KNCS

KNCS is a secondary PBS member station licensed to Houston, Texas. They opened on October 14, 1959, as KFIC. KNCS also has a sister station called KNXT, which was created for KNCS to serve Galveston-related content to the area. They are owned by the Next Channel Service (also known as the KNCS Corporation). KNCS also had a separate channel opened in 2008 called KNCS Kids, which is their channel for their PBS Kids content.
=== Logo branding ===
KNCS mainly uses the logo and channel number separately rather than using it within the logo. This change was made in 1979. The 54 logo font is a custom typeface made by KNCS. The 54 logo was also adopted in 1991, two years before the current logo was introduced in 1993. In addition, the 54 logo from 1975-1991 was simply text that read "54" in the same font.
=== History ===
The Next Channel Service opened KFIC on October 14, 1959. It was an affiliate with CBS from 1959-1960. In 1960, the station was affiliated with NBC until 1962, when the callsign was changed to KNCS and the station was independent. The station would become affiliated with NET on January 8, 1965. When NET closed down on October 4, 1970, and was replaced by PBS, KNCS went under a massive rebrand. KNCS decided to air more Houston-based content and less statewide Texas content. In 1984, they created KNXT to serve Galveston. In 1999, the station would become independent from KNCS. Not much happened between 1985-1996. KNCS and KNXT shut down their analog TV signals on June 13, 2009.
=== Affiliations ===
KNCS' primary affiliate is PBS, but they are also affiliated with other networks, such as FNX, Create, and TEC. FNX is basically like PBS but for native americans. Create is a second channel for most PBS stations and the Texan Education Network is a fictional network I made up television channel serving the state of Texas. 43% of it's members are PBS member stations.
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