KPBT-TV
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KPBT-TV is a public television station located in Odessa, Texas
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 38 as a PBS
member station. The station is owned by Permian Basin Public Television, Inc.
The station signed on March 24, 1986 as KOCV-TV. Until then, PBS programming had to be sold to the basin's commercial stations, on a per program basis.
The station was owned by Odessa College
(callsign meaning: Odessa College Voice) and later by the Ector County Independent School District
. Former First Lady Laura Bush
was one of the station's 500 original members. The station changed its calls to KPBT in 2006, following transfer to community ownership.
Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 99,940 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan...
, broadcasting locally on digital channel 38 as a PBS
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....
member station. The station is owned by Permian Basin Public Television, Inc.
The station signed on March 24, 1986 as KOCV-TV. Until then, PBS programming had to be sold to the basin's commercial stations, on a per program basis.
The station was owned by Odessa College
Odessa College
Odessa College is a public two-year junior college based in Odessa, Texas, USA serving the people of Ector County and the Permian Basin. It opened in 1952 and currently enrolls about 5,000 annually in its university-parallel and occupational/technical courses, and 11,000 students annually in its...
(callsign meaning: Odessa College Voice) and later by the Ector County Independent School District
Ector County Independent School District
Ector County Independent School District is a public school district based in Odessa, Texas .In addition to Odessa, the district also serves the communities of West Odessa, Gardendale, and Goldsmith as well as rural areas in Ector County....
. Former First Lady Laura Bush
Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady of the United States from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. She has held a love of books and reading since childhood and her life and education have reflected that interest...
was one of the station's 500 original members. The station changed its calls to KPBT in 2006, following transfer to community ownership.