KUED

"KUES" redirects here. For the airport in Waukesha, Wisconsin assigned the ICAO code KUES, see Waukesha County Airport.

KUED

File:PBS Utah logo (2019).png
Salt Lake City, Utah United States
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 7
Branding	PBS Utah
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: PBS 7.2: World 7.3: PBS Kids 7.4: Create
Ownership
Owner	University of Utah
Sister stations	KUEN KUER-FM
History
First air date	January 20, 1958 (1958-01-20)
Former call signs	KUTA (CP, 1956–1957)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1958–2009) Digital: 42 (UHF, 2002–2018)
Former affiliations	NET (1958–1970)
Call sign meaning	Utah Education
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69396
ERP	374 kW
HAAT	1,266 m (4,154 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°39′33″N 112°12′10″W
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.pbsutah.org

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

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.

History

File:KUED 7 logo.png

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.

For most of the time from 1965 to 1988, KUED was the default NET/PBS member station for most of Montana; cable systems in most of the state from Butte eastward piped in KUED. When KUSM signed on from Bozeman as the first public television station in Montana, it simulcast KUED for PBS programming for its first three years on the air as part of a partnership between the U of U and KUSM's owner, Montana State University. This gave KUSM time to train its staff and build local support. In 1988, TCI Cable, which by then had become the dominant cable provider in most of Montana, began phasing out KUED, with KUSM completely replacing KUED across TCI's footprint by 1990.

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.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
7.1	1080i	16:9	KUED-HD	Main KUED programming / PBS
7.2	480i		World	World
7.3			Kids	PBS Kids
7.4			Create	Create

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

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

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. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42, using PSIP to display KUED's virtual channel as 7 on digital television receivers.

Satellite stations and translators

KUED has two full power satellites 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
KUES1	Richfield	19 (UHF) 19	2000 (2000)	0.33 kW	441 m (1,447 ft)	82576	38°38′3.9″N 112°3′35.7″W	Profile LMS
KUEW	St. George	18 (UHF) 18	2002 (2002)	1.62 kW	66.5 m (218 ft)	82585	37°3′49.9″N 113°34′22.8″W	Profile LMS

Notes:

• 1. KUES used the callsign KAVT during its construction permit from September 15 to November 3, 1997.

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.

