please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out of date information . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message kixe tv redding chico california united states city redding california branding kixe channels digital 9 vhf virtual 9 psip subchannels 9.1 pbs 9.2 create 9.3 pbs world translators kixe ld 18 chico see article affiliations pbs 1970 present owner northern california educational television association inc. first air date october 5 1964 ; 52 years ago 1964 10 05 call letters meaning ix roman numeral 9 educational similar to sacramento s kvie former channel number s analog 9 vhf 1964 2008 digital 18 uhf 2004 2008 former affiliations net 1964 1970 transmitter power 15 kw height 1091 m facility id 47285 transmitter coordinates 40 36 9 n 122 39 5 w 40.60250 n 122.65139 w 40.60250 ; 122.65139 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.kixe.org kixe tv channel 9 is the public broadcasting service pbs affiliate in the sacramento valley of california . kixe broadcasts only in digital vhf channel 9 at 15 thousand watts and covers a 130 mile radius that includes ten california counties butte colusa glenn lassen modoc plumas shasta siskiyou tehama and trinity . today kixe is one of the most watched tv stations in this area . some 33 % of kixe s budget comes in the form of a federal grant . the balance is derived from program underwriting auction members and other fundraising activities . the station serves more than 500 000 people with more than 74 000 television households tuning in to channel 9 each and every week . 1 fun fact the ix in kixe is for the roman numeral 9 . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 chico fill in translator 2.3 analog to digital conversion 2.4 early switch 3 rebroadcasters 4 local programs 4.1 season one 4.2 season two 5 nature caught in the act 5.1 featured videos 6 references 7 external links history edit kixe went on the air in black and white in 1964 . in 1967 the station moved from chico california to redding california and began broadcasting in color in 1971 . the station was originally located in redding on industrial street . it soon ran out of room and expanded to a bigger facility on n. market street state route 273 north of downtown . the new building had space for television broadcasting courses at shasta college . many local media personalities have appeared on kixe over the years like cal hunter mike mangas ray roberts ken murray and others . 1952 first educational television station kuht goes on air . 1954 kixe incorporation papers signed 1961 tv vast wasteland speech by fcc chairman newton minnow 1964 kixe signs on air with black and white programs only 1967 public television act signed by president johnson 1967 channel 9 moved from chico to redding 1969 public broadcasting service pbs begins in us 1971 kixe begins broadcasting network color programs 1974 kixe begins to originate color programs 1981 kixe broadcasts programs with closed captions 1987 kixe moves from industrial way to north market street 1995 kixe installs new transmitter 1996 kixe broadcasts programs in stereo 1997 kixe broadcasts programs with descriptive video 2003 kixe installs a new digital transmitter and broadcasts programs in digital simulcasting alongside analog 2008 kixe terminates analog broadcast and transmits in digital only on vhf channel 9 2014 kixe celebrates our 50th anniversary digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 2 9.1 720p 16 9 kixe dt main kixe tv programming pbs 9.2 480i 4 3 create create 9.3 world pbs world chico fill in translator edit viewers in the chico paradise oroville magalia orland and surrounding areas who had originally had trouble receiving kixe s digital signal from redding began to notice a substantial improvement with a new fill in transmitter on cohasset ridge that went online monday september 21 template of what year . the 4 000 watt transmitter is located 200 feet up on a transmission tower and is rebroadcast kixe s regular programming lineup as well as the popular create channel . the transmitter is broadcast on channel 18 a uhf signal but viewers tv sets should see it as channel 9 1 kixe s traditional lineup 9 2 create and 9 3 world . citation needed analog to digital conversion edit kixe tv shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 9 on august 18 2008 four days later . the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 18 to vhf channel 9 for post transition operations . 3 translators finally converted on september 1 . early switch edit kixe is broadcasting in a digital format on vhf channel 9 . the exclusive digital broadcast began august 22 2008 well before the then planned transition date in 2009 . the early switch was mainly due to the transmission location being covered with snow on the original switchover mandate of february 2009 . 