KLVX
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KLVX is a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) member public television station, serving the Las Vegas
DMA
in Nevada
. Owned by the Clark County School District
, the station first signed on the air as Nevada's first public television station on March 25, 1968. Its transmitter is located atop Black Mountain in Henderson
, Nevada
.
television facilities, the Clark County School Trustees proposed a state network
of educational television
stations with multiple statewide transmitters offering television program
ming originating in Las Vegas. The proposal was vigorously opposed by educators in other communities, and in 1966 the school trustees gave up the dream of a statewide service. They then sought and received FCC authority to construct a single educational station in Las Vegas. KLVX began broadcasting on March 25, 1968 as Nevada's first educational and public television station. Nevada wouldn't get another educational station until KNPB
signed on from Reno
in 1983.
Operations originated from two converted classrooms located at the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center (aka VoTech High School) in Las Vegas. Students were involved in all engineering and production operations as part of a vocational training program of the School District.
In September, 1968 the station activated four Instructional Television Fixed Service
(ITFS) channels which offered live instructional television
programs produced by the station covering foreign language, math and fine arts. Between 1978 and 1996, sixteen other ITFS channels were activated to provide 67,000 hours a year of instructional television, career professional development, college courses, and staff orientations serving schools in the communities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Pahrump.
In 1971, Charlotte Hill convened a group of community leaders who eventually founded Channel 10 Friends, a 501 (c) 3 non profit corporation established to raise private support for KLVX's non-instructional programs, and encourage community viewing of channel 10. The organization renamed itself Southern Nevada Public Television in 2002, when they assumed leadership of a $64 million campaign to fund digital television conversion and a new building for the station.
Expansion of KLVX's viewing area continued through the 1970s and 1980s throughout Clark, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine counties with construction of a network of 19 translator stations that repeat KLVX's programming for viewers in a four state, 38000 square miles (98,419.5 km²) service area. Some translators are operated by the station, but others are operated by counties or rural translator districts that rely on voluntary support.
In 1976, CCSD School Superintendent and future Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn
proposed that a new building be constructed to house KLVX operations. the proposal was adopted by the School Trustees and the Murray Peterson Public Television Center was dedicated in 1978. The new facility was located at 4210 Channel 10 Drive on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of desert land sold by the Bureau of Land Management
for $1,200 at the "eastern edge of urban development". The facility was designed for 35 employees and student vocational training using "state of the art" film production and development processes.
In September 2006, KLVX rebranded as Vegas PBS to reflect its current multiple-channel offerings and diversified multimedia services provided to the Las Vegas metropolitan area
and statewide schools, in addition to its regular programming on its main channel.
KLVX is expected to move in 2009 from its current studios to the new 112000 square feet (10,405.1 m²) Educational Technology Campus. The new facility will house the KLVX Studios, the Clark County School District's Virtual High School and Educational Media Center and the Homeland Security and Emergency Response support system. The new structure will meet the Media Security and Reliability Council's guidelines, the first in the United States.
(DEAS). During 2007, using $1.2 million, KLVX installed equipment to broadcast DEAS data, including the ability to do so for up to 7 days without external power. The grant will also cover installation of digital television data receivers in 120 Clark County School District Police Department
vehicles.
KLVX also operates an affiliate of MHz Worldview
as a cable-only channel.
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 public television station, serving the Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
DMA
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. Owned by the Clark County School District
Clark County School District
The Clark County School District, , is the 5th largest school district in the United States. It serves all of Clark County, Nevada, including the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite; plus the census-designated places of Laughlin, Blue Diamond, Logandale,...
