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Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Sunday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. on KPBS TV. This special retrospective features clips and interviews with KPBS reporters past and present telling the story of KPBS News from its earliest broadcasts to today. As San Diego's public media station celebrates its 65th birthday, we look back on the moments that shaped our newsroom look and forward to the future of trusted local journalism. -
Stream now with YouTube. As a deadly fungal disease sweeps across North America, wiping out millions of bats, scientists are pioneering a bold new strategy to protect these special creatures. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Melbourne, Australia, known as one of the world's "most livable cities," has a rich history as a gold rush town and has now become a mecca for artists and foodies. After a walk down the picturesque Yarra River, she attends a match of the Women's Australian Football League then travels to the breathtaking Yarra Valley and encounters kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. Explore the rich history of a railway that stretches from Southern-most California into Northern Mexico and onto Arizona. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. From diagnosis to discovery, AI is already revolutionizing medicine. It's also reshaping the fight against one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, cancer. Oncologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Emperor of All Maladies," Siddhartha Mukherjee, joins the show. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. + Saturday, Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. This evocative tribute tells the story of the famous iron-hulled sailing ship, the Star of India. Once a workhorse of global trade, the ship was rescued from decline and given new life in San Diego through a remarkable restoration. Through images and stirring accounts, the 1977 documentary brings to life both the challenges and triumphs of this extraordinary rebirth. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at 11p.m. on KPBS TV. A program that follows the history of the gray whales, from the times when it was hunted to near extinction to the recovery of their population. As we expand our use of the lands and waters of this planet, we make life impossible for many species of animals. Each year, at least one known species is lost forever. This is the story of the gray whale, an endangered species that survived. A giant symbol of nature's resiliency. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice. The film follows Justice Marshall, known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” from his legal career with the NAACP to his 1967 appointment to the nation’s highest court. -
Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. When three children die of leukemia in a rural Mexican community, two mother’ partner with a hydrogeologist to investigate their water supply. The discovery of dangerous radioactivity leads to community backlash and government denial. -
Steam with KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. This film documents the work of photographer Harry Crosby discovering the rock art of Baja California.
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Children’s educational programs, award-winning news and public affairs programs, local programs that highlight the San Diego community, as well as critically acclaimed documentary, drama and entertainment programs.
Channel 15.1, Cox 1011, Spectrum 1221
KPBS 2
Award-winning and original nonfiction content that connects viewers to today's news headlines, along with exclusive dramas and encore presentations of the best that PBS has to offer.
Channel 15.2, Cox 811, Spectrum 1277
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Channel 15.4, Cox 809, Spectrum 1276
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