please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message kaet phoenix arizona united states branding arizona pbs channels digital 8 vhf virtual 8 psip translators see below affiliations .1 pbs .2 eight life .3 world .4 kbaq radio owner arizona state university arizona board of regents first air date january 30 1961 ; 55 years ago 1961 01 30 call letters meaning arizona educational television aet also resembles the pronunciation of eight former channel number s analog 8 vhf 1961 2009 digital 29 uhf 2001 2009 former affiliations net 1961 1970 transmitter power 25.1 kw height 549 m facility id 2728 transmitter coordinates 33 19 59.2 n 112 3 51.2 w 33.333111 n 112.064222 w 33.333111 ; 112.064222 coordinates 33 19 59.2 n 112 3 51.2 w 33.333111 n 112.064222 w 33.333111 ; 112.064222 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.azpbs.org kaet virtual and vhf digital channel 8 known as arizona pbs on air is the pbs member television station in phoenix arizona . it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 8 from a transmitter on south mountain in phoenix . its signal is relayed across arizona on a network of 13 translator stations . owned by the arizona board of regents and operated by arizona state university kaet maintains studios at the walter cronkite school of journalism and mass communication on the campus of asu downtown phoenix . contents 1 history 1.1 financial crisis 2 programming 3 digital television 3.1 digital channels 3.2 analog to digital conversion 4 station presentation 4.1 station branding 4.2 station slogans 5 translators 6 references 7 external links history edit kaet was launched on january 30 1961 as an affiliate for national educational television . 1 its programming originally consisted of educational programming directed at students attending asu but its focus eventually widened along with that of pbs . in the mid 1990s when the phoenix market was undergoing a significant realignment of network affiliations kaet was one of two major english language stations the other being kpnx that did not change . in june 1999 kaet was issued a permit to construct digital television facilities on uhf channel 29 . kaet dt went on the air in april 2001 and was licensed on june 12 2001 becoming the fifth licensed digital television station in arizona . known for years as channel 8 the station began using arizona pbs as a secondary brand in 2005 . in 2006 the station relaunched as eight arizona pbs stylized as ei8ht in logos . when spoken the moniker was similar to five in the united kingdom . this brand was dropped in 2015 in favor of simply arizona pbs . financial crisis edit due to the effects from the late 2000s recession fundraising efforts at kaet have consistently fallen behind projections resulting in two major rounds of layoffs . the first round came in late october 2008 when the station having missed its fundraising targets by hundreds of thousands of dollars had to lay off six workers . 2 3 the second round of layoffs came in april 2009 when 13 workers were laid off . 4 the financial crisis also delayed kaet s move to its new headquarters in downtown phoenix ; 3 they moved there by late 2009 . programming edit kaet produces several of its programs in house such as its current events program horizon its hispanic focused current events counterpart horizonte and its arizona collection documentaries about the people places and history of the state . the emmy award winning over arizona produced in 1995 with kcts seattle is an aerial adventure over arizona s diverse landscapes and was the first high definition television program produced by an arizona broadcast entity . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel aspect video psip short name programming 8.1 16 9 720p arizona pbs main arizona pbs programming pbs 8.2 16 9 480i life eight life 8.3 world pbs world 8.4 kbaq kbaq radio analog to digital conversion edit kaet s digital signal has been on the air since 2001 originally operating on uhf channel 29 and presently carries four subchannels under the arizona pbs digital broadcasting brand . kaet shut down its analog signal over vhf channel 8 on april 29 2009 about 1 and a half months before full power television stations in the united states transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts the station s digital signal relocated from its pre transition uhf channel 29 to vhf channel 8 . 5 station presentation edit station branding edit kaet tv 8 1970s early 1990s kaet channel 8 mid 1990s 2005 channel 8 arizona pbs 2005 2006 eight arizona pbs 2006 2015 arizona pbs 2015 present station slogans edit arizona s very own public station 1970s tv worth watching 1980s turn to us early 1990s kaet channel 8 phoenix the station you support until the 2000s kaet channel 8 programs you count on count on you until 2005 translators edit kaet s signal is relayed on the following translator stations city callsign city callsign bullhead city arizona k03il d meadview arizona k36fz d camp verde arizona k47ik parks williams ash fork arizona k47gq d cottonwood clarkdale prescott valley arizona k42ac d prescott arizona k43lw d flagstaff arizona k14kk d snowflake show low arizona k03fb globe miami arizona k43ib d topock bullhead city arizona k42eu d kingman arizona k49ge d yuma arizona k19cx lake havasu city arizona k31gz d digital station ; virtual channel 8 references edit eight history . eight arizona state university . archived from the original on 2012 07 22 . sneed adam 23 october 2008 . channel 8 feels effects of bad economic times . the state press . arizona state university student media . retrieved 2009 04 20 . a b fenske sarah 24 november 2008 . channel eight arizona s biggest pbs station needs money to relocate but have viewers already moved on . phoenix new times . village voice media . retrieved 2009 04 20 . stern ray 15 april 2009 . pbs channel 8 kaet tv slashes 13 jobs in latest media layoff . phoenix new times . village voice media . retrieved 2009 04 20 . cdbs print . fcc . retrieved 2009 03 17 . external links edit arizona pbs web site query the fcc s tv station database for kaet biafn s media web database information on kaet tv program information for kaet at titantv.com v t e television stations in the phoenix metropolitan area english stationsmajor channels are in bold ktvk 3.1 ind 3.2 news loop 3.3 24 hour wx kpho 5.1 cbs 5.2 cozi kazt cd 7.1 ind 7.2 metv 7.3 hsn kaet 8.1 pbs 8.2 eight life 8.3 world ksaz 10.1 fox hd 10.3 h & i kpnx 12.1 nbc 12.2 accuweather 12.3 justice knxv 15.1 abc 15.2 antenna 15.3 laff kpaz 21.1 tbn 21.2 church 21.3 juce tv smile 21.5 salsa ktvp ld 22.1 3abn hope llbn 22.3 sbn 22.4 liquidation channel 22.6 jtv k18jl d 25.1 aftv ktvw 33.3 grit 33.4 bounce kfph cd 35.3 gettv 35.4 escape k38iz d 38.2 tuff 38.3 videos 38.4 zuus country 38.5 this ktaz 39.3 cozi kpdf ca 41.4 qvc kphe ld 44.2 rtv 44.3 rev n 44.4 pbj 44.6 smart lifestyle kutp 45.1 mntv 45.2 movies 45.3 buzzr 10.2 fox sd kdph lp 48.1 daystar hd 48.2 daystar sd 58.1 jtv kfpb ld 50.3 comet 50.4 sbn 50.6 newsmax kppx 51.1 ion 51.2 qubo 51.3 ion life 51.4 shop kasw 61.1 cw 61.2 decades 61.3 grit 61.4 escape spanish stations kpaz 21.4 enlace ktvp ld 22.2 esperanza 3abn latino 22.4 almavision ktvw 33.1 uni 33.2 unim s kfph cd kfph ca 35.1 unim s 35.2 uni k38iz d 38.1 ind ktaz 39.1 tel 39.2 telexitos kejr ld 40.1 mundomax 40.2 infomerciales kpdf ca 41.1 aza 41.2 mision tv 41.3 latv kvpa ld 42.1 estrella tv kphe ld 44.1 tmx kfpb ld 50.1 tva 50.2 esne 50.5 video zona tv atsc m h mobile dtv encrypted channels are italicized ktvk 3.1 ind via kasw kpho 5.1 cbs ksaz 10.1 fox kpnx 12.1 nbc kutp 45.1 mntv kppx 51.82 gran cine 51.85 nfl net 51.87 gol tv 51.88 nfl redzone 51.90 starz 51.96 airbox 51.97 mtv classic outlying areas bullhead city k25hd d 25.1 ctvn k51io 51 tuff camp verde k18dd d 18 k23fz 23 aftv k21ge 21 k46il 46 3abn duncan k17cm 17 tbn flagstaff knaz 2.1 nbc ktvw ca 6.1 uni kfph 13.1 unim s k19ip d 19.1 3abn 19.2 3abn latino 19.3 3abn proclaim k42iq d 42.1 ctvn gila river indian community kgrq kgrf kgry 19.1 fnx holbrook kdtp 11.1 daystar kingman kmoh 6.1 mundomax kkax lp 36 a1 lake havasu city k25al 25 tbn k27ec d 27.1 ctvn 27.2 smile 27.3 juce tv k36du 36 the worship network parker k02hh mundomax payson kpsn ld 22 24 nbc k38lw d 38.1 3abn 38.2 3abn latino 38.3 3abn proclaim prescott kazt tv 7.1 ind 7.2 metv 7.3 hsn k32lo d 32.1 3abn 32.2 3abn latino 32.3 3abn proclaim shonto k38cx 38 tbn snowflake kwsj lp 12 a1 show low kwkm lp 10 a1 cable only stations arizona newschannel fs arizona defunct stations casa grande kcab lp 28 a1 flagstaff ktfl 4 familynet kcfg 9.1 a1 holbrook knjo lp 6 a1 lake havasu city kbba lp 10 ind klhu cd 45 ind phoenix k25dm 25.1 sbn kcos lp 28 silent k55eh 55 kusk tv 7 prescott k57hx 57 hsn winslow kvsw lp 38 a1 see also tucson tv imperial valley tv las vegas tv palm springs tv los angeles tv and san diego tv v t e broadcast television in mexicali and imperial valley reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television yuma arizona el centro california kyum lp 2 15 vida kvye 7.1 uni 7.2 latv kecy 9.1 fox mntv 9.2 abc 9.3 the cw 9.4 tel kyma 11.1 nbc 11.2 this tv kswt 13.1 cbs 13.3 estrella tv k17lm d silent khfs ld 18 insp k19cx 19 pbs k33md d k42kz d 33.x 42.x xhila tdt kese lp 35 tel k39kw d 3abn kajb 54.1 unim s 54.2 mundomax mexicali bc san luis son . xhctme 1.1 imagen televisi n future xhbc 3.1 televisa regional xhaq 5.1 azteca 13 5.2 proyecto 40 xhbm 14.1 canal de las estrellas xhext 20.1 azteca 7 xhmex 32.1 canal 5 xhmee 38.1 gala tv xhlrt 44.1 canal de las estrellas xhrcs 50.1 telemax xhila 66.1 intermedia 66.2 una voz con todos 66.3 intermedia 2 hrs delay 66.4 milenio televisi n adjacent locals ktvk 3 ind phoenix 4sd cable only san diego ktla 5 cw los angeles kazt 7 ind prescott phoenix kaet 8 pbs phoenix kcal 9 ind los angeles kgtv 10 abc san diego xewt 12 televisa tijuana san diego kcop 13 mntv los angeles kpbs 15 pbs san diego kesq 42 abc palm springs kutp 45 mntv phoenix defunct stations kvfa lp 6 ind kiva 11 abc cbs nbc dumont 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 arizona broadcast television areas by city albuquerque santa fe nm phoenix flagstaff tucson nogales yuma el centro ca baja california television mexicali tijuana tecate v t e pbs member stations in the state of arizona kuat 6.1 kuas 27 tucson kaet 8.1 phoenix see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in arizona v t e arizona state university academics w. p. carey school of business herberger institute for design and the arts ira a. fulton schools of engineering school for the future of innovation in society barrett the honors college walter cronkite school of journalism