tv . kbtc tv kcka kbtc tacoma washington kcka centralia washington united states branding kbtc channels digital kbtc 27 uhf kcka 19 uhf k24ic d 24 uhf k41kt d 41 uhf virtual kbtc 28 psip kcka 15 psip k24ic d 28 psip k41kt d 28 psip subchannels .1 kbtc kcka hd .2 nhk world .3 mhz worldview .4 tvw translators kbtc tv uhf 16 seattle k24ic d uhf 24 bellingham k41kt d uhf 41 grays river affiliations pbs owner bates technical college first air date kbtc september 25 1961 kcka october 2 1982 k24ic d may 15 2010 call letters meaning kbtc bates technical college former callsigns kbtc ktps 1961 1992 kcka none former channel number s analog kbtc 62 uhf 1961 1982 28 uhf 1982 2009 kcka 15 uhf 1982 2009 former affiliations net 1961 1970 transmitter power kbtc 100 kw kcka 187 kw k24ic d 15 kw k41kt d 0.5 kw height kbtc 235 m kcka 334 m k24ic d 760 m k41kt d 765 m facility id kbtc 62469 kcka 62468 k24ic d 167292 k41kt d 62387 transmitter coordinates kbtc 47 16 44 n 122 30 42 w 47.27889 n 122.51167 w 47.27889 ; 122.51167 kcka 46 33 16 n 123 3 26 w 46.55444 n 123.05722 w 46.55444 ; 123.05722 kcka k24ic d 48 40 46 n 122 50 31 w 48.67944 n 122.84194 w 48.67944 ; 122.84194 k41kt d 46 27 40 n 123 32 58 w 46.46111 n 123.54944 w 46.46111 ; 123.54944 website www.kbtc.org kbtc tv is an american public television station in tacoma washington . it is the secondary public broadcasting service member station in the seattle tacoma market . it broadcasts on digital channel 27 remapping to its analog channel number 28 using psip and comcast cable channel 12 . its offices and broadcasting center are located on the campus of owner bates technical college . the property was purchased from kstw when that station moved to renton in 2001 . bates technical college also owns full time satellite kcka digital 19 virtual 15 in centralia . kbtc s programming is also repeated on low powered signals k41kt d channel 41 grays river serving the inland areas of wahkiakum and pacific counties as well as northern clatsop county oregon and k24ic d channel 24 bellingham serving the puget sound and san juan islands regions as well as vancouver and victoria british columbia from mount constitution . both repeaters remap to psip channel 28 . in addition to reaching a local over the air audience kbtc is transmitted to comcast cable viewers in seattle bellevue everett and many areas of southwest washington . the station originally signed on the air september 25 1961 as ktps tv owned by the tacoma public schools licensed under the district s official name tacoma school district no. 10 . previous to that time ktps had operated on channel 62 . bates took over in 1992 and changed the calls to kbtc on october 12 1992 . kbtc s scheduled programming is digital only effective june 12 2009 . 1 however kbtc tv continued its analog signal as part of the fcc s nightlight program running a dtv transition guide . on november 1 2009 kbtc began broadcasting in 1080i hd on 28.1 with mhz worldview appearing on subchannel 28.2 . a documentary channel was broadcast on 28.3 and create on 28.4 but were soon removed due to the increased bandwidth required for the hd broadcast on 28.1 . on may 15 2010 k24ic d began broadcasting in 1080i hd from mount constitution . on december 6 2010 kbtc added tvw on subchannel 28.3 . on june 19 2012 kbtc added a low power 1 kw transmitter on channel 16 to serve seattle . on january 28 2016 kbtc added nhk world on subchannel 28.2 . mhz worldview was shifted to 28.3 and tvw moved to 28.4 . 