PBS member network in Wyoming, United States
Wyoming PBS (formerly known as Wyoming Public Television ) is the PBS member network in the U.S. state of Wyoming . It currently consists of flagship KCWC-DT (channel 4) in Lander (serving Riverton ); full-power satellites KWYP-DT (channel 8) in Laramie (serving Cheyenne ) and KPTW (channel 6) in Casper ; and over 35 low-power translator stations across the state.
The network is operated by Central Wyoming College , a community college in Riverton which owns the licenses to all of the state's PBS stations, with studios located on the Central Wyoming College campus.
History
Wyoming had been among the first states to begin the groundwork for a
public television station, doing so in 1951, three years before any television station was on the air in the state. However, due to numerous delays, it would be several years before the idea even got beyond the planning stages. In the meantime, KRMA-TV in
Denver brought PBS programming to much of the state on
cable and via
translators . Other parts of Wyoming were served by KTNE-TV in
Alliance, Nebraska , part of the
Nebraska ETV Network ; and
KUED and
KBYU-TV in
Salt Lake City . KRMA (now known as
Rocky Mountain PBS ) and KUED still operate several translators in Wyoming, as much of the southern portion of the state is considered part of the Denver and Salt Lake City markets.
Central Wyoming College applied for the channel 4 license in Riverton in the late 1970s. Before then, the college offered college programming through the Riverton cable system on channel 4 using its own head end modulator on campus. Programming was in black and white from 1971 to 1973 and very limited. Examples of shows included Riverton
; which went on the air over a year after KCWC.
Initially, KCWC's coverage was limited to Riverton and surrounding Fremont County . Over the years, however, it built translator after translator across the state, bringing its signal to 85% of Wyoming. This was not as problematic as it may seem; this expansion effort was done largely in conjunction with the state's cable systems. Even in the digital era, cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television in much of Wyoming. Sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s, it adopted the on-air name of Wyoming Public Television to reflect its statewide reach.
KWYP-TV, the network's second full-power station, signed on in 2004. KPTW followed in March 2007.[1]
On New Year's Day 2008, the state network rebranded as Wyoming PBS to celebrate its 25th anniversary on the air.
The switch to digital television greatly extended Wyoming PBS' reach. Since digital signals cover more territory than analog signals, Wyoming PBS now claims to reach 95 percent of the state.
The network has a very close relationship with Central Wyoming College. Broadcasting students help produce and direct many of the network's shows and pledge drives. As of 2019, they added the PBS Kids Channel to digital subchannel .3 on all of its stations.
Stations
The station's digital signal is
multiplexed
:
Channel
Video
Aspect
KCWC-DT PSIP short name
KWYP-DT PSIP short name
KPTW PSIP short name
Programming
4.1
8.1
6.1
1080i
16:9
KCWC-HD
KWYP-HD
KPTW-HD
PBS
4.2
8.2
6.2
480i
KCWC-SD
KWYP-SD
KPTW-SD
Create
4.3
8.3
6.3
KIDS-SD
PBS Kids
Notes:
1. KCWC-DT used the callsign KCWC-TV until October 7, 2009.
2. Because they were granted original flash-cut
"). KPTW however, did change channels to 8 instead of 6.
3. KWYP-DT used the callsign KWYP-TV until October 7, 2009.
Additionally, KCWC is carried on the Casper
Satellite Home Viewer Act
to permit satellite carriers to carry statewide PBS networks to viewers in all counties in that state, regardless of what DMA the county was in.
Translators
Wyoming PBS operates a network of low-power translator stations across the state of Wyoming—one of the largest translator networks in the PBS system.
City of license
Callsign
Translating
Channel
ERP
HAAT
Facility ID
Transmitter coordinates
Owner
Big Piney, etc.
