Other changes to KET’s digital services also take effect
For Release: 2008-01-07 11:05:00
The array of Kentucky-themed programming KET produces each week, along with a wealth of encore programming that highlights the people, places, culture and history of the Commonwealth, can now be found on the Kentucky Channel (KET KY). This newly created digital-only channel focuses on content by, for and about Kentuckians.“In the new digital media landscape, the greatest ‘risk’ is to local content. Well, KET is protecting our viewers by creating the Kentucky Channel as a stand-alone broadcast platform that champions all things local,” said KET Executive Director Malcolm Wall. “And, the future is even brighter as we bring in content from Kentucky colleges and universities.”
Programs that will regularly appear on the Kentucky Channel include Kentucky Life, Louisville Life, Jubilee, One to One, Connections with Renee Shaw, Kentucky Author Forum Presents and Comment on Kentucky. The Kentucky Channel also offers new KET productions such as Kentucky Muse and Art to Heart, and is a venue for programs created by other producers around the state, including Woodsongs, Kentucky Health and Kentucky Time Capsule.
Coverage of the Kentucky Legislature’s General Assembly sessions and interim meetings will also be broadcast on the Kentucky Channel.
The Kentucky Channel is broadcast 20 hours a day, from midnight until 8 p.m. ET (11 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT). The channel is available statewide over the air for viewers with digital televisions or digital converter boxes. Many cable operators also carry KET KY as part of their digital packages.
During primetime (8 p.m. to midnight ET), the Kentucky Channel is replaced by KET HD, which includes high-definition presentations of many PBS favorites such as Antiques Roadshow, Nature, Soundstage, American Experience and more. For those viewers who can receive digital broadcasts over the air, KET HD has moved to KET’s third digital broadcast channel. For those receiving KET HD via digital cable, the service will remain on its current channel.
More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
Contact: Todd Piccirilli
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