KPBS (TV)

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KPBS

San Diego, California Tijuana, Baja California United States–Mexico
City	San Diego, California
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 15
Branding	KPBS
Programming
Affiliations	15.1: PBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	San Diego State University (The Board of Trustees of the California State University for San Diego State University)
Sister stations	KPBS-FM
History
First air date	June 12, 1967 (57 years ago) (1967-06-12)
Former call signs	KEBS-TV (1967–1970) KPBS-TV (1970–1991)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 15 (UHF, 1967–2009) Digital: 30 (UHF, 2001-2019)
Former affiliations	NET (1967–1970)
Call sign meaning	Public Broadcasting Service
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6124
ERP	285 kW
HAAT	572.7 m (1,879 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°41′52.7″N 116°56′6.3″W / 32.697972°N 116.935083°W / 32.697972; -116.935083 (KPBS)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kpbs.org

KPBS (channel 15) is a PBS member television station in San Diego, California, United States. Owned by San Diego State University (SDSU) as part of KPBS Public Media, it is a sister station to NPR member KPBS-FM (89.5). The two outlets share studios at the Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center on Campanile Drive on the SDSU campus.^[2] The TV station's transmitter is located on San Miguel Mountain in southwestern San Diego County.