2 contents 1 local production 2 news programming 3 references 4 external links local production edit most recently kbtc s local production efforts revolve around the weekly public affairs program northwest now . after several on again off again runs the program came back into regular production when puyallup based new media solutions nms was contracted to re format and produce the program starting in the spring of 2012 . northwest now was recognized with an emmy award in the summer of 2013 . with the start of season five in october 2013 northwest now was moved in house with the hiring of nms president tom layson who now serves as the station s managing editor . northwest now features interviews with news makers election night coverage and eng electronic news gathering pieces shot in the field . full focus is a half hour documentary style show that looks at some of the people places and historical events that have helped shape western washington . while full focus is no longer in regular production kbtc managing editor tom layson produced the three most recent programs which featured the stories of a physically challenged survivor of a severe infection the restoration of an historic jet aircraft and a look at an exhibition by the women painters of washington . previous award winning full focus producers include forrest burger and daniel kopec . news programming edit kbtc and businessexaminer also produced a local program called the south sound business report . the program first aired on april 20 2010 . south sound business report had aired on the seattle cw o & o station kstw channel 11 . the ssbr has since ceased production . references edit what digital tv delay means to north olympic peninsula viewers . retrieved 1 august 2016 . kbtc public television kbtc 28.2 nhk world . retrieved 1 august 2016 . external links edit kbtc kcka television query the fcc s tv station database for kbtc tv query the fcc s tv station database for kcka query the fcc s tv station database for k41kt query the fcc s tv station database for k24ic query tv fool s coverage map for kbtc query tv fool s coverage map for kcka biafn s media web database information on kbtc tv biafn s media web database information on kcka tv v t e broadcast television in seattle major network affiliates komo 4.1 abc 4.2 comet 4.3 grit king 5.1 nbc 5.2 justice kiro 7.1 cbs 7.2 gettv 7.3 laff kcts 9.1 pbs 9.2 v me 9.3 create kstw 11.1 cw 11.2 decades kcpq 13.1 fox 13.2 this tv 13.3 escape kzjo 22.1 mntv 22.2 kcpq sd 22.3 antenna tv kbtc kcka 28.1 15.1 pbs 28.2 15.2 worldview 28.3 15.3 tvw other stations k08ou d 8.1 3abn 8.3 dare to dream 8.4 3abn latino 8.5 3abn radio 8.7 radio74 kong 16.1 ind 16.2 sd ktbw 20.1 tbn 20.2 church 20.3 juce tv smile 20.4 enlace 20.5 salsa krum ld 24.3 ind 24.4 ind kwpx tv 33.1 ion 33.2 qubo 33.3 ion life 33.4 ion shop 33.5 qvc 33.7 telemundo kwdk 42.1 ds kffv 44.1 infomercials 44.2 aza 44.3 aat tv 44.4 kbs world 44.5 cozi 44.6 kvos kuse ld 46.1 color bars 46.2 peace tv 46.3 sonlife 46.4 color bars 46.5 hot tv 46.6 infomercials kuns 51.1 uni 51.2 mundomax cable only northwest cable news root sports northwest scan seattle channel tvw olympia uwtv atsc m h mobile dtv stations encrypted channels italicized kwpx tv 33.82 gran cine 33.85 nfl net 33.87 gol tv 33.88 nfl redzone 33.90 starz 33.96 airbox 33.98 mtv classic defunct stations kpec 56 net research channel see also list of television stations in washington state plus british columbia bellingham spokane portland and yakima tri cities tv v t e broadcast television in northwest washington bellingham kvos 12.1 metv 12.2 movies kbcb 24.1 & 24.2 sonlife broadcasting network k24ic d 28.1 pbs 28.2 worldview 28.3 tvw port angeles k30fl d 30.1 cbs 30.2 gettv 30.3 laff cable only root sports northwest northwest cable news see also list of television stations in washington british columbia and seattle tv v t e pbs member stations in the state of washington ksps 7 spokane kcts 9 kyve 47 seattle yakima kwsu 10 ktnw 31 pullman richland kbtc 28 kcka 15 tacoma centralia see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in washington retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kbtc tv & oldid 742802780 categories pbs member stationstelevision stations in seattletelevision channels and stations established in 1961digital low power stations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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