, the station first signed on the air as Nevada's first public television station on March 25, 1968. Its transmitter is located atop Black Mountain in Henderson
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
History
In 1964, following authorization of federal matching grants for the construction of non-commercial educationalNon-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
television facilities, the Clark County School Trustees proposed a state network
State network
A State Network in the United States broadcasting industry is a term which refers to a miniature television network serving an entire state or multiple states...
of educational television
Educational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...
stations with multiple statewide transmitters offering television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
ming originating in Las Vegas. The proposal was vigorously opposed by educators in other communities, and in 1966 the school trustees gave up the dream of a statewide service. They then sought and received FCC authority to construct a single educational station in Las Vegas. KLVX began broadcasting on March 25, 1968 as Nevada's first educational and public television station. Nevada wouldn't get another educational station until KNPB
KNPB
KNPB is a PBS member television station in Reno, Nevada, broadcasting locally on digital channel 15. Founded April 19, 1982, the station is owned by Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, Inc, a community licensee.-History:...
signed on from Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...
in 1983.
Operations originated from two converted classrooms located at the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center (aka VoTech High School) in Las Vegas. Students were involved in all engineering and production operations as part of a vocational training program of the School District.
In September, 1968 the station activated four Instructional Television Fixed Service
Instructional Television Fixed Service
The Educational Broadband Service was formerly known as the Instructional Television Fixed Service . ITFS was a band of twenty microwave channels available to be licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to local credit granting educational institutions...
(ITFS) channels which offered live instructional television
Instructional television
Instructional television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. Educational television programs on instructional television may be less than one half hour long to help their integration into the classroom setting...
programs produced by the station covering foreign language, math and fine arts. Between 1978 and 1996, sixteen other ITFS channels were activated to provide 67,000 hours a year of instructional television, career professional development, college courses, and staff orientations serving schools in the communities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Pahrump.
In 1971, Charlotte Hill convened a group of community leaders who eventually founded Channel 10 Friends, a 501 (c) 3 non profit corporation established to raise private support for KLVX's non-instructional programs, and encourage community viewing of channel 10. The organization renamed itself Southern Nevada Public Television in 2002, when they assumed leadership of a $64 million campaign to fund digital television conversion and a new building for the station.
Expansion of KLVX's viewing area continued through the 1970s and 1980s throughout Clark, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine counties with construction of a network of 19 translator stations that repeat KLVX's programming for viewers in a four state, 38000 square miles (98,419.5 km²) service area. Some translators are operated by the station, but others are operated by counties or rural translator districts that rely on voluntary support.
In 1976, CCSD School Superintendent and future Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn
Kenny Guinn
Kenneth Carroll "Kenny" Guinn was an American businessman, educator and politician. He was the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party and a former member of the Democratic Party....
proposed that a new building be constructed to house KLVX operations. the proposal was adopted by the School Trustees and the Murray Peterson Public Television Center was dedicated in 1978. The new facility was located at 4210 Channel 10 Drive on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of desert land sold by the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
for $1,200 at the "eastern edge of urban development". The facility was designed for 35 employees and student vocational training using "state of the art" film production and development processes.
In September 2006, KLVX rebranded as Vegas PBS to reflect its current multiple-channel offerings and diversified multimedia services provided to the Las Vegas metropolitan area
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
and statewide schools, in addition to its regular programming on its main channel.
KLVX is expected to move in 2009 from its current studios to the new 112000 square feet (10,405.1 m²) Educational Technology Campus. The new facility will house the KLVX Studios, the Clark County School District's Virtual High School and Educational Media Center and the Homeland Security and Emergency Response support system. The new structure will meet the Media Security and Reliability Council's guidelines, the first in the United States.
Digital Emergency Alert System
In 2004, KLVX was the first station in the United States to demonstrate what digital television has to offer in times of emergency. That demonstration and the follow on technology led to the Digital Emergency Alert SystemDigital Emergency Alert System
The Digital Emergency Alert System was a system managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and designed to alert first-responders and civilians in the event of a national emergency...
(DEAS). During 2007, using $1.2 million, KLVX installed equipment to broadcast DEAS data, including the ability to do so for up to 7 days without external power. The grant will also cover installation of digital television data receivers in 120 Clark County School District Police Department
Clark County School District Police Department
Clark County School District Police Department is the part of the Clark County School District that is responsible for law enforcement on all of the district campuses. As sworn officers, the department members handle all crimes committed on campus and in the areas around the schools...
vehicles.
