KETX (TV)

KETX
Channels
Programming
AffiliationsNBC, CBS, DuMont
Ownership
OwnerJacob A. Newborn, Jr.
History
First air date
September 19, 1953 (1953-09-19)
Last air date
October 24, 1954 (1954-10-24)
(1 year, 35 days)
Technical information
ERP270 kW[1]
HAAT900 ft (274 m)

KETX was a television station on channel 19 at Tyler, Texas, that operated between September 1953 and October 1954. It was the first television station in East Texas[2] and the first UHF station in the entire state; however, its operation was fraught with technical and financial difficulties, and the coming of a VHF station, KLTV, was an existential threat to the smaller UHF outlet, causing its closure.

  1. ^ "KETX" (PDF). Telecasting Yearbook 1954-55. 1954. p. 298 (303). Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "KETX To Observe First Anniversary". Tyler Morning Telegraph. September 17, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved February 22, 2020.