KIXE-TV

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KIXE-TV
Redding, California
Channels	9 (VHF) analog, 18 (UHF) digital
Translators	(See article)
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	Northern California Educational Television Association, Inc.
Founded	1964
Call letters meaning	K IX (Roman numeral 9) Educational (Similar to Sacramento's KVIE)
Former affiliations	NET (1964-1970)
Transmitter Power	115,000 watts visual power 25,000 watts aural power (?)
Website	www.kixe.org

KIXE-TV, channel 9, is the PBS member station in the Sacramento Valley of California. The station broadcasts to ten California counties, including: Shasta County, Modoc County, and Colusa County. The IX in KIXE is for the Roman numeral 9.

Contents 1 History 2 Digital Television 3 Rebroadcasters 4 Local programs 5 External links

[edit] History

KIXE went on the air in black and white in 1964. In 1967 the station moved from Chico, California to Redding, California. In 1971, the station started broadcasting in color.

Their initial Redding location was on Industrial Street, but when it was running out of room and needed to be expanded, they moved to a bigger facility on North Market Street, aka Highway 273, north of downtown. The facility also was the host building for television broadcasting courses at Shasta College. Many local media personalities have appeared on KIXE over the years like Cal Hunter, Mike Mangas, Ray Roberts, Ken Murray and others to urge viewers to support public television.

[edit] Digital Television

KIXE-DT is an ATSC digital television signal broadcast over channel 18 which is available over-the-air with a digital tuner, there is an offering of three sub-channels, two of which are on cable:

High-Definition

• KIXE HD on DT 18.1 / 9.1; (Comcast 909) and (Charter 789)

Standard-Definition

• KIXE SD on DT 18.2 / 9.2; (Comcast 9) and (Charter 9)
• Create on DT 18.3 / 9.3

[edit] Rebroadcasters

KIXE is rebroadcast on the following translator stations:

Modoc County, California K13IT Channel 13 Canby (Moving to Ch.8) K13IU Channel 13 Surprise Valley K13IV Channel 13 Newell (Moving to Ch.8) K20DE Channel 20 Alturas Plumas County, California K63DP Channel 63 Chester Shasta County, California K14HX Channel 14 Lakehead K28DB Channel 28 Fall River Mills

Siskiyou County, California K02HC Channel 2 Etna K06GR Channel 6 Weed K35DE Channel 35 Yreka Trinity County, California K02EE Channel 2 Weaverville K05CR Channel 5 Hayfork K28CY Channel 28 Lewiston K39DG Channel 39 Trinity Center

[edit] Local programs

• "Northstate Profile" - a weekly public affairs program
• "Jobs" - a continuing series on employment
• "Seeking Solutions" - a public affairs program on drug abuse
• "Love Thy Neighbor" - a public affairs special about tolerance
• "Why a Will is Not Enough" - a public affairs special regarding estate planning

[edit] External links

• KIXE-TV Channel 9
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KIXE

v • d • e PBS Member Stations in the state of California
KVIE 6 (Sacramento) -  KIXE 9 (Redding) -  KQED 9 (San Francisco) -  KEET 13 (Eureka) -  KPBS 15 (San Diego) -  KVPT 18 / KVPT-LP 34 (Fresno / Bakersfield) -  KRCB 22 (Cotati) -  KVCR 24 (San Bernardino) -  KCET 28 (Los Angeles) -  KCSM 431 (San Mateo) -  KOCE 50 (Huntington Beach) -  KTEH 54 / KCAH 25 (San Jose / Watsonville) -  KLCS 58 (Los Angeles)
1-- KCSM is a digital-only station.
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California