In the fall of 1982, KTPS-TV moved from channel 62 to channel 28, and shortly after, started up a Centralia, Washington satellite station, KCKA.
KBTC-TV
1992–1999
Bates Technical College took over KTPS-TV from Tacoma Public Schools in 1992, and on October 12 of that year, changed the callsign KBTC-TV, to reflect Bates' management.