Twin Cities PBS
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Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. (abbreviated TPT, doing business as Twin Cities PBS[4]) is a nonprofit organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that operates the Twin Cities' two PBS member television stations, KTCA-TV (channel 2.1) and KTCI-TV (channel 2.3), both licensed to Saint Paul. It produces programs for local, regional and national television broadcast, operates numerous websites, and produces rich media content for Web distribution.
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City | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Branding | Twin Cities PBS |
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Owner | Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. |
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First air date | September 16, 1957 (66 years ago) (1957-09-16) |
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Call sign meaning | Twin Cities Area |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68594 |
ERP | 662 kW |
HAAT | 411.1 m (1,349 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
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Website | www |
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City | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Affiliations | See § Subchannels |
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First air date | May 4, 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-05-04) |
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Call sign meaning | Twin Cities |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68597 |
ERP | 325 kW |
HAAT | 411.1 m (1,349 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°3′30″N 93°7′28″W |
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TPT's offices and studio facilities are on East 4th Street in downtown Saint Paul; KTCA-TV and KTCI-TV transmit from the KMSP Tower in Shoreview, Minnesota.
Twin Cities PBS also serves the Mankato market via K26CS-D[5] (relaying KTCA) and K29IE-D[6] (relaying KTCI) in nearby St. James through the local municipal-operated Cooperative TV (CTV) network of translators[7][8] as that area does not have a PBS member station of its own.