Stations
Nine full-power TV stations make up the network, all stations have callsigns beginning with a K, as licensed by the FCC, & ending in IN "IN" stands for Iowa Network.| Station | City of license | Channels (Analog/ Digital) | First air date | Second letter’s meaning | ERP (Analog/ Digital) | HAAT (Analog/ Digital) | Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates |
| KBIN-TV | Council Bluffs | 32 (UHF) 33 (UHF) | September 7, 1975 | Council Bluffs | 575 kW 200 kW | 98 m 98 m | 29108 | |
| KDIN-TV1 | Des Moines | 11 (VHF) 50 (UHF) | April 27, 1959 | Des Moines | 316 kW 966 kW | 600 m 593 m | 29102 | (analog) (digital) |
| KHIN | Red Oak | 36 (UHF) 35 (UHF) | September 7, 1975 | Horizons | 2040 kW 600 kW | 475 m 475 m | 29085 | |
| KIIN | Iowa City | 12 (VHF) 45 (UHF) | February 8, 1970 | Iowa City | 316 kW 922.3 kW | 439 m 423 m | 29095 | |
| KQIN2 | Davenport | 36 (UHF) 34 (UHF) | December 16, 1991 | Quad Cities | 6.03 kW 150 kW | 65 m 102 m | 5471 | (analog) (digital) |
| KRIN | Waterloo | 32 (UHF) 35 (UHF) | December 15, 1974 | WateRloo | 5000 kW 250 kW | 579 m 584 m | 29114 | |
| KSIN-TV | Sioux City | 27 (UHF) 28 (UHF) | January 4, 1975 | Sioux City | 4070 kW 400 kW | 327.7 m 348.3 m | 29096 | |
| KTIN | Fort Dodge | 21 (UHF) 25 (UHF) | April 8, 1977 | Television | 1580 kW 600 kW | 355 m 355 m | 29100 | |
| KYIN | Mason City | 24 (UHF) 18 (UHF) | May 14, 1977 | Your | 1740 kW 250 kW | 436 m 448.5 m | 29086 | (analog) (digital) |
- 1. KDIN-TV used the callsign KDPS-TV from its 1959 sign-on until 1969.
- 2. KQIN used the callsign KQCT as a relay of WQPT from its 1991 sign-on until it was acquired by IPTV in 2003.
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). KIIN's transmitter, while listed as residing in Iowa City, is actually situated north of West Branch.
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. KDPS had signed on in 1959, taking National Educational Television programming from WOI-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.
Combined, the nine IPTV stations reach almost all of Iowa, plus portions of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri.
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".References
- IPTV History from the Iowa Public Television web site, accessed April 1, 2006
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