4 kixe became the second all digital pbs station in california after kcsm tv in san mateo which serves the san francisco bay area . rebroadcasters edit kixe is rebroadcast on 12 digital translator stations 5 modoc county california k08or d channel 8 canby 19 watts k08ob d channel 8 newell 4 watts k20de d channel 20 alturas 900 watts shasta county california k14hx d channel 14 lakehead shasta lake area 58 watts k28db d channel 28 fall river mills burney basin 66 watts siskiyou county california medford market k03hx d channel 3 etna scott valley 2 watts k19gl d channel 19 yreka 120 watts trinity county california k02ee and k05cr are licensed to trinity county office of education k02ee d channel 2 weaverville 15 watts k05cr d channel 5 hayfork 7 watts k28cy d channel 28 lewiston 14 watts the cities served by translators except canby and big bend had cable headends nearby . citation needed local programs edit current shows kixe salute to veterans aired june 2014 live music and interviews with veteran service groups . christmas in the north state an annual christmas program featuring local talent . the forum a weekly local talk show the story of baby charles a half hour program telling the story of the pioneer baby s grave near old shasta . past shows northstate profile a weekly public affairs program jobs a continuing series on employment seeking solutions a public affairs program on drug abuse love thy neighbor a public affairs special about tolerance why a will is not enough a public affairs special regarding estate planning challenge of the minds stage nine the forum is a gathering place of interesting people doing interesting things and making an impact in northern california . hosted by ashlee tate and christy largent the purpose of the show is to shine a light on those people and organizations who are positively influencing their communities whether it be through their business or volunteer organization . it is the goal of kixe to feature guests from all reaches of our 10 county viewing area so that each community and viewer can feel as though they are a part of the larger forum . 6 the first episode of the forum aired in june 2013 . 7 season one edit episodes 101 judy salter 102 brian garcia grilla bites 103 ilynne davis market street faire 104 ed rullman cr gibbs 105 summer shappelle and daniel munoz local singers 106 rick osbrink shasta college yep program 107 cindy martinusen coloma and kimberly carlson local authors 108 mayor of oroville and roplast industries 109 active 20 30 club 110 rooster party 111 ymca and boys and girls club 112 innovate north state 113 women in media season two edit episodes show 201 rachel hatch tedx redding organizer faye hall buildit founder show 202 kate mahar college options kate grissom and kathy garcia expect more tehama show 203 little red hen show 204 tina gower local author faydra koenig local author show 205 weed pride madrone hospice show 206 riverfront playhouse cottonwood performing arts center show 207 mike frank consulting and onramp dr. jackson corley incrediwear show 208 chico women s club arc solutions show 209 dutch bros. vintners and cascade theater show 210 red bluff state theater rick kern volunteer extraordinaire show 211 liberty arts contemporary art gallery college scheduler show 212 arts for all behrens eaton house museum show 213 jefferson economic development institute sierra nevada brewing nature caught in the act edit nature caught in the act is an online film festival hosted by kixe in which viewers from their 10 county viewing area were able go out and film footage of wildlife and scenery in northern california and upload them to the dedicated website using youtube . 8 of the 10 submissions were shown on kixe on october 18 at 7 30 p.m. right before nature . the program was part of film vista and was hosted by assistant producer matthew shoutte . the program featured a variety of locations around northern california including lassen national park lava beds national monument and modoc national wildlife refuge . featured videos edit stealhead salmon brian swierczynski badger pups at play lon and kat yarbrough caves of lava beds brian swierczynski lizard lunch tristan howard lassen wildlife & activity brian swierczynski postcards from modoc lon and kat yarbrough lassen fantastic lava beds brian swierczynski duckling dawn tristan howard references edit http www.kixe.org rabbitears tv query for kixe dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . kixe has gone digital trinity journal august 27 2008 1 http www.kixe.org theforum http mbeauchamp.blogs.redding.com 2013 06 kixe schedules external links edit kixe tv channel 9 query the fcc s tv station database for kixe biafn s media web database information on kixe tv v t e broadcast television in the chico redding market of california reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television english channels krcr 7.1 abc 7.2 metv 7.3 movies kixe 9.1 pbs 9.2 create 9.3 world kmca ld 10 youtoo k11vz d 11 krdt cd 23 religious khsl 12.1 cbs 12.2 cw kxvu ld 17.1 ant k19fy 19 silent kcvu 20.1 fox 20.2 this tv krvu ld 21.1 mynetworktv kzvu ld 22.1 mynetworktv krdt ld 23.1 religious 23.2 hsn knvn 24.1 nbc 24.5 accuwx kgec ld 26.1 rtv 26.2 tuff tv 26.3 the family channel 26.4 nasa kkpm ca 28.1 religious 28.2 hsn k33hh 33 kbln tv 3abn k50gp 50 tbn k15hv d 73.1 3abn spanish channels k11vz d krdt cd 11.4 23.4 k49ks d 49.2 knvn 24.2 telemundo kuco 27 uni kktf ld 30.1 unim s krht 41 aza regional cable channels csn bay area csn west adjacent locals sacramento kcra 3.1 nbc kvie 6.1 pbs 6.3 v me kxtv 10.1 abc kovr 13.1 cbs defunct locals krdn lp 5 ds k46dq 46 network one california television bakersfield chico redding eureka fresno las vegas nv los angeles medford or monterey inland empire palm springs reno nv sacramento san diego san francisco santa barbara el centro ca yuma az v t e pbs member stations in the state of california kvie 6 sacramento kixe 9 redding kqed 9 kqet 25 san francisco watsonville keet 13 eureka kpbs 15 san diego kvpt 18 kvpt lp 34 fresno bakersfield krcb 22 cotati kvcr 24 san bernardino koce