KUJH-LP channel 14, is an independent television station

Independent station

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 owned and operated by the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

. The Student television station

Student television station

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 broadcasts predominantly public affairs programs.

Its primary purpose is to serve as a hands-on "laboratory" for its journalism students. Unlike KOMU-TV

KOMU-TV

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 of Columbia, Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

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, it is not affiliated with any network (though it does air the Research Channel when local programming is not scheduled) and only utilizes low-powered broadcasting and cable TV channel 31 on Knology (formerly Sunflower Broadband) to transmit its signal. Residents in the Residntal Halls in the University of Kansas can also carried it on RESNET 31.

Its signal does not reach Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

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, the broadcast area in which Lawrence

Lawrence, Kansas

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, KUJH-TV's city of license, is located. However, it does reach viewers in western Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

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 through Knology on channel 31, a Lawrence-based cable company which serves the Piper

Piper, Kansas

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 area of Kansas City, Kansas. Its translator, K27FR, is based in Overland Park

Overland Park, Kansas

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...

at KU's Edwards Campus; however, its signal is very poor.

History

KUJH-LP began testing on February 10, 1995. Regular programming began April 23, 1996, with much of the content filled by the St. Paul, Minnesota-based All News Channel.

Until about 2005 KUJH broadcast locally produced independent films and TV shows from the university, local and regional film scene. One program of note was "Out of Focus"; hosted by then KU Film School student Chris Martin. The program was a mix of interviews with local film makers as well as airings of short films and previews. However, in 2005 programs that were produced by non-journalism students were removed from the station’s programming.

Newscasts

Newscasts are only broadcast during the school year.

• KUJH-TV News: 5:30PM, 7:30PM, 9:30PM, 11:30PM
• Jayhawk Sports Talk: 7PM, 9PM, 11PM, 12 Midnight

The station has recently merged with the Kansan newspaper at the University putting all of their elements on the Kansan.com web site.