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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Richardson Independent School District |
| History | |
First air date | February 29, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-02-29) |
Last air date | August 31, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-8-31) (10 years, 184 days); transitioned to closed circuit system |
Call sign meaning | "Richardson Educational Television" |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 3.39 kW visual, .676 kW aural |
| HAAT | 260 ft (79 m) |
KRET-TV,UHFanalog channel 23, was aneducational television stationlicensed toRichardson, Texas, United States, which was on the air from 1960 to 1970. Owned by theRichardson Independent School District, it was the first broadcast TV station in the nation to be wholly owned by a school district.[1] The call letters "RET" stood for "Richardson Educational Television".
KRET began broadcasting February 29, 1960, with a broadcast range of about 20 miles (32 km); it broadcast only on weekdays eventually matching school hours, and not during the summer. It was actually the first educational television station in theDallas–Fort Worth area, signing on about six months beforeKERA-TV.
The studio was first located at Richardson Junior High School from 1960 to 1963, then atRichardson High School from 1963 to 1970. The station was converted on August 31, 1970, into aclosed-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 reallocated to nearbyGarland. The frequency remained dark until 1985 whenreligious broadcaster KIAB-TV signed on the air. The station was later sold toUnivision and becameKUVN-TV, the network'sO&O for North Texas.
The 1969-1970 Television Factbook/Stations volume listed the following station personnel for KRET-TV: