KETK-TV
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Jacksonville/Tyler/Longview, Texas United States |
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| City | Jacksonville, Texas |
| Branding | KETK NBC (general) KETK News (news) |
| Slogan | News You Won't See Anywhere Else |
| Channels |
Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 56 () |
| Subchannels | 56.1 NBC 56.2 Grit TV |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | March 9, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | East Texas |
| Sister station(s) | KFXK-TV, KFXL-LD, KLPN-LD |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 56 (UHF, 1987–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
DT2: NBC Weather Plus (2006-2008) Estrella TV (2011–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 458.8 meters (1,505 ft) |
| Facility ID | 55643 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°3′40″N 95°18′50″W / 32.06111°N 95.31389°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.easttexasmatters.com |
KETK-TV, virtual channel 56 (UHF digital channel 22), is an NBC-affiliated television station serving Tyler and Longview, Texas, United States that is licensed to Jacksonville. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group; Nexstar also operates Fox affiliate KFXK-TV (channel 51) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KLPN-LD (channel 48) under a local marketing agreement with owner White Knight Broadcasting. All three stations share studio facilities located on Richmond Road (near Texas Loop 323) in Tyler; KETK maintains transmitter facilities located near FM 855 in unincorporated northwestern Cherokee County.
Prior to the station's sign-on, the UHF channel 56 allocation in the Tyler-Longview market was originally slated to be occupied by KTRG, which stood for the initials of the original owner and license applicant. However, the owner had to file for bankruptcy, effectively scuttling plans to launch the station. Amid a few hurdles, the license was purchased by new buyers, who applied to change the call letters to KETK. The station first signed on the air on March 9, 1987, taking the NBC affiliation from KLTV (channel 7), which had carried the network on a joint primary basis since it signed on in October 1954 and was relegated to secondary status in 1984. It was originally owned by Texas American Broadcasting. The station originally operated from studio facilities located on North Jackson Street in Jacksonville; its original transmitter facilities were located on a tower near Mt. Selman (between Jacksonville and Tyler).
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