KBTV-TV
 
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Port Arthur / Beaumont, Texas United States |
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| Branding | Fox 4 (general) 6 News on Fox (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Your Weather Authority (weather) |
| Channels |
Digital: 40 (UHF) Virtual: 4 () |
| Subchannels | 4.1 Fox 4.2 Bounce TV 4.3 Comet TV |
| Affiliations | Fox (2009–present) |
| Owner |
Deerfield Media (Deerfield Media (Port Arthur) Licensee, LLC) |
| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| First air date | October 22, 1957 |
| Call letters' meaning | Beaumont TeleVision |
| Sister station(s) | KFDM |
| Former callsigns | KPAC-TV (1957–1965) KJAC-TV (1965–1999) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (VHF, 1957–2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1957–2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 360 m |
| Facility ID | 61214 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°9′21.3″N 93°59′11.9″W / 30.155917°N 93.986639°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | Fox 4 |
KBTV-TV, channel 4, is the Fox affiliated television station serving the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas designated market area, and is licensed to Port Arthur. Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, KBTV is the sister station to CBS affiliate, KFDM. KBTV's studios are located at KFDM's studios in Beaumont. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter in Vidor, Texas, using its former analog assignment of channel 4 as its virtual digital channel via PSIP. It airs on channel 2 on cable systems in the immediate portion of the market. KBTV's high definition digital simulcast is now available on area cable systems and DirecTV and Dish Network.
Syndicated programming on KBTV-TV includes: Divorce Court, Family Feud, and Jeopardy!, among others.
Channel 4 signed on October 22, 1957 as KPAC-TV, an NBC affiliate owned by Texas Gulfcoast Television, Inc., itself jointly owned by Port Arthur College, owner of KPAC radio (1250 AM, now KDEI; and 98.5 FM, now KTJM), and the Jefferson Amusement Company. Port Arthur College sold its stake in the station to the Jefferson Amusement Company in 1965; as Port Arthur College retained the radio stations, channel 4 changed its call letters to KJAC-TV.
The station was the first in the area to broadcast in color, use video tape, and air live coverage of area high school football games. Among the original programming that originated at KPAC/KJAC's studios were wrestling, the kid's western show Cowboy John, afternoon Bingo, and the Circle 4 Club. During the 1950s, KPAC also had the only local teen dance program, Jive At Five. Both The Cowboy John Show and Jive At Five had "colored days", in which African-Americans were permitted to participate.
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