Twin Cities Public Television Inc

THE MISSION OF TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. (TPT) IS TO ENRICH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MEDIA. AS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, TPT USES TELEVISION, INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND CITIZENSHIP. IN ITS NEARLY 60-YEAR HISTORY, TPT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING PEABODY AWARDS, AND NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EMMYS. BASED IN SAINT PAUL, MN, TPT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY VIEWED PUBLIC TV STATIONS IN THE NATION, REACHING MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE EACH MONTH THROUGH MULTIPLE BROADCAST AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTICULAR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE: THE EDUCATIONAL READINESS OF CHILDREN; SERVING THE NEEDS AND UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF AMERICA'S AGING POPULATION; ENGAGING A NEW GENERATION IN THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA; AND BEING THE PREFERRED MEDIA PARTNER FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION.

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION: TPT PRODUCES AND ACQUIRES TELEVISION PROGRAMMING FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN 2022, WE BROADCAST MORE THAN 43,500 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING TO LOCAL AUDIENCES THROUGH OUR FIVE OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST TELEVISION CHANNELS, AND NEARLY 18,000 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 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHANNEL REACHING ENGLISH, SPANISH, HMONG AND SOMALI AUDIENCES, A WEEKLY SERIES ABOUT MINNESOTA HISTORY (MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE), A LOCAL CUISINE SERIES (RELISH), AND DOZENS OF PROJECTS PRODUCED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL IMPORTANCE. TPT PRODUCES SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INCLUDING AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON, FACING SUICIDE AND SCIGIRLS.

BROADCASTING: TPT ORIGINATES FIVE OVER-THE AIR BROADCAST TELEVISION CHANNELS PROVIDING A MIX OF LOCALLY-PRODUCED PROGRAMS AND NATIONAL PBS-DELIVERED CONTENT IN THE 5 SERVICES. REGULARLY SCHEDULE TPT-PRODUCED PROGRAMS INCLUDE A PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES THAT IS THE LONGEST RUNNING LOCAL TELEVISION SHOW IN THE TWIN CITIES, ALMANAC; A WEEKLY 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 SHOW CASING 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 STATED PURPOSE OF PREPARING OUR YOUNGEST VIEWERS TO BE READY FOR SCHOOL BY AGE SIX. TPTNOW PRESENTS REAL-TIME WEATHER, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, HMONG, AND SOMALI LANGUAGES ON BROADCAST AND STREAMING PLATFORMS. A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, TPT NOW'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE MORE MINNESOTANS ARE INFORMED SO THEY ARE HEALTHY, SAFETY AND READY TO RESPOND WHEN NATURAL OR INTENDED DISASTERS OCCUR.

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. AT LAST COUNT, APPROXIMATELY 4,100 PROGRAMS REPRESENTING ROUGHLY 5,500 HOURS OF TPT VIDEO CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH TPT'S INTERACTIVE PORTALS.