Twin Cities Public Television, also known as Twin Cities PBS or TPT, is a privately owned nonprofit organization headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1957, the organization employs approximately 270 individuals and specializes in broadcast media production and distribution. The company operates the Twin Cities' two PBS member television stations, KTCA-TV (channel 2.1) and KTCI-TV (channel 2.3), both licensed to Saint Paul. Twin Cities PBS produces programs for local, regional, and national television broadcast, in addition to operating numerous websites and producing rich media content for Web distribution.
Twin Cities PBS and KSMQ announced on August 19, 2026, their rebranding to "PBS Minnesota," effective September 1, 2026. This rebranding follows the official establishment of existing Twin Cities Public Television stations, TPT KTCA (Channel 2.1) and KTCI (Channel 2.2), as sister stations to KSMQ. The name change and merger address recent federal funding cuts that put KSMQ, a southern Minnesota broadcaster for over 50 years, at risk of going off the air, according to Twin Cities PBS President and CEO Sylvia Strobel on August 18. KSMQ had previously announced on August 18 that it would join Twin Cities PBS, initially referring to the combined entity as Minnesota PBS, to prevent its closure and maintain regional programming. Twin Cities PBS first disclosed on August 17 its plan to become Minnesota PBS on September 1, 2026, through the addition of KSMQ, extending regional and national PBS programming to nearly 350,000 new viewers across seven southern Minnesota counties, including Austin, Rochester, and Winona, thereby maintaining access to public media resources.
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