Montana PBS will host a debate with Montana U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy at 7 p.m. Monday.

The one-hour debate will take place live from a Montana PBS studio on the University of Montana campus in Missoula. It will feature Democrat incumbent Tester and Sheehy, the Republican challenger, debating issues and answering questions from Montana PBS journalists John Twiggs and Anna Rau. There will not be a live audience in the studio during the debate.

The format will allow Tester and Sheehy to present in-depth answers, according to Aaron Pruitt, director and general manager of KSUM-TV/Montana PBS. There will also be an opportunity for direct exchanges and, potentially, for the candidates to question each other.

The debate will be simulcast live on Montana Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, online at montanapbs.org/live and on the Montana PBS Facebook page.

A team of faculty and students from the University of Montana School of Journalism will be fact-checking the debate. Their work will be available later that evening online at montanapbs.org/programs/ElectionCoverage.

Production of Montana PBS candidate debates is made possible with support from the Friends of Montana PBS and the Greater Montana Foundation.

For more information, visit montanapbs.org.