Idaho Public Television is the State of Idaho's statewide PBS network, operated by the Idaho State Board of Education from Boise with studios in Pocatello and Moscow, reaching nearly all of Idaho through five stations and translators.
Idaho Public Television (IdahoPTV) is Idaho's only statewide educational broadcast network and a PBS member. It is a state agency operated and funded by the Idaho State Board of Education, which holds the licenses of its five stations: KAID Boise, KISU Pocatello, KUID Moscow, KCDT Coeur d'Alene and KIPT Twin Falls. The network began with KUID's sign-on from the University of Idaho in 1965 and was formed as a single statewide system in 1982; it marked 60 years of service in 2025.
From its headquarters at 1455 North Orchard Street in Boise and studios on the Idaho State University and University of Idaho campuses, IdahoPTV broadcasts PBS, PBS Kids and other channels to nearly all of Idaho and parts of Washington, Montana and Oregon, streams live and on demand, and offers IdahoPTV Passport. It produces long-form documentaries, public affairs journalism, the children's science series Science Trek, podcasts and educational events, and provides resources for families and teachers. Its mission is to harness the power of public media to encourage lifelong learning.
About 70 people work at IdahoPTV in production and journalism, engineering and broadcast operations, education, development and donor services, marketing and administration. Staff are State of Idaho employees with state benefits; openings are posted on the state's job portal and listed on the station's jobs page. The Friends of Idaho Public Television, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, raises private support for the network.