K33JQ-D
KCWC-DT
33
0.02 kW
167 m (548 ft)
167599
42°34′10.7″N 109°54′41.5″W / 42.569639°N 109.911528°W / 42.569639; -109.911528 (K33JQ-D )
Sublette County
Buffalo
K19GX-D
19
0.2 kW
94 m (308 ft)
167618
44°05′10.9″N 106°40′23.1″W / 44.086361°N 106.673083°W / 44.086361; -106.673083 (K19GX-D )
Central Wyoming College
Cheyenne
K36JO-D
KWYP-DT
36
6 kW
53 m (174 ft)
128524
41°09′34.5″N 104°43′19.8″W / 41.159583°N 104.722167°W / 41.159583; -104.722167 (K36JO-D )
Chugwater
K16IO-D
KCWC-DT
16
0.9 kW
101 m (331 ft)
182338
41°46′8.8″N 104°49′0.8″W / 41.769111°N 104.816889°W / 41.769111; -104.816889 (K16IO-D )
Clareton
K31LF-D
31
0.245 kW
182314
43°44′40.1″N 105°28′03.0″W / 43.744472°N 105.467500°W / 43.744472; -105.467500 (K31LF-D )
Clark
K23IX-D
23
0.25 kW
−47 m (−154 ft)
167617
44°56′19.8″N 109°07′2.5″W / 44.938833°N 109.117361°W / 44.938833; -109.117361 (K23IX-D )
Clarks Fork
K02LH-D
2
0.04 kW
−332 m (−1,089 ft)
51612
44°53′36.8″N 109°38′24.6″W / 44.893556°N 109.640167°W / 44.893556; -109.640167 (K02LH-D )
Cody Powell
K19LM-D
19
1.0 kW
17.1 m (56 ft)
51616
44°35′13.8″N 108°51′10.5″W / 44.587167°N 108.852917°W / 44.587167; -108.852917 (K19LM-D )
Crowheart
K18JJ-D
18
0.335 kW
117 m (384 ft)
181744
43°08′06.2″N 108°55′1.9″W / 43.135056°N 108.917194°W / 43.135056; -108.917194 (K18JJ-D )
Douglas
K29JO-D
29
1.1 kW
102 m (335 ft)
181738
42°43′25″N 105°18′24″W / 42.72361°N 105.30667°W / 42.72361; -105.30667 (K29JO-D )
Dubois, etc.
K16LT-D
16
0.3 kW
381 m (1,250 ft)
167620
43°29′57.8″N 109°41′18.5″W / 43.499389°N 109.688472°W / 43.499389; -109.688472 (K16LT-D )
Evanston
K23DS-D
23
0.23 kW
407 m (1,335 ft)
74269
41°21′0.8″N 110°54′18.6″W / 41.350222°N 110.905167°W / 41.350222; -110.905167 (K23DS-D )
Freedom
K31DC-D
31
0.2 kW
684 m (2,244 ft)
38920
43°07′7.7″N 111°7′48.7″W / 43.118806°N 111.130194°W / 43.118806; -111.130194 (K31DC-D )
Lower Star Valley TV Association
Gillette
K26NL-D
26
5.8 kW
117 m (384 ft)
167621
44°18′17″N 105°33′55″W / 44.30472°N 105.56528°W / 44.30472; -105.56528 (K26NL-D )
Central Wyoming College
Glendo
K21HQ-D
KWYP-DT
21
0.25 kW
161 m (528 ft)
127144
42°20′43.8″N 105°1′55.9″W / 42.345500°N 105.032194°W / 42.345500; -105.032194 (K21HQ-D )
Glenrock
K24MK-D
KCWC-DT
24
0.4 kW
64 m (210 ft)
182697
42°53′28.2″N 105°52′5.8″W / 42.891167°N 105.868278°W / 42.891167; -105.868278 (K24MK-D )
Greybull
K19KW-D
19
1.15 kW
162 m (531 ft)
167623
44°24′46.8″N 107°59′51.4″W / 44.413000°N 107.997611°W / 44.413000; -107.997611 (K19KW-D )
Jackson
K19FG-D
0.23 kW
232 m (761 ft)
10033
43°27′44.7″N 110°45′5.7″W / 43.462417°N 110.751583°W / 43.462417; -110.751583 (K19FG-D )
Kemmerer
K24GT-D
24
0.37 kW
267 m (876 ft)
128712
41°50′17″N 110°30′14″W / 41.83806°N 110.50389°W / 41.83806; -110.50389 (K24GT-D )
La Barge
K29HV-D
29
0.25 kW
571 m (1,873 ft)
167614
42°09′26.7″N 110°19′41.5″W / 42.157417°N 110.328194°W / 42.157417; -110.328194 (K29HV-D )
Lander
KCWC-DT (DRT)
16
0.12 kW
7 m (23 ft)
10036
42°54′20.8″N 108°42′21.4″W / 42.905778°N 108.705944°W / 42.905778; -108.705944 (KCWC-DT (DRT) )
Lovell
K27OU-D
27
1.2 kW
82 m (269 ft)
167622
44°51′36.1″N 108°29′47.1″W / 44.860028°N 108.496417°W / 44.860028; -108.496417 (K27OU-D )
Lucerne
K22NJ-D
22
0.35 kW
41 m (135 ft)
167591
43°42′45.9″N 107°53′1.3″W / 43.712750°N 107.883694°W / 43.712750; -107.883694 (K22NJ-D )
Meeteetse, etc.
