Independent Lens
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Ovarian Psycos (#1811) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVM-L (Secondary audio: none)
Based in the heart of Los Angeles' Eastside, and building upon the legacy of the Chicano/a and civil rights movement, the irreverently named Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade are a ferocious and unapologetic group of young women of color, cycling through the barrios and boulevards of the Eastside, committed to collectively confronting racism and violence, and demanding and creating safe spaces for women.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Tue, Mar 26, 2019 -- 2:00am
- KQED World: Tue, Mar 26, 2019 -- 8:00am
The Judge (#2004) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: none)
Take a rare glimpse into Shari'a law (Islamic law), an often misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East's religious courts.
Tre Maison Dasan (#2013) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TV14-L (Secondary audio: none)
Explore the lives of Tre, Maison and Dasan, three of the estimated one in 14 American children with a parent in prison. Take an emotional look at relationships tested by separation and the challenges of growing up with a parent behind bars.
Welcome to Leith (#1713) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TVPG-L (Secondary audio: none)
Explore how residents of a North Dakota town struggle against a notorious white supremacist. As his behavior becomes more threatening, tensions soar and the residents desperately look for ways to expel their unwanted neighbor.
The Prison In Twelve Landscapes (#1816) Duration: 56:46 STEREO TVPG-L (Secondary audio: none)
More people are imprisoned in the United States at this present moment than in any other time or place in history, yet prisons themselves have never felt further away or more out of sight. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is a film about the prison in which we never see an actual penitentiary. A meditation on the prison's disappearance in the era of mass incarceration, the film unfolds as a cinematic journey through a series of ordinary places across the USA where prisons affect lives.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED World: Fri, Apr 5, 2019 -- 3:00pm Remind me
- KQED World: Fri, Apr 5, 2019 -- 6:00pm Remind me
- KQED World: Sat, Apr 6, 2019 -- 7:00am Remind me
- KQED World: Sat, Apr 6, 2019 -- 1:00pm Remind me
- KQED World: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 -- 2:00am Remind me
- KQED World: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 -- 7:00am Remind me
- KQED World: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 -- 8:00am Remind me
- KQED World: Wed, Apr 10, 2019 -- 1:00pm Remind me
The Providers (#2014) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: none)
Follow three "country doctors" in rural New Mexico -- the site of a physician shortage and an opioid epidemic -- who work at clinics that offer care for all, regardless of ability to pay.
Democrats/Democrats/Soft Vengeance (#1714) Duration: 1:56:46 STEREO TVPG-V (Secondary audio: none)
Watch history being made as Zimbabwe attempts to draft its first-ever democratic constitution. Filmed over three years, this riveting account of a country's challenging first steps towards democracy plays like a true-life political thriller.
What Lies Upstream (#1915) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TVPG (Secondary audio: none)
Travel to West Virginia with investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback in this detective story that uncovers the troubling truth behind a massive chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months.
Charm City (#2015) Duration: 1:26:46 STEREO TV14 (Secondary audio: none)
Meet a group of Baltimore citizens, police and government officials as they cope with the consequences of three years of unparalleled violence. With grit, fury and compassion, they're trying to reclaim their city's future.
TV Technical Issues
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KQED Transmitter will be off (03/06/2019)
KQED transmitter will off on March 6th at 3-6 at 3am-6am. This will disrupt over-the-air reception and DirectTV viewers. Comcast and Monterey reception will not be impacted.
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KQED FM on Comcast services
KQED FM and other radio channels were recently dropped from Comcast’s local cable offerings. Affected users can still listen to KQED at 88.5 FM on their radios, or listen to the live stream at kqed.org/listenlive or by downloading the KQED app, or on smart speakers.
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KQED DT9, Sutro Tower – Mon 8/20 thru Fri 8/24/18
Engineers at Sutro Tower in San Francisco will be doing their annual maintenance work 9am-4pm Mon 8/20 through Fri 8/24. All stations transmitting from Sutro Tower will be dropping to half-power each day, and perhaps moving from main antennas at the top of the tower to auxiliary antennas at the “waist” (middle) of the tower … Continue reading KQED DT9, Sutro Tower – Mon 8/20 thru Fri 8/24/18
TV – Transmitter Status
To view previous issues and how they were resolved, go to our TV Technical Issues page.
KQED DTV Channels
KQED 9 / KQET
Channels 9.1, 54.2, 25.1
XFINITY 9 and HD 709
Wave, DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-verse:
Channel # may vary, labeled as KQED, or as KQET in the 831 area code.
Outstanding PBS programming, KQED original productions, and more.
All HD programs
KQED Plus / KQEH
Channels 54.1, 9.2, 25.2
XFINITY 10 and HD 710
Wave, DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T U-verse:
Channel # may vary, labeled as KQEH
KQED Plus, formerly KTEH.
Unique programs including the best British dramas, mysteries, and comedies.
PBS Kids
Channel 54.4, 25.4, and 9.4
XFINITY 192 (Monterey/Salinas 372 and Sacramento/Fairfield 391)
Wave: Channel # may vary.
Quality children's programming. Live streaming 24/7 at pbskids.org.
KQED World
Channel 9.3, 54.3 and 25.3
XFINITY 190 Monterey/Salinas 371 and Sacramento/Fairfield 390)
Wave: Channel # may vary.
Thought-provoking television — public affairs,
local and world events, nature, history, and science.