KTCI-TV ST. PAUL, MN

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
02-1	23.1	1080p	DD5.1	TPT2	PBS	"TPT 2"	(KTCA-TV 02-1)
02-2	23.2	1080p	DD5.1	TPTMN	MN Channel	"TPT MN"	(KTCA-TV 02-2)
02-3	23.3	1080p	DD5.1	TPTLIFE	PBS	"TPT Life"	(KTCA-TV 02-3)
02-4	23.4	1080p	DD5.1	TPTKIDS	PBS Kids 24/7	"TPT Kids"	(KTCA-TV 02-4)
02-5	23.5	1080p	DD2.0	TPTNOW	Weather	"TPT NOW"	(KTCA-TV 02-5)

FAC-ID: 68597

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DTV3-LIC:

Granted

Channel 23

ST. PAUL, MN

BLEDT-20100326AAI (4f578207f6f8415e8541cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000221665 (25076ff388dcbf870188dfdfa97805d8) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 3,890,565)

1349' 325 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 206.4 kW)
(17.86 kW + 12.6 dB gain = 325 kW ERP)
58.4 mile contour / 10710.9 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 3,507,186
1358' AGL; 2266' AMSL; (1022899)
1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-24WB VP-R C160
NAD83: N 45° 3' 30", W 93° 7' 28" (45.058333, -93.124444) Shoreview (MN)

Streams

BSID:	Assigned	Observed L1	Observed SLT
	1608 (0x0648)	Not Set	1608 (0x0648)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
23.1	02-1	TPT2	1	0x0030	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	0Mbps	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
23.2	02-2	TPTMN	6	0x0070	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0071	0Mbps	0x0071	DD5.1	0x0074	192kbps
23.3	02-3	TPTLIFE	3	0x0050	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0051	0Mbps	0x0051	DD5.1	0x0054	384kbps
23.4	02-4	TPTKIDS	2	0x0040	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	0Mbps	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	192kbps
23.5	02-5	TPTNOW	4	0x0060	1080p	1920x1080	16:9	0x0061	0Mbps	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable

RENDER Data:	Date	PLP(s)	Type
	09/26/2025	0	Debug
	09/25/2025	0	Debug

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Twin Cities Public Television
Licensee:	Twin Cities Public Television Inc.
Sister:	KTCA-TV
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 17. Digital channel 16.
Elected Round 1 :	Negotiated for channel 26 with fallback to channel 16 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 26.
Petitioned For :	Channel 38 (1355' 700 kW DA), which is pending: 08-117
Petitioned For :	Channel 23 (1355' 700 kW DA), which was approved: 09-71
Last Analog:
Channel 17 :	1289' 331 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KTCI
08/22/1978	KTCI-TV
(08/15/2023)	KTCI-TV
(09/12/2023)	KTCI-TV
(10/11/2023)	KTCI-TV

Translators

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Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
K21KF-D	21	FROST, MN	HTML Export (10/20/2019)

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KTCI-TV ST. PAUL, MN

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