KEET explained

Callsign:KEET
Branding:KEET PBS
Digital:11 (VHF)
Virtual:13
Translators:see
Country:United States
Location:Eureka, California
Callsign Meaning:Eureka Educational Television
Former Callsigns:KRWE-TV (CP, 1967)[1]
Former Channel Numbers:Analog: 13 (VHF, 1969–2009)
Owner:Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc.
Former Affiliations:NET (1969–1970)
Erp:38.2 kW
Haat:551.20NaN0
Facility Id:55435
Coordinates:40.7283°N -123.9726°W[2]
Licensing Authority:FCC

KEET (channel 13) is a PBS member television station in Eureka, California, United States. Founded in 1969, the station is owned by Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc. KEET's studios are located on Humboldt Hill Road in Eureka, and its transmitter is located along Barry Road southeast of the city.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of KEET[3] ! Channel! Res.! Aspect! Short name! Programming
13.1 KEET-1 PBS
13.2 KEET-2 PBS Kids
13.3 KEET-3 Create
13.4 KEET-4
13.5 KEET-5 World

Analog-to-digital conversion

KEET shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 11, using virtual channel 13.[4]

Translators

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FCC History Cards for KEET.
  2. http://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=2002203 FCC License Information
  3. Web site: RabbitEars TV Query for KEET . November 25, 2022 . RabbitEars.info.
  4. Web site: DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds . March 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf . August 29, 2013 .