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The KET Story

Explore KET's beginnings and 50 years of service as Kentucky's only statewide educational broadcasting network. Learn about KET's history and its commitment to education and Kentucky programming throughout its five decades of public service.
Length 57:58 Premiere: 09/23/18

The KET Story

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The KET Story

Premiered On: 09/23/2018

This film explores KET's beginnings and 50 years of service as Kentucky's only statewide educational broadcasting network. In the 1950s and 60s, KET founder O. Leonard Press saw the potential of television - a new technology - to provide equitable access to high-quality instruction in schools throughout the Commonwealth. Learn about KET's history and its commitment to education and Kentucky programming throughout its five decades of public service.

  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 4:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 3:00 pm CT on KET
  • Friday August 7, 2026 7:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Friday August 7, 2026 6:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 1:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 12:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 9:30 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 8:30 am CT on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 2:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Sunday August 9, 2026 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday August 11, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 6:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 5:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Saturday August 15, 2026 6:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Saturday August 15, 2026 5:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday August 15, 2026 11:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Saturday August 15, 2026 10:00 am CT on KETKY
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  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 12:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday July 14, 2026 11:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 2:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 1:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 9:30 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 8:30 am CT on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 1:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 12:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday July 4, 2026 4:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Saturday July 4, 2026 3:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Tuesday June 30, 2026 4:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday June 30, 2026 3:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Tuesday June 30, 2026 12:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 6:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Monday June 29, 2026 5:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Thursday June 25, 2026 6:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Thursday June 25, 2026 7:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Thursday June 25, 2026 6:00 am CT on KETKY
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