KGEB
Encyclopedia
KGEB, virtual channel 53.1, is a religious television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma
, owned by the Oral Roberts University
. It is the flagship affiliate of the Golden Eagle Broadcasting
satellite channel, which presents similar programming.
The station broadcasts on digital UHF channel 49, using its former analog channel assignment of 53 as its virtual channel via PSIP.
starring Gene Barry
. The callsign appeared on the truck and microphone of a radio news reporter covering the Army's first engagement with the Martian invaders.
In June 1999, in two children's shows broadcasts on then-KWMJ, the station violated FCC law by including advertising for a tape of the program being aired and then an ad for a toy looking like a character from the program. The station originally was to be fined $8,000, but KGEB managed to get the fine reduced by 20% because remedial action had been taken and there had not been any other problems; also, the error came from a syndicator and not KGEB.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, owned by the Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...
. It is the flagship affiliate of the Golden Eagle Broadcasting
Golden Eagle Broadcasting
Golden Eagle Broadcasting is a small digital satellite television network based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, which airs primarily Christian and family oriented programming. The signal is broadcast over-the-air in Northeastern Oklahoma via KGEB TV-53. The network is owned and operated by Oral Roberts...
satellite channel, which presents similar programming.
The station broadcasts on digital UHF channel 49, using its former analog channel assignment of 53 as its virtual channel via PSIP.
History
On November 29, 1999, KWMJ (which had existed since January 24, 1996 as a 24-hour family programming channel) became KGEB, the flagship of the Golden Eagle Broadcasting network. The callsign KGEB was previously used fictionally in the 1953 film The War of the WorldsThe War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds is a 1953 science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It was the first on-screen loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name...
starring Gene Barry
Gene Barry
Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City and The War of The Worlds and for his portrayal of the title character in the TV series Bat Masterson, among many roles.-Personal life:Barry was born...
. The callsign appeared on the truck and microphone of a radio news reporter covering the Army's first engagement with the Martian invaders.
In June 1999, in two children's shows broadcasts on then-KWMJ, the station violated FCC law by including advertising for a tape of the program being aired and then an ad for a toy looking like a character from the program. The station originally was to be fined $8,000, but KGEB managed to get the fine reduced by 20% because remedial action had been taken and there had not been any other problems; also, the error came from a syndicator and not KGEB.