K29IH-D
29
1.25 kW
72 m (236 ft)
167615
44°12′44.2″N 108°51′30″W / 44.212278°N 108.85833°W / 44.212278; -108.85833 (K29IH-D) )
Mountain View
K36OU-D
36
0.3 kW
310 m (1,017 ft)
27129
41°06′19.2″N 110°12′38.5″W / 41.105333°N 110.210694°W / 41.105333; -110.210694 (K36OU-D) )
Mountain View, etc.
K16NU-D
16
14 m (46 ft)
27130
41°06′19.2″N 110°12′38.5″W / 41.105333°N 110.210694°W / 41.105333; -110.210694 (K16NU-D) )
Newcastle
K15II-D
15
0.23 kW
−27 m (−89 ft)
181516
43°50′23.9″N 104°12′4.7″W / 43.839972°N 104.201306°W / 43.839972; -104.201306 (K15II-D) )
North Fork, etc.
K32IF-D
32
0.2 kW
599 m (1,965 ft)
167626
44°29′36.8″N 109°10′9.5″W / 44.493556°N 109.169306°W / 44.493556; -109.169306 (K32IF-D) )
Pinedale
K19HJ-D
19
0.1 kW
185 m (607 ft)
167598
42°55′8.7″N 110°00′54.5″W / 42.919083°N 110.015139°W / 42.919083; -110.015139 (K19HJ-D) )
Central Wyoming College
Rawlins
K15MP-D
15
2.75 kW
292 m (958 ft)
56610
41°40′52.6″N 107°14′13.2″W / 41.681278°N 107.237000°W / 41.681278; -107.237000 (K15MP-D) )
K19MG-D
19
0.32 kW
67 m (220 ft)
167613
41°46′15.7″N 107°14′16.9″W / 41.771028°N 107.238028°W / 41.771028; -107.238028 (K19MG-D) )
Rock Springs
K28JU-D
28
0.5 kW
372 m (1,220 ft)
167610
41°34′43″N 109°19′14″W / 41.57861°N 109.32056°W / 41.57861; -109.32056 (K28JU-D) )
Sage Junction
K17NG-D
17
2 kW
93 m (305 ft)
182684
41°49′8.3″N 110°58′26.8″W / 41.818972°N 110.974111°W / 41.818972; -110.974111 (K17NG-D )
Sheridan
K15HK-D
15
4 kW
368 m (1,207 ft)
167612
44°37′25.7″N 107°07′5.1″W / 44.623806°N 107.118083°W / 44.623806; -107.118083 (K15HK-D )
Sundance
K15KM-D
0.92 kW
270 m (886 ft)
181532
44°23′16.9″N 104°22′36.8″W / 44.388028°N 104.376889°W / 44.388028; -104.376889 (K15KM-D )
Sunlight Basin
K29IG-D
29
0.22 kW
482 m (1,581 ft)
167609
44°45′14.2″N 109°22′30″W / 44.753944°N 109.37500°W / 44.753944; -109.37500 (K29IG-D )
Teton Village
K16LM-D
16
0.5 kW
741 m (2,431 ft)
167611
43°35′47.4″N 110°52′10.4″W / 43.596500°N 110.869556°W / 43.596500; -110.869556 (K16LM-D )
Thermopolis
KCWC-DT (DRT)
0.09 kW
71.8 m (236 ft)
10036
43°39′7.8″N 108°15′7.3″W / 43.652167°N 108.252028°W / 43.652167; -108.252028 (KCWC-DT (DRT) )
Torrington
K18JD-D
18
0.23 kW
−12 m (−39 ft)
181528
42°04′34.8″N 104°11′29.8″W / 42.076333°N 104.191611°W / 42.076333; -104.191611 (K18JD-D )
Wood River
K31JO-D
31
0.25 kW
218 m (715 ft)
167608
44°04′29.8″N 108°56′12.4″W / 44.074944°N 108.936778°W / 44.074944; -108.936778 (K31JO-D )
Wright
K25LI-D
25
0.9 kW
223 m (732 ft)
181734
43°43′25.9″N 105°53′6″W / 43.723861°N 105.88500°W / 43.723861; -105.88500 (K25LI-D )
References
External links
Cheyenne, WY
KGWN-TV (5.1 CBS , 5.2 NBC , 5.3 CW+ "KCHW")
KWYP-DT (8.1 PBS , 8.2 Create , 8.3 PBS Kids )
KKTQ-LD (16.1 ABC , 16.2 MeTV )
