June 30th, 2009
Quirk, Quip, Quest, Quality, Quark, Quench, Quintessential, Queso
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KLRU announces a new channel featuring entertaining and inspiring shows about history, music, science, nature, food and more. The channel called Q will begin broadcasting Wednesday, July 1. Q will feature ‘blocks’ of programming throughout the day, with genres chosen specifically for the Austin audience. The channel will be available over the air on 18-3. KLRU also broadcasts its core PBS programming on 18-1 and KLRU Create on 18-2 featuring how to, do-it-yourself and crafting shows. Schedules for all channels are available on KLRU’s Web site at klru.org/schedule.
“One of the great things about the switch to all digital broadcasting is our ability to deliver more programming to Austin viewers, and we have designed KLRU-Q to be diverse, informative, entertaining, and fun., We are really excited to be able to bring a new channel to our Central Texas viewers that features a different lineup from KLRU but with the same quality of programs you’ve come to rely on,” said Bill Stotesbery, general manager of KLRU. “Some of the programming will be familiar and some will only be available on KLRU-Q, but it will all have the same high quality long associated with PBS.”
The daily block schedule is include on the graphic (just click to enlarge it). For example every day at 11 p.m. you can tune to Q and find a music program like Austin City Limits or an American Masters documentary on a music legend or every Thursday at 8 p.m. you can watch Q to find a program on the theme of Sailors, Soldiers and Spies like Battlefield Britain, M15 or Carrier. Other Monday to Friday highlights of this channel are the morning and afternoon tea Britcom blocks at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; the talk show block featuring encores of Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley at noon; the Newshour at 7 p.m.; and the morning and afternoon stretch with some of your favorite PBS fitness programs at 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Examples of programs you can see in each of the KLRU Q blocks include:
News / Public Affairs – BBC World News, Worldfocus, Foreign Exchange, European Journal, Euromaxx, World Business
Exploration – Equitrekking, Culinary Travels, Travelscope, Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa/Rudy Maxa’s World, Rick Steve’s Europe, Burt Wolf’s Travel and Traditions, Grannies on Safari
Health – Healing Quest, Fitness Show, Second Opinion
Talk Shows — Texas Monthly Talks, Interviews with Ernie Manouse, Scully: The World Show, La Plaza - Maria Hinojosa: One on One, Chef’s Story, Theater Talk
Green – Design: E2, Natural Heroes, Wild Chronicles, Global Focus: New Environmentalists (specials hosted by Robert Redford)
Nature / Outdoor – CTG, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, Cultivating Life, Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge, Desert Speaks, Wild Florida
Animal / Pets – Animal Attractions, Lassie’s Pet Vet, Saddle Up
Reality – Everyday Edisons, Volvo Ocean Race, Roadtrip Nation
Creative Lifestyle – Donna’s Day, Katie Brown Workshop, Creative Living, Simple Living, Scrapbook Memories
Fitness – Classical Stretch, Body Electric, Wai Lana Yoga
Food – Gourmet Diary of a Foodie, Delicious TV’s Totally Vegetarian, Uncorked: Wine Made Simple, Burt Wolf’s What We Eat, Home Cookin’ From Around the World, Everyday Food, Everyday Baking, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class, America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Country, Perfect Day, Made in Spain, Tommy Tang’s Let’s Get Cooking, Martin Yan’s China, Dutch Oven Cooking
Painting – Best of Joy of Painting (Bob Ross), Jerry Yarnell School Fine of Art, Terry Madden’s Watercolor Workshop, Scheewe Art Workshop, Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places, Wyland Art, Plein Air, Your Brush with Nature
Home Improvement – Hometime, This Old House, Ask This Old House
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So if I have TW cable what channels do I turn to to get these two new stations>
From KLRU:
Here are the KLRU Time Warner Channels:
KLRU 9 or 1541
KLRU Create 1542 (Only available to digital cable subscribers)
KLRU-Q 20, 255 or 1543 (Only available to digital cable subscribers)
Comment by JKH — July 2, 2009 @ 11:29 am
Are you going to broadcast “Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting” any more? There are many quilters in the Austin area who are going to very much miss this show, which has been running for years. Please, please consider it! Also “Quilting Arts” and “America Sews” will be missed.
From KLRU: At this time, we are taking the Create schedule directly from PBS’s national schedule. KLRU is working to include sewing and quilting shows on KLRU Create since our local audience has requested them. As soon as we have the technical aspects of this worked out, you’ll see Fons and Porter and other such programs on Saturday mornings on 18-2. We hope to have this issue fixed in the next few months.
Comment by Angela — July 2, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
We are planning to add a block of quilting programs to our CREATE channel, 18-2, in the very near future. Watch this blog and we’ll give you more information when it’s available…
Bill Stotesbery
Comment by Bill Stotesbery — July 9, 2009 @ 10:06 pm
How do I get KLRU Q or KLRU Create on AT&T U-verse? I enjoy KLRU Creatae immensely!
From KLRU: At this time Q and Create are not on AT&T U-verse.
Comment by Gail Zitz — July 11, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
Is KLRU-Q a cable channel only? I have a converter box and rabbit ears. How do I tune in?
From KLRU: Q is on 18-3 over the air. If you are not currently receiving it, rescan with your converter box and it should come in.
Comment by Alison Moore — July 12, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
Can I get KLRU Q if I have direct tv? If so what channel will I get it on? I am really interested in a show only on that station. Thanks
Comment by ashlesha Hattangadi — August 17, 2009 @ 2:50 pm