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 What time do you air McLaughlin Group?
What time do you air NOW with David Brancaccio?
What time do you air Antiques Roadshow?
What time do you air Bill Moyers Journal?
What time do you air BBC World News This Week?
What time do you air Washington Week?
What time do you air SoCal Connected?
Where can I obtain full-week printer-friendly program listings for KCET's digital channels?
Why are episodes of In the Life only a half an hour now, rather than the full hour?
What time do you air Nature?
What happened to Zoboomafoo?
Why did KCET make changes to the children's program schedule line-up?
What time do you air Curious George?
Where can I obtain a printer-friendly schedule of program listings?
What time do you air Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?
Does KCET broadcast in digital?
How can I obtain a copy of a clip I saw on Classic Arts Showcase?
How do I find the contact information for a PBS program?
How can I purchase a copy of a Huell Howser program I saw?
Why does KCET have so many fundraising drives?
How do I buy the dvd/videotape for a program I saw on KCET?
What is podcasting and how do I use it?
Where can I find information regarding your broadcast schedule?
How do I submit a program proposal to KCET?
What time do you air Tavis Smiley? And how can I find out who is being featured on the program?
Why isn’t my favorite KCET program closed-captioned?
Why is the background music so loud in some of your programs? It’s sometimes louder than the actors speaking.
Why do I hear a voice-over or narration when I watch certain KCET shows?
What is Descriptive Video Service?
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What time do you air McLaughlin Group? |
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McLaughlin Group airs every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
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What time do you air NOW with David Brancaccio? |
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NOW with David Brancaccio airs every Friday from 10:30 pm to 11:00 pm.
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What time do you air Antiques Roadshow? |
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Antiques Roadshow airs the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
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What time do you air Bill Moyers Journal? |
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Bill Moyers Journal airs every Friday from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
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What time do you air BBC World News This Week? |
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BBC World News This Week airs Saturdays from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, and Sundays from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
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What time do you air Washington Week? |
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Washington Week airs every Friday from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
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What time do you air SoCal Connected? |
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SoCal Connected airs Thursdays from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Fridays from 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Saturdays from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm and Sundays from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
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Where can I obtain full-week printer-friendly program listings for KCET's digital channels? |
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To obtain full-week printer-friendly program listings for KCET’s digital channels, please click on the following link:
www.pbs.org/tvschedules
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Why are episodes of In the Life only a half an hour now, rather than the full hour? |
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Starting with the new fall season of In the Life, the producers decided to produce this program in a 30 minute format rather than a 60 minute format. For more information, please visit their website at the following address:
www.inthelifetv.org
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What time do you air Nature? |
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Nature airs every Sunday from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. |
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What happened to Zoboomafoo? |
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Currently, Zoboomafoo is not airing on KCET.
We are sorry to disrupt your child’s weekday routine of watching Zoboomafoo at 6:30 am, but we hope that your child will find other programs during the day that will also become a happy habit!
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Why did KCET make changes to the children's program schedule line-up? |
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As of September 7th, 2008, KCET has made some changes to our children's program schedule line-up. Please note that KCET broadcasts over 11 hours of quality children's programming daily. However, in order to make room for new creative programming, it is sometimes necessary to rearrange our programs and "rest" some series. We hope you will check out the new programs and let us know what you think. |
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What time do you air Curious George? |
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Curious George airs weekdays from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm, and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm.
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Where can I obtain a printer-friendly schedule of program listings? |
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To obtain printer-friendly program listings, please click here for a PDF of this month's listings.
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What time do you air Mister Rogers' Neighborhood? |
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood now airs every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 9:30 am.
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Does KCET broadcast in digital? |
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KCET offers high definition/digital widescreen channel through select local digital cable providers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Programming includes a special showcase of premieres and encores that are available in high definition and widescreen/standard definition. HD set owners whose cable providers aren’t yet offering digital cable can continue to receive KCET on channels 59.1 and 59.2. Please click on the following link for information regarding our Digital Transition: http://www.kcet.org/about/DTV/
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How can I obtain a copy of a clip I saw on Classic Arts Showcase? |
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Please visit the Classic Arts Showcase website for information on clips, video distributors, as well as other resources related to the program:
www.classicartsshowcase.org/
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How do I find the contact information for a PBS program? |
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Please click on the following link to visit the PBS programs contact page:
www.pbs.org/search/search_contacts.html
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How can I purchase a copy of a Huell Howser program I saw? |
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Please visit the Huell Howser website at www.calgold.com/ to find the episode details. Then, you can call (800) 266-5727 to order the video if it is available. |
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Why does KCET have so many fundraising drives? |
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In order to survive and provide a truly high quality program service that is an effective addition to commercial television, we rely on a variety of funding devices. The single most effective device is using our own broadcast air to request viewers help pay for this service. Please know that every donation is critical in helping keep KCET on the air. Nearly half of our financial support, that means 60% of our operating funds, comes from the generosity of donors like you.
