Idaho Public Television (Also known as IdahoPTV) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member network serving the state of Idaho. It comprises five television stations, operated and funded by the Idaho State Board Of Education. The network is headquartered in Boise, with satellite studios on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow and Idaho State University in Pocatello.
The network's first station, KUID-TV, signed on from the UI campus in 1965. KAID-TV in Boise, licensed to Boise State University, signed on in 1971, followed later that year by ISU's KISU-TV in Pocatello. The three stations shared many programs, but were largely operated independently at first. However, in 1981, in response to anger over two KUID-produced documentaries, the state legislature yanked nearly all funding for public television. A year later, the legislature ordered the merger of the three stations into a single network. The licenses for all three stations were transferred to the state board of education. Two other stations were added in 1992.
Combined, the five stations and their extensive translator network reach almost all of Idaho, as well as parts of Washington, Montana and Oregon.
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