Editing Prairie Public Television

{{Short description|PBS member network in North Dakota}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| name = Prairie Public
| logo = Prairie Public.png
| location = statewide [[North Dakota]]
| country = US
| sister_stations = [[Prairie Public Radio]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1964|1|19|p=y}}
| owner = [[Prairie Public Broadcasting]]
| subchannels = {{ubl|'''.1:''' [[PBS]]|'''.2:''' [[World Channel|World]]|'''.3:''' [[Minnesota Channel]]|'''.4:''' [[PBS Kids]]}}
| affiliations = PBS, [[American Public Television|APT]]
| former_affiliations = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1964–1970)
| website = {{URL|https://www.prairiepublic.org/}}
}}
'''Prairie Public's television service''' is a state network of [[public television]] signals operated by [[Prairie Public Broadcasting]]. It comprises all of the [[PBS]] member stations in the [[U.S.]] state of [[North Dakota]].

The state network is available via [[flagship station]] '''KFME''' in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] and eight [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite stations]] covering all of North Dakota, plus portions of [[Minnesota]], [[Montana]], and [[South Dakota]]. It also has substantial viewership in portions of the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[Manitoba]]. Prairie Public is also available on most satellite and [[cable television]] outlets serving North Dakota and on Hulu.

Prairie Public is headquartered on 5th Street North in Fargo, with a satellite studio on North 15th Street in Bismarck.

==History==
[[File:PPTV.JPG|thumb|300px|Prairie Public television studio in Fargo, North Dakota]]
In 1959, ''North Central Educational Television'', the predecessor organization to Prairie Public, was incorporated. On January 19, 1964, KFME signed on from Fargo as North Dakota's first educational television station.

The ''Prairie Public'' name was adopted in 1974, the same year the first [[satellite station]], KGFE in [[Grand Forks]], signed on, marking the beginning of the statewide network. A year earlier, KFME almost shut down due to lack of funding. KFME acquired a color [[video tape recorder]] in 1967, and color cameras in 1975.

The FCC allocated educational frequencies to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], [[Minot]], [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]] and [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]] in the 1960s. While KFME was picked up on cable in Bismarck in the early 1970s, most of the western part of the state was one of the few areas of the country without educational programming. It would be 1977 before the state legislature granted Prairie Public funding to build a statewide public television network. KBME in Bismarck was established in 1979, bringing over-the-air public television to the western portion of the state for the first time. KSRE in Minot followed suit in 1980 and KDSE in 1982. Prairie Public purchased the Fargo ''American Life Building'' in 1983 and moved its studios there in 1984. In 1989 KFME and cable feeds went to a 24-hour television broadcast schedule. The ''Prairie Satellite Network'' [[distance education]] state network, with 70 sites, was completed in 1994. Later, KWSE in Williston signed on in 1983, and KJRE in [[Ellendale, North Dakota|Ellendale]]/[[Jamestown, North Dakota|Jamestown]] signed on in 1992.

Prairie Public became the first broadcaster in North Dakota to broadcast in [[high-definition television|high definition]], with KFME-DT and KBME-DT debuting in 2002. Digital-only station KCGE-DT [[Crookston, Minnesota|Crookston]]/[[Grand Forks]] signed on in 2003, with the rest of the Prairie Public stations broadcasting in HDTV by 2004.

The transmitter for KGFE on the [[WDAZ-TV]] tower mast was damaged in May 2004, due to ice buildup on the tower, which caused very large chunks of ice to fall off and go through the roof of the transmitter building. This caused water damage to the transmitter's equipment, as well as damage to the roof of the transmitter site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0504.html |title=Broadcasting News-May 2004 |publisher=Northpine.com |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419032107/http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/archive/news0504.html |url-status=live }}</ref> KGFE went back on the air in February 2005 at low power, then later became a secondary station from the KCGE tower. KMDE of [[Devils Lake, North Dakota|Devils Lake]] signed on in 2006 to cover the western half of KGFE's viewing area, as KCGE covered the eastern half of KGFE's viewing area.

==Manitoba==
Prairie Public is carried on cable systems in [[southern Manitoba]], including [[Winnipeg]]. Manitoba has historically been a significant supporter of Prairie Public. Indeed, the network's audience there is far larger than its American one; the Winnipeg area alone has a population greater than the entire state of North Dakota.

Prairie Public has produced numerous local documentaries, including many about southern Manitoba, including ''Portage Avenue: Dreams of Castles in the Sky'', ''Red River Divide'', ''Assiniboine Park: A Park for all Seasons'', ''Lake Winnipeg's Paradise Beaches'', among others.

