KHCE-TV (channel 23) is a
religious
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television station
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in
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, United States, airing programming from the
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN was headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, until March 3, 2017, when it sold its ...
(TBN). It is
owned and operated
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by TBN's
Community Educational Television
Community Educational Television, Inc. (CET) is a subsidiary of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) which owns six TBN-affiliated television stations in Texas and Florida, all on channels allocated for non-commercial educational broadcasting as ...
subsidiary, which manages stations in Texas and
Florida
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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
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(northeast of
Elmendorf).
Background
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
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, 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
General Educational Development
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(GED) test to fulfill the requirements under their license service.
Subchannels
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References
External links
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KHCE-TV information on TBN's website
Trinity Broadcasting Network affiliates
Television channels and stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Texas
Television stations in San Antonio
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