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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Spark!
This series includes a TV show, segments for "This Week in Northern California", an educational outreach program and a website featuring Bay Area artists and arts organizations. More than a showcase for art objects and the artists who make them, Spark takes the audience inside the creative process to witness the challenges, opportunities and rewards of making art. Produced by KQED TV.
Spark! Previous Broadcasts
Playwright Philip Kan Gotanda, and Other Stories (Episode #507H)
KQED 9: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 -- 7:30 PM
* Explore the relationship between jazz and the Japanese American internment with playwright Philip Kan Gotanda and A.C.T.
* See why choreographer and dance educator Janice Garrett is attracting the best local dancers and critical acclaim in the Bay Area dance scene.
* Meet Jess Curtis and his company Gravity as they work on "Under the Radar."
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 -- 2:00 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 -- 1:30 AM
Frontiers of Dance (Episode #205)
KQED 9: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 -- 7:30 PM
Spark explores the frontiers of the dance world with some of the Bay Area's most innovative choreographers and performers.
* Butoh artist Ledoh - The Bay Area has become a flourishing center for butoh, a modern dance of darkness that originated in post-war Japan. Spark goes into rehearsals with veteran butoh dancer Ledoh, as he uses this contemporary Japanese form to explore the ancient, agrarian roots of his Ka-Ren ancestry in Burma.
* AXIS Dance Company's Dust - AXIS Dance Company has a long history of delivering performances that stun and delight, combining the work of dancers with and without physical disabilities. This season marks the world premiere of a new work by well-known choreographer Victoria Marks called Dust, a provocative choreo-portrait of AXIS that challenges the viewer's assumptions about each of the performers. Spark is backstage throughout the process, from first tentative improvisation to opening night.
* The Art of Poi - At the Crucible, an industrial arts center in Oakland, dance teacher Belva Stone instructs her students in the art of poi, an ancient fire dance first practiced by the Maori people of New Zealand. Swinging fiery balls on cords, students struggle to overcome their fears and spin fire.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 -- 6:30 PM
- KQED 9: Sat, Oct 27, 2012 -- 5:30 AM
- KQED 9: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 -- 11:30 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 -- 2:00 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 -- 1:30 AM
A Room of One's Own (Episode #114)
KQED 9: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 -- 7:30 PM
Places where artists' can live, work, and play together.
* Headlands Center for the Arts - Nestled in the coastal wilderness of the Marin Headlands are historic military buildings that house Headlands Center for the Arts, a nationally-acclaimed residency program that provides artists from around the world with the scarce resources of time and space to pursue further develop of their work. Resident artists introduce SPARK to the rhythm of life at the Center and explain why the program represents a rare opportunity for experimentation and interaction among the lucky few chosen to participate.
* Creative Growth Art Center - Working miracles with artists with developmental, emotional or physical disabilities, giving them the tools and guidance they need to find their creative voices and support themselves through their artwork.
* ArtShip - one of the Bay Area's most innovative and offbeat art spaces goes in search of a new home.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 -- 3:33 AM
- KQED Life: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 -- 9:33 PM
- KQED 9: Sat, Oct 13, 2012 -- 5:30 AM
- KQED 9: Fri, Oct 12, 2012 -- 11:30 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 -- 2:00 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 -- 1:30 AM
The Next Generation Speaks (Episode #107)
KQED 9: Tue, Oct 2, 2012 -- 7:30 PM
Especially in these turbulent times, young people have a lot on their minds, as this episode demonstrates. We see how several innovative programs give young people powerful and eloquent ways to express themselves through the arts at venues such as the Youth Speaks Poetry Slam, the East Palo Alto Mural Art Project, and Oakland's Destiny Arts Center.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sun, Oct 7, 2012 -- 6:30 PM
- KQED Life: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 -- 5:30 PM
- KQED 9: Sat, Oct 6, 2012 -- 5:30 AM
- KQED 9: Fri, Oct 5, 2012 -- 11:30 PM
- KQED 9: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 -- 1:30 AM