Please also note that based on recent analysis of the amount of time dedicated to on-air fundraising for a selected group of 10 stations, KCET dedicates significantly less time on-air to fundraising than stations elsewhere in California and other stations in the country.
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How do I buy the dvd/videotape for a program I saw on KCET? |
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You have a number of options. You can check support.kcet.org on this website or visit our ShopKCET link. While on the ShopKCET link, remember to use our promotional code: KCETLA for your 10% discount. If you sign up as a new member on this site, you will receive a 25% discount! You may also contact our Member Services Department at (323) 953-5238 Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for further information regarding video availability. |
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What is podcasting and how do I use it? |
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Please click on the following link to learn more about podcasting and it’s possibilities: www.kcet.org/podcasts
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Where can I find information regarding your broadcast schedule? |
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For information regarding our broadcast schedule, please visit our broadcast schedule page at: www.kcet.org/schedule/
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How do I submit a program proposal to KCET? |
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Currently, it is KCET’s policy not to accept unsolicited program concepts, film projects or completed projects. However, you may submit your program proposals to the national PBS or American Public Television. Please visit their websites at www.pbs.org and www.aptonline.org respectively.
Thank you for your interest in KCET!
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What time do you air Tavis Smiley? And how can I find out who is being featured on the program? |
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As of Monday, December 31, 2007, Tavis Smiley airs Monday through Friday from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm, with a weeknight repeat airing Monday through Friday from 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm.
Feel free to visit his website at www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/ and learn more about his featured guests.
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Why isn’t my favorite KCET program closed-captioned? |
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KCET supports the use of closed-captioning so that all of our viewers and members can enjoy our programming. As of October 2006, all of our KCET scheduled programs are closed-captioned.
If you notice a problem with the closed-captioning of any of our programs, please contact our Viewer Services Department at (323) 953-5238, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
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Why is the background music so loud in some of your programs? It’s sometimes louder than the actors speaking. |
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Most average home receivers have low-fidelity speakers, which accentuate the upper mid- ranges and highs. The human voice tends to be in the mid-audio range. The rest of the sound spectrum that helps keep these two components separate and distinct is lost. Add to this fact, that most producers and editors sit in edit bays outfitted with the very best sound systems, and they balance voice and music on their programs based on that high fidelity ability. In sets with better audio systems, there are things that can help with audio in general. Stereo and digital sets with "surround sound" tend to enhance the low and high ranges (which is where the music is), and ignore or dampen the mid-range (which is where the voice usually is). Try switching from stereo to mono whenever there is such a problem, or switch off the "surround sound" (sometimes known as "enhanced") feature.
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Why do I hear a voice-over or narration when I watch certain KCET shows? |
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You may hear a voice "narrating" the action in a show if you have your TV set to the Second Audio Program (SAP) channel. This channel is usually reserved for simulcast in Spanish or for Descriptive Video narration for the visually impaired. There should be a button to turn off the SAP channel either on the front of your TV set or on the remote control. There may also be a button labeled "audio" or "menu," that would access a menu of options, one of which is to turn off the SAP channel.
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What is Descriptive Video Service? |
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Descriptive Video Service (DVS) is a free service carried by public television stations to make television accessible to people who are visually impaired. DVS provides narrated descriptions of a television program’s key visual elements without interfering with the program audio or dialogue. The narration describes visual elements such as actions, settings, scene changes and body language. To receive DVS, a viewer must have either a stereo TV or a stereo VCR that includes the Second Audio Program (SAP) channel. Many newer TVs and VCRs have a SAP feature. An inexpensive SAP decoder can also be purchased by direct mail. Programs that carry Descriptive Video Service include Mystery!, Nature, NOVA, and other specials. There is a symbol in our KCET program guide next to all the listings that have the DVS audio. |
