KQED (TV)

KQED
San Francisco–Oakland–; San Jose, California; ; United States;
City	San Francisco, California
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF), shared with KQEH; Virtual: 9;
Branding	KQED
Programming
Affiliations	9.1: PBS; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	KQED Inc.
Sister stations	TV: KQEH, KQET; Radio: KQED-FM, KQEI;
History
First air date	April 5, 1954 (in Berkeley, California; license moved to San Francisco in 1956)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	NET (1954–1970)
Call sign meaning	Quod erat demonstrandum
Technical information
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
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.kqed.org/tv/
Satellite station
	KQET
Santa Cruz–Salinas–Monterey, California; ;
City	Watsonville, California
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF); Virtual: 25;
Programming
Affiliations	25.1: PBS; for others, see § Subchannels;
History
First air date	May 17, 1989
Former call signs	KCAH (1989–2007)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 25 (UHF, 1989–2009); Digital: 58 (UHF, until 2009);
Call sign meaning	disambiguation of KQED
Technical information
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
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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.

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.

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