KETH-TV
KETH-TV (channel 14) is a religious television station in Houston, Texas, United States, airing programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is owned and operated by TBN's Community Educational Television subsidiary, which manages stations in Texas and Florida on channels allocated for non-commercial educational broadcasting, and serves as the subsidiary's flagship station. KETH-TV's studios (and CET's general offices) are located on South Wilcrest Drive in the Alief section of Houston. The station's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.
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| Ownership | |
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| KHCE-TV, KITU-TV, KLUJ-TV, KDTX-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 12, 1983 |
First air date | July 16, 1987 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 14 (UHF, 1987–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Educational Television Houston |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12895 |
| ERP | 1,000 kW |
| HAAT | 580 m (1,903 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 29°34′15″N 95°30′37″W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | KETH Page on TBN's website |
History
The station was founded on October 12, 1983, and first signed on the air on July 16, 1987.
Programming
As with other Community Educational Television stations, KETH carries almost all of the TBN network schedule, as well as some locally produced programs: a local version of Praise the Lord, Up with the Son and Joy in Our Town. In addition to programming from TBN, the station airs educational programming to prepare local students for the General Educational Development (GED) test to fulfill the requirements under their license service.
Technical information
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 14.1 | 720p | 16:9 | TBN HD | Main KETH-TV programming / TBN |
| 14.2 | inspire | TBN Inspire | ||
| 14.3 | 480i | 4:3 | SMILE | Smile |
| 14.4 | Enlace | Enlace |
Analog-to-digital conversion
TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.
References
- "Digital TV Market Listing for KETH-TV". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- "Facility Technical Data for KETH-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.