KHCE-TV (channel 23) is a religious television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States, airing programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is owned and operated by TBN's Community Educational Television subsidiary, which manages stations in Texas and Florida on channels allocated for non-commercial educational broadcasting. KHCE-TV's studios are located on Capital Port Drive in northwest San Antonio, and its transmitter is located off Route 181 in northwest Wilson County (northeast of Elmendorf).

KHCE-TV
Channels
BrandingTrinity Broadcasting Network
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KETH-TV, KITU-TV, KLUJ-TV, KDTX-TV
History
First air date
July 9, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-07-09)
Former call signs
KHCE (1989–2005)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 23 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Call sign meaning
Hispanic Community Educational Television (original licensee)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27300
ERP850 kW
HAAT328 m (1,076 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°17′24″N 98°15′20″W / 29.29000°N 98.25556°W / 29.29000; -98.25556
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Public license information

Background

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The station first signed on the air on July 9, 1989; it was one of the first stations to be built and signed on the air by TBN subsidiary Community Educational Television. KHCE's programming was also previously simulcast on a low-power translator station, K20BW in San Antonio; this translator ceased operations in 2010, and has since been sold to Digital Networks - Southwest, LLC.

KHCE produces four local programs seen on the air: a local version of TBN's local public affairs franchise Joy in Our Town, the biblical studies program Up with the Son, the educational program We Speak Inglés y Español and a local edition of Praise the Lord. In addition to programming from TBN, the station airs educational programming to prepare local students for the GED test to fulfill the requirements under their license service.

Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KHCE-TV[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
23.1 720p 16:9 TBN HD Main KHCE-TV programming / TBN
23.2 Inspire TBN Inspire
23.3 480i 4:3 Smile Smile

TBN-owned full-power stations permanently ceased analog transmissions on April 16, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHCE-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for KHCE
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