 On cable, KPBT is carried on channel 13 on most systems in the market.The station signed on March 24, 1986 as KOCV-TV.Between 1970 and 1986, PBS programming had to be sold to the Odessa–Midland market's commercial stations on a per program basis (although the full PBS schedule was viewable in the northwestern portion of the market via Portales, New Mexico-based KENW).