Television Stations in Frankfort, Kentucky

• There are two television production stations in Frankfort. state capitol - frankfort, kentucky image by Wendy Hampe from Fotolia.com

  When Kentucky became a state in 1792, several cities located on major transportation routes vied for the privilege of becoming the state's capital. Stephen Frank's Ford, on the ford of the Kentucky River and on one of the buffalo trails serving as early highways, outbid the settlement of Lexington, Kentucky and Frank's Ford became Frankfort, the state's capital. Lexington has become Kentucky's second largest city and Kentucky's National Park Service describes the city as "The Athens of the West" or "Horse Capital of the World." Although Frankfort is the seat of Kentucky's government, Frankfort has no broadcast television stations located in there. Lexington, located 29 miles east of Frankfort, serves the Franklin County area with all the major affiliate broadcast stations.

Kentucky Educational Television

• KET broadcasts programs about the arts and culture for Kentucky. OPERA image by viaveneto from Fotolia.com

  Kentucky Educational Television is the state's public broadcasting television network. KET TV Channels operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the WKLE network located in Lexington. The station features programs about Kentucky people, places, art, culture and history. The channel also airs prime time Public Broadcasting System (PBS) programs and adult education and GED programs as well as block feeds of K-12 educational programs. Because Frankfort is the state capital, KET in Lexington has an Educational Television Station there.

WKyt tv

• WKYT has a Legislative Production Center in Frankfort. tv tower image by Jakub Cejpek from Fotolia.com

  According to Pope Cudd, employee of WKYT TV in Lexington, the television station serves the needs of residents in the east-central area of Kentucky. Because Frankfort is the legislative center of the state, the station operates a newsroom in Frankfort that reports the news from the state capital on a daily basis. The call letters for this station are WKyt to distinguish it from the Lexington station. ) WKYT TV operates on Channel 27 and is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network. The station carries CBS Network programs and covers local news for the east-central area of Kentucky, sports and weather. The station has been operating since 1957 and is owned by the Gray Television Network.

Other Lexington Stations

• Lexington affiliate stations cover national as well as local sporting events. television cameramen at major league baseball game image by itsallgood from Fotolia.com

  Pope Cudd of WKYT TV listed three more broadcast television stations located in Lexington that serve the east central Kentucky area, including the city of Frankfort. WDKY TV operates on channel 56 as "Fox 56" out of Lexington. The station provides entertainment from the Fox Network as well as news programming for the greater Lexington and Frankfort areas. Channel 56 receives its news from WKYT TV. WTVQ TV, channel 36 is an affiliate station for ABC national Network news and entertainment as well as regional news, sports and weather. NBC Network news and entertainment programs are broadcast over WLEX TV. The station also covers local news, weather and sports for the east central region of Kentucky.