KBYU-TV

KBYU-TV
CityProvo, Utah
Channels
BrandingBYUtv
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBrigham Young University
History
FoundedDecember 17, 1958 (1958-12-17)
First air date
November 15, 1965 (58 years ago) (1965-11-15) (under BYU)
Former call signs
KLOR-TV (1958–1962)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 11 (VHF, 1965–2009)
  • Digital: 44 (UHF, 2000–2018)
  • NET (1965–1970)
  • PBS (1970–2018)
Call sign meaning
Brigham Young University
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6823
ERP298 kW
HAAT1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°39′33″N 112°12′10″W / 40.65917°N 112.20278°W / 40.65917; -112.20278
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.byutv.org/kbyu

KBYU-TV (channel 11) is a non-commercial educational independent television station licensed to Provo, Utah, United States, serving Salt Lake City and the state of Utah. The station is owned by Brigham Young University (BYU), an arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). KBYU-TV's studios are located on the BYU campus in Provo, and its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City.

KBYU-TV airs programming of interest to members of the LDS movement, including religious and instructional shows, as well as family-friendly entertainment programs, often with a moral lesson.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KBYU-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.