Prairie Public was first available in Manitoba in 1974, when KGFE signed on VHF channel 2 from the WDAZ TV Tower in [[Dahlen, North Dakota|Dahlen]], its signal was easily received in the [[Morden, Manitoba|Morden]]-[[Winkler, Manitoba|Winkler]] area. Prairie Public has been carried on cable in Manitoba since 1975, when KGFE was picked up by cable systems in Winnipeg<ref>{{cite news | title = Videon Will Offer Viewers New Fare | publisher = Winnipeg Free Press | page = 11 | date = July 11, 1975}}</ref> and [[Brandon, Manitoba]]. In 1986, Prairie Public was nearly dropped from cable in Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theviewfromseven.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/the-cbc-as-a-cultural-conduit-connecting-our-coasts-thats-so-1986/ |title=The CBC as a "cultural conduit connecting our coasts"? That's so 1986! &#124; The View from Seven |website=Theviewfromseven.wordpress.com |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715064202/http://theviewfromseven.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/the-cbc-as-a-cultural-conduit-connecting-our-coasts-thats-so-1986/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-184.htm |title=ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 86-184 |date=March 6, 1986 |publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708054903/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1986/DB86-184.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> After the crisis, Prairie Public set up a fixed microwave link to carry stronger signals into Winnipeg. In 1998, a signal link failure forced PPTV off cable in Brandon for several months.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-50.htm |title=ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 99-50 |publisher=[[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531101716/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/DB99-50.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Not only must Prairie Public take its large Canadian audience into account in its programming, but a significant portion of its donations during fundraising drives are in [[Canadian dollar]]s. The station has opened up many of its contests for Canadian residents. It also has been involved in family events in Manitoba, including the International Friendship Festival in Winnipeg, and a ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' Sweater Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambrian.mb.ca/Portals/0/MarketingFiles/SweaterDriveWeb.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614052213/http://www.cambrian.mb.ca/Portals/0/MarketingFiles/SweaterDriveWeb.jpg |archive-date=June 14, 2013 }}</ref>

Canadians are well-represented in Prairie Public's leadership; two directors of Prairie Public are from Winnipeg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.fcc.gov/mediabureau/v01/tv/application/1525621.html |title=CDBS Print |publisher=Data.fcc.gov |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616135029/http://data.fcc.gov/mediabureau/v01/tv/application/1525621.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, a Manitoban chairs the television programming advisory board.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prairiepublic.org/home/about/staff-and-board |title=Prairie Public Broadcasting » Staff and Board |publisher=Prairiepublic.org |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527143535/http://www.prairiepublic.org/home/about/staff-and-board |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since KGFE's analog service went off the air in 2004, Prairie Public has been available only by cable in Manitoba. In 2012, MTS brought Prairie Public's signal into northern Manitoba for the first time when its Ultimate TV service launched in Thompson and The Pas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mts.ca/mts/about+mts+allstream/news+room/news+releases/mts+president+and+thompson+mayor+celebrate+launch+of+fibre+optic+network+and+ultimate+tv+service+in+thompson |title=MTS President and Thompson Mayor celebrate launch of fibre optic network and Ultimate TV service in Thompson &#124; MTS |website=www.mts.ca |access-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131024073140/http://www.mts.ca/mts/about+mts+allstream/news+room/news+releases/mts+president+and+thompson+mayor+celebrate+launch+of+fibre+optic+network+and+ultimate+tv+service+in+thompson |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mts.ca/mts/about+mts+allstream/news+room/news+releases/mtss+premium+ultimate+tv+service+now+available+in+the+pas+manitoba |title=MTS's premium Ultimate TV service now available in the Pas, Manitoba &#124; MTS |website=www.mts.ca |access-date=February 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131024073159/http://www.mts.ca/mts/about+mts+allstream/news+room/news+releases/mtss+premium+ultimate+tv+service+now+available+in+the+pas+manitoba |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Coverage is not complete, however; cable systems as far south as Winkler use alternate PBS feeds. Prairie Public is also absent from the lineups of satellite providers [[Shaw Direct]] and [[Bell Satellite TV]], making it unavailable to many rural residents and [[Cottage country|cottages]].

Elsewhere in Canada, another local PBS member station is carried on cable in [[Kenora, Ontario]], and is available over-the-air near [[Estevan, Saskatchewan]]. Prairie Public was formerly on cable throughout Saskatchewan, until 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-915.htm |title=ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 84-915 |date=October 23, 1984 |publisher=Crtc.gc.ca |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708033030/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1984/DB84-915.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Cable companies in Saskatchewan largely carry [[Detroit Public Television]] instead, while [[SaskTel]] carries [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]].

