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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | KEET PBS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 13.1: PBS |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 14, 1969 (1969-04-14) |
Former call signs | KRWE-TV (CP, 1967)1 |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 13 (VHF, 1969–2009) |
| NET (1969–1970) | |
Call sign meaning | Eureka Educational Television |
| Technical information2 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 55435 | |
| ERP | 38.2 kW |
| HAAT | 551.2 m (1,808 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°43′41.9″N 123°58′21.5″W / 40.728306°N 123.972639°W / 40.728306; -123.9726393 |
| Translator(s) | see § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KEET (channel 13) is a PBS member television station in Eureka, California, United States. Founded in 1969, the station is owned by Redwood Empire Public Television, Inc. KEET's studios are located on Humboldt Hill Road in Eureka, and its transmitter is located along Barry Road southeast of the city.
On September 15, 2025, it was announced that KEET would discontinue programming on its subchannels beginning in October, opting to focus on their main channel.4
Technical information
Subchannel
| Channel | Res. | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | 1080i | KEET HD | PBS |
Analog-to-digital conversion
KEET shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF channel 11, using virtual channel 13.6
Translators
References
References
- "FCC History Cards for KEET".
- "Facility Technical Data for KEET". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- FCC License Information
- "NO MORE PBS KIDS: KEET-TV Whittles Itself Down to One Single Broadcast Channel in Effort to Stay Alive". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for KEET". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.