City of license	Callsign	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter coordinates	Owner
Alton, etc.	K36NO-D	36	0.022 kW	13.72 m (45 ft)	167133	37°22′26.1″N 112°32′10.4″W	University of Utah
Antimony	K33OO-D	33	0.033 kW	−6 m (−20 ft)	167129	38°10′56.7″N 112°2′27.7″W
Apple Valley	K21IL-D	21	0.075 kW	35 m (115 ft)	167107	37°6′59.9″N 113°7′52.7″W
Boulder	K34IY-D	34	0.003 kW	−29 m (−95 ft)	167138	37°53′53″N 111°25′10.5″W
Beryl Modena	K21EI-D	21	0.1 kW	154 m (505 ft)	69092	37°42′13.8″N 113°44′31.8″W	Iron County
Blanding Monticello	K07ZU-D	7	0.15 kW	1,080 m (3,543 ft)	69109	37°50′22.18″N 109°27′44.44″W	University of Utah
Bluff	K21KC-D	21	0.0025 kW	16 m (52 ft)	182816	37°16′13″N 109°33′16.4″W	San Juan County
Caineville	K34OF-D	34	0.054 kW	−32 m (−105 ft)	182444	38°21′38.2″N 110°53′39.4″W	Wayne County
Cannonville	K35NK-D	35	0.09 kW	236 m (774 ft)	168124	37°42′40.9″N 112°4′39.4″W	Garfield County
Cedar Canyon	K31EI-D	31	0.2 kW	475 m (1,558 ft)	29188	37°35′56.8″N 112°51′25.9″W	Iron County
Cedar City	K07GQ-D	7	0.24 kW	380 m (1,247 ft)	29160	37°38′20.7″N 113°1′55.6″W
Circleville	K15KX-D	15	0.045 kW	−237 m (−778 ft)	167128	38°12′40.8″N 112°14′4.1″W	Summit County
Clear Creek	K32NI-D	32	0.07 kW	−75 m (−246 ft)	182395	39°38′45.1″N 111°9′17.5″W	Carbon County
Coalville	K28OT-D	28	0.107 kW	−215 m (−705 ft)	167174	40°55′26.1″N 111°23′53″W	Summit County
Columbia	K17NP-D	17	0.34 kW	612 m (2,008 ft)	167143	39°45′21.8″N 110°59′28.5″W	University of Utah
Duchesne	K33LA-D	33	0.102 kW	−49 m (−161 ft)	183089	40°9′17.7″N 110°23′31.6″W	Duchesne County
East Price	K10RL-D	10	0.07 kW	−84 m (−276 ft)	167789	39°36′37.8″N 110°48′49.5″W	Carbon County
Emery	K33PJ-D	33	0.012 kW	97 m (318 ft)	167220	38°55′51.9″N 111°11′27.6″W	Emery County
Enterprise	K17NL-D	17	0.100 kW	13 m (43 ft)	167103	37°30′22.3″N 113°39′39.0″W	University of Utah
Escalante	K33OQ-D	33	0.09 kW	−146 m (−479 ft)	167815	37°47′10.5″N 111°35′39.9″W	Garfield County
Ferron	K33PN-D		0.02 kW	−231 m (−758 ft)	182378	39°5′35.4″N 111°8′42.9″W	Emery County
Fillmore	K27JT-D	27	0.15 kW	115 m (377 ft)	167909	39°2′9.8″N 112°19′33.9″W	Millard County
Fishlake Resort	K23KP-D	23	0.01 kW	149 m (489 ft)	182348	38°31′0″N 111°44′48″W	Sevier County
Fountain Green	K35JK-D	35		−163 m (−535 ft)	182196	39°32′3.1″N 111°35′12″W	Sanpete County
Fremont	K33OL-D	33	0.031 kW	−275 m (−902 ft)	167067	38°25′57.9″N 111°37′59.5″W	Wayne County
Fruitland	K17NY-D	17	0.11 kW	−55 m (−180 ft)	190020	40°12′17.8″N 110°53′46.8″W	Duchesne County
Garrison	K35IR-D	35	0.06 kW	−61 m (−200 ft)	167942	39°6′15.4″N 113°57′12.3″W	Millard County
Green River	K18IT-D	18	0.02 kW	−18 m (−59 ft)	182145	38°58′34.9″N 110°10′58.4″W	Emery County
	K33PK-D	33		484 m (1,588 ft)	167579	39°10′57.9″N 110°36′27.5″W	Green River City Television
