KLRN
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KLRN is a public television station in San Antonio, Texas
, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 9 as a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) member station. It is operated by the Alamo Public Telecommunications Council (formerly the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council).
The station also serves as the default PBS member station for the Laredo
market, which does not have a PBS station of its own.
It began broadcasting on September 10, 1962; owned by the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council. Unusually for stations of that time, it was licensed to serve two markets--San Antonio and Austin
. This was in part because Austin had been allocated UHF channel 18 for noncommercial use, and UHF was not considered viable at the time. The transmitter was located roughly halfway between San Antonio and Austin on land just north of New Braunfels, a San Antonio suburb. The main studio was located in Austin on rented space at the University of Texas, with a small satellite studio in San Antonio.
In 1979, KLRU
was brought online in Austin as a satellite of KLRN. In 1984, the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council severed the electronic umbilical cord between its two stations and activated a new KLRN tower in San Antonio. It also formed separate governing boards for the two stations. In 1987, the two stations finally went their separate ways when the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council split itself into two community organizations, with KLRN coming under the Alamo Public Telecommunications Council.
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Digital channels >
Channel
Name
Programming
9.1 / 8.1
KLRN-HD
Regular KLRN programming in HD (digital channel 91 / analog channel 10 on Time Warner Cable
in San Antonio)
9.2 / 8.2
KLRN Too
PBS World
programming aired during alternate day parts(channels 92 and 108 on Time Warner Digital Cable)
9.3 / 8.3
V-me
Spanish Language Public Television (channels 93 and 279 on Time Warner Digital Cable)
9.4 / 8.4
Create
Lifestyle programming that includes cooking, painting, sewing, travel and more (channel 94 on Time Warner Digital Cable)
until 1984, when KLRU split off from KLRN.
's KEDT
, while always under different ownership than KLRN, carried much of KLRN's schedule the first few years of its life, after beginning in October 1972. Because of this arrangement, KLRN was also seen by cable TV customers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, some 250 miles from San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 9 as a Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) member station. It is operated by the Alamo Public Telecommunications Council (formerly the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council).
The station also serves as the default PBS member station for the Laredo
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
market, which does not have a PBS station of its own.
It began broadcasting on September 10, 1962; owned by the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council. Unusually for stations of that time, it was licensed to serve two markets--San Antonio and Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. This was in part because Austin had been allocated UHF channel 18 for noncommercial use, and UHF was not considered viable at the time. The transmitter was located roughly halfway between San Antonio and Austin on land just north of New Braunfels, a San Antonio suburb. The main studio was located in Austin on rented space at the University of Texas, with a small satellite studio in San Antonio.
In 1979, KLRU
KLRU
KLRU is the local Public Broadcasting Service member public television station in Austin, Texas, in the United States of America.-History:...
was brought online in Austin as a satellite of KLRN. In 1984, the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council severed the electronic umbilical cord between its two stations and activated a new KLRN tower in San Antonio. It also formed separate governing boards for the two stations. In 1987, the two stations finally went their separate ways when the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council split itself into two community organizations, with KLRN coming under the Alamo Public Telecommunications Council.
Digital television
The digital signal of KLRN is multiplexedMultiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
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Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
in San Antonio)
PBS World
PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries...
programming aired during alternate day parts(channels 92 and 108 on Time Warner Digital Cable)
V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...
Notable programming
Some of the notable programs produced (in the Austin studio) by KLRN over the years included Carrascolendas and Villa Alegre, both 1970s children's programs about Hispanic culture. KLRN also produced Austin City LimitsAustin City Limits
Austin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States...
until 1984, when KLRU split off from KLRN.
Trivia
Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
's KEDT
KEDT
KEDT is a full-service Public television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, broadcasting locally in digital on UHF channel 23 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station...
, while always under different ownership than KLRN, carried much of KLRN's schedule the first few years of its life, after beginning in October 1972. Because of this arrangement, KLRN was also seen by cable TV customers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, some 250 miles from San Antonio.