Iowa Public Television

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IPTV (Iowa Public Television)
Statewide Iowa
Branding	IPTV
Channels	(various, see article) analog, (various, see article) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
Founded	1969
Former affiliations	NET (1969-1970)
Transmitter Power	(see FCC data in "External Links")
Website	iptv.org

Iowa Public Television (IPTV) is a statewide public broadcasting network of television stations in the state of Iowa. IPTV's studios are located in Johnston, Iowa.

Contents 1 Stations 2 History 3 Programming 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Stations

Nine full-power TV stations make up the network:

Station	Analog Channel	Digital Channel	City	Callsign Meaning
KDIN-TV	11	50	Des Moines	Des Moines Iowa Network
KIIN	12	45	Iowa City	Iowa City Iowa Network
KTIN	21	25	Fort Dodge	Television Iowa Network
KYIN	24	18	Mason City	Your Iowa Network
KSIN-TV	27	28	Sioux City	Sioux City Iowa Network
KBIN-TV	32	33	Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs Iowa Network
KRIN	32	35	Waterloo	WateRloo Iowa Network
KHIN	36	35	Red Oak	Horizons Iowa Network
KQIN	36	34	Davenport	Quad Cities Iowa Network

KQIN-DT and KYIN-DT are expected to sign on sometime in 2006.

The network also has eight low-power repeater signals, located in Decorah (channel 14 K14AF), Ottumwa (channel 18 K18GU), Rock Rapids (channel 25 K25AA), Sibley (channel 33 K33AB), Fort Madison (channel 38 K38AB), Lansing (channel 41 K41AD), Keokuk (channel 44 K44AB), and Keosauqua (channel 54 K54AF).

[edit] History

IPTV began in 1969 as the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network, after the state of Iowa purchased the former KDPS-TV from the Des Moines Public Schools and renamed it KDIN-TV. KIIN-TV in Iowa City, serving most of eastern Iowa, became the network's second affiliate in 1970. By 1977 the newly-renamed Iowa Public Broadcasting Network had eight full-power stations. The Iowa Public Television name was adopted in 1982. In 2003, it purchased KQCT-TV in Davenport, which repeated the programming of Quad Cities PBS station WQPT-TV in the Iowa side of the Quad Cities. The calls were changed to KQIN.

IPTV was originally run by the state's General Services Department before then-Gov. Terry E. Branstad signed a bill creating the Iowa Public Broadcasting Board on May 16, 1983. In 1986 IPTV became part of the state's Cultural Affairs Department, and on July 1, 1992, IPTV became part of the Iowa Department of Education.

[edit] Programming

Although IPTV provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as Iowa Press, a panel discussion show; Living in Iowa, a magazine show focusing on Iowa life; and Market to Market, a nationally distributed show about agribusiness. Dan Wardell is the Host of the Children's Television block, featuring programs such as "The Big Comfy Couch" and "Sesame Street".

[edit] References

• IPTV History from the Iowa Public Television web site, accessed April 1, 2006

[edit] External links

• Iowa Public Television's official website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KDIN-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KIIN
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K18GU
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K38AB
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K44AB
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K54AF
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KTIN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KYIN
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K14AF
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KSIN-TV
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K25AA
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K33AB
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KBIN-TV
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KRIN
  • Query the FCC's TV station database for K41AD
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KHIN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KQIN