The first test pattern went out on February 6, and KUAT launched on March 8, 1959, as the first public television station in Arizona. It was an affiliate of National Educational Television (NET), forerunner to PBS, from 1959 through 1970, when PBS replaced NET.
The initial test pattern went out on February 6th, and KUAT began broadcasting on March 8, 1959, as the first public television station in Arizona. It was affiliated with National Educational Television (NET), which later became PBS, from 1959 to 1970 when PBS took over NET's role.