KLRU
Encyclopedia
KLRU is the local Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) member public television station in Austin, Texas
, in the United States of America
.
in San Antonio. Before then, KLRN had served both cities from the Jesse H. Jones Communications Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin
. It began airing separate programming in 1984, though it continued under the ownership of KLRN's governing board, the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council. In 1987, the two stations finally went their separate ways, with KLRU coming under the ownership of the Capital of Texas Public Broadcasting Council, which still owns the station today.
On April 16, 2009, KLRU ceased analog broadcasts. Its digital signal remains on channel 22 using PSIP
to display "18" as its virtual channel
number.
In addition to showing content from PBS, it produces original programming including the national music series Austin City Limits.
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Digital channels >
Channel
Name
Programming
18.1
KLRU-HD
Main KLRU programming / PBS
18.2
KLRU-CR
Create
18.3
KLRU-Q
PBS Encore
18.4
KLRU-VM
V-me
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) member public television station in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, in the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
The station began in 1979 as a satellite of KLRNKLRN
KLRN is a public television station in San Antonio, Texas, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 9 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station...
in San Antonio. Before then, KLRN had served both cities from the Jesse H. Jones Communications Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. It began airing separate programming in 1984, though it continued under the ownership of KLRN's governing board, the Southwest Texas Public Broadcasting Council. In 1987, the two stations finally went their separate ways, with KLRU coming under the ownership of the Capital of Texas Public Broadcasting Council, which still owns the station today.
On April 16, 2009, KLRU ceased analog broadcasts. Its digital signal remains on channel 22 using PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display "18" as its virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
number.
In addition to showing content from PBS, it produces original programming including the national music series Austin City Limits.
Digital television
The digital signal of KLRU is multiplexedMultiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
:
V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...
Programs produced by KLRU
- Austin City LimitsAustin City LimitsAustin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States...
– A long-running PBS music program that helped establish Austin as the "Live Music Capital of the World." - Austin Now – A weekly series that examines people, ideas, and issues that define Austin.
- The Biscuit BrothersThe Biscuit BrothersThe Biscuit Brothers is a half-hour Emmy-award winning television program produced in Austin, Texas. It first went on the air in Austin, Texas in 2004 and then premiered nationwide in 2005...
– A television series about music for children. - Central Texas Gardener – Natural gardening program hosted by Tom Spencer.
- Docubloggers – A high-tech look at the life of Austin.
- Downtown – A weekly series spotlighting the people, places, and things associated with downtown Austin and how it differs from other cities' downtown areas.
- The Forgotten Americans (2000) Galán Productions PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
- In Context – A series on design, architecture, and art.
- Special Session – Seen while the Texas State Legislature is in session, it is a magazine show that looks at issues that are important to Texans. Hosted by Paul Stekler.
- SXSWSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Presents – A feature and short film series presented by the South by SouthwestSouth by SouthwestSouth by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival in association with the Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThe Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly, tabloid-style newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic...
weekly newspaper. - Overheard – A weekly interview series, previously known as Texas Monthly TalksTexas Monthly TalksTexas Monthly Talks was a thirty-minute interview show on public television networks across the state of Texas hosted by Evan Smith, then Editor Emeritus of Texas Monthly magazine. Produced by Dateline NBC veteran Lynn Boswell, the show addressed contemporary issues in Texas politics, business and...
, hosted by Texas Tribune editor Evan Smith.