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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Design Squad Nation
This series, hosted by professional engineers Judy Lee and Adam Vollmer, is about making kids' dreams come true through engineering. As engineers Judy and Adam use their know-how to help kids across the country and around the world design and build creations.
Design Squad Nation Previous Broadcasts
Musical Bike (Episode #106)
KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 29, 2012 -- 10:30 PM
Judy and Adam meet Beatriz in her hometown of Emeryville, CA, to help her combine her passion for music and bike building. Working at The Crucible - a non- profit educational foundry and metal fabrication shop - they design and build a pedal-powered bike organ for Beatriz to unveil at her high school block party.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 -- 4:30 AM
A Cut Above - Part 2 (Episode #105)
KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 22, 2012 -- 4:00 PM
Judy and Adam travel to New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, to meet up-and-coming designers Eduarda and Juan. Eduarda and Juan's dreams come true when fashion designer Christian Siriano challenges them to showcase their individuality and creativity by drawing upon Judy and Adam's engineering know-how to re-interpret a gown from his collection. Their red carpet-worthy designs are treated to a surprise critique when two editors from Teen Vogue magazine join Christian at a fashion shoot.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 29, 2012 -- 4:00 PM
- KQED Kids: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 22, 2012 -- 10:30 PM
A Cut Above - Part 1 (Episode #104)
KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 -- 4:00 PM
Judy and Adam travel to New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, to meet up-and-coming designers Eduarda and Juan. Eduarda and Juan's dreams come true when fashion designer Christian Siriano challenges them to showcase their individuality and creativity by drawing upon Judy and Adam's engineering know-how to re-interpret a gown from his collection. Their red carpet-worthy designs are treated to a surprise critique when two editors from Teen Vogue magazine join Christian at a fashion shoot.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Mar 16, 2012 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 -- 10:30 PM
Garden-To-Go (Episode #103)
KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 -- 4:00 PM
Judy and Adam travel to London, England, to meet Mariam and Bert, two young members of Global Generation -- a community organization that grows fruits and vegetables in one of London's largest construction sites. Bringing new meaning to the phrase "eat locally, build globally," Mariam and Bert work with Adam and Judy to design and build a pedal-powered mobile garden that will help them sell their produce to nearby restaurants.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Kids: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 -- 4:30 AM
- KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 -- 10:30 PM
It's Alive! (Episode #102)
KQED Kids: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 -- 4:30 AM
Judy and Adam join forces with Jennifer-- a young pastry chef from Boston, MA -- to create the cake of her dreams for the cast party of "Young Frankenstein: The Musical." With guidance and inspiration from master baker Jorg Amsler of Truly Jorg's Patisserie in Saugus, MA, the team engineers a cake that is part delicious, part electronic and part mad scientist -- wowing the musical's cast and crew.
