Television
The flagship TV station is KUSD-TV, channel 2 (digital 34) in Vermillion. It signed on the air on July 17, 1961 and is the state's first Educational television station.
SDPB television stations included in the state network are:
| Station | City of license | Channels (Digital) |
VC1 | First air date | Call letters’ meaning |
ERP | HAAT | FCC Facility ID |
Transmitter coordinates |
| KUSD-TV | Vermillion | 34 (UHF) | 2 | July 5, 1961 | University of South Dakota |
236 kW | 204 m | 61072 | 43°3′1.4″N 96°47′2.3″W / 43.050389°N 96.783972°W / 43.050389; -96.783972 (KUSD-TV) |
| KBHE-TV | Rapid City | 26 (UHF) | 9 | September 13, 1967 | Black Hills Educational |
76.3 kW | 191.7 m | 61068 | 44°3′6.5″N 103°14′38.9″W / 44.051806°N 103.244139°W / 44.051806; -103.244139 (KBHE-TV) |
| KCSD-TV | Sioux Falls | 24 (UHF) | 23 | June 13, 1995 | Clark South Dakota |
29 kW | 75 m | 60728 | 43°34′29.2″N 96°39′19.3″W / 43.574778°N 96.655361°W / 43.574778; -96.655361 (KCSD-TV) |
| KDSD-TV | Aberdeen | 17 (UHF) | 16 | January 1, 1972 | AberDeen South Dakota |
19 kW | 349 m | 61064 | 45°29′54″N 97°40′28.9″W / 45.49833°N 97.674694°W / 45.49833; -97.674694 (KDSD-TV) |
| KESD-TV | Brookings | 8 (VHF) | 8 | February 19682 | Educational South Dakota |
15 kW | 229 m | 61067 | 44°20′16.2″N 97°13′42.1″W / 44.337833°N 97.228361°W / 44.337833; -97.228361 (KESD-TV) |
| KPSD-TV | Eagle Butte | 13 (VHF) | 13 | September 16, 1973 | Public Broadcasting South Dakota |
27 kW | 516 m | 61071 | 45°3′13.6″N 102°15′48.6″W / 45.053778°N 102.2635°W / 45.053778; -102.2635 (KPSD-TV) |
| KQSD-TV | Lowry | 11 (VHF) | 11 | 19763 | Quality South Dakota |
37 kW | 312.7 m | 61063 | 45°16′37.1″N 99°59′11.2″W / 45.276972°N 99.986444°W / 45.276972; -99.986444 (KQSD-TV) |
| KTSD-TV | Pierre | 10 (VHF) | 10 | August 1, 1970 | Television South Dakota |
54.7 kW | 487.7 m | 61066 | 43°58′6.3″N 99°35′41.3″W / 43.968417°N 99.594806°W / 43.968417; -99.594806 (KTSD-TV) |
| KZSD-TV | Martin | 8 (VHF) | 8 | February 19784 | Zenith South Dakota |
44.7 kW | 266 m | 61062 | 43°25′59.7″N 101°33′19.1″W / 43.43325°N 101.555306°W / 43.43325; -101.555306 (KZSD-TV) |
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Notes:
- 1. Virtual channel (PSIP).
- 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KESD-TV signed on February 6, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on February 4.
- 3. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KQSD-TV signed on January 1, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on March 9.
- 4. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KZSD-TV signed on February 8, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on February 9.
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