KPTS
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| City | Hutchinson, Kansas |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | January 5, 1970 |
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| NET (January–October 1970) | |
Call sign meaning | Kansas Public Telecommunications Service |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33345 |
| ERP | 32 kW |
| HAAT | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°3′21″N 97°46′35″W / 38.05583°N 97.77639°W |
| Translator(s) | 17 (UHF) Wichita (city) |
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| Website | www |
KPTS (channel 8) is a PBS member television station licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, serving the Wichita area. It is owned by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc., a non-profit educational organization. KPTS' studios are located on East 32nd Street in northeastern Wichita.
The station broadcasts from two over-the-air transmitters—its main tower is located in northeastern Reno County (east of Hutchinson), and its signal is relayed on a fill-in low-power translator station on UHF channel 17 in south Park City for the Wichita metro area.