Hanksville	K31NU-D	31	0.01 kW	−58 m (−190 ft)	167081	38°22′23.4″N 110°42′1.3″W	Wayne County
Hanna Tabiona	K35IJ-D	35	0.012 kW	−322 m (−1,056 ft)	167397	40°23′7.8″N 110°45′30.5″W	Duchesne County
Hatch	K16MB-D	16	0.09 kW	−125 m (−410 ft)	69323	37°40′35.9″N 112°22′22.4″W	University of Utah
Heber Midway	K33FX-D	33	0.356 kW	331 m (1,086 ft)	70921	40°33′44.8″N 111°28′32.6″W
Helper	K09ZV-D	9	0.07 kW	−163 m (−535 ft)	167777	39°41′2.8″N 110°50′31.5″W	Carbon County
Henefer	K32IS-D	32	0.005 kW	−95 m (−312 ft)	167186	40°58′40.2″N 111°26′10.1″W	Summit County
Henrieville	K17NB-D	17	0.01 kW	−138 m (−453 ft)	167137	37°32′58.8″N 111°59′24.2″W	University of Utah
Hilldale	K16II-D	16	0.06 kW	47 m (154 ft)	182632	36°53′38.4″N 113°1′53.9″W
Huntington	K33PP-D	33	0.02 kW	−135 m (−443 ft)	182443	39°20′7.3″N 110°58′49″W	Emery County
Huntsville	K35GG-D	35	0.12 kW	−100 m (−328 ft)	96031	41°20′19.7″N 111°48′58.7″W	University of Utah
Kanarraville New Harmony	K29ML-D	29	0.04 kW	−86 m (−282 ft)	125429	37°29′16.1″N 113°12′19.6″W	Iron County
Koosharem	K17ND-D	17	0.055 kW	179 m (587 ft)	167343	38°28′42.8″N 111°49′25″W	Sevier County
Laketown	K08PW-D	8	0.3394 kW	340 m (1,115 ft)	69096	41°52′56.7″N 111°16′11.7″W	University of Utah
Leamington	K14RP-D	14	0.95 kW	−90 m (−295 ft)	167933	39°31′55.5″N 112°18′49.4″W	Millard County
Logan	K32MW-D	32	2.82 kW	524 m (1,719 ft)	8133	41°33′3.3″N 111°56′13.1″W	Cache County
Long Valley Junction	K09ZK-D	9	0.022 kW	9.14 m (30 ft)	69398	37°30′25.3″N 112°30′35.6″W	University of Utah
Manila	K34JD-D	34	0.005 kW	113 m (371 ft)	167131	40°57′33.5″N 109°25′0.2″W
Manti Ephraim	K33FT-D	33	0.14 kW	652 m (2,139 ft)	69146	39°19′23.3″N 111°46′28.5″W
Marysvale	K10RI-D	10	0.118 kW	187 m (614 ft)	167216	38°30′25.4″N 112°11′51.5″W
Mayfield	K14RJ-D	14	0.05 kW	−201 m (−659 ft)	182226	39°6′42.3″N 111°43′5.8″W	Sanpete County
Mexican Hat	K14QC-D		0.172 kW	−149 m (−489 ft)	191143	37°8′58.6″N 109°51′37.5″W	San Juan County
	K22IG-D	22	0.0056 kW	−154 m (−505 ft)	167972	37°8′59.4″N 109°51′37.3″W
Milford	K20GH-D	20	0.115 kW	1,219 m (3,999 ft)	69242	38°31′13.8″N 113°17′14.8″W	University of Utah
Montezuma Creek Aneth	K17IH-D	17	0.011 kW	−16 m (−52 ft)	167969	37°15′36.3″N 109°17′24.9″W	San Juan County
Morgan	K27NH-D	27		332 m (1,089 ft)	167145	41°4′7.2″N 111°39′34.1″W	University of Utah
Mount Pleasant	K22FW-D	22	0.055 kW	−113 m (−371 ft)	59028	39°32′21.5″N 111°23′19.8″W	Sanpete County
Navajo Mountain	K19AH-D	19	0.0056 kW	104 m (341 ft)	167986	37°1′16.9″N 110°46′0.9″W	San Juan County
Nephi	K31LC-D	31	0.063 kW	179 m (587 ft)	182147	39°43′57.8″N 111°56′36.7″W	Juab County
Oljeto	K19HB-D	19	0.011 kW	29 m (95 ft)	167978	37°02′27.4″N 110°19′49.9″W	San Juan County
Orangeville	K18MX-D	18	0.34 kW	510 m (1,673 ft)	167097	39°12′35.8″N 111°8′32.6″W	University of Utah
Panguitch	K17NA-D	17	0.035 kW	−132 m (−433 ft)	167117	37°49′15.5″N 112°27′29.1″W
