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Broadcast Media Production and DistributionTexas, United States201-500 Employees
KHOU 11 is a CBS-affiliated broadcast television station serving the Houston area. It operates as part of TEGNA Media, one of the country’s larger, geographically diverse broadcasting groups. The station traces its roots to 1953, when it launched as KGUL-TV in Galveston, later changing its call letters to KHOU-TV and moving its operations to Houston in 1960. KHOU 11 has a long history of leadership in local news, information and community involvement, including broadcasting the first live radar image during Hurricane Carla in 1961 and being among the early adopters of digital television. Its audience is local viewers seeking reliable, timely news, weather and public-safety information for the Houston region.