TV Technical Issues
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Sat 1/28: planned maintenance at Sutro Tower, SF
Sutro Tower needs all stations transmitting from there to switch to their auxillary antennas on Saturday (1/28) morning by 8am so they can do some tower work. This includes KQED’s DT9 signal. They hope to be done by noon. Most OTA viewers should see little or no change in their reception during this time, but [...]
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Tues 1/24: KQET DT25 digitization problem resolved
As of 1:45pm Tuesday 1/24, we believe the KQET digitization issues affecting Channel 25′s signal delivery to viewers in the 831 area via most paid service providers have been solved. Other carriers are confirming a good signal. (Over The Air viewers and Comcast Cable customers were not affected by the problem.)
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Mon 1/23: KQET DT25 digitization problem has returned
The storm and high winds took our KQET transmitter on Fremont Peak Off the Air a couple times Saturday, and our digitization problem has returned. What is perplexing is that Over The Air (OTA) viewers are reporting a solid signal, and are not having the pixelation and audio problems that other viewers in the 831 [...]
TV Technical Issues
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KQED DTV Channels
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KQED 9
Comcast 9 and 709
Digital 9.1, 54.2 or 25.1All widescreen and HD programs
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Channel 54
Comcast 10
Digital 9.2, 54.1 or 25.2KQED Plus, formerly KTEH
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KQED Life
Comcast 189
Digital 54.3Arts, food, how-to, gardening, travel
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KQED World
Comcast 190
Digital 9.3History, world events, news, science, nature
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V-Me
Comcast 191 & 621
Digital 54.5 or 25.324-hour national Spanish-language network
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KQED Kids
Comcast 192
Digital 54.4Quality children's programming parents love too
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What do all those codes mean?
* Asterisk after program length
Indicates an approximate program length, since the exact run time of the program was not known at the time the listings were published.
CC = Closed Captioning A text supplement which can be played across the lower third of your TV screen, translating the program's audio component, enabling viewers who are hearing impaired to see what the program is saying. Check the daily listings for programs containing closed captions.
ST = Stereo broadcast
DVS/DVI = Descriptive Video Information Some programs provide an additional narration which enables visually impaired persons to hear enriched verbal descriptions of the action being seen on the program. Most TVs and VCRs require that you select the SAP channel in order to receive and record DVI. For a list of upcoming programs with DVI, call our Automated Program Information Line at 415.354.8000.
SAP = Secondary Audio Programming Options offered on some programs accommodated by recent TVs and VCRs, including sound with video description for the vision impaired, a director's narration, foreign language narration, or other possible services. May be called MTS (Multi-channel TV Sound) or 2nd Channel Sound on some sets.
E/I = Educational/Informational The FCC has required that all commercial broadcast stations carry at least three hours of educational programming for children per week and that those programs be clearly identified. Programs and series deemed to satisfy this requirement generally carry an E/I code in the upper right corner of the program. KQED easily surpasses this guideline each week.
HD = High Definition broadcast (learn more about HDTV)
HDUPBS = High Definition broadcast that has been upconverted from a standard definition source
SD Wide = Standard Definition widescreen broadcast
HDPL = High Definition broadcast
SDRE = Standard Definition broadcast
