South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting, or SDPB for short, is a state network
of Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Non-commercial educational
Public television and NPR
radio stations serving the state of South Dakota
. The stations are operated by the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a state agency. The studios and offices are located at 500 N. Dakota Avenue in the Allen Neuharth Media Center on the University of South Dakota
campus in Vermillion, South Dakota
.
at 1,000 watts, operating only during daylight hours to protect CBF
in Montreal
. In 1967, it acquired an FM sister station, KUSD-FM at 89.7. From 1967 to 1991, nine other stations joined the state network.
In 1992, a Chevrolet Suburban
crashed into one of the AM station's towers. The insurance settlement was not large enough to restore full operations, and KUSD-AM went off the air for good in 1994.
South Dakota Public Radio stations in the lineup include:
South Dakota Public Radio also rebroadcasts on the following stations:
In March 2007, South Dakota Public Radio started broadcasting on HD Radio.
. It signed on the air on July 17, 1961 and is the state's first Educational television
station.
SDPB television stations included in the state network are:
Notes:
SDPB has also produced educational programs, such as:
State network
A State Network in the United States broadcasting industry is a term which refers to a miniature television network serving an entire state or multiple states...
of Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) Non-commercial educational
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
Public television and NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
radio stations serving the state of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. The stations are operated by the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a state agency. The studios and offices are located at 500 N. Dakota Avenue in the Allen Neuharth Media Center on the University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota
The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...
campus in Vermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to...
.
Radio
Educational broadcasting in South Dakota began in 1919 with experimental broadcasts at USD's College of Engineering. USD was granted a full license in 1922, and went on the air that May 29 as WEAJ. It became KUSD in 1925. By 1952, the station settled at 690 AMAM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
at 1,000 watts, operating only during daylight hours to protect CBF
CBF-FM
CBF-FM-10 in Sherbrooke and CBF-FM-8 in Trois-Rivières were once full satellites of CBF-FM, but have been separately licenced since 2000 , despite still having rebroadcaster-like callsigns...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. In 1967, it acquired an FM sister station, KUSD-FM at 89.7. From 1967 to 1991, nine other stations joined the state network.
In 1992, a Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet Suburban
Chevrolet offered a station wagon body, built on the 1/2 ton truck frame. This model was specifically built for National Guard units and Civilian Conservation Corps units. Much of the body was constructed from wood, and could seat up to eight occupants....
crashed into one of the AM station's towers. The insurance settlement was not large enough to restore full operations, and KUSD-AM went off the air for good in 1994.
South Dakota Public Radio stations in the lineup include:
| Location | Frequency | Call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... |
Callsign Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion Vermillion, South Dakota Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to... |
89.7 | KUSD | University of South Dakota |
| Rapid City Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid... |
89.3 | KBHE KBHE-FM KBHE-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Classical format. The station is licensed to Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, and currently owned by South Dakota Board of Directors For Ed. Telecommunications and features programing from National Public Radio and Public Radio International.-History:The... |
Black Hills Educational |
| Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south... |
90.9 | KCSD | Clark (as in "Lewis and Clark") South Dakota |
| Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... |
90.9 | KDSD-FM | AberDeen South Dakota |
| Brookings Brookings, South Dakota Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is the fourth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 22,056 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University, the largest institution of higher... |
88.3 | KESD | Educational South Dakota |
| Eagle Butte Eagle Butte, South Dakota Eagle Butte is a city in Dewey and Ziebach counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 1,318 at the 2010 census.It is the tribal headquarters of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.-Geography:... |
97.1 | KPSD-FM | Public Broadcasting South Dakota |
| Lowry Lowry, South Dakota Lowry is a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Lowry Pilgrim Community Church, Swan Creek Harness Shop, J & C Repair, Karst Service and a fire station... |
91.9 | KQSD-FM | Quality South Dakota |
| Reliance Reliance, South Dakota Reliance is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Reliance is located at .... |
91.1 | KTSD-FM | Television South Dakota |
| Spearfish Spearfish, South Dakota Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek... |
91.9 | KYSD-FM | South Dakota |
| Martin Martin, South Dakota Martin is a city in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bennett County.-Geography:Martin is located at .... |
102.5 | KZSD-FM | Zenith South Dakota |
South Dakota Public Radio also rebroadcasts on the following stations:
| Location | Frequency | Call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... |
91.7 | K219CM |
| Belle Fourche Belle Fourche, South Dakota According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,854 households, and 1,186 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,446.9 people per square mile... |
88.1 | K201AP |
| Edgemont Edgemont, South Dakota Edgemont is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 774 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Edgemont is located at .... |
90.7 | K214BN |
| Hot Springs Hot Springs, South Dakota Hot Springs is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,711. It is the county seat of Fall River County... |
88.1 | K201AQ |
| Huron Huron, South Dakota Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair... |
91.3 | K217CE |
| Lead Lead, South Dakota Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.-History:... |
91.9 | K220BA |
| Mitchell Mitchell, South Dakota -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,475.7 people per square mile . There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of 664.4 per square mile... |
90.9 | K215AI |
| Pierre Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont... |
96.1 | K241AT |
| Pringle Pringle, South Dakota Pringle is a town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 112 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pringle is located at .... |
88.5 | K203BN |
| Spearfish Spearfish, South Dakota Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek... |
91.1 | K216AO |
In March 2007, South Dakota Public Radio started broadcasting on HD Radio.
Television
The flagship TV station is KUSD-TV, channel 2 (digital 34) in VermillionVermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to...
. It signed on the air on July 17, 1961 and is the state's first Educational television
Educational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
station.
