KSMQ-TV

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ICAO code KSMQ, see Somerset Airport (New Jersey)
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KSMQ-TV
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HAAT302.7 m (993 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°38′34″N 92°31′36″W / 43.64278°N 92.52667°W / 43.64278; -92.52667
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Public license information
Websitewww.ksmq.org

KSMQ-TV (channel 15) is a

Mower County, northwest of Ostrander
.

History

The station signed on the air in December 1971[1] as KAVT-TV, broadcasting on analog UHF channel 15 from a transmitter located near Austin. It was owned by the Austin school board. The station changed to the current KSMQ callsign in 1984. The school board sold the station to KSMQ Public Media, a community group, in 2004.

While much of the station's programming comes from PBS (it has been a member station since its inception), the station features additional programming supplied by numerous sources, including the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) and American Public Television (APT). In the mid-2000s, the station signed on its digital signal on UHF channel 20 from the Ostrander tower shared by Fox affiliate KXLT-TV (channel 47).

KSMQ produces a wide variety of local content, including a weekly arts program, Off 90; On Q, a weekly

U.S. Army
. The Commanders' Medal, the fourth-highest Army decoration bestowed to civilians, was given to KSMQ Public Television for its continuing educational and marketing efforts supporting its 2013 World War II documentary The Typist.

During the early morning of September 5, 2012, KSMQ's

Grand Meadow.[4] While insurance covered the costs of constructing a new broadcast tower, the station subsequently set up a fund for the construction due to a minimum $7,000 deductible that the station owed.[4]
In December 2013, the station recouped a portion of its loss from an insurance settlement.

KSMQ has been digital-only since May 1, 2009.[5]

Subchannels

The station's signal is

multiplexed
:

Subchannels of KSMQ-TV[6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
15.1 1080i
16:9
 KSMQ-HD PBS
15.2 480i KSMQ-WV Deutsche Welle
15.3 KSMQ-CR
Create
15.4 KSMQ-MN Minnesota Channel

References

  1. ^ a b "KSMQ | the History of Your PBS Station". Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSMQ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Storms downs Austin’s KSMQ tower, Albert Lea Tribune, September 5, 2012.
  4. ^ a b KSMQ station operating again, Austin Daily Herald, September 6, 2012.
  5. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "RabbitEars.Info".

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