KIIN IOWA CITY, IA

Display
Channel
Physical
Channel
VideoAudioCall Sign       Network/Programming   NicknameNotes
12-01 12.31080iDD5.1 SAP Audio IconIowaPBSPBS "Iowa PBS" 
12-0212.4720pDD5.1 SAP Audio IconPBSKidsPBS Kids 24/7  
12-0312.5480i (w)DD5.1 SAP Audio IconWorldWorld Channel  
12-0412.6480i (w)DD5.1 SAP Audio IconCreateCreate  
12-99 12.99DD2.0 IRISAudio"IRIS" 

Licensing

FAC-ID: 29095
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DTV-LIC:
Granted
Channel 12 Longley-Rice coverage map available. IOWA CITY, IA
BLEDT-20091229ABP (8d04e5a1411443d8a4b7cf6212b6c0ea) - App
1440' 57 kW ND (H)
(5.04 kW + 10.53 dB gain = 57 kW ERP)
73.4 mile contour / 16915.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,359,355
1394' AGL; 2194' AMSL; (1026015)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Dielectric TUV-32GTH/14HV-R 06/03
NAD83: N 41° 43' 15", W 91° 20' 30" (41.720833, -91.341667)

Streams

 TSID:   Assigned   Observed 
 927 (0x039F) 
Phys
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Disp
Ch
Call SignSrc
ID
PMT
PID
VideoDimensionsAspect
Ratio
Video
PID
Video
(Mbps)
PCR
PID
Audio
Type
Audio
PID
Audio
Bitrate
12.312-01IowaPBS30x00301080i1920x108016:90x00315.15 ‑ 10.450x0031DD5.10x0034384kbps
12.412-02PBSKids40x0040720p1280x72016:90x00411.9 ‑ 6.60x0041DD5.10x0044384kbps
12.512-03World50x0050480i720x48016:90x00511.65 ‑ 4.150x0051DD5.10x0054384kbps
12.612-04Create60x0060480i720x48016:90x00611.6 ‑ 3.30x0061DD5.10x0064384kbps
12.9912-99IRIS990x00990x0098DD2.00x009896kbps
  Bitrate Allocation: Variable
  TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/28/2025)   

Ownership/Historical

OperatorIowa Public Broadcasting Board
LicenseeIOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD
SisterKRIN
DTV Transition: 
Certification Analog channel 12. Digital channel 45.
Elected Round 1  : Elected channel 12. (Approved)
Final Channel Channel 12.
Last Analog: 
Channel 12  :  1440' 316 kW ND
Call Sign History:
00/00/0000  KIIN    
01/24/1980  KIIN-TV    
10/20/1980  KIIN    

Translators

Translators:
Call Sign    Ch  LocationTSReader Data
K18NZ-D18KEOKUK, IA  HTML Export (07/06/2022)   
K28JD-D28FORT MADISON, IA  HTML Export (10/14/2012)   
K18GU-D18OTTUMWA, IA  HTML Export (06/18/2022)   
K24IM-D24KEOSAUQUA, IA  HTML Export (10/18/2012)   
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