11.

Digital television edit

Digital channels edit

The digital signals of PPT's stations are multiplexed:

Prairie Public Television multiplex[14]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
xx.1 1080i 16:9 PPB1 Main programming / PBS
xx.2 480i 4:3 PPB2 World
xx.3 480i
(1080i)
16:9 PPB3 Minnesota Channel
xx.4 480i 4:3 PPB4 PBS Kids
  • In most areas, subchannels are only available in standard definition. However, Minnesota Channel is carried in high definition by KGFE Grand Forks, as the only other subchannel is a standard definition feed of the main PPT/PBS channel. All four Prairie Public subchannels and the high definition feed of the main PPT/PBS channel are carried on KCGE in the Grand Forks area.

Analog-to-digital conversion edit

During 2009, in the lead-up to the analog-to-digital television transition that would ultimately occur on June 12, Prairie Public shut down the analog transmitters of its stations on a staggered basis. Listed below are the dates each analog transmitter ceased operations as well as their post-transition channel allocations:[15]

  • KFME shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 23 to VHF channel 13.
  • KGFE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 15. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.
  • KBME-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on February 17, 2009, the original date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3.
  • KSRE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on February 17, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 40. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6.
  • KDSE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 9, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 20 to VHF channel 9.
  • KWSE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 51. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4.
  • KJRE shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 19, on February 17, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 20. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 19.

KCGE-DT signed on in 2003 as a digital-only station, although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition.

KMDE signed on in 2006 as a digital-only station, although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition.

Network translator stations edit

A translator network also serves areas where over-the-air reception for a regular station is hindered by area topography, distance and to fill in holes between full-power stations. Translators broadcasting in digital have their virtual channel mapped via PSIP to the channel number of the full-power station it rebroadcasts.[16][17]

City of license Callsign Translating Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Owner
Baker, MT K04IH-D KDSE 4 0.015 kW 9 m (30 ft) 3624 46°18′45.0″N 104°12′26.7″W / 46.312500°N 104.207417°W / 46.312500; -104.207417 (K04IH-D) Baker TV Tax District
Plevna, MT K17OB-D 17 0.754 kW 42 m (138 ft) 52825 46°20′05.0″N 104°30′46.8″W / 46.334722°N 104.513000°W / 46.334722; -104.513000 (K17OB-D) Plevna Public School Trustees District #55
Poplar, MT K13PZ-D KWSE 13 0.054 kW 37 m (121 ft) 53011 48°08′25.0″N 105°07′16.9″W / 48.140278°N 105.121361°W / 48.140278; -105.121361 (K13PZ-D) Poplar TV District
Scobey, MT K26PD-D 26 0.239 kW 68 m (223 ft) 191359 48°47′51.0″N 105°21′26.3″W / 48.797500°N 105.357306°W / 48.797500; -105.357306 (K26PD-D) Klear VU Television District
  • Formerly,
    • K02FO Valley City, relaying KGFE until 1992, when KJRE 19 in Ellendale signed on.
    • K07NE Lisbon relayed KFME.
    • K11QD Hazen relayed KSRE.

Cable and satellite edit

Prairie Public is carried on all cable systems in North Dakota, as well as on a number of cable systems in northwestern Minnesota and eastern Montana. In Manitoba, Prairie Public is carried by Shaw Cable on most systems south of the Interlake (including Winnipeg), and by Westman across southwest Manitoba. MTS carries Prairie Public on their phone-line service, MTS TV. In Ontario, Shaw Cable carries Prairie Public in Kenora.

On satellite, KFME is carried on the Fargo/Grand Forks DirecTV and Dish Network local feeds, while KBME is carried on the Bismarck/Minot/Williston/Dickinson DirecTV and Dish Network feeds.

See also edit

External links edit

  • Prairie Public Broadcasting website
  • Prairie Public Productions
Online Videos A-Z Index
YouTube RSS feed
  • Over-the-air coverage map from RabbitEars.info