KFCT (22.1 Fox , 22.2 ANT , 22.3 TBD )
KLWY (27.1 Fox , 27.2 ABC , 27.3 MeTV , 27.4 Ion , 27.5 Cozi , 27.6 Laff , 27.7 Defy )
KQCK (39.1 CTN , 39.2 LifeStyle, 39.3 CTNi)
Ind
)
Laramie, WY Scottsbluff, NE Defunct stations
Salt Lake City
Full-power
KUTV (2.1 CBS , 2.2 MNTV , 2.3 Comet , 2.4 Charge! )
KTVX (4.1 ABC , 4.2 MeTV , 4.3 REW , 4.4 Grio )
KSL-TV (5.1 NBC , 5.2 Cozi , 5.3 This )
KUED (7.1 PBS , 7.2 World , 7.3 Kids , 7.4 Create )
(audio) )
(audio) )
KSTU (13.1 Fox , 13.2 ANT , 13.3 Court , 13.4 Mystery , 13.5 QVC , 13.6 Shop LC )
)
)
KTMW (20.1 TMD , 20.2 TXO , 20.3 Grio , 20.4 LX )
KPNZ (24.1 TCT , 24.2 Digi , 24.3 Sonlife )
)
KUTH-DT (32.1 UNI , 32.2 UniMás , 32.3 Get , 32.4 Mystery , 32.5 Crime , 32.6 Nuestra Visión (soon) )
Low-power
)
)
KUTB-LD (18.1 RTV
)
KPDR-LD (19.1 YTA , 19.2 Right Now TV, 19.3 HSN2 , 19.4 JTV , 19.5 Fun Roads, 19.6 Ads , 19.7 BizTV , 19.7 Ace )
)
KSVN-CD (25.1 NewsNet , 25.2 Sports News Highlights, 25.3 ShopHQ , 25.4 Estrella TV )
Daystar
)
K39JS-D (39.1 Nuestra )
W43JV (43.1 3ABN , 43.2 Proclaim! , 43.3 Dare to Dream , 43.4 3ABN Latino , 43.5 3ABN Radio , 43.6 Radio Latino , 43.7 Radio 74 )
)
Outlying areas
Elko, NV Logan, UT Richfield, UT
Ind.
)
KKTA-LD (8.1 Ind., 8.2 Local, 8.3
Grit )
KUES (19.1 PBS , 19.2 World , 19.3 Kids , 19.4 Create )
K24NA-D (24.1 Newsmax , 24.2 Sports, 24.3 Kids , 24.4 DeeTV, 24.5 MAV TV, 24.5 Movies! )
Rock Springs, WY St. George, UT Other
ATSC 3.0 Cable Defunct
Transmitter sites
English stations
)
)
KCNC-TV 4 (.1 CBS , .2 Start , .3 Dabl , .4 MeTV , .5 Catchy , .6 Story )
KMGH-TV / KZCO-LD 7 (.1 ABC , .2 Mystery , .3 Laff , 7.4 LC )
KUSA 9 (.1 NBC , .2 Cozi , .3 Crime , .5 Quest , .6 Nest )
)
KTVD 20 (9.4 NBC UHF , 9.7 Crime , .1 MNTV , .2 H&I , .3 LC )
)
KHDT-LD 26 (.1 Movies! , .2 H&I , .3 HSN , .4 Catchy , .5 La Invasora 87.7 )
, .5 TV Scout)
KDVR 31 (.1 Fox , .2 ANT , .3 TBD )
KBRO-LD 34
(.1/2 Promos, .3 Dish Studio, .4/5/6 Audio)
KTFD-TV 50 (.3 Nest )
KPXC-TV 59 (.1 Ion , .2 Bounce , .3 Court , .4 Defy , .5 Scripps , .6 Grit , .7 JTV , .8 HSN )
Public television Spanish stationsReligious stations
EWTN
1, .2 My Family, .3 EWTN2, .4 Vida)
)
KQCK 39 / KQDK-CD 33 (.1 CTN , .2 LifeStyle)
Daystar
)
Daystar
)
ATSC 3.0 Cable channels Local streaming channels Adjacent areas
Glenwood Springs
KREG-TV 3 (.1 MeTV , .2 H&I , .3 Start , .4 Catchy , .5 Movies! , .6 MeTV+ , .7 Story )
Cripple Creek
KRDH-LD 5 (.1 SBN , .2 Azteca , .3 Cheddar , .4 Ads , .5 Shop LC , .6 Buzzr )
Fort Collins / Greeley
)
KFCT 22 (.1 Fox , .2 ANT , .3 TBD TV )
Avon / Vail
Outside
)
Defunct
Radio syndicators Terrestrial television Cable and satellite Statewide networks
Regional networks
Local non-commercial independents
School-owned Community-operated
Defunct