KQED SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
09-1	30.1	1080i	DD5.1	KQED-HD	PBS	"KQED"
09-2	30.2	1080i	DD5.1	KQED+HD	PBS	"KQED Plus"
09-3	30.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	WORLD	World Channel
09-4	30.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	KIDS	PBS Kids 24/7

FAC-ID: 35500

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 30

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

BLEDT-20130104ACT (c5e45c8dea4f4c9eaea3cf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000040845 ✦ (25076f9160e1af43016133f64c5b1781) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 7,394,867)

1679' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: Unknown)
(38.37 kW + 14.16 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP)
68.1 mile contour / 14553.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 8,116,905
946' AGL; 1780' AMSL; (1001289)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUM20-C5SP-14/60H-2-R-T
NAD83: N 37° 45' 19", W 122° 27' 10" (37.755278, -122.452778) Mount Sutro (CA)

DTX-LIC:

Granted

Channel 30

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

BXLEDT-20090820ABU (0bff12870f2a43afa1ffcf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 6,612,393)

1171' 500 kW DA (H)
(15.03 kW + 15.22 dB gain = 500 kW ERP)
56.8 mile contour / 10120.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 7,035,679
438' AGL; 1272' AMSL; (1001289)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TUA-C4SP-12/40U-1-S
NAD83: N 37° 45' 19", W 122° 27' 10" (37.755278, -122.452778) Mount Sutro (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	383 (0x017F)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
30.1	09-1	KQED-HD	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	5.15 ‑ 9.5	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0033	384kbps
30.2	09-2	KQED+HD	2	0x0040	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	4.85 ‑ 8.35	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0043	384kbps
30.3	09-3	WORLD	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.95 ‑ 2.1	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0053	192kbps
30.4	09-4	KIDS	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.95 ‑ 2.3	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (11/06/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Northern California Public Broadcasting
Licensee:	KQED Inc.
Sister:	KQEH
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 9. Digital channel 30.
Elected Round 1 :	Negotiated for channel 9 with fallback to channel 9 if agreement was disapproved. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Elected channel 30. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 30.
Last Analog:
Channel 9 :	1670' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	KQED	K Quod Erat Demonstrandum

Translators

Translators:

Call Sign	Ch	Location	TSReader Data
K31GK-D	31	UKIAH, CA

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