Education and Labor
Kentucky Educational Television
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
General Fund
Regular Appropriation16,200,00017,641,60018,036,50017,425,00017,771,600
State Salary and Compensation Allocation561,000
Total General Fund16,761,00017,641,60018,036,50017,425,00017,771,600
Restricted Funds
Balance Forward111,973
Current Receipts2,148,9721,645,1572,037,0002,037,0002,037,000
Total Restricted Funds2,148,9721,757,1302,037,0002,037,0002,037,000
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS18,909,97219,398,73020,073,50019,462,00019,808,600
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs14,923,33614,518,80214,848,60014,455,50014,802,100
Operating Expenses3,200,4354,480,5265,140,9004,922,5004,922,500
Capital Outlay657,229371,90284,00084,00084,000
Construction17,00027,500
TOTAL EXPENDITURES18,798,00019,398,73020,073,50019,462,00019,808,600
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
General Fund16,761,00017,641,60018,036,50017,425,00017,771,600
Restricted Funds2,037,0001,757,1302,037,0002,037,0002,037,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES18,798,00019,398,73020,073,50019,462,00019,808,600
EXPENDITURES BY UNIT
General Administration and Support5,596,4005,604,4006,312,0005,970,8006,067,800
Broadcasting and Education11,223,60011,629,29711,481,60011,389,50011,614,700
Engineering1,978,0002,165,0332,279,9002,101,7002,126,100
TOTAL EXPENDITURES18,798,00019,398,73020,073,50019,462,00019,808,600

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) was established by the Kentucky General Assembly in the early 1960s for the purpose of supporting educational excellence in the Commonwealth. The agency's mission includes service to citizens of the Commonwealth in the home, in institutions of education, and in the workplace. As required by KRS 168, the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television produces and transmits educational programming for students in public schools, state supported institutions of higher education, and others desiring broadcast programs and services. KET is divided into three program areas: General Administration and Support, Broadcasting and Education, and Engineering.

The Broadcasting and Education unit acquires and produces programs and related support material which will most effectively carry out the mission and policies set by the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television. This process includes soliciting feedback from appropriate audiences and seeking input from agencies and groups such as the Kentucky Department of Education and the Higher Education Telecommunications Consortium. The unit assembles three channels of television programming: KET1 carries educational and informational programs for all Kentucky citizens; KET2 carries additional programs and repeats of important programs carried on KET1; and KETKY carries programs about Kentucky and Kentucky and overnight feeds of instructional programs for schools. KETKY also carries the Kentucky General Assembly when in session or in committee, as well as, occasional special feeds for the State Department of Education, Kentucky Community and Technical College System or other partners as needed.

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