BREAKING NEWS New public TV station to broadcast here next year

BREAKING NEWS New public TV station to broadcast here next year

KOCE-TV, the only public television station in Orange County, will have a competitor in the near future. KCET, which covers Los Angeles and much of the Southland, announced plans Wednesday to partner with Cal State Fullerton to start a new Orange County digital channel.The station and the university plan to launch KCET Orange, a 24-hour network featuring news, local arts and educational programming, by fall of 2007. KCET, which launched in 1964, is the West Coast flagship station of PBS and reaches 11 counties, including Orange County. Although many viewers in Orange County already watch the Los Angeles-based KCET, the new station — which is separate — would provide more local coverage.

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