 Public Television
station, KWSU-TV Channel 10 is licensed to Washington State University (WSU), a
comprehensive land grant university located in Pullman, Washington. WSU has
been involved in broadcasting since 1908. The KWSU-TV studio is located on the
WSU campus in Pullman and its transmitter is located on Kamiak Butte, ten miles
north of Pullman. KWSU-TV offers a selective mix of PBS programming and other
educational programs providing an alternative service to Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho viewers. KWSU-TV and KTNW operate as Northwest Public Television
and are managed by the Educational & Public Media (EPM) division.
Translator station, K15CH, rebroadcasts KWSU-TV to the communities of Lewiston,
Idaho and Clarkston, Washington, on Channel 15.
KWSU-TV is among the oldest broadcast stations of its kind, having begun
operation in 1962. Instructional television began as part of the WSU Libraries
in 1967 and was moved to KWSU Radio-Television Services, now
Educational & Public Media (EPM) , creating a complete
audio/video telecommunications department. The services now known as Northwest
Public Television provide a regional source of information, arts, culture and
public affairs programming to enhance the quality of life in the communities
served.
KWSU offices are located in the Murrow Center, Room 382, Pullman, WA.
KWSU can be reached via mail at PO 642530, Pullman, WA, 99164-2530.
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