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Prairie Public Television is a state network of public television stations operated primarily by Prairie Public Broadcasting It comprises all of the PBS member stations in the U S state of North Dakota Prairie PublicTypeTerrestrial state public broadcasting networkCountry United States CanadaFirst air dateKFME January 19 1964PPT network 1974Broadcast areaNorth Dakota Northwest Minnesota Eastern Montana Southern Manitobaadditional coverage in portions of northern South Dakota and southern SaskatchewanCanadian cable coverage in portions of Manitoba and northwestern OntarioOwnerPrairie Public BroadcastingKey peopleJohn E Harris III CEOFormer namesNorth Central Educational TelevisionDigital channel s 9 full power television stations 3 translator stationsSister public radio servicesPrairie Public Radio NPR Callsign meaningSecond and third letters see table below EducationalAffiliation s PBS 1970 present American Public TelevisionFormer affiliationsKFME NET 1964 1970 Official websitewww wbr prairiepublic wbr orgThe state network is available via flagship station KFME in Fargo and eight satellite stations covering all of North Dakota plus portions of Minnesota Montana and South Dakota It also has substantial viewership in portions of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario PPT is also available on most satellite and cable television outlets serving North Dakota Prairie Public Television is headquartered on 5th Street North in Fargo with a satellite studio on North 15th Street in Bismarck Contents 1 History 2 Manitoba 3 Programming 3 1 Local 3 1 1 Archives 3 2 Regional 4 Stations 4 1 Full power stations 5 Digital television 5 1 Digital channels 5 2 Analog to digital conversion 6 Network translator stations 6 1 Cable and satellite 7 See also 8 External links 9 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Prairie Public television studio in Fargo North DakotaIn 1959 North Central Educational Television the predecessor organization to Prairie Public was incorporated On January 19 1964 KFME signed on from Fargo as North Dakota s first educational television station The Prairie Public name was adopted in 1974 the same year the first satellite station KGFE in Grand Forks signed on marking the beginning of the statewide network A year earlier KFME had almost shut down due to lack of funding KFME acquired a color video tape recorder in 1967 and color cameras in 1975 The FCC had allocated educational frequencies to Bismarck Minot Williston and Dickinson in the 1960s While KFME was picked up on cable in Bismarck in the early 1970s most of the western part of the state was one of the few areas of the country without educational programming It would be 1977 before the state legislature granted Prairie Public funding to build a statewide public television network KBME in Bismarck was established in 1979 bringing over the air public television to the western portion of the state for the first time KSRE in Minot followed suit in 1980 and KDSE in 1982 Prairie Public purchased the Fargo American Life Building in 1983 and moved its studios there in 1984 In 1989 KFME and cable feeds went to a 24 hour television broadcast schedule The Prairie Satellite Network distance education state network with 70 sites was completed in 1994 Later KWSE in Williston signed on in 1983 and KJRE in Ellendale Jamestown signed on in 1992 Prairie Public became the first broadcaster in North Dakota to broadcast in high definition with KFME DT and KBME DT debuting in 2002 Digital only station KCGE DT Crookston Grand Forks signed on in 2003 with the rest of the Prairie Public stations broadcasting in HDTV by 2004 The transmitter for KGFE on the WDAZ TV tower mast was damaged in May 2004 due to ice buildup on the tower which caused very large chunks of ice to fall off and go through the roof of the transmitter building This caused water damage to the transmitter s equipment as well as damage to the roof of the transmitter site 1 KGFE went back on the air in February 2005 at low power then later became a secondary station from the KCGE tower KMDE DT of Devils Lake signed on in 2005 to cover the western half of KGFE s viewing area as KCGE covered the eastern half of KGFE s viewing area Manitoba editPrairie Public is carried on most cable systems in southern Manitoba including Winnipeg Manitoba has historically been a significant supporter of Prairie Public Indeed the network s audience there is far larger than its American one the Winnipeg area alone has a population greater than the entire state of North Dakota Prairie Public has produced numerous local