KUHT-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.)

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KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District. Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in 1981, and Child at Risk in 1985.

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HoustonPBS History. HoustonPBS. Accessed June 29, 2011. http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_history .

From the guide to the Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians, Film 82-373., 1981, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

KUHT, also known as HoustonPBS, is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) licensed to the University of Houston and the Houston Independent School District.

Founded in 1953, the station was the first educational television station of its kind in the world. Serving the Houston metropolitan area, KUHT was the first station in the area to feature programs in high-fidelity stereo. The station produced a number of feature programs and documentaries, including Elissa in 1978, Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians in 1981, and Child at Riskin 1985.

From the description of "Journey to the Sky: A History of the Alabama and Coushatta Indians" Film, 1981 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 759172567