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 What time do you air Thomas & Friends?
What happened to the Saturday afternoon cooking programs?
Where can I download the monthly program schedule listings?
What time do you air Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps?
What time do you air Antiques Roadshow?
What time do you air Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?
What time do you air McLaughlin Group?
What time do you air NOW with David Brancaccio?
What time do you air Bill Moyers Journal?
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?
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 Thomas & Friends? |
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Thomas & Friends airs Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm. |
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What happened to the Saturday afternoon cooking programs?
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KCET has recently expanded its weekend block of Saturday afternoon children’s programming, which has impacted our many wonderful cooking shows. While KCET completely understands the challenges presented to viewers as a result of a change in the programming schedule, we hope that one of the two options below will provide a work-around:
If you are a subscriber to Time Warner Cable, KCET Orange is now available to cable subscribers with an HD tier. KCET Orange is also available to all over-the-air digital TV viewers (those who have a converter box but no cable or satellite subscription). As an added bonus, KCET Orange airs cooking series seven days a week!
If you have Internet access with a high-speed connection (cable or DSL), KCET offers on-demand viewing for many programs, including numerous cooking shows. Please visit www.kcet.org and click on the VIDEO tab at the top. (It takes about one minute to load, so please be patient). Then simply enter the keyword COOKING in the search box. You’ll have an array of cooking episodes from which to choose.
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Where can I download the monthly program schedule listings? |
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To obtain and download the full month printer-friendly program schedule listings, please click on the following link:
www.kcet.org/schedule
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What time do you air Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps? |
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps airs Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
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What time do you air Antiques Roadshow? |
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Antiques Roadshow airs every Monday from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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What time do you air Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood airs Saturdays from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.
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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 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 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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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. |
