KCEN-TV

KCEN-TV

Temple–Killeen–Waco, Texas United States
City	Temple, Texas
Channels	Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	Channel 6 (general) 6 News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (LSB Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	KAGS-LD
History
First air date	November 1, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-11-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009) Virtual: 9 (2009–2010)
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1984) CBS (secondary, 1953–1955) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955) ABC (secondary 1953–1984, primary 1984–1985)
Call sign meaning	Central Texas
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10245
ERP	25 kW
HAAT	527 m (1,729 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	31°16′25″N 97°13′15″W / 31.27361°N 97.22083°W / 31.27361; -97.22083
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kcentv.com

KCEN-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Temple, Texas, United States, serving Central Texas as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on North 3rd Street in downtown Temple, with a news bureau and sales office in Killeen; its transmitter is located along I-35 south of Eddy.

KAGS-LD (channel 23) in Bryan operates as a low-power semi-satellite of KCEN-TV, serving the Brazos Valley. As such, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through KCEN-TV but airs separate local newscasts, commercial inserts and legal identifications, and has its own website. KCEN-TV serves the western half of the Waco–Temple–Bryan market while KAGS-LD serves the eastern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Although KAGS-LD maintains its own studios on South Texas Avenue in Bryan, master control and some internal operations are based at KCEN-TV's facilities.