Upcoming broadcast will occur on the statewide tptMN. It is seen statewide via all six Minnesota public television stations, over the air for free to viewers as well as on cable and satellite services. Broadcasts on tptMN are simultaneous - your dates and times for the Twin Cities are the same for all other Minnesota stations, as well.

To receive over-the-air broadcasts, viewers will need a digital TV of a digital converter box. It will also be generally available to all digital cable households and DirecTV subscribers.

Next statewide digital tptMN showing is scheduled for:

• Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:30 PM
• Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:30 AM
• Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM
• Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM

Please note on corrections on the dates of showing.

A list of all of the Minnesota public television stations carrying the MN Channel through their digital services is attached. Again, all stations will broadcast your program on the same date and time.

MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (MPTA)
The MPTA includes the six organizations providing PBS television services to the residents of Minnesota. Effective February 2008, all members of MPTA are broadcasting the digital MN Channel program service. Partner programs can be accessed through over-the-air digital or cable channels. Because each station is independently owned, the MN Channel's name varies by carrier. Each station offers an on-line programming grid that viewers can customize by their specific provider. The information below details where to find the MN Channel statewide.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Area - Twin Cities Public Television www.tpt.org Look for "tptMN" Broadcast: Channel 2-2
Cable: Comcast channel 202 in Minneapolis and channel 243 in St. Paul; Mediacom channel
102; Charter channel 396

Duluth/Superior Area – WDSE www.wdse.org
Look for "The Minnesota Channel"
Broadcast: Duluth Channel 8-4, Hibbing - Iron Range Channel 31-4
Cable: Duluth/Superior - Charter channel 396

Appleton Area - Pioneer Public Television www.pioneer.org
Look for "Pioneer MN"
Broadcast: West Central Minnesota channel 10-3 or Southwestern Minnesota channel 20-3

Austin/Rochester Area - KSMQ www.ksmq.org
Look for "KSMQ MN Channel"
Broadcast: Channel 15-4

Bemidji/Brainerd Area - Lakeland Public Television www.lakelandptv.org
Look for "Lakeland Minnesota"
Broadcast: Bemidji channel 9-6 or Brainerd Lakes channel 22-6
Cable: Lakeland - Paul Bunyan channel 175

Fargo/Moorhead Area - Prairie Public Television www.prairiepublic.org Look for "MN Channel" Broadcast: KCGE Crookston/East Grand Forks area channel 16-3 and KFME Fargo/Moorhead/Fergus Falls area channel 13-3