KAET

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KAET
Phoenix, Arizona
Branding	"Eight, Arizona PBS"
Channels	8 (VHF) analog, 29 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Arizona Board of Regents
Founded	January 30, 1961
Call letters meaning	Arizona Educational Television; AET also resembles the pronunciation of eight
Former affiliations	NET (1961-1970)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital)
Height	536 m (analog) 527 m (digital)
Facility ID	2728
Website	www.azpbs.org

KAET is a full-service television station in Phoenix, Arizona, owned by the Arizona Board of Regents and operated by Arizona State University (ASU) as a PBS member station. It broadcasts in analog on VHF channel 8 and in digital on UHF channel 29 in the Phoenix metropolitan area from its transmitter on South Mountain. KAET can be viewed by approximately 80% of the households across the state through a network of over fifteen translators, or through cable and home satellite delivery systems. The station originates from Stauffer Hall on the Tempe campus of ASU, but is scheduled to relocate to downtown Phoenix along with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2008 as the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus expands.

Contents 1 History 2 KAET today 3 Programming 4 Digital television 5 Station names and slogans over the years 6 Translators 7 External links

[edit] History

KAET was launched on January 30, 1961. Its programming originally consisted of educational programming directed at students attending ASU, but its focus eventually widened along with that of PBS. In the mid-1990s, when the Phoenix market was undergoing a significant realignment of network affiliations, KAET was one of two major English-language stations (the other being KPNX) that did not change. In June 1999, KAET was issued a permit to construct digital television facilities on UHF channel 29. KAET-DT went on the air in April 2001 and was licensed on June 12, 2001, becoming the fifth licensed digital television station in Arizona.

In 2006, the station underwent a major rebranding campaign, which saw the end of the long-used "Channel 8" on-air identity. The station moniker, now known as Eight, revives a logo concept originally used by stations like KFMB-TV in San Diego, WJW-TV in Cleveland and WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine. The official website of the station identifies the station as "Eight/KAET". The moniker, when spoken, is also similar to Five in the United Kingdom.

[edit] KAET today

Eight consistently remains one of the most-viewed PBS stations, per capita, in the nation. More than 66% of the station's funding comes from its members. The station advertises its close association with ASU, identifying as "a service of Arizona State University", along with the inclusion of the ASU name on the bottom of the station "bug" logo.

[edit] Programming

Eight produces several of its programs in-house. It is well known for its current events program, Horizon, its Hispanic-focused current events counterpart, Horizonte, and its Arizona Collection documentaries about the people, places and history of the state. The Emmy Award-winning Over Arizona, produced in 1995 with KCTS (Seattle), is an aerial adventure over Arizona's diverse landscapes and was the first high-definition television program produced by an Arizona broadcast entity. Both Horizon and Horizonte have been broadcast in high definition since 2004.

[edit] Digital television

KAET-DT has been on-air since 2001 on channel 29 and carries two subchannels. Channel 8.1 (called Eight HD) broadcasts in high-definition and carries the majority of the PBS HD lineup along with some locally-produced content. Channel 8.2 (called Eight Create) carries mostly lifestyle programs on topics such as travel and cooking. After the completion of the digital transition, scheduled for February 2009, KAET will move its digital broadcast to channel 8.

[edit] Station names and slogans over the years

• KAET Channel 8, Phoenix: The Station You Support (Until 2000s)
• KAET Channel 8: Programs You Count On -- Count On You! (Until 2005)
• Channel 8, Arizona PBS (2005-2006)
• Eight, Arizona PBS (2006-present)
• Eight is a service of Arizona State University supported by viewers like you. (2006-present)

[edit] Translators

KAET is rebroadcast on a network of over fifteen translator stations:

City	Callsign	City	Callsign
Blythe, California / Quartzsite, Arizona	K33FD	Martinez Lake, Arizona	K49BX
Bullhead City, Arizona / Laughlin, Nevada	K02HR	Meadview, Arizona	K36FZ
Camp Verde, Arizona	K47IK	Parks / Williams / Ash Fork, Arizona	K47GQ
Chloride, Arizona	K32DW	Prescott, Arizona	K55DB
Cottonwood / Clarkdale / Prescott Valley, Arizona	K42AC	Snowflake / Show Low, Arizona	K03FB
Flagstaff, Arizona	K14KK	Topock / Bullhead City, Arizona	K42EU
Globe / Miami, Arizona	K43IB	Wellton, Arizona	K61AX
Kingman, Arizona	K49GE	Yuma, Arizona (owned by KAZT-TV)	K19CX
Lake Havasu City, Arizona	K31GZ

[edit] External links

• PBS website
• KAET website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KAET

Local United States broadcast television in the Imperial Valley market  (Nielsen DMA #167)
KYUM-LP 2 (Ind) -  KVFA-LP 6 (Ind) -  KVYE 7 (UNI) -  KECY 9 (Fox/MNTV)(ABC on DT.2) -  KYMA 11 (NBC) -  KSWT 13 (CBS/The CW on DT.2) -  K19CX 19 (PBS) -  K28FM 28 (RTN) -  KESE-LP 35 (TEL) -  K52EG 52 (3ABN) -  KAJB 54 (TFU)
Out-of-market broadcast television available on cable:
KTVK 3 (Ind)  -  KCAL 9 (Ind)  -  KPBS 15 (PBS)
Local Mexican broadcast television channels
XHBC 3 (Televisa Mexicali)  -  XHAQ 5 (TV Azteca 13)  -  XHBM 14 (Televisa XEW)  -  XHEXT 20 (TV Azteca 7)  -  XHMEX 32 (Televisa XHGC)    XHMEE 38 (Televisa XEQ)  -  XHLRT 44 (Televisa XEW)  -  XHRCS 50 (Telemax)  -  XHILA 66 (Ind/CNI)
Defunct local cable television channels
KWUB 6 (The CW)

PBS Member Stations in the state of Arizona

KUAT 6 / KUAS 27 (Tucson) - KAET 8 (Phoenix)

See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, Religious, Spanish, and Other English stations in Arizona