KMWT-TV

KMWT-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 24, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to, United States. The station is owned by. KMWT's studios are located on North 36th Street in St. Joseph with an auxiliary studio at the Hearnes Center on the university campus; it's transmitter is located off in St. Joseph. On cable, the station is available on Suddenlink Communications channel 4. It is also carried in the on, ,  and  services, giving viewers in the area a second choice for PBS programming alongside.

In addition to regular PBS member station operations, the university uses KMWT-TV to teach its students about the operation of television stations.

History
In 1958, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigned the VHF channel 24 allocation in the St. Joseph market, reserving it for non-commercial broadcasting use. 6 years later in 1964, the Saint Joseph School District filed an application to operate a broadcast license to operate a television station on channel 24 in St. Joseph. The station first signed on the air on August 20, 1966 as a member of National Educational Television (NET).

On October 5, 1970, KMWT became a charter member of PBS, which was formed through the merger of National Educational Television with its Newark, New Jersey member station WNDT (now WNET) that was assisted by the Ford Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 1980, ownership was transferred to (then Missouri Western State College).