- KRET-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KRET-TV
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding =
analog = 23 (UHF)
digital =
affiliations = defunct; transitioned to closed circuit systemAugust 31 ,1970
founded =February 29 ,1960 | location =Richardson, Texas
owner =Richardson Independent School District
former_callsigns =
callsign_meaning = Richardson Educational Television
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 3.39 kw visual, .676 kw aural
HAAT = 260 Feet
homepage =KRET-TV was an instructional television station in
Richardson, Texas on channel 23, which was on the air from 1960 to 1970. The station was owned by theRichardson Independent School District . The station was the first broadcast TV station in the nation to be wholly owned by a school district. [Dallas Morning News - March 31, 1960 Page 6B"Educational TV Rates Top Grade in Classes" ] The call letters "RET" stood for "Richardson Educational Television".KRET began broadcasting February 29, 1960 with a broadcast range of about 20 miles; it broadcast only on weekdays eventually matching school hours, and not during the summer. It was actually the first education television station in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, signing on about 6 months before
KERA-TV .The studio was first located at Richardson Junior High School from 1960-1963, then at
Richardson High School from 1963-1970. The station was converted on August 31, 1970 into a closed-circuit network named "TAGER".The tower stood on the campus of Richardson High School before being taken down in the mid-2000s, to make room for expansion of the school building.
Channel 23 was later re-allocated to nearby Garland. The frequency remained dark until 1985 when religious broadcaster KIAB-TV signed on the air. The station was later sold and became
KUVN-TV aUnivision affiliate.tation Personnel
The 1969-1970 Television Factbook/Stations volume listed the following station personnel for KRET-TV:
* Lloyd J. Collins, Station Manager
* Richard F. Hays, Director Of Programming
* Bob Ramsey, Chief Engineer
References
*Shannon, Mike. [http://www.knus99.com/tvlist.html DFW TV STATIONS. "The History of Dallas-Fort Worth Radio and Television] .
* [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1960/february_29_1960_122380.html Initial KRET broadcast date]
*1969-1970 Television Factbook/Stations Volume
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