Dear KRCB:

Please don't end World Focus. It is one of the very best news programs. BBC is the only other source of world news and even that program is mostly focused on the US. Americans need more world news to make us aware of other countries and peoples, not less. Thank you.

A Viewer

Dear Viewer:

The decision to end World Focus is not ours. It is a decision made by the producers. They made an announcement during their Monday, March 8, 2010 broadcast about their decision. It was announced to our programming director here at KRCB only a few days earlier that they have been unable to obtain the funding they need to keep the program in production due to the economies of the times. If they can find the funding, they will continue it, but it is purely a financial decision at this time. We here at KRCB have no say in whether it continues or not. You could try contacting them directly at http://worldfocus.org

Thanks for your inquiry.

KRCB Staff

Hello:

I caught on a recent Sunday the first episode of a new version of Emma. Did you already air the rest of it? I tried to find it but no luck.

Thanks,

A Viewer

Hi Viewer:

Thank you for your interest in KRCB and our programming. Part 1 of Masterpiece Classic: Emma was aired Sunday, February 28 at 9 pm. Because we are going into our spring pledge fundraising beginning Friday, March 5 and running through Sunday, March 21, both Parts 2 and 3 of Masterpiece Classic: Emma have been scheduled to air Sunday, March 28 at 9:30 and 10:30 respectively. I hope you are able to enjoy them on that date.

Best regards,

Staff

Viewer inquiry:

Hi:

I am a long-time fan of KRCB. I'm unemployed and on a tight budget, so it's nice to be able to get some decent programming on broadcast television here in Vallejo, California.

I have been looking for information about the broadcast schedule. I cannot find any information about why the channels cease broadcasting after midnight, even though there are programs scheduled 24/hrs a day.

I have a hunch it may be due to cutting the strength of the signal after midnight but want to make sure.

I hope you will consider resuming broadcasting at full signal strength so that I can watch Democracy Now!

Thank you.

A Viewer

Dear Viewer:

Thank you for your interest in KRCB and our programming. Your assessment is correct. We actually turn off the transmitters for the over-the-air broadcast at midnight and resume at 6 am during the week, slightly later on the weekends. We do continue to feed our programming over cable and satellite through the night time hours. This maintains our position in the system--if we don't do that, then they will put some other channel on there during the hours we are off the air. The reasons for turning the transmitter off include the cost of the power to run the transmitter and the wear and tear on the transmitter itself. In addition, there is the cost of staffing the station overnight, which would add another entire shift to our employee costs. We have requests to move Democracy Now! to an earlier time slot, but so far have not been able to accomplish this.

--KRCB

We receive a lot of viewer inquiries, opinions and suggestions here at KRCB Public Television. Folks might have a question about a program we aired, wonder if it will re-air or how to get a DVD copy. Perhaps they have a technical question about their reception or interruption in service. Viewer Exchange is designed to post those comments and inquiries that might be of universal interest to our viewers. Ideally it will answer many of your own questions about KRCB and our programming, encourage dialog between KRCB staff and viewers, and make your public broadcasting station even more accessible. Please continue to e-mail your inquiries to viewer@krcb.org and watch to see if your query and our response are posted on this blog.