KHGN-TV is the cable station for the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, located in Harlingen, Texas

Harlingen, Texas

Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...

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It can be seen in Harlingen on Time Warner Cable Channel 17.

History

The station began broadcast in August 2004. The staff included the station manager and a television production technician. The station employed a student worker from each of the high schools. A writer/videographer position was later added.

Programming

Programming includes original productions about school and district events. Shows aired are "HCISD Highlights," "Career Pathways," "News You Can Use," and "Bedtime Stories."

Football, volleyball, soccer, and basketball games are shown on the station. Productions from the Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South Media Technology students also air on the station.

Link: http://harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/khgn/weeklyschedulehomepage.html

Awards

The station has won several Texas Public Schools Association Awards, including a 2006 Crystal Commendation Award and a Gold Star Award for a Texas Public Schools Week video.