KTNW


KTNW, virtual channel 31, is a Public Broadcasting Service member television station licensed to Richland, Washington, United States, serving the eastern portion of the Yakima/Tri-Cities market. The station is owned by Washington State University. KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland, and its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte. Master control and most internal operations are based at the studios of sister station KWSU-TV in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman.

History

KTNW made its debut on October 18, 1987. Prior to 1987, channel 31 was KTRX-TV, based in Kennewick, Washington, which was on the air briefly in the late-1950s.
KTNW has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
ChannelVideoAspectPSIP short nameProgramming
31.11080iKTNW-HDMain KTNW programming / PBS
31.2480iKTNW-DTCreate
31.3480iKTNW-DTWorld Channel