KTEH signs on in 1964
In 1964 these men in black had a vision. They took a big step forward and launched KTEH. They saw the value of educational TV in classrooms. It was a big success and KTEH grew from there.
In September we will celebrate our 45th birthday.
Following the example of these local visionaries, KTEH continues to move forward using technology to inspire and enlighten. The internet makes it possible for us to offer our content well beyond the 24 hour broadcast cycle. And it’s easy to use this technology - developed right here at home- to engage in real conversation with you, our viewers.
So welcome to Back Talk with Becca — the blog.
I began this conversation with viewers last year on a discussion board.The feedback was good but some of you mentioned the BackTalk board was sort of hard to find. The information you provided on Back Talk was so valuable, we decided to launch a bigger, better, fully-featured blog so we can really chat it up.
Here you’ll get to peek behind the curtain and see what’s in the works at KTEH. I’ll update you on our Brilliantly British line-up, share details about upcoming special events, keep you posted on plans for local shoots and most importantly, offer ways you can help us shape and create public media.
Recently viewers helped to create KTEH Cooks with Garlic. Currently Doctor Who fans are competing in our How Who Are You? contest. The winner will host an evening of Doctor Who on KTEH.
This is your public media station. We’d like to have your involvement as part of the KTEH community, and in our programs in the future – so check back often for opportunities speak your mind and get involved.
Thanks for your support and appreciation of KTEH.
Sincerely,
Becca King Reed
April 9th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Why can’t I get both KTEH and KQED on satellite tv? their rates are so much more attractive than cable but I seem to be stuck there.
April 10th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
VV,
Satellite companies can offer the local channels available in the DMA or Designated Market Area. So, Via satellite, you can receive the local stations in your market. My guess is that you live in an area is outside of one of our DMAs so you are missing one of our channels.
You can receive both stations via cable or over the air with a digital antenna and converter box.
If you can tell me the city you live in, I may be able to get more detailed information for you.
Thanks for asking and keep watching !
b
April 10th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Why aren’t you people available on satellite? The prices are so tempting, as against cable, but they don’t offer either KQED or KTEH locally!
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
I had been receiving KTEH and KQED in Santa Cruz via a digital antenna and converter box….but as of two days ago, I am unable to get any signal for channel 25. I tried every possible position with the antenna and rescanned hundreds of times now. Any ideas about what is going on? Or will I have to get cable?
April 29th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Sorry for the inconvenience. You won’t need to get cable to watch KTEH.
We had an unexpected incident that impacted our viewers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. KQET’s transmitter on Fremont Peak experienced a major power surge on Tuesday 4/21. As a result, both the analog and digital signals are off-air. Equipment was seriously damaged as a result, and needed to be rebuilt and/or replaced.
This outage affected Channel 25 and 54 Over The Air viewers, as well as customers of several cable and satellite networks in Monterey, Watsonville, Salinas and Santa Cruz counties. The fiber feed from our Digital Master Control area to Comcast Cable was not affected.