documentaries including many about southern Manitoba including Portage Avenue Dreams of Castles in the Sky Red River Divide Assiniboine Park A Park for all Seasons Lake Winnipeg s Paradise Beaches among others Prairie Public was first available in Manitoba in 1974 when KGFE signed on VHF channel 2 from the WDAZ TV Tower in Dahlen its signal was easily received in the Morden Winkler area Prairie Public has been carried on cable in Manitoba since 1975 when KGFE was picked up by cable systems in Winnipeg 2 and Brandon Manitoba In 1986 Prairie Public was nearly dropped from cable in Winnipeg 3 4 After the crisis Prairie Public set up a fixed microwave link to carry stronger signals into Winnipeg In 1998 a signal link failure forced PPTV off cable in Brandon for several months 5 Not only must Prairie Public take its large Canadian audience into account in its programming but a significant portion of its donations during fundraising drives are in Canadian dollars The station has opened up many of its contests for Canadian residents It is also involved in many family events in Manitoba including the International Friendship Festival in Winnipeg and an annual Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sweater Drive 6 Canadians are well represented in Prairie Public s leadership two directors of Prairie Public are from Winnipeg 7 Additionally a Manitoban chairs the television programming advisory board 8 Since KGFE s analog service went off the air in 2004 Prairie Public has been available only by cable in Manitoba In 2012 MTS brought Prairie Public s signal into northern Manitoba for the first time when its Ultimate TV service launched in Thompson and The Pas 9 10 Coverage is not complete however cable systems as far south as Winkler use alternate PBS feeds Prairie Public is also absent from the lineups of satellite providers Shaw Direct and Bell Satellite TV making it unavailable to many rural residents and cottages Elsewhere in Canada Prairie Public is carried on cable in Kenora Ontario and is available over the air near Estevan Saskatchewan Prairie Public was formerly on cable throughout Saskatchewan until 1984 11 Cable companies in Saskatchewan largely carry Detroit Public Television instead while SaskTel carries WGBH Programming editMany original Prairie Public productions are available on the broadcaster s YouTube channel 12 The stations also carry programs from PBS American Public Television and other distributors as well as from independent producers Local edit Current programs Prairie Pulse with John Harris Prairie Mosaic Prairie Musicians Painting with PaulsonArchives edit Weekly regional programs SPIN 1976 North Dakota This Week 1980 Skyline early 1980s Prairie News Journal 1990 1997 PlainsTalk 1998 Prairie Pulse 2004 present Regional edit As a member of Minnesota Public Television Association Prairie Public also broadcasts Almanac from Twin Cities PBS in Minneapolis Saint Paul as well as Minnesota Channel on Prairie Public s digital channels throughout North Dakota Stations editFull power stations edit There are nine full power stations in the state network in major cities throughout the state In 2009 the state network ended analog service for all stations and they map via PSIP to their former analog channel location Station City of license1 Channels First air date Second andthird letters ofcallsign meaning ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license informationKFME Fargo Digital 13 VHF Virtual 13 January 19 1964 60 years ago 1964 01 19 Fargo Moorhead 56 2 kW 342 m 1 122 ft 53321 47 0 45 N 97 11 41 W 47 01250 N 97 19472 W 47 01250 97 19472 KFME Public fileLMSKGFE2 Grand Forks Digital 15 UHF Virtual 2 September 9 1974 49 years ago 1974 09 09 GrandForks 22 6 kW 186 1 m 611 ft 53320 47 58 38 N 96 36 18 W 47 97722 N 96 60500 W 47 97722 96 60500 KGFE Public fileLMSKBME TV3 Bismarck Digital 22 UHF Virtual 3 June 18 1979 44 years ago 1979 06 18 Bismarck Mandan 97 3 kW 392 m 1 286 ft 53324 46 35 23 N 100 48 2 W 46 58972 N 100 80056 W 46 58972 100 80056 KBME TV Public fileLMSKSRE Minot Digital 15 UHF Virtual 6 January 25 1980 44 years ago 1980 01 25 SourisRiver 146 kW 249 4 m 818 ft 53313 48 3 2 N 101 23 25 W 48 05056 N 101 39028 W 48 05056 101 39028 KSRE Public fileLMSKDSE Dickinson Digital 9 VHF Virtual 9 August 4 1982 41 years ago 1982 08 04 Dickinson Stark County 8 35 kW 243 5 m 799 ft 53329 46 43 35 N 102 54 57 W 46 72639 N 102 91583 W 46 72639 102 91583 KDSE Public fileLMSKWSE Williston Digital 11 VHF Virtual 4 April 8 1983 40 years ago 1983 04 08 WilliSton 84 9 kW 278 m 912 ft 53318 48 8 30 N 103 53 34 W 48 14167 N 103 89278 W 48 14167 103 89278 KWSE