TV Technical Issues
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Mon 5/06: very brief KQED DT9 OTA outage
(DT9.1, 9.2, 9.3) This morning we had a very brief outage of our over the air (OTA) coverage for KQED 9.1/9.2/9.3, which lasted apx 4 minutes. Most tuners will have found the channel again as soon as service was restored, but some may need to be rescanned for channel 9. This outage did not affect [...]
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Mon 4/22: KQEH OTA signal back on air
(DT54.1 through DT54.5) The Over the Air (OTA) signal from our KQEH transmitter on Monument Peak was restored at apx 6:35pm this evening. Most tuners should automatically find the signal, however some OTA viewers may need to do a rescan to restore reception.
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Mon 4/22: KQEH OTA planned overnight outage extended
Unexpected technical problems have been discovered at the KQEH transmitter site during planned maintenance overnight. KQED crews have identified the problem and are working to correct it as soon as possible. Please check back to this blog for status updates. Service to Comcast and other providers are uninterrupted.
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In each episode of this children's science series real kids pursue their own scientific investigations and share the excitement that comes with making their own discoveries. They are joined by adult scientists, who share not only their scientific discoveries but also home movies and snapshots of themselves as kids.
DragonflyTV Previous Broadcasts
Canines (Episode #406)
KQED Kids: Mon, May 20, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not Zachary and Jerit, who explore pack behavior to determine the "top dog." Canine conundrum: Alexa, Miriah and Janaya investigate which sled dog should lead the pack to victory. And Dragonfly TV asks: How can you keep your pooch from being a "hot dog?"
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Tue, May 21, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 20, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Sound (Episode #405)
KQED Kids: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Brittney and Maggie explore communication using the bumpin' backdrop of a volleyball game. Tarissa and Sabrina pump up the volume, grabbing a decibel meter to monitor the sometimes dangerous sounds in their favorite New York City hang-outs. And Dragonfly TV asks: How can you turn sheet music without using your hands?
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 20, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Surface Area/Stained Glass (Episode #703Z)
KQED Kids: Wed, May 15, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Surface Area - After discovering that ordinary flour dust can be explosive, Lara and Anushua explore the importance of surface to area to volume ratio at the Science Museum of Minnesota. They conduct soda explosion experiments in the museum's Big Back Yard, investigating how surface area affects reactions. Finally, they visit the University of Minnesota where they learn how scientists are developing more affordable solar cells with nanotechnology that increases the cells' surface area. Stained Glass - Alettie and Yvonne visit the Glass Experience exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and learn that nanoparticles are responsible for the colors in some medieval stained glass. The girls are surprised to learn that nanogold makes glass red! They go to Northwestern University to explore the relationship between size and color of nanoparticles. They create different sizes of gold and silver nanoparticles to produce a variety of colors, which they use to make their own works of art.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Thu, May 16, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Wed, May 15, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Minneapolis & Saint Paul (Episode #504)
KQED Kids: Tue, May 14, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Inspired by the IMAX movie Stomp, Maxine and Hannah create their own musical instruments at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Rylee, who uses a myoelectric prosthetic arm, heads to The Bakken Museum to explore how the electrical signals in her body help her arm function. And, in the Grossest Segment Ever!, Paige and Nick check out the "Animal Grossology" exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota before investigating how animals depend on their sense of smell at the Minnesota Zoo. In the Science Secret, find out what happens when you fill the Mall of America, one of world's largest shopping malls, with almost 40 million visitors each year.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Wed, May 15, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Tue, May 14, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Sound (Episode #405)
KQED Kids: Mon, May 13, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Brittney and Maggie explore communication using the bumpin' backdrop of a volleyball game. Tarissa and Sabrina pump up the volume, grabbing a decibel meter to monitor the sometimes dangerous sounds in their favorite New York City hang-outs. And Dragonfly TV asks: How can you turn sheet music without using your hands?
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 20, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Tue, May 14, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 13, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Friction (Episode #404)
KQED Kids: Sat, May 11, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Slippery scientists Mimi, Haley, Tara and Lauren investigate the icy sport of curling. Sara and Rachel get a rise out of engineering a real hovercraft. And Dragonfly TV asks: How can you practice your hockey moves without ice?
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 13, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sat, May 11, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Hockey Sticks/Butterfly Wings (Episode #702Z)
KQED Kids: Wed, May 8, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Hockey Sticks - Nicholas and Jordan love hockey. They know that carbon nanotubes are used in some hockey sticks, but aren't sure how the tiny structures change the equipment. They head to Boston's Museum of Science to learn more about carbon nanotubes. Then, they put their sticks to the test on the ice. Finally, with help from scientists at Harvard University, they compare the tensile strength of the sticks and use powerful microscopes to "see" carbon nanotubes. Butterfly Wings - Emily and Julie check out the Magic Wings Butterfly House at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. They wonder why butterfly wings are so colorful. They learn that iridescence in some butterfly wings - like the iridescence of soap bubbles - results from their structure. At Duke University, the girls learn how to determine whether colors in wings are the result of pigment or nanoscale structures. They test butterfly wings and learn that blue iridescence is due to structure, not pigment.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Thu, May 9, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Wed, May 8, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Los Angeles (Episode #503)
KQED Kids: Tue, May 7, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Milan and Harison go deep, comparing bottom feeders at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific to those in the wild. While at the California Science Center's Big Lab, Max and Brian create model sailboats and the set sail in the Pacific to determine the most efficient design. And Dragonfly TV heads to the La Brea Tar Pits to check out the Ice Age inhabitants of L.A.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Wed, May 8, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Tue, May 7, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Friction (Episode #404)
KQED Kids: Mon, May 6, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Slippery scientists Mimi, Haley, Tara and Lauren investigate the icy sport of curling. Sara and Rachel get a rise out of engineering a real hovercraft. And Dragonfly TV asks: How can you practice your hockey moves without ice?
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 13, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sat, May 11, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Tue, May 7, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 6, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Animal Behavior (Episode #403)
KQED Kids: Sat, May 4, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
Jerika and Shannon hop to it and explore which rabbits are the best athletes. Robyn and Alex dive into a sea lion investigation. And: Which sport keeps bears healthy and happy?
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Mon, May 6, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 5, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 5, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Sun, May 5, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Sat, May 4, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
What's Nano?/Where's Nano? (Episode #701Z)
KQED Kids: Wed, May 1, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
* What's Nano? Ebony and Jasmine catch the Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show at Museum of Science in Boston. The show gets them thinking, "How big is a billion? And how small is a billionth?" They search Boston for examples of a billion. Then they visit laboratories at Harvard University to find examples of nanoscale objects on their quest to "see" a nanometer.
* Where's Nano? Regina, Linda, Harrison, Jared, Lorenz, and Randi, visit the "Zoom In" exhibit at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill. They wonder what examples of nanoscale science and technology they can find in their everyday lives. Their nano "scavenger hunt" takes them to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where a scientist helps them print images of nanoscale structures. The kids then create a visual representation of their findings to display at the science center.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Thu, May 2, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Wed, May 1, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Dallas & Fort Worth (Episode #502)
KQED Kids: Wed, May 1, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
Fossil detectives Brandy and Ashley discover that not everything about dinosaurs-even Texas-sized ones-is gigantic when they dig for microfossils with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Reed and Nick get game at The Science Place in Dallas, answering the question: so just where is the "sweet spot" on my bat? And in the Science Secret, Dragonfly TV uncovers a very clever pesticide at Discovery Gardens, a certified organic public garden.
