KBGH

Not to be confused with the PBS and NPR stations in Boston known as WGBH-TV and WGBH (FM).

KBGH

Filer–Twin Falls, Idaho United States
City	Filer, Idaho
Channels	Analog: 19 (UHF) Digital: 18 (UHF), never used
Programming
Affiliations	Educational independent (1999–2009)
Ownership
Owner	College of Southern Idaho
History
Founded	November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)
First air date	July 6, 1999 (1999-07-06)
Last air date	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17) (9 years, 226 days)
Technical information
Facility ID	12284
ERP	75.9 kW (analog) 40 kW (digital CP)
HAAT	161 m (528 ft) (both)
Transmitter coordinates	42°43′47″N 114°24′55.6″W

KBGH (channel 19) was an independent non-commercial educational television station licensed to Filer, Idaho, United States, which served the Twin Falls area. The station's transmitter was located on Flat Top Butte near Jerome. Owned by the Twin Falls–based College of Southern Idaho (CSI), KBGH existed strictly as a means of providing telecourses and distance learning.

History

An original construction permit for a full-service station was granted to CSI on November 3, 1992. The callsign KBGH was granted on May 14, 1993. Although it was to be a full-service station, its permit specified a low-power 75.9 kW ERP signal. The station commenced broadcasting on July 6, 1999.

KBGH was granted a construction permit to construct a digital television station on channel 18, on February 22, 2001. However, CSI had elected not to transition KBGH to a digital facility. On February 17, 2009, the original day of national digital transition, KBGH completely ceased operations. On March 31, 2009, the FCC officially deleted KBGH's callsign.

Since the shutdown, CSI has implemented a fully digital online telecommunication system, whereby students at distant sites can participate via the Internet.

Paradoxically, if CSI initially had applied for a license for a LPTV station instead of as a full-service station, it would have remained free to continue analog broadcasts after the original February 2009 deadline, though it would have been required to convert to digital or go off the air by July 13, 2021.

Programming

CSI used KBGH solely as a means of delivering telecourses to students. When the station was not broadcasting a telecourse, it had no programming at all—only a blank picture was transmitted.

External links

• College of Southern Idaho official site