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| City | El Paso, Texas |
| Channels | |
| Branding | LIFE! Christian Broadcasting Network |
| Programming | |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Channel 38 Christian Television |
| History | |
| First air date | April 15, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-04-15) |
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| Call sign meaning | St. Clement's Episcopal Parish School (original owners) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10202 |
| ERP | 150 kW |
| HAAT | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°48′18.9″N 106°29′0.7″W / 31.805250°N 106.483528°W / 31.805250; -106.483528 |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Website | lifechristian |
KSCE (channel 38) is a religious independent television station in El Paso, Texas, United States, owned by Channel 38 Christian Television. The station's studios are located on Wyoming Avenue (northwest of I-10) in central El Paso, and its transmitter is located atop the Franklin Mountains on the El Paso city limits.
History
The station first signed on the air on April 15, 1989, operating on a non-commercial license. The call letters initially stood for "Saint Clements Episcopal", as the station was originally intended to be an outreach by Saint Clements Episcopal School in downtown El Paso. However, the school lost interest in television broadcasting and the station's controlling board of directors appointed Grace Rendall, a former director at KCIK-TV (channel 14, now KFOX-TV) as the station's manager before KSCE went on the air.
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Res, | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.1 | 720p | 16:9 | LIFE | Main KSCE programming |
| 38.2 | 1080i | VIDA | Spanish Religious | |
| 38.3 | 720p | ETTV | End Times TV | |
| 38.4 | 480i | KIDS | Kids and Youth Channel | |
| 38.5 | BIBLE | KSCE Bible |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KSCE shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 38, at 6 p.m. on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 39, using virtual channel 38.
On April 20, 2010, KSCE filed a request for a special temporary authorization with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to resume operating an analog signal on UHF channel 38, to broadcast information regarding the dangers to those traveling across the U.S.–Mexico border as a result of the ongoing drug wars in Mexico, on justification that most people in need of the information are unable to afford digital televisions or digital converter boxes. On June 9, 2010, the FCC denied the station's request to restore its analog signal.
References
- "Facility Technical Data for KSCE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KSCE". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- "CDBS Print".
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