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PBS SoCal history
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The station first signed on the air on November 20, 1972, as the first television station licensed to Orange County, initially airing four hours of programming per day.
The station first signed on the air on November 20, 1972, as the first television station licensed to Orange County, initially airing four hours of programming per day. It broadcast its first telecourse in 1973.
In 2002, the Coast Community College District offered KOCE for sale to raise revenue for other programs.
On November 22, 2005, a state appeals panel reheard arguments in the case following a petition from KOCE, the KOCE Foundation, the Coast Community College District and Daystar.
On May 25, 2006, the appeals court reaffirmed its decision, again ruling the sale illegal.
On May 1, 2006, the District Court dismissed the racketeering claim, but not the civil rights portion of the lawsuit.
In June 2006, a state assembly bill that had previously been approved was changed to allow the Coast Community College District to sell KOCE below fair market value in order to keep it a PBS station.
In 2007, KOCE and Chapman University launched OC Channel, an Orange County-focused news channel.
As a consequence, on December 31, 2010, KOCE expanded its cable coverage into Santa Barbara, and later expanded to Palm Springs.
After KCET left PBS, KOCE entered into a broadcast agreement with KLCS and KVCR to form "PBS SoCal" effective January 1, 2011.
On April 25, 2018, KCETLink Media Group and the KOCE-TV Foundation announced that they would merge, effective by the end of the first half of 2018.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WQLN | 1967 | $4.6M | 34 | - |
| Eight, Arizona Pbs | - | $19.0M | 152 | - |
| KCTS 9 | 1954 | $20.6M | 128 | - |
| WCTE | 1978 | $1.1M | 50 | - |
| WETA | 1961 | $21.4M | 360 | 7 |
| New Mexico PBS | 1958 | $6.3M | 51 | - |
| Palace Sports & Entertainment | 1988 | $320.0M | 7,500 | - |
| AC Entertainment | 1991 | $570,000 | 7 | - |
| Inside Lacrosse | 1996 | $4.2M | 48 | - |
| Greater Media Detroit | 1956 | $22.0M | 350 | - |
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