KAWE

KAWE (channel 9) is a PBS member television station in Bemidji, 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 of Blackduck, Minnesota.

KAWE
Channels
BrandingLakeland PBS
Programming
Affiliations9.1: PBS
for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
June 1, 1980 (1980-06-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
9 (VHF, 1980–2009)
Digital:
18 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
Derived from the Ojibwe word 'akawe' generally meaning 'first in a line of succession'
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49578
ERP27.0 kW
HAAT334.7 m (1,098 ft)
Transmitter coordinates47°42′3″N 94°29′15″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitelptv.org
Satellite station
KAWB
Channels
Programming
Affiliations22.1: PBS
for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerNorthern Minnesota Public Television, Inc.
History
First air date
March 1, 1988 (1988-03-01)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
22 (UHF, 1988–2009)
Call sign meaning
"KAWE Brainerd"
Technical information[2]
Facility ID49579
ERP137.5 kW
HAAT227 m (745 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°25′21″N 94°27′42″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information

KAWB (channel 22) in Brainerd operates as a full-time satellite of KAWE; this station's transmitter is located near East Gull Lake, Minnesota. KAWB covers areas of central Minnesota that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KAWE, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' 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 two stations are collectively branded as Lakeland PBS.[3] 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.

Technical information

Subchannels

Lakeland PBS' television signals are multiplexed into six subchannels.

Subchannels of KAWE[4] and KAWB[5]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
KAWEKAWBKAWEKAWB
9.122.1 720p16:9L-HDMain programming in high definition
9.222.2 480iFNXFirst Nations Experience (Native American programs)
9.322.3 L-KidsPBS Kids
9.422.4 CreateCreate
9.522.5 L-PlusEncore PBS and Lakeland PBS programming
9.622.6 L-MNMinnesota Channel

Translators

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

City of license Callsign Translating Channel ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Owner
AlexandriaK36KH-D KAWB360.81 kW123 m (404 ft)5964145°55′59.0″N 95°26′51.0″WSelective TV
BaudetteK25MW-D KAWE250.71 kW97 m (318 ft)3633048°40′14.0″N 94°34′25.0″WLake of the Woods County
BirchdaleK35MY-D 350.406 kW87 m (285 ft)1211748°29′03.0″N 94°00′27.0″WKoochiching County
Big FallsK29KE-D 2977 m (253 ft)1410548°11′28.0″N 93°47′24.0″W
International FallsK18MB-D 180.442 kW118 m (387 ft)1411248°34′22.8″N 93°19′21.5″W
Red LakeK36OA-D 360.476 kW93 m (305 ft)5534947°50′37.0″N 95°02′19.0″WRed Lake Indian Reservation
RoseauK24MS-D 241.17 kW118 m (387 ft)5768948°51′10.0″N 95°46′14.0″WRoseau County
WalkerK24KT-D KAWE 9.124 (24.1)3.5 kW150 m (492 ft)36936147°05′36.0″N 94°35′48.0″WLeech Lake Television
WilliamsW32EG-D KAWE320.73 kW95 m (312 ft)3633348°51′49.0″N 94°58′23.0″WLake of the Woods County

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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