KUAT-TV

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KUAT-TV / KUAS-TV
Tucson, Arizona
Branding	KUAT
Channels	KUAT: 6 (VHF) KUAS: 27 (UHF) analog, KUAT: 30 (UHF) KUAS: 28 (UHF) digital
Translators	K20GG Duncan AZ
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	University of Arizona
Founded	KUAT: March 8, 1959 KUAS: July 25, 1985
Call letters meaning	KUAT: K University of Arizona Television KUAS: K University of Arizona Secondary
Former affiliations	NET (1959-1970)
Transmitter Power	KUAT: 33.9 kW (analog) 667.5 kW (digital) KUAS: 31 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital)
Height	KUAT: 1101 m (analog) 1092.1 m (digital) KUAS: 177.9 m (both)
Facility ID	KUAT: 2731 KUAS: 2722
Transmitter Coordinates	KUAT: 32°24′55.4″N, 110°42′54.2″W KUAS: 32°12′53.3″N, 111°00′23.3″W
Website	kuat.org

KUAT-TV and satellite station KUAS-TV are full-service PBS member stations in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Both are owned and operated by the University of Arizona and broadcast from the facilities of KUAT Multimedia located on campus in the Harvill Building. KUAT can be viewed in much of southeastern Arizona from its transmitter located on Mount Bigelow and broadcasts in analog on VHF channel 6 and in digital on UHF channel 30. KUAS covers northwest Tucson and the communities west of Mount Lemmon that are shielded from the KUAT signal. Its transmitter is located on Tumamoc Hill just west of downtown, broadcasting in analog on UHF channel 27 and in digital on UHF channel 28. KUAT is also rebroadcast on translator station K20GG in Duncan, Arizona.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 Digital television 3.1 KUAT-DT 3.2 KUAS-DT 4 External links

[edit] History

KUAT-TV launched on March 8, 1959 as the first public television station in Arizona. It was an affiliate of National Educational Television (NET), forerunner to PBS, from 1959 through 1970, when PBS replaced NET.

KUAS-TV was granted an original construction permit on July 25, 1985, to be a full-service satellite of KUAT-TV, serving northwest Tucson and communities west of Mount Lemmon on UHF channel 27. The station began operating in July 1988 and was licensed on December 20, 1988.

Both stations were granted construction permits to build digital facilities in August 2001, and both signed on in February 2003. KUAT-DT received Special Temporary Authorization to operate at reduced power the same month. KUAS-DT was licensed on June 5, 2003, and KUAT-DT received a license for its full facilities on September 23, 2004.

[edit] Programming

As a PBS member station, KUAT-TV televises the most popular PBS shows, such as Frontline, NOW, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Washington Week and Antiques Roadshow. Children's programming from PBS Kids dominates KUAT's daytime schedule.

Two notable long-running series on KUAT are produced in-house: Arizona Illustrated, a nightly newsmagazine which has provided in-depth coverage and analysis on local public affairs issues since 1980, and The Desert Speaks, an Emmy Award-winning natural history and travel series. University students handle most of the production of Arizona Illustrated, providing them with valuable hands-on experience. The Desert Speaks is produced in high-definition, has been distributed nationally to PBS member stations and has been picked up by the high-definition television channel, HDNet. KUAT also produces Reflexiones Domingo, a Spanish-language newsmagazine that airs on Sunday mornings.

[edit] Digital television

[edit] KUAT-DT

The digital signal of KUAT is multiplexed: [1]

Digital channels

Channel	Name	Programming
6.1 / 30.1	KUAT-DT	HD broadcasts of PBS and KUAT programming, 8PM to 1AM
6.2 / 30.2	KUAT-TV	Same schedule as the analog service, 6AM to 8PM
6.3 / 30.3	PBS Kids	Children's programming, 6AM to 8PM (Ceased operation in October 2005; it is unclear if this was replaced.)
6.4 / 30.4	Create	Create, 6AM to 8PM
6.5 / 30.5	KUAT Dimensions	Repeats of selected PBS and KUAT programming, 6AM to 8PM

KUAT's digital signal is off the air between 1AM and 6AM.

[edit] KUAS-DT

[2]

Digital channels

Channel	Name	Programming
27.1 / 28.1	KUAS-DT	HD broadcasts of PBS and KUAT programming, 24 hours at day

[edit] External links

• KUAT website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUAT
• Query the FCC's TV station database for KUAS
• Query the FCC's TV station database for K20GG

Broadcast television in Tucson, Arizona  (Nielsen DMA #70)
KFTU 3 / 34 (TFU) - KVOA 4 (NBC) - KUAT 6 / KUAS 27 (PBS) - KGUN 9 (ABC) - KMSB 11 (Fox) - KOLD 13 (CBS) - KUDF 14 (AZA) - KTTU 18 (MNTV) - K21CX 21  (HSN) - KPCE 29 (DS) - KWTA 31 (JTV) - K33CG 33 (TBN) - KHRR 40 (TEL) - KUVE 46 / 38 (UNI) - K54FW 54 (TBN) - KWBA 58 (The CW)