KUED

KUED, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 27), branded on-air as PBS Utah, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The station is owned by the University of Utah. KUED's studios are located at the Eccles Broadcast Center on Wasatch Drive in the northeastern section of Salt Lake City, and its transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains, southwest of Salt Lake City. The station has a large network of broadcast translators that extend its over-the-air coverage throughout Utah.

"KUES" redirects here. For the airport in Waukesha, Wisconsin assigned the ICAO code KUES, see Waukesha County Airport.
KUED
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
BrandingPBS Utah
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 7 (PSIP)
Affiliations
OwnerUniversity of Utah
First air dateJanuary 20, 1958 (1958-01-20)
Call sign meaningUtah EDucation
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 7 (VHF, 1958–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 42 (UHF, 2002–2018)
Former affiliationsNET (1958–1970)
Transmitter power158 kW (STA)
374 kW (CP)
Height1,266 m (4,154 ft)
Facility ID69396
Transmitter coordinates40°39′33″N 112°12′10″W
Licensing authorityFCC
Public license informationProfile
CDBS
Websitewww.pbsutah.org

Prior to July 2018, KUED was one of two PBS member stations serving Utah, the other being Provo-licensed KBYU-TV (channel 11), owned by Brigham Young University. In October 2017, it was announced that KBYU would drop PBS programming on June 30, 2018 in favor of its own BYUtv service, leaving KUED as the sole PBS station for the state.[1]

History
Logo as "KUED 7"; used until November 24, 2019.

The station first signed on the air on January 20, 1958, with an episode of The Friendly Giant. The station originally broadcast from improvised studios set up in the basement of the old student union building on the University of Utah campus. The station had humble beginnings with no props, primitive equipment, and a donated transmitter, courtesy of Time-Life Inc., then-owners of KTVT (channel 4, now KTVX). A $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation made it possible from KUED to sign on the air.

Early programming was purely educational, in some cases consisting of nothing more than a teacher standing in front of a chalk board and lecturing. About half of the programs aired were locally produced, with the rest coming from National Educational Television (NET) and other sources. When PBS succeeded NET in 1970, the focus of programming changed to educational and entertainment programming.

After having branded with its call letters and channel number for virtually its entire history, KUED announced on November 4, 2019 that it would rebrand as "PBS Utah" on November 25, adopting the updated national PBS logo and branding that was unveiled the same day.[2][3]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[4]
7.11080i16:9KUED-HDMain KUED programming / PBS
7.2480iWorldWorld
7.3KidsPBS Kids
7.4CreateCreate

On March 7, 2017, KUED replaced V-me on digital 7.3 with PBS Kids.[5]

On December 29, 2017, KUED added Create on digital subchannel 7.4.[6]

Analog-to-digital conversion

KUED shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[7] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42,[8] using PSIP to display KUED's virtual channel as 7 on digital television receivers.

Rebroadcasters

KUED has two full power relay stations serving rural areas of Utah, both digital-only:

Station City of license Channel
RF / VC		 First air date ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license information
KUES Richfield 19 (UHF)
19 (PSIP)		 2000 (2000) 0.33 kW 441 m (1,447 ft) 82576 38°38′3.9″N 112°3′35.7″W Profile
CDBS
KUEW St. George 18 (UHF)
18 (PSIP)		 2002 (2002) 1.62 kW 66.5 m (218 ft) 82585 37°3′49.9″N 113°34′22.8″W Profile
CDBS

Aside from their transmitters, KUES and KUEW do not maintain any physical presence in their cities of license.

Additionally, KUED can be seen on over 85 translator stations covering all of Utah, plus parts of Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming.

CityCallsignCityCallsignCityCallsign
Alton, Utah, etc.K38MS-D Hanna & Tabiona, UtahK03HM Orderville, Utah, etc.K07OY
K49KX-D
Antimony, UtahK39IZ-D Hatch, UtahK16MB-D Panguitch, UtahK17NA-D
Beaver, Utah, etc.K07GY Heber & Midway, UtahK33FX-D Parowan, UtahK38CM-D
Blanding, Monticello, UtahK40AF-D Helper, UtahK07NS Preston, IdahoK50IE-D
Brian Head, UtahK43IO Henrieville, UtahK17NB-D Randolph & Woodruff, UtahK38GN-D
Caineville, UtahK34OF-D Huntsville, Utah, etc.K35GG-D Roosevelt, UtahK45GN-D
Cannonville, UtahK35NK-D Kanab, UtahK24II-D Rural Garfield County, UtahK18MH-D
K34NW-D
Cedar City, UtahK07GQ-D
K45HD-D
Circleville, UtahK15KX-D Laketown, Utah, etc.K46GD-D Rural Juab County, Utah, etc.K49AO-D
Cortez, etc., ColoradoK51DB-D Little America, Wyoming, etc.K45GO-D Rural Sevier County, UtahK33DU-D
Delta & Oak City, UtahK47HM-D Logan, UtahK47HW-D
Duchesne, UtahK03CN Long Valley Junction, UtahK50GD-D Salina & Redmond, UtahK15FF-D
East Price, UtahK07OQ Malad, UtahK18NC-D Salina & Redmond, UtahK22HY-D
Emery, UtahK43EV Manti & Ephraim, UtahK30JI-D
K33FT-D
Enoch & Summit, Utah, etc.K50HI Marysvale, UtahK10RI-D Spring Glen, Utah, etc.K06DR
Enterprise, UtahK42IN-D MayfieldK14RJ-D Summit County, UtahK47HB-D
Escalante, UtahK33OQ-D Mexican Hat, Utah, etc.K14QC-D Torrey, UtahK17MZ-D
Fillmore, Utah, etc.K48ED Milford, Utah, etc.K20GH-D Vernal, Utah, etc.K13HF
Fremont, UtahK33OL-D Modena, Utah, etc.K21EI-D
Garrison, etc., Utah, etc.K35IR-D Montpelier, IdahoK14NT-D
Green River, UtahK07OV Mount Pleasant, UtahK22FW-D Wendover, UtahK15GZ-D
Hanksville, UtahK23JP-D Orangeville, Utah, etc.K22FX

References
  1. Pierce, Scott D. (October 23, 2017). "KBYU-TV will no longer be a PBS station in 2018 — and KBYU-FM will abandon classical music". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  2. "KUED being rebranded as PBS Utah". Deseret News. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. "KUED-Channel 7 is changing its name to PBS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. RabbitEars TV Query for KUED
  5. KUED to Launch KUED PBS Kids Channel Services
  6. KUED to Add Create Channel
  7. List of Digital Full-Power Stations Archived 2013-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. [http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11628657 Archived 2009-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Congress delays digital TV switch until June; Utah sticks to original cutoff, Vince Horiuchi, Salt Lake Tribune February 4, 2009
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