KRCB
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KRCB is a Sonoma County Public television station, broadcasting on UHF Channel 23, and public radio station
, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM.
. Conceived as "Public Television for the North Bay," KRCB now broadcasts to much of the San Francisco Bay Area through satellite and cable television carriage.
In one of the most crowded areas in the U.S. for PBS
and public broadcasting
, KRCB is notable for its coverage of local news and politics, and for the Emmy and Telly Award-winning, nationally distributed environmental series, Natural Heroes.
KRCB also engages the community through local initiatives like the NEA's Big Read
, Tengo La Voz - I Have The Voice, and The Best Seat in the House Festival.
Much of the regular programming comes from PBS, American Public Television
, and independent producers.
Overnight programming is shared with the national satellite
station Link TV
and includes shows such as Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
, while Create
is simulcasted on DT2
.
KRCB's programming can also be seen on K27EE in Ukiah, California
, owned by a local television association. http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?facid=65111
area, KRCB-FM broadcasts over the Internet, on Comcast cable, and on the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) of KRCB-TV.
KRCB-FM programming includes NPR
news, classical music, folk music, opera music, as well as the locally-produced North Bay Report.
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Radio station
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, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM.
Television
KRCB first went on the air December 2, 1983, with a broadcast of the PBS show NOVANOVA (TV series)
Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries...
. Conceived as "Public Television for the North Bay," KRCB now broadcasts to much of the San Francisco Bay Area through satellite and cable television carriage.
In one of the most crowded areas in the U.S. for PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
and public broadcasting
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
, KRCB is notable for its coverage of local news and politics, and for the Emmy and Telly Award-winning, nationally distributed environmental series, Natural Heroes.
KRCB also engages the community through local initiatives like the NEA's Big Read
Big Read
The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel of all time...
, Tengo La Voz - I Have The Voice, and The Best Seat in the House Festival.
Much of the regular programming comes from PBS, American Public Television
American Public Television
American Public Television is the largest syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States.-History:...
, and independent producers.
Overnight programming is shared with the national satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
station Link TV
Link TV
Link TV is a non-commercial American satellite television network providing "diverse perspectives on world and national issues." It is carried nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Link TV was launched as a daily, 24-hour non-commercial network in 1999...
and includes shows such as Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
Mosaic: World News from the Middle East
Mosaic: World News from The Middle East is a daily news program offered by the free American satellite channel, LinkTV. Mosaic features selections from television news programs produced by broadcast outlets throughout the Middle East. The news reports are presented unedited, translated into English...
, while Create
Create (TV channel)
Create is a digital television public television network in the United States. The network was created after the closure of PBS YOU in 2006. Create is a public television network, and runs mainly how-to, DIY, and other non-commercial educational television shows from the libraries of Public...
is simulcasted on DT2
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
.
KRCB's programming can also be seen on K27EE in Ukiah, California
Ukiah, California
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, owned by a local television association. http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?facid=65111
Digital television
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Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... / 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ... / 4:3 |
Main KRCB programming / PBS |
| 22.2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | Create |
| 22.3 | n/a | n/a | Simulcast of KRCB-FM |
Radio
KRCB-FM went on the air in 1995. In addition to over-the-air broadcast, which is limited to the Santa RosaSanta Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
area, KRCB-FM broadcasts over the Internet, on Comcast cable, and on the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) of KRCB-TV.
KRCB-FM programming includes NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
news, classical music, folk music, opera music, as well as the locally-produced North Bay Report.
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