Lakeland PBS

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KAWE and KAWB
Channels for KAWE
Channels for KAWB
BrandingLakeland PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
  • KAWE: June 1, 1980 (1980-06-01)
  • KAWB: March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
Former channel number
  • KAWE:
    • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1980–2009)
    • Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2009)
  • KAWB: Analog: 22 (UHF, 1988–2009)
Call sign meaning
  • KAWE: Derived from the Ojibwe word 'akawe' generally meaning 'first in a line of succession'
  • KAWB: KAWE Brainerd
Technical information [1] [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID
  • KAWE: 49578
  • KAWB: 49579
ERP
  • KAWE: 27.0 kW
  • KAWB: 137.5 kW
HAAT
  • KAWE: 334.7 m (1,098 ft)
  • KAWB: 227 m (745 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Website lptv.org

Lakeland PBS [3] is the collective brand for two PBS member television stations serving northern and central Minnesota: KAWE (channel 9) in Bemidji and KAWB (channel 22) in Brainerd. The stations are owned by Northern Minnesota Public Television, Inc., and maintain studios on Grant Avenue Northeast in Bemidji. KAWE's transmitter is located southeast of Blackduck, while KAWB's tower sits near East Gull Lake.

Contents

KAWB operates as a full-time satellite of KAWE, covering areas of central Minnesota that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from the main station, although there is significant overlap between their contours otherwise. KAWB is a straight simulcast of KAWE; on-air references to KAWB are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming.

The network first took to the air on June 1, 1980, and was formerly known as Lakeland 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 by translators of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul television stations.

Lakeland PBS utilizes KAWB's channel 22 position on DirecTV and Dish Network's Twin Cities local lineups to avert confusion with Fox owned-and-operated station KMSP-TV (channel 9) in Minneapolis.

Newscasts

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

Subchannels

Lakeland PBS' television signals are multiplexed into six subchannels.

Subchannels of KAWE [4] and KAWB [5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
KAWEKAWB
9.122.1 720p 16:9 L-HD PBS
9.222.2 480i FNX First Nations Experience
9.322.3L-Kids PBS Kids
9.422.4Create Create
9.522.5L-PlusEncore programming
9.622.6L-MN Minnesota Channel

Translators

The broadcast areas of KAWE and KAWB are extended by way of nine digital translators in northern and central Minnesota.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAWE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KAWB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "About". Lakeland PBS. September 9, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KAWE
  5. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for KAWB
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