Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)

Programming & production: tpt produces and acquires Television programming for local and national audiences. In 2023, we broadcast more than 43,500 hours of programming to local audiences through our five over-the-air broadcast Television channels, and nearly 8,760 hours of programming to audiences across Minnesota via our statewide Minnesota channel Television service. We produce a number of original programs, including the longest-running local Television show in the Twin Cities (almanac). A local performance series (stage), a 24/7/365 regional health and safety channel reaching english, spanish, hmong and somali audiences, a series about Minnesota history (Minnesota experience), a local cuisine series (relish). Tpt produces several programs for national distribution including america outdoors with baratunde thurston and scigirls.

Program information: Twin Cities Public Television operates a series of websites that are visited by over 500,000 users per month. Tpt also maintains an extensive online collection of local Television programs and video segments. On average local and national programs reach a combined monthly total of 2.3 million users.

Broadcasting: tpt originates five over-the-air broadcast Television channels providing a mix of locally produced programs and national pbs-delivered content in the five services. Regularly scheduled tpt-produced programs include a Public affairs series that is the longest-running local Television show in the Twin Cities, almanac; a series about Minnesota history, Minnesota experience; a music and arts performance series, stage; our program services also incorporate the productions that tpt creates for national Public Television distribution by pbs and apt, including scigirls; hero elementary; america outdoors with baratunde thurston; and facing suicide; the five channels consist of: tpt2, our flagship service featuring the best of pbs programming with additional programs and series produced or acquired by tpt to serve local audience needs. Tptlife, which is a general audience service displaying the best of lifestyle, current affairs, and drama programming, tptmn is the home of the Minnesota channel, a 24-hour per day local service including coverage of the Minnesota state legislature when it is in session each year (1050 hours). Additionally, tptmn provides 7540 broadcast hours of programming about Minnesota including its people, heritage, cultures, and history. This program service is distributed throughout the state association with the Minnesota Public Television association to air on all Public Television stations serving Minnesota viewers. Tptkids is a full-time service for Minnesota children, offering the pbskids national programming schedule 24-hours each day, with the goal of providing viewers ages 2-8 and their families with standards-aligned literacy, arts, social-emotional and stem learning. Tpt now presents real-time weather, health, safety, and emergency information in english, spanish, hmong, and somali languages on a regional broadcast and streaming platforms. A partnership with government and other Public officials, tpt now's mission is develop and distribute culturally relevant information, so more minnesotans are healthy, safe, and ready to respond when natural or planned disasters occur.