FCC spokesperson stated that channel sharing would allow broadcasters to "[take] advantage of the incentive auction’s once-in-a-lifetime financial opportunity", while still maintaining its ability to run over-the-air television programming. The experiment, which occurred in March 2014, was deemed successful, although certain scenarios (particularly two HD feeds on both channels) were found to affect video quality on more complex content. On September 10, 2014, KLCS announced that, following negotiations with KCETLink, the owner of educational independent and former PBS station KCET, it would partake in a channel-sharing arrangement and sell its existing spectrum during the incentive auction. Both stations will retain separate licenses. In April, 2017, KLCS received $130,510,880 in a spectrum auction, yielding its channel 41 physical channel, so it could begin sharing the signal on channel 28 of KCET, as a guest. This sharing change took place in May 2018. References External links PBS member stations LCS Television channels and stations established in 1973 1973 establishments in California Los Angeles Unified School District Educational and instructional television channels