List of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television
The following is a list of programs currently, formerly, and soon to be broadcast on 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. The programs listed includes programs that are regularly broadcast on KET's four digital services, KET, KET2, KET KY: The Kentucky Channel, and KET PBS Kids, as September 2018.
Content from PBS
Most PBS programming is available on both KET and KET2, with PBS network promos being seen on all three digital TV services. KET's annual telefunds take place in February and late November/early December. The KET PBS Kids channel runs all PBS Kids programming on a 24/7 basis.
Syndicated programming (via American Public Television)
Fitness
- Body Electric
- Classical Stretch
- Sit and Be Fit
- Wai Lana Yoga
News
- BBC World News America (in association with BBC)
- Nightly Business Report
Networks
- World Channel (network available via WKMJ-DT3/Louisville only)
Miscellaneous
- Movie Classics - APT syndicates certain classic films dating from the mid 1930s to the 1990s (including some public domain films) for broadcast by KET and other state-networks.[1]
Local programming
Current
- Bluegrass and Backroads – produced by Kentucky Farm Bureau
- bookclub at KET
- Comment on Kentucky (1974–present)[2]
- Connections with Renee Shaw (2005–present)
- GED Connection (2002–present)
- Great Conversations - interviews with famous authors
- Health Three60
- Jubilee (1990?-present) - featuring music performances of local bluegrass and country bands around Kentucky.
- Kentucky Afield (1985–present)[3]
- Kentucky Collectables (2012–present)[4]
- Kentucky Health (2015–present) – focusing on health issues in Kentucky.
- Kentucky Life (1995–present)[5]
- Kentucky Muse (2008–present) – focuses on culture in Kentucky
- Kentucky Time Capsule – Kentucky history.
- Kentucky Tonight (1994–present)
- Louisville Life (2006–present)[6]
- News Quiz (1985–present) - a KET-produced newscast for students in Grades 3-6. Features national news headlines, and a quiz for the students to take when the program is viewed in the schools.
- One to One with Bill Goodman (2006–present)
- Pre-GED Connection
- Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen - Hosted and produced by former "Kentucky Afield" host Tim Farmer and his wife Nikki.
- U of L Today with Mark Hebert - news magazine program devoted to the University of Louisville
- Video Vault – showcasing some public domain content such as old films and select episodes of old shows.
- Video Vault: Kentucky Edition – showcasing some public domain content involving some Kentuckians with ties to the film industry.
- Wildcat Insights – magazine program devoted to the University of Kentucky
- Woodsongs – visual version of the radio program of the same name, featuring Kentucky's Bluegrass music talents.
Series
- Captioned Kentucky News (1984-1990?) -- captioned/subtitled versions of local 6 p.m. and/or 7 p.m. newscasts by WTVQ-TV/Lexington [7]
- Bywords (1982-1985, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org)[8]
- Distinguished Kentuckian (1974-1992, reruns available on KY Channel and on KET.org) – interviews with people with notable accomplishments in Kentucky[9]
- 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?)
- Kentucky Author Forum Presents
- Kentucky Considered
- Kentucky Journal
- Kentucky Magazine
- Kentucky Now
- KET Scholastic Challenge (1980s) -- quiz bowl-style program [10]
- Legislative Update (1978-2004) -- replaced with live legialative coverage on KET5 and KET6 (2004–07), and then the Kentucky Channel since 2008
- The Lonesome Pine Specials (198?-199?)
- McClain County Festival (1974)
- Mountain Born
- A Reflection of Kentucky (1972)
- The People's Business
- Run That By Me Again (1977-1981, reruns available on KY channel) – interviews with former KY athletes involved with the biggest events involving Kentucky's college football and basketball programs.[11]
- Signature (1990s) -- nationally distributed
Locally-produced instructional series
- Another Page (1987-1988, reruns continued through 2005)[12]
- Dealing in Discipline
- Imagine That
- Kentucky GeoQuest (1993, reruns continued on KET Star Channels and KET-ED through 2009)
- Learn to Read (1987-1988, reruns continued through 2005, produced in association with WXYZ-TV/Detroit, Michigan)[13]
- Math Basics (1992–93, reruns continued through 2012)
- Math Country (1978)
- Old Music for New Ears (1992-1993)
- Signature (1994-1998) - nationally broadcast by PBS[14]
- Street Smarts (1998)
- The Universe and I (1976-198?, KET's first nationally distributed ITV series)
- Workplace Essentials Skills (1999-200?)
Notable documentaries by KET
- Along Kentucky 80 (1992) -- John Ed Pearce's cross-state driving journey along Kentucky Route 80[15]
- Kentucky Is My Land (1969) -- KET's first ever instructional television documentary
- The KET Story (September 23, 2018) -- KET's 50th Anniversary program highlighting the network's history
- Louisville Symphony in Moscow (1990) -- concert film of the Louisville Symphony's performance abroad
- On The Ohio (1987) -- John Ed Pearce's journey along the Ohio River from Ashland to Wickliffe
- Our Kentucky (February 28, 2009) -- a high-definition broadcast profiling Kentucky's landscape
Political programming
In 1975, KET broadcast is first Gubernatorial debate. Then in 1979, the network broadcast is first Gubernatorial election night coverage, and has covered every single one ever since.
References
- Movie Classics << KET
- "About Comment on Kentucky" Archived 2015-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- "About Kentucky Afield" Archived 2018-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. Kentucky Afield. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- "Kentucky Collectables". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- "About Kentucky Life". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- "Louisville Life". KET. Kentucky Educational Television. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- KET Milestones (1984-1989) Archived from the original May 6, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- Bywords << KET
- Distinguished Kentuckian << KET
- Feb 15 1987 KET Scholastic Challenge McLean County, Bullitt East, Holmes High. May 2016 – via YouTube.
- Run That By Me Again << KET
- Another Page
- Learn To Read
- Signature. KET. Archived from the original May 6, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- https://www.ket.org/history/along-kentuckys-highway-80/
External links
- KET | Programs - more in-depth information of all of KET's programming
- Kentucky Educational Television official website