KGEB(channel 53) is areligioustelevision stationinTulsa, Oklahoma,United States, owned byOral Roberts University.Its studios are contained within theMabee Centerarena on the ORU campus in south Tulsa, and its transmitter is atop the central tower of theCityPlex Towerscomplex directly south of the campus. Despite its ownership by a non-profit university, the station holds acommerciallicense, allowing it to carry several advertising-supported subchannel networks.
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| Branding | GEB Network |
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First air date | January 24, 1996 |
Former call signs | KWMJ (1996–1999) |
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Call signmeaning | Golden Eagle Broadcasting (refers to theGolden Eagles,Oral Roberts University'smascotand sports teams) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24485 |
| ERP | 21.5kW |
| HAAT | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°2′35″N95°57′12″W/ 36.04306°N 95.95333°W |
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| Website | www |
KGEB's programming is distributed throughout the United States asGEB AmericaonsatelliteproviderDirecTV,selectcablesystems, several other American television stations in major markets, and an online live stream.
History
editThe station first signed on the air on January 24, 1996, as KWMJ; when it began operations, the station maintained a 24-hour family-oriented programming format, consisting mostly of religious programs along with a few classic andpublic domaintelevision programs.
In June 1999, during the broadcast of twochildren's programsthat aired on the station, it inadvertently ran an advertisement for a videocassette of the episode being aired, followed by a commercial for a toy resembling a character from the same episode. Under theFederal Communications Commission(FCC)'sChildren's Television Act,the usage of character tie-ins in advertising during children's programs is treated as aprogram-length commercialin violation with an advertising clause in the Act. The station originally was to be fined $8,000, but it was reduced 20% to $6,400, as the station took immediate action to avert it from happening again and it self-reported the violation to the FCC's Media Bureau, notice of the fine was not given by the FCC until March 2007, and that it was a syndicator error not under the station's control.[3]
The station changed its callsign to KGEB on November 29, 1999, becoming the originating station of the Golden Eagle Broadcasting (now GEB America) network. By this point, the station gradually shifted towards a lineup mainly featuring religious programming, including programs produced by the station—such as weekly services from the ORU Chapel—as well as syndicated religious programs (both those distributed exclusively to religious broadcasters and those distributed to both religious and commercial broadcasters)—including programs fromtelevangelistssuch asJames Robison,Jim Bakker,Joel OsteenandJoyce Meyer,as well as a very sparse amount ofsecularprogramming and a block of children's programs complying with the FCC'seducational programmingguidelines on Saturdays.
The station also offers five other subchannels of programming from other commercial digital subchannel and shopping networks, and an additional subchannel carrying ORU's on-campusclosed circuitchannel, which includes daily campus chapel services, athletic events not covered by otherSummit Leaguetelevision deals, and other programming of interest to students and faculty.
Technical information
editSubchannels
editThe station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 53.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | KGEB-HD | Main KGEB programming /GEB America |
| 53.2 | 480i | SHOP-LC | Shop LC | |
| 53.3 | BUZZR | Buzzr | ||
| 53.4 | CBNNews | CBN News | ||
| 53.5 | QUEST | Quest | ||
| 53.6 | GET | Get | ||
| 53.7 | 4:3 | GEB | SD simulcast ofGEB America |
Analog-to-digital conversion
editKGEB shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 53, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49,[5]usingvirtual channel53.
References
edit- ^Modification of a Licensed Facility for DTV Application
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KGEB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Eggerton, John (April 9, 2010)."FCC Fines Two Stations Over Ads During Kids' Programs".Broadcasting & Cable.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2012.
- ^RabbitEars TV Query for KGEB
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.