Public fileLMSKJRE Ellendale Jamestown Digital 20 UHF Virtual 19 May 1992 31 years ago 1992 05 4 JamesRiver 72 3 kW 162 5 m 533 ft 53315 46 17 56 N 98 51 56 W 46 29889 N 98 86556 W 46 29889 98 86556 KJRE Public fileLMSKCGE DT Crookston MN Grand Forks East Grand Forks Thief River Falls Digital 16 UHF Virtual 16 2003 21 years ago 2003 Crookston Grand Forks East Grand Forks or CrookstonGolden Eagles nickname for University of Minnesota Crookston s athletic teams 105 kW 219 6 m 720 ft 132606 47 58 38 N 96 36 18 W 47 97722 N 96 60500 W 47 97722 96 60500 KCGE DT Public fileLMSKMDE Devils Lake Digital 25 UHF Virtual 25 2006 18 years ago 2006 Minnewaukan Devils Lake 134 kW 244 5 m 802 ft 162016 48 3 47 8 N 99 20 8 7 W 48 063278 N 99 335750 W 48 063278 99 335750 KMDE Public fileLMSNotes 1 Aside from their transmitters the network s stations except KFME and KBME TV do not maintain any physical presence in their cities of license 2 KGFE used the callsign KLHZ during its construction permit from 1973 to 1974 13 3 KBME TV used the callsign KBME without the TV suffix from its 1979 sign on until 1998 4 The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KJRE signed on May 12 while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on May 11 Digital television editDigital channels edit The digital signals of PPT s stations are multiplexed Prairie Public Television multiplex 14 Channel Res Aspect Short name Programmingxx 1 1080i 16 9 PPB1 Main programming PBSxx 2 480i 4 3 PPB2 Worldxx 3 480i 1080i 16 9 PPB3 Minnesota Channelxx 4 480i 4 3 PPB4 PBS KidsIn most areas subchannels are only available in standard definition However Minnesota Channel is carried in high definition by KGFE Grand Forks as the only other subchannel is a standard definition feed of the main PPT PBS channel All four Prairie Public subchannels and the high definition feed of the main PPT PBS channel are carried on KCGE in the Grand Forks area Analog to digital conversion edit During 2009 in the lead up to the analog to digital television transition that would ultimately occur on June 12 Prairie Public shut down the analog transmitters of its stations on a staggered basis Listed below are the dates each analog transmitter ceased operations as well as their post transition channel allocations 15 KFME shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 13 on June 12 2009 the official date in which full power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate The station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 23 to VHF channel 13 KGFE shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 2 on June 12 2009 The station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 56 which was among the high band UHF channels 52 69 that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition to UHF channel 15 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2 KBME TV shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 3 on February 17 2009 the original date in which full power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to June 12 2009 The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 22 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3 KSRE shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 6 on February 17 2009 The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 40 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 6 KDSE shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 9 on June 12 2009 The station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition UHF channel 20 to VHF channel 9 KWSE shut down its analog signal over VHF channel 4 on June 12 2009 The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 51 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 4 KJRE shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 19 on February 17 2009 The station s digital signal remained on its pre transition UHF channel 20 Through the use of PSIP digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 19 KCGE DT signed on in 2003 as a digital only station although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition KMDE signed on in 2006 as a digital only station although it also had to endure a temporary shutdown in early 2009 in final preparation for the transition Network translator stations editA translator network also serves areas where over the air reception for a regular station is hindered by area topography distance and to fill in holes between full power stations Translators broadcasting in digital have their virtual channel mapped via PSIP to the channel number of the full power station it rebroadcasts 16 17 City of license Callsign