KQET WATSONVILLE, CA

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
25-1	25.1	1080i	DD5.1	KQED	PBS	"KQED"
25-2	25.2	1080i	DD5.1	KQED+	PBS	"KQED Plus"	(KQED 09-2)
25-3	25.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	World	World Channel
25-4	25.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	Kids	PBS Kids 24/7

FAC-ID: 8214

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 25

WATSONVILLE, CA

BLEDT-20090624ABV (d43b5850fc1e4b3ca79acf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,907,103)

2292' 81.1 kW DA (H)
(3.78 kW + 13.32 dB gain = 81.1 kW ERP)
54.1 mile contour / 9197.4 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,902,384
153' AGL; 3230' AMSL; (1215158)
0.75° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Kathrein 4X2 773 333
NAD83: N 36° 45' 22.8", W 121° 30' 8.7" (36.756333, -121.502417) Fremont Peak (CA)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	441 (0x01B9)

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
25.1	25-1	KQED	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	5.25 ‑ 9.5	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
25.2	25-2	KQED+	2	0x0040	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	4.85 ‑ 8	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
25.3	25-3	World	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.75 ‑ 1.95	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
25.4	25-4	Kids	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.95 ‑ 2	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/26/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Northern California Public Broadcasting
Licensee:	KQED Inc.
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 25. Digital channel 58.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 25. (Disapproved)
Conflict Round 1 :	Maintained by engineering statement. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 25.
Last Analog:
Channel 25 :	2289' 100.4 kW DA

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	830117KG
01/24/1986	KCAH
08/12/2007	KQET

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