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New digital channels replace KLRU2, KLRU-G
Get ready to say goodbye to KLRU2 and KLRU-G.
The two channels, available only to Time Warner Cable and Grande Communications customers, respectively, will disappear June 30 and be replaced in July by a new digital channel, 18.3, available to cable subscribers as well as over-the-air viewers.
The moves are unrelated to this week’s budget cuts and have been in the works for some time now, according to station manager Bill Stotesbery.
“We want to focus on a channel that’s available more broadly,” Stotesbery said. “We’re going to try some interesting and fun stuff.”
Viewers can expect much of the programming to be in blocks designed to encourage extended viewing. Several British comedies, for instance, could be aired over a few hours on a particular night each week.
Create, a station that airs cooking and how-to shows, will continue on digital channel 18.2.
KLRU’s main over-the-air signal, as well as channel 18.2, will sign off from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday night, while KLRU2 and KLRU-G will continue to broadcast 24 hours until they cease operation. Channel 18.3 will also sign off in the early morning hours once it begins broadcasting.
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