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KEET Mission
Times and technologies change, but our public-service mission remains constant.
Our History
Milestones from our years of serving the northcoast.
Board of Directors
Current members of KEET's board.
Related Organizations
Organizations related to KEET TV.
Viewer Services
The various services KEET-TV provides to you, the viewer.
KEET FAQ
A list of frequently asked questions and answers.
Employment
Current employment opportunities at KEET-TV.
Contact Us
Ask us questions, or send us feedback about any of our various services.
Hello and welcome to KEET-TV's
web site.
I'm Ron Schoenherr, Executive Director of KEET-
TV. On behalf of the staff and
members of KEET, I hope you will take some
time to explore the site and discover the
many ways in which public television positively
impacts the lives of our area's residents.
During your site visit, you will be able to
become a member, check out the station's
current and past educational outreach projects, find out when your favorite show will be on,
and even sign up to become a KEET volunteer.
The station has had a very proud history of being an important
part of life here on California's North Coast
for
more than 35 years. When I joined the KEET
staff in 1999, it took me very little time
to find out how much the citizens of the North
Coast value the role that KEET has played in the
area communities.
Exceptional programming and community outreach projects are at the
heart of this public television station's
mission "to inform and inspire." PBS has long been
known for its quality children's
programming, documentaries, dramas and its
news and public affairs programs. I hear over
and
over again how our programs have reached out and
made a difference in our viewers' lives.
Undoubtedly, your public television station has
positively impacted life on the North Coast in
many ways.
Many
viewers choose to become members of KEET in
order to sustain these valuable resources for
the
residents of the North Coast. The station
relies
heavily on financial support from its 4,500
members and would like to add YOU to the
public television family if your are not a
member
already. To find out more about becoming a KEET
member and membership's many benefits, I hope
you'll consider joining today.
I would also like to take this opportunity to
tell your about a new way in which KEET is
working to improve its programming and outreach
services to you. As of November 2003 KEET began broadcasting digitally as mandated by the
Federal Communications Commission. Although the
conversion to digital from our current analog
system brought many challenges for KEET, it also
brings many new opportunities - opportunities to
take our one digital channel and divide it into
four separate and distinctive channels. This is
called multi-casting and allows the station
to provide up to four times as many programs and
services to our community.
The KEET staff is currently working on
plans to best utilize this new technology in
offering additional programming and services.
Currently KEET is offering two channels with the
best of PBS programs. Other programming
possibilities include an award-winning PBS Kids
channel,
a regional programming channel, a local
organization partnerships channel, a school
district-based channel, and even a channel
dedicated to the broadcast of college courses.
I hope you will find when you surf our
web site that KEET is much more than just a
broadcaster of programs. I hope you'll come
back
often to revisit our web site to see all the
things that KEET is doing as an active partner
in
North Coast communities.
If you have any questions or comments about this
site or about the services of your public
television station, please contact us through email, regular mail, or by telephone.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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