KMET-TV

KMET-TV, virtual channel 17 (VHF digital channel 43), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to, , United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by the Metroplex Educational Television Corporation, a organization under control of the -affiliated. KMET's studios are located on the University of Dallas campus in with an auxiliary production studio in, and it's transmitter is located atop the  in Dallas.

History
KMET Channel 17 was founded on February 14, 1988. Since its founding, KMET has been nominated for 15 Emmys for the national PBS programs it has produced.

The station grew considerably in the 1990s as a major competitor to, the other PBS member in the metroplex.

Programming
KMET carries general PBS and American Public Television fare, as well as some programming pertaining to the Catholic faith, the station also runs "Britcoms" on Saturday evenings and British, Irish & Australian soap operas on Sunday evenings. In the 1990s, the station introduced it's children's programming mascot Meta, a -designed walkaround puppet performed by native Chuck Chesney. Because of the Catholic-based ownership, KMET occasionally refuses to show programming that is contrary to the Catholic faith - for example in 2005 the station refused to air the Postcards from Buster episode "Sugartime!" over depicting a same-sex marriage (however years later the Arthur episode "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" was aired despite it also depicting same-sex marriage).