KTEH
Encyclopedia
KQEH is a public television station
in San Jose, California
, serving the San Francisco Bay Area
as a PBS
member station on channel 54. The station is owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting
(NCPB) with sister-stations KQED in San Francisco and KQET in Watsonville
, the latter mirroring KQED.
Until 2011, the station was known as KTEH. Before becoming part of NCPB, KTEH maintained a Technical Volunteer program. It allowed volunteers to learn how to operate cameras, audio, shading, directing, and more, while minimizing its costs. These volunteers made up the technical crews for all of their pledge drives and auction programming, as well as other occasional live broadcasts.
The station began broadcasting as KTEH in 1964.
In the late 1990s, KTEH bought KCAH in Watsonville, which was founded in 1989 to serve as the PBS station for the Monterey
/Salinas
/Santa Cruz
market.
In 2006, KQED and the KTEH Foundation agreed to merge to form Northern California Public Broadcasting
. As a result of the merger, KCAH changed its call letters to KQET on August 12, 2007. Subsequently, on October 1, 2007, KQET switched programming sources from KTEH to KQED. As of 2010, KTEH can be seen on KQET over on its second digital subchannel.
In December of 2010, the Board of Directors of Northern California Public Broadcasting changed the organization's name to KQED Inc. The station changed its call letters to KQEH and rebranded to "KQED Plus" on July 1, 2011, after research found that most viewers were unaware that KTEH was affiliated with KQED; other aspects of the station's operation, including programming and staff, are not affected by this change.
, Sesame Street
, and Arthur
. Weeknights begin with news programming—the Nightly Business Report
and BBC World News—followed by mostly United Kingdom-originating dramas and comedies (such as EastEnders
and Are You Being Served?
). Weeknight prime-time contains mainly documentaries (American Experience
, Nature
) and drama (Masterpiece Theater, Mystery!
). During the weekend, mornings feature children's programming, middays and afternoons contain a mix of instructional (home and cooking), entertainment, travel, and cultural shows, and evenings present mostly British scripted shows. The current slogan for British programming on KQEH reflects this.
, and continued to do so until January 2003. On April 10, 2007, KTEH resumed airing "Doctor Who
" with the 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston. KTEH has also aired another British sci-fi show, Red Dwarf
. In 1998, KTEH aired the entire season of Red Dwarf VIII in one night. In doing so, many episodes were shown on KTEH before British television.
KTEH was also the first to air Neon Genesis Evangelion (subtitled) in America, as well as Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
and Tenchi Universe
(dubbed) TV series. These shows were later shown on Cartoon Network
's Adult Swim
programming block. Other anime that have aired on KTEH include, but were not limited to, Bubblegum Crisis
, Dirty Pair Flash
(subbed), All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
(subbed), Sakura Wars
(subbed), Serial Experiments Lain
(dubbed), City Hunter
(dubbed), Please Save My Earth
(dubbed), Key the Metal Idol and Urusei Yatsura
(subbed).
KTEH was the production company for several other productions:
standard definition
:
Digital channels>
Channel
Programming
54.1
Main KQEH programming / PBS
54.2
SD simulcast of KQED
54.3
KQED Life
54.4
KQED Kids
54.5
V-me
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, serving the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
as a 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....
member station on channel 54. The station is owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting
Northern California Public Broadcasting
Northern California Public Broadcasting was formed on May 1, 2006 when the boards of KQED, Inc., and the KTEH Foundation agreed to merge, forming the "most watched public television broadcaster and the second most listened-to public radio broadcaster in the country."NCPB operates:*KQED Public...
(NCPB) with sister-stations KQED in San Francisco and KQET in Watsonville
Watsonville, California
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 51,199 according to the 2010 census.Located on the central coast of California, the economy centers predominantly around the farming industry. It is known for growing strawberries, apples, lettuce and a host...
, the latter mirroring KQED.
Until 2011, the station was known as KTEH. Before becoming part of NCPB, KTEH maintained a Technical Volunteer program. It allowed volunteers to learn how to operate cameras, audio, shading, directing, and more, while minimizing its costs. These volunteers made up the technical crews for all of their pledge drives and auction programming, as well as other occasional live broadcasts.
History
In the late 1990s, KTEH bought KCAH in Watsonville, which was founded in 1989 to serve as the PBS station for the Monterey
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
/Salinas
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
/Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
market.
Northern California Public Broadcasting
Northern California Public Broadcasting was formed on May 1, 2006 when the boards of KQED, Inc., and the KTEH Foundation agreed to merge, forming the "most watched public television broadcaster and the second most listened-to public radio broadcaster in the country."NCPB operates:*KQED Public...
. As a result of the merger, KCAH changed its call letters to KQET on August 12, 2007. Subsequently, on October 1, 2007, KQET switched programming sources from KTEH to KQED. As of 2010, KTEH can be seen on KQET over on its second digital subchannel.
In December of 2010, the Board of Directors of Northern California Public Broadcasting changed the organization's name to KQED Inc. The station changed its call letters to KQEH and rebranded to "KQED Plus" on July 1, 2011, after research found that most viewers were unaware that KTEH was affiliated with KQED; other aspects of the station's operation, including programming and staff, are not affected by this change.
Programming
The station's daytime hours on weekdays are dominated by children's programming, including Clifford the Big Red DogClifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series first published in 1963. Written by Norman Bridwell, the series helped establish Scholastic Books as a premier publishing company....
, Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
, and Arthur
Arthur (TV series)
Arthur is an American/Canadian animated educational television series for children, created by Cookie Jar Group and WGBH for the Public Broadcasting Service...
. Weeknights begin with news programming—the Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report is a Business news television magazine broadcast live Monday to Friday evenings on most public television stations in the United States. Every weeknight, Nightly Business Report distills the essence of what matters in the business world, and provides analysis and reflection...
and BBC World News—followed by mostly United Kingdom-originating dramas and comedies (such as EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
and Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...
). Weeknight prime-time contains mainly documentaries (American Experience
American Experience
American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history...
, Nature
Nature (TV series)
Nature is a wildlife television program produced by Thirteen/WNET New York. It has been distributed to United States public television stations by the PBS television service since its debut on October 10, 1982. Some episodes may appear in syndication on many PBS member stations around the U.S. and...
) and drama (Masterpiece Theater, Mystery!
Mystery!
Mystery! is an episodic television series that debuted in 1980 in the USA. It airs on PBS and is produced by WGBH...
). During the weekend, mornings feature children's programming, middays and afternoons contain a mix of instructional (home and cooking), entertainment, travel, and cultural shows, and evenings present mostly British scripted shows. The current slogan for British programming on KQEH reflects this.
Programming history
Starting in April 1981, KTEH started showing the British science-fantasy show Doctor WhoDoctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, and continued to do so until January 2003. On April 10, 2007, KTEH resumed airing "Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
" with the 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston. KTEH has also aired another British sci-fi show, Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
. In 1998, KTEH aired the entire season of Red Dwarf VIII in one night. In doing so, many episodes were shown on KTEH before British television.
KTEH was also the first to air Neon Genesis Evangelion (subtitled) in America, as well as Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
is a twenty episode collection of OVAs produced by AIC, initially released in Japan in 1992. The first two OVA series were later licensed and distributed in North America by Pioneer LDC, with FUNimation Entertainment taking over the rights for the third series.The distribution of the first OVA...
and Tenchi Universe
Tenchi Universe
was a 26 episode anime series produced by the AIC and Pioneer Animation. It is loosely based on the first six episodes of the Tenchi Muyo! OVA series. The series premiered on April 2, 1995 in Japan and concluded its airing on September 24, 1995. The series aired in the United States on Cartoon...
(dubbed) TV series. These shows were later shown on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (United States)
Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...
's Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
programming block. Other anime that have aired on KTEH include, but were not limited to, Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis
is a Japanese cyberpunk direct-to-video animated series. It displays strong influences from Blade Runner, also making occasional references to it.- Setting :...
, Dirty Pair Flash
Dirty Pair Flash
is a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho.Although it is often said that these are younger versions of the original Lovely Angels Kei and Yuri, in truth this series is an alternate universe telling of Dirty Pair, set in the years...
(subbed), All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
is a Japanese single-volume manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada and serialized in Weekly Manga Action. The manga was released as a single volume in December 1997...
(subbed), Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars
is a Japanese media franchise created by Ouji Hiroi, and is developed and owned by Sega and licensed by Red Entertainment and Sega. The franchise centers on a series of dramatic fantasy and science-fantasy tactical role-playing adventure video games, which consist of tactical wargame and dating sim...
(subbed), Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain is an anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998...
(dubbed), City Hunter
City Hunter
is a hardboiled manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987...
(dubbed), Please Save My Earth
Please Save My Earth
, sometimes abbreviated Bokutama, is a shōjo science fiction manga by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from 1987 to 1994 in Hana to Yume and collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted as a six-part anime OVA in 1993...
(dubbed), Key the Metal Idol and Urusei Yatsura
Urusei Yatsura
is a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien...
(subbed).
Local productions
KTEH has produced many television programs over the years, some of which have been nationally broadcast. Their current production schedule includes :- "This is Us" - featuring profiles of the people of the South Bay
- "Saving the Bay" - the Emmy Award-winning documentary about San Francisco Bay went on to a national release in 2011.
- video i - an award winning showcase of documentaries, dramas and experimental films
- KTEH Cooks with Garlic - local viewers preparing their favorite garlic recipes. Winner of the first PBS Interactive Innovation of the Year Award
- Moneytrack - ongoing series on investment management
KTEH was the production company for several other productions:
- The War: Nisei Soldiers (2007)
- The War: Soldados (2007)
- Dave Tatsuno: Movies and Memories (2006)
- Cosmopolitan (2003)
- Return to the Valley (2003)
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad with Robert Kiyosaki (2001)
- Adventures with Kanga Roddy
- The First Seven Years (1998)
- Cadillac Desert (1997)
- The Battle for Mono Lake (1997)
- The Men Who Sailed the Liberty Ships (1994)
- The Day After Trinity (1981)
- Tomorrow/Today 1981
- Kaleidoscope 1979
- Fluorocarbons: The Unfinished Agenda 1977
- The Aerosol Factor 1975
Station slogans
- Public Television for the South Bay (1970s-1980s)
- Discover the Difference (1980s)
- Brilliantly British (2007-present; used only during U.K.-produced shows)
- Public Media for San Jose and the Bay Area (2008–present)
Digital television
The station's digital transmissions are on channel 50. The digital stream is multiplexed, with all sub-channels in 480i480i
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...
standard definition
Standard-definition television
Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
:
V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...
External links
- Former official website. Still active.
- IMDB