TV Technical Issues
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Fri 6/21: KQET planned maintenance outage
(DT 25.1 through 25.3) On Friday, June 21st, we will be doing maintenance on the KQET transmitter servicing the Watsonville, Monterey, Salinas, Gilroy areas. Starting around 11:30am our Over the Air (OTA) signal will be down for 10-20 minutes. This should not affect Comcast Cable viewers. Other paid signal providers which use the Over the [...]
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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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Design Squad
DESIGN SQUAD, a series aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds, borrows from the reality competition format and intends to get its viewers excited about engineering. Two teams of high school students (ages 16-19) design, build and test whimsical machines and innovative products -- everything from a wireless light and dance show to an automatic pancake maker -- for real clients. Guided by two young engineer hosts, the teams are scored for their ability to think outside the box and meet (or surpass) the demands of the challenge at hand. In the final episode, the top two scorers battle for the grand prize: a $10,000 college scholarship.
Design Squad Previous Broadcasts
Ds Unplugged (Episode #104)
KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
The teams take a crash course in pre-industrial building techniques as they compete to build 20-foot bridges - without the aid of power tools, forklifts or flushable toilets. It's a show for the (Middle) Ages!
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Skunk'd (Episode #103)
KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 24, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
When a guy named Skunk comes looking for a bike bizarre enough to impress the members of SCUL (Subversive Choppers Urban Legion), you give him what he wants. The rubber really meets the road when DS parades their newly created choppers (bikes) on a SCUL mission.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Jan 25, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 24, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Rock On (Episode #102)
KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
The teams compete to create original musical instruments - one stringed and one percussive - for Off White Noise, a local band. The instruments are put to the test when Off White Noise rocks out at the Middle East nightclub.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
The Need for Speed (Episode #101)
KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 10, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
A professional racecar builder challenges the DS teams to convert kiddie toys - a red wagon and a tricycle - into motorized dragsters.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Jan 11, 2013 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 10, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
Bodies Electric (Episode #112)
KQED Kids: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 -- 10:30 PM
The teams "take a shine" to hip hop artist Wyatt Jackson when they try to create a sound and light show triggered by Jackson's moves and grooves. In a live performance, it's DS night at the Strand Theater!
