KQED Public TV Highlights
Best of Trains Around North America
Tonight at 7:30pm
on KQED 9
In this anniversary special, Great Scenic Railway Journeys creator Robert Van Camp has selected his top 10 favorite rail journeys in North America.
Truly CA: Our State, Our Stories
Gumby Dharma
Wednesday at 9:00pm
on KQED 9
Art Clokey's famous characters — Gumby, Pokey and the rest of the gang — and his animation of Davey and Goliath, seem to echo the spiritual path of their creator/animator.
Check, Please! Bay Area
Thursday at 7:30pm
#1209 - Jack's Prime Burgers and Shakes, Posada Contemporary Southwestern Cuisine, Noodle Theory Provisions.
Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park
Friday at 8:00pm
on KQED 9
The 2012 Hard Rock Calling Festival features "The Sound of Silence," "The Boxer," "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," "Late in the Evening," and more from Simon's extensive songbook.
What's on tonight?
Jun 06, 2017
- 8:11pm Secrets of the Six Wives Beheaded, Died
- 9:22pm Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
- 7:57pm NBR NewsBrief
- 8:00pm Charlie Rose
- 8:58pm NBR NewsBrief
- 9:00pm Nightly Business Report
- 9:28pm NBR NewsBrief
- 9:30pm Tavis Smiley
- 9:58pm NBR NewsBrief
- 10:00pm PBS NewsHour
- 10:57pm NBR NewsBrief
- 8:00pm Odd Squad Drop Gadget Repeat/20 Questions
- 8:30pm Odd Squad High Maintenance/Not Ok Computer
- 9:00pm Arthur D.W., Queen of the Comeback/In My Africa
- 9:30pm Arthur Buster Spaces Out/The Long Road Home
- 10:00pm Super Why! Beauty and the Beast
- 10:30pm Sesame Street Booboo Busters
Kids Programming Changes
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There will be a new lineup of Kids television programming beginning Mon, June 5, 2017.
Download the new national schedule for PBS Kids (PDF, 1 pg)
Download the new schedule for all KQED Channels (PDF, 2 pgs)
PBS Kids Programming
On January 16, 201070, KQED Kids was replaced by the 24/7 multiplatform children's channel PBS Kids, which offers free live streaming and games via pbskids.org.
Also as of January 16, KQED reconfigured weekday children's programming times to be 6am to 2:30pm on KQED 9, and 4 to 6pm on KQED Plus.
KQED Productions
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Check Please! Bay Area
Restaurant reviews with a dash of style, from real people like you! Hosted by Leslie Sbrocco.
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Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul
Jacques Pépin's final television series reflects back on his professional and personal life.
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Essential Pépin
This series is the culmination of Jacques Pépin's 60+ years of experience in the kitchen.
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KQED NEWSROOM
A weekly news program on television, radio and online, featuring Thuy Vu and Scott Shafer.
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Film School Shorts
Emerging filmmakers from top film schools bring you quirky comedies, poignant dramas and edge-of-your seat thrillers.
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ImageMakers
A showcase of short films by emerging filmmakers who could be the next Tarantino or Coppola.
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Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way
The master shows you how to create simple, special meals in minutes
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QUEST
Science and nature for and about the Bay Area. Do you know what's in your own backyard?
Spark
Spark takes you inside the creative process to witness the challenges and rewards of making art.
This Is Us
KQED profiles remarkable individuals in Northern California.
Truly CA
A showcase of documentary films about California made by independent filmmakers.
TV Technical Issues
As we become aware of technical problems originating from KQED, KQED Plus, or KQET, we will list them here.
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2/22/17: Fremont Peak tower transmissions, including KQET DT25
(DT25.1 through 25.3) Recent storms have taken out dozens of trees on Fremont Peak, which in turn have taken down power lines leading to the transmission tower located on the peak. It has been running on generators for several days, and regular trips are scheduled to re-fuel those generators with gas. However, the truck has […]
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KQED TV All Channels: Planned outage late Fri/early Sat 1/14 midnight-2am
All KQED television channels will be off the air late Friday/early Saturday 1/14 beginning at midnight for approximately two hours to perform maintenance and upgrades to our electrical system. These improvements will help KQED maintain and continue our broadcast service to the community. We will return to our regularly scheduled programs as soon as work […]
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Wed 12/28: KQET DT25 Over the Air signal restored
UPDATE: signal was restored apx 6pm (DT25.1 through 25.3) We are aware that our transmitter servicing the Watsonville/Monterey/Salinas area, KQET, is off the air. Engineers are on their way from San Francisco to check it out. Estimated time for repairs not yet known.
TV
To view previous issues and how they were resolved, go to our TV Technical Issues page.
Browse TV Program Directory
- America Revealed
- American Masters
- America's Test Kitchen
- Charlie Rose
- Check Please! Bay Area
- Essential Pépin
- Film School Shorts
- FRONTLINE
- Great Performances
- History Detectives
- Imagemakers
- Independent Lens
- Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul
- Joanne Weir Gets Fresh
- Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence
- Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope
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