"Northern California Public Broadcasting" redirects here. For the public broadcaster based in Rohnert Park, California, see Northern California Public Media.
KQED Inc. is a non-profitpublic media outlet based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, which operates the radio station KQED-FM and the television stations KQED/KQET and KQEH. KQED's main headquarters are located in San Francisco and its Silicon Valley office is located in San Jose. In 2019, the San Francisco headquarters broke ground on a 90 million renovation project, which was completed in late 2021. Improvements included a larger newsroom and studio, as well as a top floor outdoor terrace. The heart of the KQED headquarters is a 238-seat multipurpose event center called The Commons. The renovated venue hosts KQED Live, a series of lectures, concerts, discussions and other live events with entertainers, journalists, politicians, musicians, authors, chefs, and other guests.[3] Reopening events for the public were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
On May 1, 2006, KQED, Inc. and the KTEH Foundation merged to form Northern California Public Broadcasting.[6] The KQED assets including its television (KQED TV) and FM radio stations (KQED-FM) were taken under the umbrella of that new organization. Both remained members of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), respectively. With this change, KQED and KTEH are considered as sister-stations today. The "Northern California" name did not become widely used, so in December 2010, the umbrella organization was renamed "KQED, Inc.".[7] KTEH changed its call letters to KQEH and rebranded as "KQED Plus" on July 1, 2011 after research found that most viewers were unaware that KTEH was affiliated with KQED.[8]
KQED public television
The KQED headquarters on Mariposa Street in San Francisco.
kqed, northern, california, public, broadcasting, redirects, here, public, broadcaster, based, rohnert, park, california, northern, california, public, media, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, add. Northern California Public Broadcasting redirects here For the public broadcaster based in Rohnert Park California see Northern California Public Media This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources KQED Inc news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message KQED Inc is a non profit public media outlet based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California which operates the radio station KQED FM and the television stations KQED KQET and KQEH KQED s main headquarters are located in San Francisco and its Silicon Valley office is located in San Jose In 2019 the San Francisco headquarters broke ground on a 90 million renovation project which was completed in late 2021 Improvements included a larger newsroom and studio as well as a top floor outdoor terrace The heart of the KQED headquarters is a 238 seat multipurpose event center called The Commons The renovated venue hosts KQED Live a series of lectures concerts discussions and other live events with entertainers journalists politicians musicians authors chefs and other guests 3 Reopening events for the public were postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic 4 KQED Inc FormationJune 1 1953 69 years ago 1953 06 01 TypeNon profit organizationHeadquarters2601 Mariposa StreetSan Francisco California 94110United StatesServicesPublic broadcastingRevenue 102 6 million 2021 1 Staff599 2019 2 Websitekqed wbr orgFormerly calledNorthern California Public Broadcasting 2006 2011 Contents 1 History 2 KQED public television 3 KQED public radio 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit The KQED office on Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose KQED was organized and created by veteran broadcast journalists James Day and Jonathan Rice on June 1 1953 and first went on air April 5 1954 It was the sixth public broadcasting station in the United States debuting shortly after WQED in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania The station s call letters Q E D are taken from the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum commonly used in mathematics 5 KQED FM was founded by James Day in 1969 as the radio arm of KQED Television On May 1 2006 KQED Inc and the KTEH Foundation merged to form Northern California Public Broadcasting 6 The KQED assets including its television KQED TV and FM radio stations KQED FM were taken under the umbrella of that new organization Both remained members of Public Broadcasting Service PBS and National Public Radio NPR respectively With this change KQED and KTEH are considered as sister stations today The Northern California name did not become widely used so in December 2010 the umbrella organization was renamed KQED Inc 7 KTEH changed its call letters to KQEH and rebranded as KQED Plus on July 1 2011 after research found that most viewers were unaware that KTEH was affiliated with KQED 8 KQED public television Edit The KQED headquarters on Mariposa Street in San Francisco Main article KQED TV KQED is a PBS member public television station in San Francisco California broadcasting digitally on UHF channel 30 Ex Analog Channel 9 This channel is also carried on Comcast cable TV and via satellite by DirecTV and Dish Network Its transmitter is located on Sutro Tower and has studios based in San Francisco s Mission District KQED public radio EditMain article KQED FM KQED FM 88 5 FM is an NPR member radio station owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting in San Francisco California KQED public radio is the most listened to public radio station in the nation 9 See also EditHouchins v KQED Inc References Edit KQED financial information for September 30 2021 PDF KQED Inc Retrieved 20 April 2022 KQED Inc FY2020 Form 990 PDF cdn kqed org Retrieved 20 April 2022 admin KQED to celebrate new headquarters Public invited to grand opening Palo Alto Daily Post Retrieved 2022 03 09 KQED s New Headquarters Nears Completion KQED s Pressroom KQED Retrieved 2022 03 09 News and Events KQED s Pressroom Kqed org 2011 12 05 Retrieved 2014 06 05 KQED Inc and KTEH Foundation Form New Broadcast Organization Press release KQED Pressroom 2 May 2006 Retrieved 2007 01 17 About KQED s former legal name KQED Inc 2015 04 07 Archived from the original on 2016 09 17 Retrieved 2016 09 17 Barney Chuck June 22 2011 TV station KTEH to drop call letters become KQED Plus Contra Costa Times Retrieved July 2 2011 Top 10 NPR Affiliate Radio Stations Cision Cision 2013 02 13 Retrieved 2017 08 15 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KQED Inc amp oldid 1121763833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
