assigned the icao code klru see las cruces international airport . klru austin texas united states branding klru slogan tv and beyond channels digital 22 uhf virtual 18 psip subchannels 18.1 pbs 18.2 create 18.3 pbs encore 18.4 v me affiliations pbs owner capital of texas public telecommunications council first air date may 3 1979 1 satellite of klrn until 1984 call letters meaning derivative of klrn former channel number s analog 18 uhf 1979 2009 transmitter power 700 kw height 357.5 m facility id 8564 transmitter coordinates 30 19 19.3 n 97 48 12.6 w 30.322028 n 97.803500 w 30.322028 ; 97.803500 website www.klru.org klru virtual channel 18 uhf digital channel 22 is a pbs member television station located in austin texas united states . the station is owned by the capital of texas public telecommunications council . klru s studios are located on guadalupe and dean keeton streets at the university of texas at austin and its transmitter is located on the west austin antenna farm in unincorporated travis county . in addition to airing program content from pbs it produces original programming including the national music series austin city limits . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 programs produced by klru 4 programs produced in austin and presented by klru 5 references 6 external links history edit the station first signed on the air on may 3 1979 as a satellite of klrn in san antonio . before klru s sign on klrn had served both cities from the jesse h. jones communications center on the campus of the university of texas at austin . channel 18 had been allocated to austin as a noncommercial frequency in the early 1950s but it was thought that a uhf station would not be nearly adequate enough to provide educational television for a market that stretched from mason in the west to la grange in the east . this left austin as one of the largest cities without its own pbs station . from the day klru signed on however klrn s owner the southwest texas public broadcasting council set about making it a separate station focused on austin . only a year after klru hit the airwaves it received its own austin based governing board though it continued under the ownership of the southwest texas public broadcasting council . in 1984 after klrn moved to a new tower in san antonio klru separated from klrn and adopted its own programming schedule . in 1987 the two stations officially went their separate ways with klru coming under the ownership of the capital of texas public broadcasting council which continues to own the station today . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 18.1 1080i 16 9 klru hd main klru programming pbs 18.2 480i 4 3 klru cr create 18.3 klru q locally programmed channel with pbs klru encores and additional programs not aired on primary channel . q night at the movies on saturday nights focuses on film 3 18.4 klru vm v me 4 analog to digital conversion edit klru shut down its analog signal on april 16 2009 . before shutting down the signal forever it played its nightly sign off from the 70 s one last time . 5 the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 22 using psip to display klru s virtual channel as 18 on digital television receivers . programs produced by klru edit arts in context documentary series focusing on creativity and the arts . klru.org artsincontext austin city limits 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 . no longer in production austin revealed austin revealed is an oral history project sharing the stories of austin s past and present to encourage discussion and thought around the city s future . bbq with franklin cooking tips from aaron franklin . blackademics tv top black studies scholars engage with projects and research focused on education performance and youth empowerment . central texas gardener a natural gardening program hosted by tom spencer . civic summit klru s program for discourse on public affairs . klru.org civicsummit docubloggers a high tech look at the life of austin . no longer in production in context a series on design architecture and art . no longer in production became arts in context the intergalactic nemesis the intergalactic nemesis is a 17 part live action graphic novel a mash up of a radio play and comic book . juneteenth jamboree celebrate the history and rich culture of african americans in central texas . klru.org juneteenth overheard a weekly interview series previously known as texas monthly talks ; it is hosted by texas tribune editor evan smith . klru.org overheard painted churches of texas documentary on the painted churches located in central texas . 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 ; it is hosted by paul stekler . no longer in production sxsw presents a feature and short film series presented by the south by southwest film festival in association with the austin chronicle weekly newspaper . what s that buzz what s that buzz is a 12 part web series that explores the world of sound effects and foley . learn how sounds effects are made and how professionals in the field do their job . programs produced in austin and presented by klru edit the biscuit brothers a television series about music for children . the daytripper klru is the presenting station of the program which is produced by hogaboom road inc. highlighting travel destinations across texas ; it is hosted by chet garner . 6 downtown a weekly series spotlighting the people places and things associated with downtown austin and how it differs from other cities downtown areas . no longer in production hardly sound hardly sound is a documentary tv series focusing on texas underground music and artists showcasing their stories the creative process and sharing a dialogue within the creative community . the forgotten americans a 2000 documentary produced by gal n productions for pbs one square mile texas produced by filmmakers carl and elisabeth crum . one square mile texas is a documentary television series that portrays texas culture from the perspective of distinct square miles across the lone star state . the series is a microcosm of texas life and a collective portrait of the state . the series represents the many faces and facets of texas from the perspective of the individual while spanning the emotional demographic & physical landscapes . references edit the broadcasting and cable yearbook says may 4 while the television and cable factbook says may 3 . rabbitears tv query for klru klru q starts july 1 . klru . june 30 2009 . retrieved 2009 06 30 . vme begins airing june 1 on 18.4 . klru . may 31 2011 . retrieved 2011 06 02 . list of digital full power stations http thedaytripper.com external links edit klru official website query the fcc s tv station database for klru query tv fool s coverage map for klru biafn s media web database information on klru tv v t e broadcast television in the austin hill country region over the air stations kcwx fredericksburg 2.1 mntv 2.2 this tv ktbc austin 7.1 fox 7.2 movies 7.3 buzzr 7.4 metv kqux lp 11 austin tmd kbvo llano 14.1 mntv kbvo cd austin 14.1 mntv khpz cd round rock 15.1 nbc 15.2 cozi tv 15.3 ion kadt ld austin 16.1 daystar kvat ld austin 17.1 micasa 17.2 latv 17.3 sonlife 17.5 retro tv 17.6 rev n klru austin 18.1 pbs 18.2 create 18.3 klru q 18.4 v me kgbs cd austin 19.1 infomercials 19.2 evine live 19.3 sonlife 19.4 infomercials kadf ld austin 20.1 aza 20.2 bold tv kxlk cd austin 23.1 ind kvue austin 24.1 abc 24.2 estrella tv 24.3 justice network khpx cd georgetown 28.1 nbc 28.2 cozi tv 28.3 ion k29hw d austin 29.1 ind bloomberg fuse ktfo cd austin 31.1 unim s 31.2 uni kakw dt 31.3 gettv 31.4 escape k34fm d austin 34.1 tbn 34.2 hillsong channel 34.3 juce tv smile 34.4 enlace 34.5 salsa kxan tv austin 36.1 nbc 36.2 cozi tv 36.3 ion khpl cd la grange 40.1 nbc 40.2 cozi tv 40.3 ion khpm cd san marcos 40.1 nbc 40.2 cozi tv 40.3 ion keye tv austin 42.1 cbs 42.2 tmd khpf cd fredericksburg 44.1 nbc 44.2 cozi tv 44.3 ion khpb cd bastrop 45.1 nbc 45.2 cozi tv 45.3 ion ktxu lp 47 austin infomercials knva austin 54.1 the cw 54.2 grit 54.3 laff kakw killeen 62.1 uni 62.2 unim s 62.3 gettv 62.4 escape cable channels metv spectrum news austin defunct stations k13vc upn ind texas broadcast television areas by city abilene sweetwater amarillo texas panhandle austin hill country beaumont port arthur corpus christi dallas fort worth north texas ciudad acu a del rio eagle pass el paso west texas houston laredo lubbock south plains midland odessa permian basin rio grande valley san angelo san antonio sherman ada ok texarkana shreveport la 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