Digital television
| Channel | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | KLVX-DT | Main KLVX programming / PBS |
| 10.2 | KLVX-DT2 | Create |
| 10.3 | KLVX-DT3 | V-me 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... |
KLVX also operates an affiliate of MHz Worldview
MHz Worldview
MHz WorldView is an independent, non-commercial Public television network that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation who also run MHz Networks....
as a cable-only channel.
Translators
KLVX-TV is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:- K02FJ Channel 2 OvertonOverton, NevadaOverton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport....
- K02FM Channel 2 GoodspringsGoodsprings, NevadaGoodsprings is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodsprings is located at ....
- K02FN Channel 2 MesquiteMesquite, NevadaMesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley...
- K06PG-D Channel 6 LaughlinLaughlin, NevadaLaughlin is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, and a port located on the Colorado River. Laughlin is south of Las Vegas, located in the far southern tip of Nevada. It is best known for its gaming, entertainment, and water recreation. As of the 2010 census, the...
- K07JC Channel 7 Indian SpringsIndian Springs, NevadaIndian Springs is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census.-History:Indian Springs is named for the artesian spring that provides the area with water...
- K08PE-D Channel 8 AlamoAlamo, NevadaAlamo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about north of Las Vegas. Its elevation is 3,449 feet . It is named after the Spanish word for "poplar" due to the presence of that type of tree. Founded in 1901, Alamo lies in the Pahranagat Valley. Its economy is...
- K10NV Channel 10 AlamoAlamo, NevadaAlamo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about north of Las Vegas. Its elevation is 3,449 feet . It is named after the Spanish word for "poplar" due to the presence of that type of tree. Founded in 1901, Alamo lies in the Pahranagat Valley. Its economy is...
- K13NQ-D Channel 13 RuthRuth, NevadaRuth is a small town in White Pine County, Nevada, that was founded in 1903. It is a census-designated place, with a population in 2010 of 440.- History :Ruth began as a settlement for workers of the White Pine Copper Company in 1903...
- K13NR-D Channel 13 ElyEly, NevadaEly is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50, with the discovery of copper in 1906...
& McGillMcGill, NevadaMcGill is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,148 at the 2010 census.-Geography:McGill is located at .... - K23BS Channel 23 JeanJean, NevadaJean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, located approximately north of the Nevada-California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north...
- K23CJ Channel 23 GlendaleGlendale, NevadaGlendale is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The community is an elevation of ....
- K25LU-D Channel 25 MesquiteMesquite, NevadaMesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley...
- K26HY-D Channel 26 ElyEly, NevadaEly is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50, with the discovery of copper in 1906...
- K27JK-D Channel 27 GlendaleGlendale, NevadaGlendale is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The community is an elevation of ....
- K28CS Channel 28 PahrumpPahrump, Nevada-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile...
- K43DS Channel 43 PanacaPanaca, NevadaPanaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, on State Route 319, about 1 mile east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. Its elevation is 4,729 feet .-History:...
- K43LD-D Channel 43 OvertonOverton, NevadaOverton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport....
- K45AL Channel 45 CalienteCaliente, NevadaCaliente , formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Its elevation is 4,300 feet . The population was 1,123 at the 2000 census...
- K45AO Channel 45 PiochePioche, Nevada-External links:*...
- K49AM Channel 49 LundLund, NevadaLund is a small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada. Lund was named for Anthon H. Lund. Lund was settled in 1898. It was settled on land that the United States government had given The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of land that had been confiscated...
- K50DA Channel 50 UrsineUrsine, NevadaUrsine is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States....
- K55AO Channel 55 PanacaPanaca, NevadaPanaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, on State Route 319, about 1 mile east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. Its elevation is 4,729 feet .-History:...