SDPB television stations included in the state network are:
| Station | City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channels Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... (Digital Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... ) |
VC1 | First air date | Call letters’ meaning Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
FCC Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the... Facility ID Facility ID The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international broadcast station in its Common Database System . Licensees are required to provide the relevant station's FIN when filing reports and... |
Transmitter coordinates |
| KUSD-TV | Vermillion Vermillion, South Dakota Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to... |
34 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
2 | July 5, 1961 | University of South Dakota |
236 kW | 204 m | 61072 | 43°3′1.4"N 96°47′2.3"W |
| KBHE-TV | Rapid City Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid... |
26 (UHF) | 9 | September 13, 1967 | Black Hills Educational |
76.3 kW | 191.7 m | 61068 | 44°3′6.5"N 103°14′38.9"W |
| KCSD-TV | Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south... |
24 (UHF) | 23 | June 13, 1995 | Clark South Dakota |
29 kW | 75 m | 60728 | 43°34′29.2"N 96°39′19.3"W |
| KDSD-TV | Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... |
17 (UHF) | 16 | January 1, 1972 | AberDeen South Dakota |
19 kW | 349 m | 61064 | 45°29′54"N 97°40′28.9"W |
| KESD-TV | Brookings Brookings, South Dakota Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is the fourth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 22,056 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University, the largest institution of higher... |
8 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
8 | February 19682 | Educational South Dakota |
15 kW | 229 m | 61067 | 44°20′16.2"N 97°13′42.1"W |
| KPSD-TV | Eagle Butte Eagle Butte, South Dakota Eagle Butte is a city in Dewey and Ziebach counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 1,318 at the 2010 census.It is the tribal headquarters of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.-Geography:... |
13 (VHF) | 13 | September 16, 1973 | Public Broadcasting South Dakota |
27 kW | 516 m | 61071 | 45°3′13.6"N 102°15′48.6"W |
| KQSD-TV | Lowry Lowry, South Dakota Lowry is a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6 at the 2010 census. The town is home to Lowry Pilgrim Community Church, Swan Creek Harness Shop, J & C Repair, Karst Service and a fire station... |
11 (VHF) | 11 | 19763 | Quality South Dakota |
37 kW | 312.7 m | 61063 | 45°16′37.1"N 99°59′11.2"W |
| KTSD-TV | Pierre Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont... |
10 (VHF) | 10 | August 1, 1970 | Television South Dakota |
54.7 kW | 487.7 m | 61066 | 43°58′6.3"N 99°35′41.3"W |
| KZSD-TV | Martin Martin, South Dakota Martin is a city in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bennett County.-Geography:Martin is located at .... |
8 (VHF) | 8 | February 19784 | Zenith South Dakota |
44.7 kW | 266 m | 61062 | 43°25′59.7"N 101°33′19.1"W |
Notes:
- 1. Virtual channel (PSIPProgram and System Information ProtocolThe Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
). - 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KESD-TV signed on February 6, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on February 4.
- 3. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KQSD-TV signed on January 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on March 9.
- 4. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KZSD-TV signed on February 8, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on February 9.
Translators
The television programming from SDPB is also rebroadcast on the following translator stations (low-power rebroadcasters):| Call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... |
Analog NTSC NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as... Channel |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| K04GW | 4 | Spearfish Spearfish, South Dakota Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek... |
| K06HG | 6 | Pine Ridge Pine Ridge, South Dakota Pine Ridge is a census-designated place in and the most populous community of Shannon County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. It is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.-History:By 2011, a gang culture... |
| K07JD | 7 | Aberdeen Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper... |
| K09UN | 9 | Mitchell Mitchell, South Dakota -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,475.7 people per square mile . There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of 664.4 per square mile... |
| K13PN | 13 | Wasta Wasta, South Dakota Wasta is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 80 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wasta is located at .... |
| K19CG | 19 | Belle Fourche Belle Fourche, South Dakota According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,854 households, and 1,186 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,446.9 people per square mile... |
| K55AV | 55 | Pringle Pringle, South Dakota Pringle is a town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 112 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pringle is located at .... |
| K55BG | 55 | Wagner Wagner, South Dakota Wagner is a city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wagner is located at .... |
| K64AL | 64 | Edgemont Edgemont, South Dakota Edgemont is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 774 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Edgemont is located at .... |
Digital subchannels
SDPB's digital line-up, effective January 5, 2009:| Sub-channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| x.1 | Main SDPB programming / PBS |
| x.2 | PBS World PBS World PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries... |
| x.3 | Create Create (TV channel) Create is a digital television public television network in the United States. The network was created after the closure of PBS YOU in 2006. Create is a public television network, and runs mainly how-to, DIY, and other non-commercial educational television shows from the libraries of Public... |
Programming
Although SDPB provides PBS programming, it also produces original programs such as:- A Falconer`s Memoir (2000) PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
- Dakota Life — a magazine show focusing on South Dakota life.
- Kids' Quest — an educational series for students.
- On Call — a show which discusses medical topics.
- South Dakota Focus — a panel discussion show.
- Statehouse — a show which focuses on the South Dakota State Legislature.
- Nature Adventures — a series about wildlife in South Dakota.
SDPB has also produced educational programs, such as:
- By The People, For The People — a series about government in South Dakota.
- Dakota Pathways — a series about the history of South Dakota.
- Infinite Variety — a series about the geography and environment of South Dakota.
- South Dakota AdventureSouth Dakota AdventureSouth Dakota Adventure is an educational television series about the state of South Dakota. The program was hosted by Richard Mueller and was produced from 1980 to 1984 by South Dakota Public Television...
— a series about the history and culture of South Dakota. - Our Statehouse A Capitol Idea — a multimedia project about the history of the South Dakota Capitol.
- The Badlands: Nature's Time Capsule — a multimedia project about Badlands National Park.