Translating Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates OwnerBaker MT K04IH D KDSE 4 0 015 kW 9 m 30 ft 3624 46 18 45 0 N 104 12 26 7 W 46 312500 N 104 207417 W 46 312500 104 207417 K04IH D Baker TV Tax DistrictPlevna MT K17OB D 17 0 754 kW 42 m 138 ft 52825 46 20 05 0 N 104 30 46 8 W 46 334722 N 104 513000 W 46 334722 104 513000 K17OB D Plevna Public School Trustees District 55Poplar MT K13PZ D KWSE 13 0 054 kW 37 m 121 ft 53011 48 08 25 0 N 105 07 16 9 W 48 140278 N 105 121361 W 48 140278 105 121361 K13PZ D Poplar TV DistrictScobey MT K26PD D 26 0 239 kW 68 m 223 ft 191359 48 47 51 0 N 105 21 26 3 W 48 797500 N 105 357306 W 48 797500 105 357306 K26PD D Klear VU Television DistrictFormerly K02FO Valley City relaying KGFE until 1992 when KJRE 19 in Ellendale signed on K07NE Lisbon relayed KFME K11QD Hazen relayed KSRE Cable and satellite edit Prairie Public is carried on all cable systems in North Dakota as well as on a number of cable systems in northwestern Minnesota and eastern Montana In Manitoba Prairie Public is carried by Shaw Cable on most systems south of the Interlake including Winnipeg and by Westman across southwest Manitoba MTS carries Prairie Public on their phone line service MTS TV In Ontario Shaw Cable carries Prairie Public in Kenora On satellite KFME is carried on the Fargo Grand Forks DirecTV and Dish Network local feeds while KBME is carried on the Bismarck Minot Williston Dickinson DirecTV and Dish Network feeds SatelliteArea Provider SD Channel HDWestern ND Eastern MT Bismarck Minot Dickinson amp Williston areas Dish Network 18 7970 3 14634 3 01 MN 3 5254 3 01 Eastern ND NW Minnesota Fargo amp Grand Forks areas Dish Network 18 7418 13 14440 13 03 MN 3 5154 13 01 5155 19 KGFEWestern ND Eastern MT Bismarck Minot Dickinson amp Williston areas DirecTV 19 3 Eastern ND NW Minnesota Fargo amp Grand Forks areas DirecTV 19 13 13 Cable Manitoba OntarioArea Provider SD Channel HDWinnipeg Brandon Portage la Prairie Beausejour Carberry Dauphin Killarney Minnedosa Neepawa Selkirk Steinbach The Pas Thompson Bell MTS Fibe TV 20 3 1003Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Selkirk Steinbach Stonewall Ste Anne St Pierre Jolys Shaw Cable 21 3 204Kenora Shaw Cable 21 16 204Brandon Carberry Dauphin Minnedosa Neepawa Shilo Westman 22 2 406Cable MinnesotaArea Provider SD Channel HDArgyle Wiktel 23 2 602Barnesville City 24 13 214 PPB3 213Breckenridge Crookston East Grand Forks Moorhead Midcontinent 25 13 3 2 610 PPB 2 3 3 597 PPB 3 3 4 598 PPB 4 3 1 613 Detroit Lakes Pelican Rapids Arvig 26 Loretel 27 72 9 13 57 3 413 Erskine GVTC 28 13Fergus Falls Park Region 29 13Moorhead Cable ONE 30 13 13 1 470 Thief River Falls Sjoberg s 31 2 602Cable MontanaArea Provider SD Channel HDPlentywood Bulldog 32 4Poplar Bulldog 33 10Sidney Mid Rivers 34 10Cable North Dakota PPB subchannels 2 3 and 4 also carriedArea Provider SD Channel HDLincoln Steele Wishek BEK 35 3 703Fargo West Fargo Cable ONE 30 13 13 1 470 Dickinson Consolidated 36 13 313Jamestown Valley City CSi 37 13 79 1Jamestown DCT 38 13 813Ellendale DRN 39 13 114 PPB 2 115 PPB 3 116 PPB 4 113Devils Lake Midcontinent 25 2 3 2 603 PPB 2 3 3 597 PPB 3 3 4 598 PPB 4 3 1 602 Bismarck Fargo Grand Forks Mandan Wahpeton West Fargo Midcontinent 25 13 3 2 614 PPB 2 3 3 597 PPB 3 3 4 598 PPB 4 3 1 613 Bowman Hettinger Midcontinent 25 9 3 2 610 PPB 2 3 3 597 PPB 3 3 4 598 PPB 4 3 1 609 Minot Midcontinent 25 6 6 2 605 PPB 2 6 3 597 PPB 3 6 4 598 PPB 4 6 1 606 Enderlin Finley Kindred Northwood MLGC 40 13 82 1 Bowbells Ray NCC 41 6 360Devils Lake Rugby New Rockford NDTC 42 13 613Cavalier Lakota Mayville Portland Park River Polar 43 5 605Minot area SRT Cable 44 6 506Minot area SRT Fiber 45 106 506New Town Parshall Watford City RTC 46 6 20 40 306 Bottineau Rolla UTMA 47 2Williston Midcontinent 25 4 4 2 602 PPB 2 4 3 597 PPB 3 4 4 598 PPB 4 4 1 604 See also editPrairie Public RadioExternal links editPrairie Public Broadcasting website Prairie Public ProductionsOnline Videos A Z Index YouTube RSS feedOver the air coverage map from RabbitEars infoReferences edit Broadcasting News May 2004 Northpine com Retrieved 2013 04 22 Videon Will Offer Viewers New Fare Winnipeg Free Press July 11 1975 p 11 The CBC as a cultural conduit connecting our coasts That s so 1986 The View from Seven Theviewfromseven wordpress com 2010 05 20 Retrieved 2013 04 22 ARCHIVED Decision CRTC 86 184 Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission 6 March 1986 Retrieved 2013 04 22 ARCHIVED Decision CRTC 99 50 Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission Retrieved 2013 04 22 Archived 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