PBS Kids Programming

On January 16, KQED Kids was replaced by the 24/7 multiplatform children's channel PBS Kids, which offers free live streaming and games via pbskids.org.

Also as of January 16, KQED has reconfigured weekday children's programming times to be 6am to 2:30pm on KQED 9, and 4 to 6pm on KQED Plus.

Download the new schedule for KQED 9 and KQED PLUS (PDF, 1pg)

Download the new schedule for KQED KIDS/ PBS KIDS (PDF, 1 pg)

KQED Productions

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  Check Please! Bay Area

  Restaurant reviews with a dash of style, from real people like you! Hosted by Leslie Sbrocco.

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  Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul

  Jacques Pépin's final television series reflects back on his professional and personal life.

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  Essential Pépin

  This series is the culmination of Jacques Pépin's 60+ years of experience in the kitchen.

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  KQED NEWSROOM

  A weekly news program on television, radio and online, featuring Thuy Vu and Scott Shafer.

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  Film School Shorts

  Emerging filmmakers from top film schools bring you quirky comedies, poignant dramas and edge-of-your seat thrillers.

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  ImageMakers

  A showcase of short films by emerging filmmakers who could be the next Tarantino or Coppola.

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  Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way

  The master shows you how to create simple, special meals in minutes

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  QUEST

  Science and nature for and about the Bay Area. Do you know what's in your own backyard?

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  Spark

  Spark takes you inside the creative process to witness the challenges and rewards of making art.

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  This Is Us

  KQED profiles remarkable individuals in Northern California.

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  Truly CA

  A showcase of documentary films about California made by independent filmmakers.

TV Technical Issues

As we become aware of technical problems originating from KQED, KQED Plus, or KQET, we will list them here.

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• 2/22/17: Fremont Peak tower transmissions, including KQET DT25

  (DT25.1 through 25.3) Recent storms have taken out dozens of trees on Fremont Peak, which in turn have taken down power lines leading to the transmission tower located on the peak. It has been running on generators for several days, and regular trips are scheduled to re-fuel those generators with gas. However, the truck has […]

• KQED TV All Channels: Planned outage late Fri/early Sat 1/14 midnight-2am

  All KQED television channels will be off the air late Friday/early Saturday 1/14 beginning at midnight for approximately two hours to perform maintenance and upgrades to our electrical system. These improvements will help KQED maintain and continue our broadcast service to the community. We will return to our regularly scheduled programs as soon as work […]

• Wed 12/28: KQET DT25 Over the Air signal restored

  UPDATE: signal was restored apx 6pm (DT25.1 through 25.3) We are aware that our transmitter servicing the Watsonville/Monterey/Salinas area, KQET, is off the air. Engineers are on their way from San Francisco to check it out. Estimated time for repairs not yet known.

To view previous issues and how they were resolved, go to our TV Technical Issues page.