Park City	K34OJ-D	34	0.093 kW	26 m (85 ft)	69051	40°40′58.8″N 111°31′24.7″W
Peoa Oakley	K31NK-D	31	0.105 kW	93 m (305 ft)	167163	40°43′20.8″N 111°21′51.6″W	Summit County
Randolph	K31OB-D		0.084 kW	360 m (1,181 ft)	69228	41°37′30.7″N 111°7′25.6″W	University of Utah
Rockville Springdale	K33JW-D	33	0.13 kW	−217 m (−712 ft)	167105	37°9′8.5″N 113°1′54.9″W
Roosevelt	K10RO-D	10	0.047 kW	147 m (482 ft)	182957	40°19′26.8″N 110°9′21.5″W	Uintah County
Rural Garfield	K18MH-D	18	0.155 kW	736 m (2,415 ft)	167122	37°45′21.1″N 111°52′29.8″W	University of Utah
Rural Garfield County	K34NW-D	34	0.088 kW	1,003 m (3,291 ft)	69071	38°32′30.2″N 112°4′22.9″W
Rural Sevier County	K17MU-D	17	0.01 kW	207 m (679 ft)	59767	38°30′44.1″N 111°47′3.5″W	Sevier County
Rural Juab	K11XD-D	11	0.115 kW	583 m (1,913 ft)	69311	39°29′30.8″N 111°49′39.7″W	University of Utah
Salina Redmond	K10RH-D	10		826 m (2,710 ft)	59788	38°52′37.2″N 111°52′34.2″W	Sevier County
Samak	K34ON-D	34	0.063 kW	−27 m (−89 ft)	167195	40°37′56″N 111°15′36.6″W	Summit County
Scofield	K35JJ-D	35	0.006 kW	−126 m (−413 ft)	182169	39°47′40.4″N 111°8′29.8″W	Carbon County
Spring Glen	K14RU-D	14		539 m (1,768 ft)	167776	39°31′48.8″N 111°3′5.6″W
Summit County	K21MU-D	21	0.446 kW	831 m (2,726 ft)	69179	40°51′17.8″N 111°28′45.7″W	Summit County
Tabiona Myton	K20NU-D	20	0.306 kW	693 m (2,274 ft)	188864	40°21′40.6″N 110°47′23.3″W	University of Utah
Torrey	K17MZ-D	17	0.072 kW	125 m (410 ft)	167111	38°16′59.7″N 111°30′38.8″W
Vernal	K32HV-D	32	0.17 kW	639 m (2,096 ft)	167882	40°21′3.1″N 109°9′48.3″W	Uintah County
Virgin	K22IP-D	22	0.125 kW	192 m (630 ft)	167104	37°13′53.6″N 113°12′34.1″W	University of Utah
Wanship	K28JR-D	28	0.005 kW	−267 m (−876 ft)	167182	40°48′31.9″N 111°23′43.8″W	Summit County
Wendover	K15GZ-D	15	0.07 kW	15 m (49 ft)	71489	40°44′28.″N 114°2′14.2″W	University of Utah
Woodland Kamas	K10JR-D	10	0.041 kW	46 m (151 ft)	167168	40°34′0.6″N 111°14′34.7″W	Summit County
Lee Chee, AZ	K33IY-D	33	0.1 kW	7 m (23 ft)	167139	36°51′20.2″N 111°26′28.6″W	University of Utah
Cortez, CO	K15MJ-D	15		426 m (1,398 ft)	61437	37°21′54.8″N 108°8′52.7″W	Southwest Colorado TV Translator Association
Malad, ID	K18NC-D	18	1 kW	−67 m (−220 ft)	181295	42°04′49.7″N 112°12′31.8″W	Oneida County
Mink Creek, ID	K09YP-D	19	0.015 kW	−22 m (−72 ft)	181733	42°15′9.7″N 111°43′47.8″W	Franklin County
Montpelier, ID	K30OX-D	30	0.09 kW	158 m (518 ft)	4393	42°23′21.7″N 111°23′7.7″W	Bear Lake County
Preston, ID	K04RX-D	4	1 kW	325 m (1,066 ft)	125011	41°52′59.7″N 112°04′44.8″W	Franklin County
	K35GJ-D	35		230 m (755 ft)	22332	42°7′29.7″N 111°46′32.8″W
Evanston, WY	K16HW-D	16	0.394 kW	446 m (1,463 ft)	167147	41°21′3.8″N 110°53′52.6″W	University of Utah

Related stations

• KUEN (also known as UEN-TV)
• KUER

External links

• Official website