Prairie Public Television is a public television network primarily serving the U.S. state of North Dakota, but also reaching neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Part of Prairie Public Broadcasting along with North Dakota Public Radio, the network currently has seven broadcast stations. Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of them use the term commonwealth) which have membership in the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty, in that an... State nickname: Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State Other U.S. States Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Governor John Hoeven Official languages English Area 183 272 km² (19th)  - Land 178 839 km²  - Water 4 432 km² (2. ... North Dakota Public Radio is a service of Prairie Public Broadcasting in association with North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. ...

• KFME 13 Fargo
• KGFE 2 Grand Forks
• KBME 3 Bismarck
• KSRE 6 Minot
• KDSE 9 Dickinson
• KWSE 4 Williston
• KJRE 19 Ellendale

Prairie Public Television is also available on two translators, K02FO in Valley City, ND on channel 2, and on K07NE in Lisbon, ND on channel 7. Fargo is a city located in Cass County in the US state of North Dakota. ... Downtown area of Grand Forks. ... Capitol building Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota, a state of the United States of America. ... Minot today, seen from North Hill Minot (IPA ,  listen) is a city located in north central North Dakota, USA. With 36,567 people, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state. ... Dickinson is a city located in Stark County, North Dakota. ... Williston is a city located in Williams County, North Dakota. ... Ellendale is a city located in Dickey County, North Dakota. ... In broadcasting, a translator is an FM radio station or a TV station which acts as a full-duplex repeater. ...

Prairie Public Television (PPTV) started out in 1964 in Fargo, North Dakota as KFME, the first educational TV station to go on the air in the state of North Dakota. KFME then set up a satellite station in 1974, KGFE in Grand Forks, marking the beginning of what is now the statewide PPTV network. KBME in Bismarck was established afterward in 1979, with KSRE in Minot following suit in 1980, KDSE in Dickinson in 1982, KWSE in Williston in 1983, and KJRE in Ellendale in 1992. State nickname: Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State Other U.S. States Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Governor John Hoeven Official languages English Area 183 272 km² (19th)  - Land 178 839 km²  - Water 4 432 km² (2. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The transmitter for KGFE was damaged in May 2004, due to ice buildup on the tower, which caused 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. Another transmitter is currently under construction near Devils Lake and should be operational by mid-2005. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in May • 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan King • 9 Akhmad Kadyrov • 8(?) Nick Berg • 7 Waldemar Milewicz Other recent deaths Ongoing... Devils Lake is a city located in Ramsey County, North Dakota. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Additionally, the network can be seen on cable TV stations in Winnipeg and Brandon in Manitoba. Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... Brandon, known as the Wheat City, is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ...

External links

• Prairie Public Broadcasting (http://www.prairiepublic.org/)