==Programming==
Many original Prairie Public productions are available on the broadcaster's YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/PrairiePublicBcast |title=Prairie Public |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=July 23, 2013 |archive-date=December 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230023609/http://www.youtube.com/user/PrairiePublicBcast |url-status=live }}</ref> The stations also carry programs from PBS, [[American Public Television]], and other distributors, as well as from independent producers.

===Local===
'''Current programs'''
* ''Prairie Pulse'' with John Harris
* ''Prairie Mosaic''
* ''Prairie Musicians''
* ''[[Painting with Paulson]]''

====Archives====
'''Weekly regional programs'''
* ''SPIN'' (1976)
* ''North Dakota This Week'' (1980)
* ''Skyline'' (early 1980s)
* ''Prairie News Journal'' (1990–1997)
* ''PlainsTalk'' (1998) 
* ''Prairie Pulse'' (2004–present)

===Regional===
As a member of [[Minnesota Public Television Association]] Prairie Public also broadcasts ''[[Almanac (American TV series)|Almanac]]'' from [[Twin Cities PBS]] in [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], as well as [[Minnesota Channel]] on Prairie Public's digital channels throughout North Dakota.

== Technical information ==
=== Transmitters ===
{{GeoGroup|section=Transmitters}}
Prairie Public Television is serviced by nine full-power stations and four low-powered translators throughout North Dakota, western Minnesota and eastern Montana:{{clear}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ Prairie Public Television stations
! scope = "col" | Station
! scope = "col" | [[City of license]]
! scope = "col" | {{ubl|Channel|[[Virtual channel|TV]] ([[Digital terrestrial television|RF]])}}
! scope = "col" | [[Facility ID]]
! scope = "col" | [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! scope = "col" | [[HAAT]]
! scope = "col" class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
! scope = "col" | First air date
! scope = "col" class="unsortable" | Public license information
|-
! scope = "row" | KFME
| [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] || 13 (13) || 53321 || 56.2&nbsp;[[kW]] || {{convert|342|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|47|0|45|N|97|11|41|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KFME}} || {{dts|1964|1|19}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KFME|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53321|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KGFE
| [[Grand Forks]] || 2 (15) || 53320 || 22.6&nbsp;kW || {{convert|186.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|47|58|38|N|96|36|18|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KGFE}} || {{dts|1974|9|9}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KGFE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53320|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KBME-TV
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] || 3 (22) || 53324 || 97.3&nbsp;kW || {{convert|392|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|46|35|23|N|100|48|2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KBME-TV}} || {{dts|1979|6|18}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KBME-TV|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53324|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KSRE
| [[Minot]] || 6 (15) || 53313 || 146&nbsp;kW || {{convert|249.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|48|3|2|N|101|23|25|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KSRE}} || {{dts|1980|1|25}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KSRE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53313|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KDSE
| [[Dickinson, North Dakota|Dickinson]] || 9 (9) || 53329 || 8.35&nbsp;kW || {{convert|243.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|46|43|35|N|102|54|57|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KDSE}} || {{dts|1982|8|4}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KDSE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53329|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KWSE
| [[Williston, North Dakota|Williston]] || 4 (11) || 53318 || 84.9&nbsp;kW || {{convert|278|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|48|8|30|N|103|53|34|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KWSE}} || {{dts|1983|4|8}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KWSE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53318|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KJRE
| [[Ellendale, North Dakota|Ellendale]]–[[Jamestown, North Dakota|Jamestown]] || 19 (20) || 53315 || 72.3&nbsp;kW || {{convert|162.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|46|17|56|N|98|51|56|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KJRE}} || {{dts|1992|5}}{{efn|The ''Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook'' says KJRE signed on May 12, while the ''Television and Cable Factbook'' says it signed on May 11.}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KJRE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|53315|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KCGE
| [[Crookston, MN]]–[[East Grand Forks, MN]] || 16 (16) || 132606 || 105&nbsp;kW || {{convert|219.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|47|58|38|N|96|36|18|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KCGE-DT}} || {{dts|2003}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KCGE-DT|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|132606|3=LMS}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | KMDE
| [[Devils Lake, North Dakota|Devils Lake]] || 25 (25) || 162016 || 134&nbsp;kW || {{convert|244.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|48|3|47.8|N|99|20|8.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=KMDE}} || {{dts|2006}} || {{ubl|{{FCC-TV-Station-profile|KMDE|Public file}}|{{FCC-LMS-Facility|162016|3=LMS}}}}
|}
{{notelist}}

