6/30 KQED, KQED Plus & KQET status report
KQED-DT9 (San Francisco)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, Astound Cable and AT&T U-verse normal. Over-the-Air (OTA) transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 710 kW.
KQED Plus-DT54 (San Jose)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network normal. OTA transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 290 kW.
KQET-DT25 (Watsonville/Monterey)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable normal. OTA transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 81 kW.
Transmitter Maintenance: KTEH 6/15 & KQET 6/17
Our KTEH (DT54) transmitter on Monument Peak will be down for maintenance on Wed. 6/15, starting around 2pm until 3pm. Our KQET (DT25) transmitter on Fremont Peak will be down for maintenance on Fri. 6/17, starting around 10:30am until 11:30am.
Comcast Cable customers should see no interruption in service. Other Cable, satellite, etc., service providers will restore their signals as soon as the transmitter is back up. Most digital sets and converter boxes will also auto-restore the signal, but a few Over the Air (OTA) viewers may need to rescan if the duration of the outage becomes “too long” for their particular tuner.
5/17: KQED, KTEH & KQET status reports
KQED-DT9 (San Francisco)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, Astound Cable and AT&T U-verse normal. Over-the-Air (OTA) transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 710 kW.
KTEH-DT54 (San Jose)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network normal. OTA transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 290 kW.
KQET-DT25 (Watsonville/Monterey)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable normal. OTA transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 81 kW.
4/07: KQET transmitter to go off air
The transmitter for KQET DT25 (Salinas/Watsonville) will go off the air Thursday 4/07 at apx 1pm for equipment replacement and maintenance. We estimate repairs will take around 4 hours, and hope to have the transmitter back on air around 5pm.
Comcast Cable customers should see no interruption in service. Other Cable, satellite, etc., service providers will restore their signals as soon as the transmitter is back up. Most digital sets and converter boxes will also auto-restore the signal, but a few Over the Air (OTA) viewers may need to rescan if the duration of the outage becomes “too long” for their particular tuner.
2/17: KQET DT25 signal restored
KQET DT25′s signal was restored at apx 5:29pm Thursday. The problem was the fiber break in Salinas. A few OTA viewers may need to “manually add” or rescan to restore their tuner’s lock on the signal.
2/17: KQET transmitter off-air
KQET DT25′s transmitter on Fremont Peak went off air at apx 3:15pm, due to a fiber connection failure in Salinas. A crew is on the way to repair, but there is currently no estimate as to how long those repairs will take.
Comcast Cable customers should see no interruption in service. Other Cable and satellite companies will restore their signals as soon as the transmitter is back up. Most digital sets and converter boxes will also auto-restore the signal, but a few Over the Air (OTA) viewers may need to rescan if the duration of the outage becomes “too long” for their particular tuner.
1/26: KQED, KTEH & KQET status reports
KQED-DT9 (San Francisco)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, Astound Cable and AT&T U-verse normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 710 kW.
KTEH-DT54 (San Jose)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 290 kW.
KQET-DT25 (Watsonville/Monterey)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 81 kW.
11/12: KQED, KTEH & KQET status reports
KQED-DT9 (San Francisco)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, Astound Cable and AT&T U-verse normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 710 kW.
KTEH-DT54 (San Jose)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 290 kW.
KQET-DT25 (Watsonville/Monterey)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 81 kW.
9/16: KQET signal will be down temporarily
KQET’s transmitter on Fremont Peak will shut down for a short time mid-day on Thurs 9/16 for fan belt maintenance. Exact outage time is not yet known.
While most digital tuners should handle a short interruption of apx 30 minutes without problem, some Over The Air viewers of DT25 may need to “rescan” or “scan add” to restore their tuner’s lock on our signal.
Comcast Cable customers should see no interruption in service. Other Cable and satellite companies will restore their signals as soon as the transmitter is back up.
8/12: KQED, KTEH & KQET status reports
KQED-DT9 (San Francisco)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, Astound Cable and AT&T U-verse normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 710 kW.
KTEH-DT54 (San Jose)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable, DirecTV and Dish Network normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 290 kW.
KQET-DT25 (Watsonville/Monterey)
Fiber feeds to Comcast Cable normal.
Over-the-Air transmissions normal, operating at 98-100% power. 100% power = 81 kW.
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