WSU’s KWSU-TV Closing After 63 Years of Broadcasting

A long-running public television station based at Washington State University will go dark at the end of the year.

KWSU-TV in Pullman — founded 63 years ago and operated jointly by WSU’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and Northwest Public Broadcasting — will cease operations on December 31 following budget cuts and the loss of federal funding.

The station, which primarily served the Palouse region as a secondary public broadcaster, was one of the earliest educational TV outlets in the Northwest. Officials say most viewers in Washington will still receive PBS programming through KSPS in Spokane.

Murrow College Dean Bruce Pinkleton says the closure is part of a $1.8 million reduction in operating costs for the college and Northwest Public Broadcasting. He says the process is on