KCSM-TV is now known as KPJK-TV

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https://krcb.org/connect-to-krcb/krcb-north-bay-public-media-acquires-kcsm-tv

https://kcsm.org/tv/index.php


Note KPJK-TV is owned by KRCB Public Media

. Concerned about the possible loss of public television station KCSM in San Mateo, the Board of PBS/NPR member station KRCB has purchased and will operate KCSM TV starting on July 31, 2018. 53 years of service to the Bay Area will endure through this partnership.

KCSM viewers and former members are encouraged to complete this survey and share their thoughts about the station’s schedule and local services. Help us shape the future programming schedule of the channel.

The channel name will be changed to KPJK South Bay, a service of the new Northern California Public Media, which also includes KRCB North Bay and KRCB FM Radio 91.

KPJK will launch with a selection of programs from the MHz Worldview international service, France 24 TV, and programming from FNX (First Nations Experience) a channel that presents programs for and about Native Americans.

What happened to KCSM?

The owner of KCSM, San Mateo Community College District, decided several years ago that they could no longer afford the maintain KCSM, the PBS station which had been serving San Mateo and the South Bay area for 50 some years.

KRCB, the PBS station in the North Bay, submitted the winning bid to acquire the station. We felt that losing this public television station would be an unacceptable loss of a public asset which would probably never be re-gained. We are very happy that our bid prevailed.

KPJK will sign on July 31, 2018.

What is Northern California Public Media?

Now that KRCB and KPJK are sister stations – along with KRCB FM Radio 91 (NPR) – we have adopted the organizational name of Northern California Public Media as an “umbrella” name for this group of public stations serving Northern California.

What about KCSM-FM, the jazz station?

The College District did not sell the radio station and is still running that very popular jazz station.

What programming will be on the new channels?

Like KCSM, KPJK will provide programming on cable, on satellite, and over the air (with an antenna). The programming available will depend on how you receive your programming. Here is a chart which lists all the great content available from KPJK. Note that programming changes will occur over the fall of 2018 as we add in popular public television programs and local shows to serve the community.

 

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http://padailypost.com/2018/07/26/kcsm-tv-getting-a-new-owner-new-name/

Here is the article showing KPJK

The San Mateo County Community College District board will vote tonight (July 25) to finalize the sale of the noncommercial station for $10.5 million. The college district bungled the sale of the station in an FCC auction, missing out on $144 million. KRCB was successful in the auction and got $72 million, some of which will be used to buy KCSM.

New call letters

On Aug. 1, the station’s call letters will change to KPJK. The first K is because of FCC regulations, the PJK has a sentimental meaning.

“When we were looking for new call letters it was hard to find letter that were indicative or playing off of KRCB,” said Content Manager Darren LaShelle. “And it was also hard to find anything that was expressive of the area, like SB or PEN…so I applied for the (KPJK) call letters because the founder of our station is Professor John Kramer.”

Kramer founded the station in 1984 with his wife Nancy Dobbs, who is still the executive director of the station today. Kramer died in 2014 at age 75 following a battle with brain cancer. He was also a political science professor at Sonoma State.

LaShelle said the station is trying to obtain some studio space in San Mateo or San Jose for local programming. The local programming could include town halls and programs created by local students from the San Mateo County College District or colleges in San Jose.

No PBS

The station will not carry PBS programming. KCSM dropped PBS in 2009 due to the cost.
LaShelle said they wanted to have a PBS membership for Channel 60, but their request was denied because PBS has been trying to eliminate duplicating stations in the same markets. In this case, Channel 60 would have competed with KQED Channel 9.

However, KPJK will have viewer pledge drives like other noncommercial stations, LaShelle said.

 

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KRCB Public Media the Parent company of KPJK and KRCB is now known as Northern California Public Media.