List of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television

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The following is a list of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television (KET), a PBS-affiliated statewide network based in Lexington, Kentucky, which serves the entire state of Kentucky and portions of neighboring states.

Contents

Local programming

Current

Former

Series

  • Captioned Kentucky News (1984-1998?) -- captioned/subtitled versions of local 6 p.m. and/or 7 p.m. newscasts by various television stations in Lexington and Louisville. [6] [7] [8]
  • Bywords (1980-1985, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org) [9]
  • Distinguished Kentuckian (1974-1992, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org) – interviews with people with notable accomplishments in Kentucky [10]
  • East of Ninaveh (1986–87)
  • Education Notebook (1987)
  • From the Ground Up (1991–92, reruns available on KY channel and on KET.org) – show about architecture in Kentucky
  • GED -- Get it! (1993-199?)
  • GED on TV (1975-1976?)
  • Kentucky Author Forum Presents
  • Kentucky Considered
  • Kentucky Journal (1980-198?)
  • Kentucky Magazine
  • Kentucky Now
  • KET Scholastic Challenge (1982-1988) -- quiz bowl-style program [11]
  • Legislative Update (1978-2004) -- replaced with live legislative coverage on KET5 and KET6 (2004–07), and then the Kentucky Channel since 2008
  • The Lonesome Pine Specials (198?-199?)
  • McClain County Festival (1974)
  • The People's Business
  • A Reflection of Kentucky (1972)
  • Run That By Me Again (1977-1981, reruns available on Kentucky channel) – interviews with former Kentucky athletes involved with the biggest events involving Kentucky's college football and basketball programs. [12]
  • Signature (1990s) -- nationally distributed

Locally-produced instructional series

  • Another Page (1988, reruns continued through 2005) [6] [13] [14]
  • Dealing in Discipline
  • Imagine That
  • Kentucky GeoQuest (1993, occasional reruns continued on KET Star Channels and KET-ED through 2009) [15]
  • Learn to Read (1987-1988, reruns continued through 2005, produced in association with WXYZ-TV/Detroit, Michigan) [16]
  • Math Basics (1992–93, reruns continued through 2012)
  • Math Country (1978)
  • Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
  • Old Music for New Ears (1992-1993)
  • Signature (1994-1998) - nationally broadcast by PBS [17]
  • Street Smarts (1998)
  • The Universe and I (1976-198?, KET's first nationally distributed ITV series)
  • Workplace Essentials Skills (1999-200?)
  • Write Right (1985, part of KET/GED library)

Notable documentaries by KET

Political programming

In 1975, KET broadcast its first Gubernatorial debate. Then in 1979, the network broadcast is first Gubernatorial election night coverage, and has covered every single one ever since.

Sports programming

During the 1981-82 season, KET was a part-time affiliate of the short-lived OVC Network, broadcasting select games of Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball. [19]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "About Comment on Kentucky" Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine . KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Kentucky Afield" Archived 2018-06-04 at the Wayback Machine . Kentucky Afield. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky Collectables". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "About Kentucky Life". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Louisville Life". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 KET Visions Magazine, June 1993, page 2.
  7. ↑ KET Milestones (1984-1997?) Archived from the original May 6, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "KET to broadcast news for hearing impaired". Park City Daily News . May 3, 1984. p. 8A. Retrieved June 11, 2023– via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Bywords << KET
  10. ↑ Distinguished Kentuckian << KET
  11. ↑ Feb 15 1987 KET Scholastic Challenge McLean County, Bullitt East, Holmes High. May 2016 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Run That By Me Again << KET
  13. ↑ Another Page. Archived from the original April 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ Another Page. Archived from the original December 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kentucky GeoQuest". Kentucky Educational Television. Archived from the original October 6, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ Learn To Read
  17. ↑ Signature. KET. Archived from the original May 6, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Along Kentucky 80 | KET".
  19. ↑ "OVC Now Turns to Public Television". Kentucky New Era . November 7, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Google Books.
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