KQED (TV)
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KQED (channel 9) is a PBS member television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is owned by KQED Inc., alongside fellow PBS station KQEH (channel 54) and NPR member KQED-FM (88.5). The three stations share studios on Mariposa Street in San Francisco's Mission District and transmitter facilities at Sutro Tower.
Not to be confused with WQED (TV).
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City | San Francisco, California |
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Branding | KQED |
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Owner | KQED Inc. |
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First air date | April 5, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-04-05) (in Berkeley, California; license moved to San Francisco in 1956) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 9 (VHF, 1954–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | Quod erat demonstrandum |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35500 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 511.7 m (1,679 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′19″N 122°27′10″W |
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Website | www |
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City | Watsonville, California |
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First air date | May 17, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-05-17) |
Former call signs | KCAH (1989–2007) |
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Call sign meaning | disambiguation of KQED |
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Facility ID | 8214 |
ERP | 81.1 kW |
HAAT | 508.6 m (1,669 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°45′22.8″N 121°30′8.7″W |
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KQET (channel 25) in Watsonville operates as a full-time satellite of KQED, serving the Santa Cruz–Salinas–Monterey market. This station's transmitter is located at Fremont Peak, near San Juan Bautista.