KAWE
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Lakeland PBS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 9.1:PBS for others, see§ Subchannels |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1980 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 9 (VHF, 1980–2009) Digital: 18 (UHF,until 2009) |
Call signmeaning | Derived from theOjibweword 'akawe' generally meaning 'first in a line of succession' |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 49578 |
| ERP | 27.0kW |
| HAAT | 334.7 m (1,098 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°42′3″N94°29′15″W/ 47.70083°N 94.48750°W |
| Translator(s) | See§ Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | lptv |
| Satellite station | |
| KAWB | |
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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 22.1:PBS for others, see§ Subchannels |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1988 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (UHF, 1988–2009) |
Call signmeaning | "KAWE Brainerd" |
| Technical information[2] | |
| Facility ID | 49579 |
| ERP | 137.5 kW |
| HAAT | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 46°25′21″N94°27′42″W/ 46.42250°N 94.46167°W |
| Translator(s) | See§ Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KAWE(channel 9) is aPBSmembertelevision stationinBemidji, Minnesota,United States, owned by Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc. The station's studios are located on Grant Avenue Northeast in Bemidji, and its transmitter is located southeast ofBlackduck, Minnesota.
KAWB(channel 22) inBrainerdoperates as a full-timesatelliteof KAWE; this station's transmitter is located nearEast Gull Lake, Minnesota.KAWB covers areas of central Minnesota that receive a marginal to non-existentover-the-airsignal from KAWE, although there is significant overlap between the two stations'contoursotherwise. KAWB is a straightsimulcastof KAWE; on-air references to KAWB are limited toFederal Communications Commission(FCC)-mandated hourlystation identificationsduring programming.
The two stations are collectively branded asLakeland PBS.[3]The network first took to the air on June 1, 1980, and was formerly known asLakeland Public Television;it re-branded on January 8, 2018, to better align its brand with PBS. It is the only full-power television broadcasting operation based in north central Minnesota, an area that is served mainly bytranslatorsof theMinneapolis–Saint Paultelevision stations.
Lakeland PBS utilizes KAWB's channel 22 position onDirecTVandDish Network's Twin Cities local lineups to avert confusion withFoxowned-and-operated stationKMSP-TV(channel 9) in Minneapolis.
Newscasts
[edit]Lakeland PBS produces a 30-minute local newscast Monday through Friday. The newscast originates from its studios in Bemidji, and the station also has a news-production facility in Brainerd. Lakeland PBS airs the only local newscast in north central Minnesota.[citation needed]
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]Lakeland PBS' television signals aremultiplexedinto sixsubchannels.
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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| KAWE | KAWB | KAWE | KAWB | |||
| 9.1 | 22.1 | 720p | 16:9 | L-HD | Main programming inhigh definition | |
| 9.2 | 22.2 | 480i | FNX | First Nations Experience(Native American programs) | ||
| 9.3 | 22.3 | L-Kids | PBS Kids | |||
| 9.4 | 22.4 | Create | Create | |||
| 9.5 | 22.5 | L-Plus | Encore PBS and Lakeland PBS programming | |||
| 9.6 | 22.6 | L-MN | Minnesota Channel | |||
Translators
[edit]The broadcast areas of KAWE and KAWB are extended by way of seven digital translators in northern Minnesota and one in central Minnesota.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KAWE".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KAWB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"About".Lakeland PBS.September 9, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^RabbitEars TV Query for KAWE
- ^RabbitEars TV Query for KAWB