KAMU-TV

KAMU-TV
College Station, Texas
Channels Digital: 12 (VHF)
Subchannels 12.1 PBS
12.2 Weather
Affiliations PBS
Owner Texas A&M University
First air date February 15, 1970
Call letters' meaning Texas A&M University
Former channel number(s) Analog:
15 (UHF, 1970-2009)
Former affiliations NET (1970)
Transmitter power 3.2 kW
Height 105 m
Facility ID 65301
Website KAMU-TV

KAMU-TV is a full-service, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member public television station in College Station, Texas broadcasting on digital channel 12 from its transmitter near the university campus, and is owned and operated by Texas A&M University. KAMU-TV began broadcasting on February 15, 1970.

On April 1, 2003, KAMU was the first station in the region to begin broadcasting in HDTV.[1] KAMU made the first live HDTV broadcast in the region on April 22, 2004, with the program "Meet the Candidates 2004".[2]

Contents

Digital television

Sub-channel Programming
12.1 main KAMU/PBS programming in HD
12.2 Local weather information
12.3 PBS Kids

KAMU offered ResearchChannel on subchannel 12.3, until that service folded in August 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ LeBas, John (2003-03-30). "KAMU makes waves with digital upgrade". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. http://209.189.226.235/region/localregional/033003kamuupgrade.php. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 
  2. ^ "KAMU has first live HD broadcast". The Battalion. 2004-04-24. http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/04/23/NewsInBrief/Kamu-Has.First.Live.Hd.Broadcast-669668.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-16. 

External links

Waco/Temple/Killeen

KCEN (6.1 NBC, 6.2 MyTX) • KWTX (10.1 CBS, 10.2 The CW) • KXXV (25.1 ABC, 25.2 TMD, 25.3 Weather Now) • KPLE 31 (TBN) • KDYW 34 (silent; to be Daystar) • KWKO 38 (Ind.) • KWKT (44.1 Fox/MNTV) • KNCT (46.1 PBS, 46.2 Pentagon, 46.3 Create) • KAKW (62.1 UNI)
Bryan/College Station

KYLE (28.1 Fox/MNTV) • KBTX (3.1 CBS, 3.2 The CW) • KAMU (12.1 PBS, 12.2 Weather, 12.3 PBS Kids) • KSCM 18 (A1) • KAGS (23.1 NBC) • KRHD (40.1 ABC) • K47ED 47 (TBN)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Houston: KUHT (8.1 PBS)
Dallas: WFAA (8.1 ABC) • KERA (13.1 PBS)

Texas Broadcast television areas by city: Abilene/Sweetwater • Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) • Austin • Beaumont/Port Arthur • Corpus Christi • Dallas-Fort Worth • Del Rio • Eagle Pass • El Paso • Houston • Laredo • Lubbock • Midland-Odessa (Permian Basin) • Presidio • Rio Grande Valley • San Angelo • San Antonio • Sherman/Ada, OK • Texarkana/Shreveport, LA  • Tyler/Longview (East Texas) • Victoria • Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) • Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK
PBS member stations in Texas

KACV 2 (Amarillo) - KTXT 5 (Lubbock) - KUHT 8 (Houston) - KLRN 9 (San Antonio) - KAMU 12 (College Station) - KCOS 13 (El Paso) - KERA 13/K44GS 44 (Dallas/Wichita Falls) - KEDT 16 (Corpus Christi) - KLRU 18 (Austin) - KPBT 36 (Odessa) - KMBH 38 (Harlingen) - KNCT 46 (Belton)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas