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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America Revealed
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This series takes viewers on a journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before. With host Yul Kwon ("Survivor: Cook Islands"), it travels through time, space and systems to reveal a nation of interdependent and intricately interwoven networks that feed and power the nation, produce millions of goods, transport people great distances and still come together to make America work. These networks all rely on vast, complex and precisely calibrated systems, yet most Americans have never had the chance to observe or understand them. Until now.
America Revealed Previous Broadcasts
Made in the U.S.A. (Episode #104)
KQED Plus: Tue, May 8, 2012 -- 10:00 PM
This episode examines how American industry creates, whether it's a simple cardboard box, a sleek new car, a jumbo jet or a tiny silicon chip, and how supply and demand, manufacturing and assembly are interconnected.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, May 14, 2012 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sun, May 13, 2012 -- 11:00 PM
- KQED Plus: Wed, May 9, 2012 -- 4:00 AM
Electric Nation (Episode #103)
KQED Plus: Sun, May 6, 2012 -- 11:00 PM
Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world -- delivering electricity to over 300 million Americans over 200,000 miles of high tension transmission lines. But even though the grid touches almost every aspect of our lives, it's a system we know very little about. In this episode, Yul Kwon will travel around the country to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on every day of the year.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, May 7, 2012 -- 5:00 AM
Made in the U.S.A. (Episode #104)
KQED 9: Wed, May 2, 2012 -- 10:00 PM
This episode examines how American industry creates, whether it's a simple cardboard box, a sleek new car, a jumbo jet or a tiny silicon chip, and how supply and demand, manufacturing and assembly are interconnected.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, May 14, 2012 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Sun, May 13, 2012 -- 11:00 PM
- KQED Plus: Wed, May 9, 2012 -- 4:00 AM
- KQED World: Sun, May 6, 2012 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED World: Sat, May 5, 2012 -- 11:00 PM
- KQED Life: Fri, May 4, 2012 -- 3:00 AM
- KQED Life: Thu, May 3, 2012 -- 9:00 PM
- KQED 9: Thu, May 3, 2012 -- 4:00 AM
Electric Nation (Episode #103)
KQED Plus: Tue, May 1, 2012 -- 10:00 PM
Our modern electric power grid has been called the biggest and most complex machine in the world -- delivering electricity to over 300 million Americans over 200,000 miles of high tension transmission lines. But even though the grid touches almost every aspect of our lives, it's a system we know very little about. In this episode, Yul Kwon will travel around the country to understand its intricacies, its vulnerabilities and the remarkable ingenuity required to keep the electricity on every day of the year.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Plus: Mon, May 7, 2012 -- 5:00 AM
- KQED Plus: Wed, May 2, 2012 -- 4:00 AM
