| San Diego, California | |
|---|---|
| Slogan | A broadcast service of San Diego State University |
| Channels | Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 15 (PSIP) |
| Translators | K59AL La Jolla K67AM La Jolla |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | San Diego State University (The Board of Trustees of the California State University for San Diego State University) |
| First air date | June 25, 1967 |
| Call letters' meaning | Public Broadcasting Service |
| Sister station(s) | KPBS-FM |
| Former callsigns | KEBS-TV (1967-1970) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 15 (UHF, 1967-2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1967-1970) |
| Transmitter power | 350 kW |
| Height | 567.4 m |
| Facility ID | 6124 |
| Website | www.kpbs.org/tv |
KPBS television is a PBS Public television member station based in San Diego, California, broadcasting on digital channel 30. The station is owned by San Diego State University. KPBS can be found on Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, and AT&T U-verse on cable channel 11 in standard definition. The three San Diego area cable companies also carry KPBS' HD signal. Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable carry the HD channel on cable channel 711, while, AT&T U-verse broadcasts it on channel 1011. The station is also available on DirecTV and Dish Network's Local Channels package on channel 15 in standard definition. However DirecTV is the only satellite company that offers KPBS' high definition signal, also available on channel 15.
The TV station was founded in 1967 as KEBS-TV. The station changed its callsign to the current KPBS in 1970.
KPBS-TV is not part of the famed "big three" group of Los Angeles network flagship stations (KCBS-TV, KNBC and KABC-TV); its call letters merely express the nature of the station's programming and affiliation (KOCE would be considered the Los Angeles "flagship" for PBS). PBS is collectively owned by its member stations.
Like Watertown, New York's WPBS-DT, KPBS-TV is a border station—in this case, serving viewers in both the US and Mexico.
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main KPBS programming / PBS |
| 15.2 | 480i | 4:3 | V-me |
At the time of the analog television shutdown, which took place on June 12, 2009,[1] KPBS's digital signal remained on its pre-transition period channel 30.[2] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display KPBS's virtual channel as 15. KPBS had indicated that it might terminate analog service on April 30, 2009, in advance of the June 12, 2009 nationwide analog-digital conversation date. The station's website, however, states that KPBS continued analog transmissions until the June 12, 2009 mandatory full power TV station analog/digital conversion date. KPBS-TV broadcasts in 1080i high definition.
When KCET in Los Angeles dropped PBS at the end of 2010, KPBS became available on cable systems in Bakersfield, alongside San Bernardino PBS member KVCR-DT and Fresno PBS member KVPT. It is also one of three PBS affiliates serving Palm Springs, the others being KVCR-DT and Huntington Beach PBS member KOCE.
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