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ Prairie Public Television translators
! scope = "col" | Callsign
! scope = "col" | City of license
! scope = "col" | Channel
! scope = "col" | [[Facility ID]]
! scope = "col" | [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! scope = "col" | [[HAAT]]
! scope = "col" class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
! scope = "col" | Translating
|-
! scope = "row" | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|3624|3=K04IH-D}}
|| [[Baker, MT]] || 4 || 3624 || 0.015&nbsp;kW || {{convert|9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|46|18|45.0|N|104|12|26.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=K04IH-D}} || KDSE
|-
! scope = "row" | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|52825|3=K17OB-D}}
|| [[Plevna, MT]] || 17 || 52825 || 0.754&nbsp;kW || {{convert|42|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|46|20|05.0|N|104|30|46.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=K17OB-D}} || KDSE
|-
! scope = "row" | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|53011|3=K13PZ-D}}
|| [[Poplar, MT]] || 13 || 53011 || 0.054&nbsp;kW || {{convert|37|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|48|08|25.0|N|105|07|16.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=K13PZ-D}} || KWSE
|-
! scope = "row" | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|191359|3=K26PD-D}}
|| [[Scobey, MT]] || 26 || 191359 || 0.239&nbsp;kW || {{convert|68|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} || {{coord|48|47|51.0|N|105|21|26.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=K26PD-D}} || KWSE
|}
=== Network map ===
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=== Subchannels ===
All transmitters broadcast the same four subchannels.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Prairie Public Television subchannels<ref name="re">{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFME#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KFME|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014954/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KFME#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KGFE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KGFE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014943/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KGFE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KBME#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KBME|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014745/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KBME#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KSRE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KSRE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014936/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KSRE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KDSE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KDSE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014933/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KDSE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KWSE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KWSE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014825/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KWSE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KJRE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KJRE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014849/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KJRE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCGE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KCGE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014822/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KCGE#station|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KMDE#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for KMDE|website=www.rabbitears.info|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014742/https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KMDE#station|url-status=live}}}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | xx.1 
| [[1080i]] || [[16:9]] || PPB1 || Main programming / [[PBS]]
|-
! scope = "row" | xx.2 
| rowspan=3| [[480i]] || [[4:3]] || PPB2 || [[World Channel|World]]
|-
! scope = "row" | xx.3 
| 16:9 || PPB3 || [[Minnesota Channel]]{{efn|KGFE carries the Minnesota Channel in 1080i high-definition resolution; all other transmitters carry it in 480i standard definition.{{r|re}}}}
|-
! scope = "row" | xx.4 
| 4:3 || PPB4 || [[PBS Kids]]
|}
{{notelist}}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
Prairie Public's stations converted to digital during the 2009 [[Digital television transition in the United States|analog-to-digital transition]] on a staggered basis. KBME-TV, KSRE and KJRE shut down their analog transmitters on February 17, 2009, with all three remaining on their pre-transition digital signals ([[UHF]] channel 22, UHF channel 40 and UHF channel 20, respectively). KFME, KGFE, KDSE and KWSE shut down their analog transmitters on June 12, 2009. KFME's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 23 to [[VHF]] channel 13; KGFE's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 56 to UHF channel 15; KDSE's digital signal relocated from pre-transition UHF channel 20 to VHF channel 9; and KWSE's digital signal remained on pre-transition UHF channel 51. KCGE-DT and KMDE were digital-only stations when they signed on, but both temporarily suspended transmissions during the transition process.<ref>{{cite web |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref>

===Cable and satellite===
Prairie Public is carried on many cable systems in North Dakota, as well as on a number of cable systems in northwestern Minnesota and eastern Montana. In Manitoba, Prairie Public is carried by [[Shaw Cable]] on most systems south of the [[Interlake Region|Interlake]] (including [[Winnipeg]]), and by Westman across southwest Manitoba. MTS carries Prairie Public on their phone-line service, [[MTS TV]]. In Ontario, Shaw Cable carries Prairie Public in [[Kenora]].<ref>http://www.mts.ca/file_source/mts.ca/Static_Files/Raw_PDF/MTS%20Ultimate%20TV%20Channel%20Packages.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.shaw.ca/Television/Channel-Listings/ |title=Shaw Television — Find the complete list of channels in your area |publisher=Shaw.ca |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224212034/https://www.shaw.ca/personal/television/channel-listings/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westmancom.com/fileadmin/content/channel_lineups/brandon.pdf |title=Selector &#124; Westman Communications Group |publisher=Westmancom.com |access-date=April 22, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On satellite, KFME is carried on the Fargo/Grand Forks [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]] local feeds, while KBME is carried on the Bismarck/Minot/Williston/Dickinson DirecTV and Dish Network feeds.

==See also==
*[[Prairie Public Radio]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://prairiepublic.org}}

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