KAET

KAET
The KAET studios at the Cronkite School building on ASU's downtown Phoenix campus
Channels
BrandingArizona PBS
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KBAQ
History
First air date
January 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1961–2009)
  • Digital: 29 (UHF, 2001–2009)
NET (1961–1970)
Call sign meaning
Arizona Educational Television
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2728
ERP40 kW
HAAT548 m (1,798 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°19′59.2″N 112°3′51.2″W / 33.333111°N 112.064222°W / 33.333111; -112.064222
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.azpbs.org

KAET (channel 8), branded Arizona PBS, is a PBS member television station in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, owned by Arizona State University (ASU) and operated by its Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. KAET's studios are located at the Cronkite School's facility on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus on North Central Avenue, and its transmitter is located on South Mountain on the south side of Phoenix. Its signal is relayed across Arizona on a network of 13 translator stations.