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NATURE: Raptor Force
Armed with powerful beaks and razor-sharp talons, raptors are nature's elite killing force — winged predators whose graceful beauty belies their stunning speed, acrobatics and precision. Dramatic original footage from cameras mounted on their wings and ankles shows why falcons, owls, eagles and hawks are masters of the sky.
NATURE: Raptor Force airs Sunday, September 21 @ 7:00pm
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AETN Pressroom
AETN announces free Claudia Burson Trio performance
posted 09 Sep 2008
The Claudia Burson Trio will perform a free concert at the Arkansas Educational Television Network studios Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. for an upcoming episode of "AETN Presents: Front Row."
FOI NOTICE: AETN Commission to meet 9/16
posted 08 Sep 2008
The Arkansas Educational Television Network Commission will meet Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m. at Lyon College in Batesville in the Worthen Room of the Lyon Business Building.
AETN announces HDTV broadcast plans
posted 02 Sep 2008
Beginning Monday, Sept. 1, the Arkansas Educational Television Network will begin broadcasting one high definition (HD) digital channel plus two standard definition (SD) digital channels.
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATION DONATES $10,000 TO AETN FOUNDATION
posted 27 Aug 2008
The Union Pacific Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the Arkansas Educational Television Network Foundation to help support public broadcasting efforts in the state. On hand for the presentation were: AETN Executive Director Allen Weatherly; Union Pacific Foundation Director of Public Affairs Drew Tessier; and Sen. Gilbert Baker. The Union Pacific Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific believes that the quality of life in the communities in which its employees live and work is an integral part of its own success. The AETN Foundation exists solely to raise funds necessary to support the programs and services that AETN provides to Arkansans. AETN (www.aetn.org) provides lifelong learning opportunities, improves and enhances Arkansans' lives and celebrates the unique culture of Arkansas through its programming and services. AETN's digital and analog transmitters and numerous cable system connections give it statewide reach.
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KETS - Channel 2 FAQs:
Q. Is KETS - channel 2 back on the air?
A. Yes. As of June 13, AETN began broadcasting again on KETS-2 at reduced power and lower tower height. This will mean a much smaller coverage area for portions of central Arkansas.
Q. Will I be able to receive the KETS analog 2 signal?
A. It depends. AETN purchased an emergency analog channel 2 antenna that has been installed on the KASN tower near Redfield -- about 4 miles from the former KATV tower (that used to hold the former channel 2 antenna prior to its demise last January). The KASN tower is also the home of our KETS-DT digital antenna.
The emergency KETS analog channel 2 antenna was installed at about 900-feet above the ground compared to the 1700-foot height of the former channel 2 antenna. Also, the new antenna is much smaller than the former antenna. It was the largest size that could be custom fabricated on an emergency basis and that could be safely installed on the KASN tower. Towers are designed to hold only a certain weight (including heavy ice in the winter time) and withstand a maximum amount of high winds. In addition, a smaller transmitter with lower transmission power than the former channel 2 transmitter was custom made on an emergency basis last January that would accommodate the smaller antenna. The signal strength of the emergency channel 2 transmitter is approximately one-one hundredth (0.01 times) of the power of the former KETS-2 transmitter destroyed when the KATV tower fell.
The combination of a smaller antenna with much less power at a lower height will result in a significantly smaller coverage area for analog channel 2 than the previous signal. Given the limited tall tower options in central Arkansas and the temporary nature of the KETS emergency installation to get channel 2 to the February 2009 DTV transition deadline, this low power solution is the best and only option available to get KETS back on the air.
Finally, where you live may also affect whether you receive the new analog channel 2 signal. Such things as hills, tall buildings and structures, high-power electrical lines, storms and even dense foliage can affect the reliability and quality of the signal. Viewers who used to rely on rabbit-ears or antennas in their attic may need to have an antenna on the roof of their home or on a tall pole beside their house. Coverage area is impossible to accurately predict, but anticipated coverage area could be up to 25 to 30 air miles from Redfield.
Q. Do I have any other options if I cannot receive AETN on analog channel 2?
A. AETN is broadcasting the same program schedule on KETS-DT digital channel 5. This option will require either a new digital TV with built in ATSC digital tuner or a digital-to-analog converter box. (A free pair of coupons, worth $40 each, to help purchase a converter box at a local retailer is available from the Federal government at 1-888-DTV-2009 or [ http://www.dtv2009.gov ]www.dtv2009.gov.) Also, rabbit-ears generally are not effective in receiving a digital signal beyond 10-15 air miles. Thus, an outside roof-top antenna may be necessary for reliable digital TV reception.
Because AETN is required to protect existing channel 5 stations in Memphis and Fort Smith, the KETS digital channel 5 coverage area is not as large as the former analog channel 2. At the end of the DTV Transition in February, 2009, AETN will be allowed to maximize its KETS digital signal power and coverage area to the fullest extent possible.
In addition, most cable companies in central Arkansas are using the KETS-DT/5 signal on their systems. However, there are a few cable systems that are not able to receive a reliable KETS digital signal at this time. (One partner, KTWN-18 MyTownTV in Searcy, is helping AETN reach viewers and cable subscribers in Beebe, Cabot, Vilonia, and Jacksonville AFB by retransmitting the AETN signal from Mountain View on its digital channel 18.2.) Finally, Dish Network and DirecTV are also using the KETS digital signal to bring AETN to their satellite customers in the Little Rock DMA (which covers most all of central Arkansas).
