LEX TV
LEX TV is a Government access television station that serves the Metropolitan Lexington and Fayette County area of Central Kentucky. In the Lexington Metro area, it can be viewed on Charter/Spectrum channel 185.
Currently, LEX TV is one of two locally based cable-only channels in the Lexington area, the other one being UKTV, the educational access channel of the University of Kentucky.
History
The channel first began cablecasting in 1980 as GTV-3, being seen on cable channel 3, and it used that allocation on Lexington cable until 2017, when it rebranded as LEX TV, and relocated to channel 185 on Charter/Spectrum systems.
Programming format
This cable channel airs over 700 hours of live Council meetings, and 600 hours of original programming each year. Most meetings are broadcast live, but some of them are replayed on a regular basis. A rotating bulletin board with information of city events is also utilized.
Original programming
- Lexington Now
- Only Downtown
- A Greener Bluegrass
- Council Comments
- Lexington Now
- LIVE Government Meetings