KUEN

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KUEN

Ogden, Utah
Branding	UEN-TV
Channels	9 (VHF) analog, 36 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	Educational Independent
Owner	Utah State Board of Regents
Founded	March 21, 1984
Call letters meaning	K Utah Educational Network
Former callsigns	KULC, KWBR (CP only), KTYY (CP only)
Transmitter Power	166 kW (analog) 200 kW (digital)
Height	893 m (analog) 1256 m (digital)
Facility ID	69582
Website	www.uen.org/tv/

KUEN, also known as UEN-TV, is a full-service, educational television station in Ogden, Utah, broadcasting locally in analog on VHF channel 9 and in digital on UHF channel 36, serving the state of Utah through a system of mountain-top translators. Founded March 21, 1984, the station is licensed to the Utah State Board of Regents and operates on behalf of higher education (USHE) as well as public education (USOE) by the Utah Education Network (UEN). UEN-TV originates from the Dolores Doré Eccles Broadcast Center on the University of Utah campus.

1 History
2 Programming
3 Translators
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

On March 21, 1984, the FCC granted an original construction permit to Weber State College (now Weber State University) for a full-service educational television to serve Ogden and the Salt Lake City area on VHF channel 9. The station's original call letters were KTYY, but were soon changed to KWBR (Weber State College). The school had trouble getting the station up and running, and in March 1986, assigned the construction permt to the Utah State Board of Regents (University of Utah), who changed the station's call letters to KULC (Utah's Learning Channel). KULC was licensed on February 27, 1987. In May 2001, the FCC granted permission to build digital station KULC-DT and by the end of April 2003, the station was operating under Program Test Authority. KULC-DT was licensed August 21, 2003. In September 2004, the station changed call letters to KUEN and KUEN-DT.

[edit] Programming

Instructional television makes up a signficant portion of the daily KUEN broadcast schedule, including learning programs aimed at K-12 students, college distance education telecourses and teacher development programs. On weekdays from 9 AM until 3 PM, KUEN broadcasts programming from Utah Instructional Television (ITV). Overnight programming features telecourses from Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley State College, and the University of Utah. The station also occassionally broadcasts programs produced by Utah State University and Weber State University. Teacher professional development workshops air on Saturdays from 9 AM until 5 PM, and KUEN also offers adult educational programming for people trying to obtain their GED. In the evening, KUEN broadcasts a variety of general interest programs, with each night of the week devoted to a different topic.

UEN-TV 8-10 p.m.	Topics
Mondays	Science
Tuesdays	Health and Home
Wednesdays	World Cultures
Thursdays	Current Events
Fridays	Health and UEN SciFi Friday
Saturdays	Documentaries, Monthly Themes
Sundays	Arts and Performances

(Note: The above programs are supplied from a variety of independent producers. The full schedule of nightly PBS programs is broadcast by KUEN's sister station, KUED.)

[edit] Translators

KUEN uses a network of nearly 40 translator stations to extend its signal throughout Utah, plus parts of Arizona. See translator list.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Salt Lake City/St. George/Provo/Ogden/Orem market (Nielsen DMA #35)
KUTV 2 / KUSG 12 (CBS) - KCBU 3 (RTN) - KTVX 4 (ABC) - KCSG 4 (A1) - KSL 5 (NBC) - KUED 7 (PBS) - KUEN 9 (Ind) - KENV 10 (NBC) - KBYU 11 (PBS) - KUTF 12 (TFU) - KSTU 13 (Fox) - KJZZ 14 (MNTV) - KUPX 16 (i) - KTMW 20 (Ind) - KPNZ 24 (Ind) - KUCL-LP 26 (3ABN) - KUCW 30 (The CW) - KUTH 32 (UNI) - KKRP-LP 46 (A1) - KSVN-CA 49 / K66FN 66 (AZA) - KEJT-LP 50 / KULX-LP 51 (TEL) - K68FY 68 (TFU)
other media