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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WKNO
| callsign = WKNO
| city =
| logo = Wkno.png
| logo = Wkno.png
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
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| digital = 29 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 29 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 10
| virtual = 10
| subchannels =
| translators =
| affiliations = '''10.1:''' [[PBS]]<br>'''10.2:''' WKNO 2<br>'''10.3:''' [[PBS Kids]]
| affiliations = '''10.1:''' [[PBS]]<br>'''10.2:''' WKNO 2<br>'''10.3:''' [[PBS Kids]]
| owner = Mid-South Public Communications Foundation
| owner = Mid-South Public Communications Foundation
| licensee =
| location = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| location = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1956|6|25|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1956|6|25|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning = '''KNO'''wledge
| callsign_meaning = '''KNO'''wledge
| sister_stations = [[WKNO-FM]]
| sister_stations = [[WKNO-FM]]
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>10 ([[Very high frequency|VHF]], 1956–2009)
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>10 ([[Very high frequency|VHF]], 1956–2009)
| former_affiliations = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1956–1970)
| former_affiliations = [[National Educational Television|NET]] (1956–1970)
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==History==
==History==
The station first signed on the air on June 25, 1956 as Tennessee's first [[Public broadcasting|public television]] outlet. Its studios were first located in midtown Memphis, but would move several years later to rented space on the campus of Memphis State University (now the [[University of Memphis]]); in 1979, the studios were relocated a few blocks to the south, to the southern annex of the MSU campus on Getwell Road. That facility served the station for 30 years until November 2009, when the station moved into a custom-designed all-digital studio facility in Cordova.<ref>[http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/nov/15/dialing-it-up/]</ref>
The station first signed on the air on June 25, 1956 as Tennessee's first [[Public broadcasting|public television]] outlet. Its studios were first located in midtown Memphis, but would move several years later to rented space on the campus of Memphis State University (now the [[University of Memphis]]); in 1979, the studios were relocated a few blocks to the south, to the southern annex of the MSU campus on Getwell Road. That facility served the station for 30 years until November 2009, when the station moved into a custom-designed all-digital studio facility in Cordova.<ref>[http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/nov/15/dialing-it-up/]</ref>

From 1968 to 1981, WKNO's programming was repeated on [[WLJT]] in [[Lexington, Tennessee|Lexington]] for viewers in the remainder of western Tennessee outside the Memphis metropolitan area. Afterward, that station eventually began broadcasting a separate programming schedule, including programming of local interest to that region.

Unlike most of Tennessee's public television outlets, WKNO has never had direct or indirect ties to the state government, even though during its early years the station would identify as "Tennessee Educational Television" during in-school hours and "Tennessee Public Television" during off-school hours, including prime time.


==Programming==
==Programming==
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==Digital television==
==Digital television==

===Digital channels===
===Digital channels===
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
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===Analog-to-digital conversion===
===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WKNO discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Very high frequency|VHF]] channel 10, on May 1, 2009.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations]</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 29, using [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] to display WKNO's [[virtual channel]] as 10 on digital television receivers.
WKNO discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over [[Very high frequency|VHF]] channel 10, on May 1, 2009.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf List of Digital Full-Power Stations]</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wkno.org/ Official website]
* {{official website|1=http://www.wkno.org/}}
*{{BIA|WKNO|TV|TV}}
* {{BIA|WKNO|TV|TV}}


{{Memphis TV}}
{{Memphis TV}}
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Revision as of 14:02, 7 December 2021

WKNO
Channels
BrandingWKNO Channel 10
Programming
Affiliations10.1: PBS
10.2: WKNO 2
10.3: PBS Kids
Ownership
OwnerMid-South Public Communications Foundation
WKNO-FM
History
First air date
June 25, 1956 (67 years ago) (1956-06-25)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
10 (VHF, 1956–2009)
NET (1956–1970)
Call sign meaning
KNOwledge
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42061
ERP835 kW
HAAT320.2 m (1,051 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°9′16″N 89°49′20″W / 35.15444°N 89.82222°W / 35.15444; -89.82222 (WKNO)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wkno.org

WKNO, virtual channel 10 (UHF digital channel 29), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by the Mid-South Public Communications Foundation, a non-profit organization governed by a board of trustees composed of volunteers, and is operated alongside National Public Radio (NPR) member radio station WKNO-FM (91.1). The two stations share studios on Cherry Farms Road with the TV station's transmitter on Raleigh LaGrange Road, both in the Cordova section of unincorporated Shelby County.

History

The station first signed on the air on June 25, 1956 as Tennessee's first public television outlet. Its studios were first located in midtown Memphis, but would move several years later to rented space on the campus of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis); in 1979, the studios were relocated a few blocks to the south, to the southern annex of the MSU campus on Getwell Road. That facility served the station for 30 years until November 2009, when the station moved into a custom-designed all-digital studio facility in Cordova.[2]

Programming

National programming produced or presented by WKNO includes Travels & Traditions and other programs by Burt Wolf, Classic Gospel, Sun Studio Sessions, and GardenSMART.[3][4]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[5]
10.1 1080i 16:9 WKNO-HD Main WKNO-TV programming / PBS
10.2 480i WKNO-2 "WKNO 2"
10.3 4:3 KNO-KID 24/7 PBS Kids Programming

Analog-to-digital conversion

WKNO discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on May 1, 2009.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKNO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ WKNO National
  4. ^ WOLF: Travels & Traditions&l= BURT WOLF: Travels & Traditions - Search Results
  5. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WKNO
  6. ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations

External links

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