KUEN
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 69582 |
|---|---|
| ERP | 200 kW |
| HAAT | 1,247 m (4,091 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′33″N 112°12′10″W / 40.65917°N 112.20278°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KUEN (channel 9) is an
Utah State Board of Regents, and is operated by the Utah Education Network on behalf of higher education (USHE) as well as public education (USOE). KUEN's studios are located at the Eccles Broadcast Center on the University of Utah campus, and its transmitter is located at Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City. The station has a large network of broadcast translators that extend its over-the-air coverage throughout Utah, as well as portions of Colorado
.
History
On March 21, 1984, the
VHF channel 9. The station's original call letters were KTYY, but were soon changed to KWBR (for "Weber State College"). The school had trouble getting the station up and running, and in March 1986, assigned the construction permit to the Utah State Board of Regents (University of Utah
), which changed the station's call letters to KULC (for "Utah's Learning Channel"). KULC was licensed on February 27, 1987. In May 2001, the FCC granted permission to build a digital signal for KULC-DT, and by the end of April 2003, the station was operating under Program Test Authority. KULC-DT was licensed on August 21, 2003. In September 2004, the station changed its call letters to KUEN.
Programming
Instructional television makes up a significant portion of the daily KUEN broadcast schedule, including learning programs aimed at
K-12 students, college distance education telecourses and teacher development programs. On weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., KUEN broadcasts programming from Utah Instructional Television (ITV). Overnight programming features telecourses from Salt Lake Community College, Utah Valley University
, and the University of Utah.
The station also occasionally broadcasts programs produced by
GED
. In the evening, KUEN broadcasts a variety of general interest programs, with each night of the week devoted to a different topic.
| UEN-TV 8-10 p.m. |
Topics |
|---|---|
| Mondays | Science |
| Tuesdays | Health and Home |
| Wednesdays | World Cultures |
| Thursdays | Current Events |
| Fridays | Health and UEN SciFi Friday |
| Saturdays | Documentaries, Monthly Themes |
| Sundays | Arts and Performances |
Note: The above programs are supplied from a variety of independent producers. The full schedule of nightly PBS programs is broadcast by KUEN's sister station, KUED.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
multiplexed
:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
KUEN | Main KUEN programming |
| 9.2 | 480i | NASA | NASA TV | |
| 9.3 | FNX | First Nations Experience | ||
| 9.4 | NHK | NHK World
| ||
| 9.91 | Audio only | KUER-FM | KUER-FM | |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KUEN shut down its analog signal, over
UHF channel 36,[4] using virtual channel
9.
Translators
KUEN is rebroadcast on the following translators:[2]
- Leamington: K08PF-D
- Blanding–Monticello: K09ZN-D
- Juab: K09ZO-D
- Beaver: K09ZT-D
- Long Valley Junction: K10RF-D
- Helper: K10RN-D
- Salina–Redmond: K11XC-D
- Marysvale: K11XE-D
- Roosevelt, etc.: K11XL-D
- East Price: K11XM-D
- Preston, ID: K14OA-D
- Orderville: K15IA-D
- Rural Carbon County: K15LP-D
- Milford, etc.: K16BO-D
- Mount Pleasant: K16IB-D
- Hildale: K17JK-D
- Richfield, etc.: K17MV-D
- Torrey, etc.: K18MF-D
- Panguitch: K18MG-D
- Henrieville: K18ML-D
- Rural Sevier County: K18MM-D
- Koosharem: K18MN-D
- Cedar City: K18MT-D
- Green River: K19ID-D
- Orangeville: K19MD-D
- Rural Garfield County: K19LG-D
- Mayfield: K19LN-D
- St. George: K19LV-D
- Mexican Hat: K20KC-D
- Scipio: K20NN-D
- Laketown, etc.: K21NH-D
- Wendover: K21NI-D
- Rural Summit County: K22DM-D
- Circleville: K22MU-D
- Myton: K23FT-D
- Hatch: K23JX-D
- Fishlake Resort: K25LH-D
- Kanarraville–New Harmony: K26NZ-D
- Fillmore, etc.: K26OB-D
- Manti–Ephraim: K27HR-D
- Fountain Green: K27NG-D
- Parowan–Enoch, etc.: K27NK-D
- Delta, etc.: K27NM-D
- Emery: K28KN-D
- Boulder: K28OP-D
- Caineville: K28OR-D
- Fremont: K29IV-D
- Kanab: K30PD-D
- Beryl–Newcastle–Modena: K30PJ-D
- Price: K30PM-D
- Tropic, etc.: K31EL-D
- Alton: K31KP-D
- Washington, etc.: K32MH-D
- Park City: K32MK-D
- Hanksville: K32MU-D
- Antimony: K32MV-D
- Green River: K32NG-D
- Ferron: K32NH-D
- Huntington: K32NJ-D
- Vernal: K33DO-D
- Nephi: K33KH-D
- Toquerville–Hurricane: K33PD-D
- Randolph: K33PS-D
- Duchesne: K34FV-D
- Escalante: K34NY-D
- Scofield: K34PF-D
- Manila, etc.: K35KL-D
- Rural Garfield County, etc.: K35ND-D
- Clear Creek: K36JT-D
- Logan: K36OR-D
See also
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUEN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b RabbitEars TV Query for KUEN
- ^ List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived August 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Salt Lake Tribune, February 4, 2009.