Kqed Inc

Television: see schedule okqed 9 and kqed plus are among the nation's most-watched public television stations with an average of 752,394 weekly viewers in the san francisco-oakland-san jose market. Kqed owns and operates public television stations kqed-tv/dt channel 9 (san francisco), kqeh-tv/dt channel 54 (san jose) and kqet-tv/dt channel 25 (watsonville/monterey).kqed's digital television channels include kqed 9, kqed plus, kqed world and pbs kids, and are available 24/7 over the air and on cable. Additionally, the kqed 9 livestream is available on the station's website and mobile app. Since first going on the air in 1954, kqed has been an integral part of the bay area's media and cultural landscape. The station produces its own unique content and collaborates with filmmakers and documentary producers to present independent programming. Kqed public television is committed to producing, co-producing and presenting content that serves the people of northern california and beyond. In fy24, kqed broadcast the 19th season of check, please! Bay area, where local diners review their favorite restaurants. For the first time, the series traveled to the monterey bay area to profile restaurants in the region. Check, please! Bay area won the viewers choice award for "best city or regional program" in the 15th annual taste awards. Kqed also broadcasted the san francisco mayoral debate from the station's headquarters on september 19, 2024.

Fm radio: see schedule okqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with an average of 575,233 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey area.kqed owns and operates kqed public radio 88.5 fm san francisco and 89.3 fm sacramento. Its award-winning news and public affairs program service can be heard on 88.5 fm or comcast channel 960 in san francisco, kqei 89.3 fm in sacramento, 88.3 fm in santa rosa and 88.1 fm in martinez.kqed public radio broadcasts many programs from npr, as well as from other national and international distributors like prx and bbc radio. Kqed public radio also produces a significant number of local programs and series, including the daily public affairs program forum; political breakdown; and the california report, a daily news program carried by stations across the state, and its counterpart the california report magazine, a weekly 30-minute news magazine. In addition, there are 19 weekday kqed news reports. Kqed public radio presents content from the commonwealth club world affairs of california and city arts and lectures. Kqed public radio continued to embrace 21st-century media techniques in 2024, serving the san francisco bay area with content through a wide array of on-demand online services. The kqed public radio flagship public affairs call-in program forum is also broadcast nationally on the sirius satellite network. Kqed public radio staff received the 2024 norcal excellence in journalism award for radio, audio, or podcast large-division for "bay area's 'fix-it' culture thrives amid state's forthcoming right-to-repair law.

Kqed's digital projects and services include maintaining kqed's website kqed.org, the kqed app, and developing content and applications for owned and off-site digital platforms, smart speakers and mobile devices; kqed.org hosts online services for kqed public television, kqed public radio and kqed educational services; and serves as a community convener, providing kqed live event listings, resources, crosswords, podcasts, blogs and other items of timely interest. Kqed.org functions as one of kqed's media platforms, delivering content specifically acquired and produced for the web. In fy24, kqed.org reached a weekly average of approximately 2.5 million. People, with a weekly average of approximately 330,000 unique website users. Kqed received prominent awards for multimedia/web content in fy24, including: northern california emmy awards: science/technology for "deep look: this weevil has puppet vibes but drills like a power tool and "deep look: this fly torpedoes a bindweed bee's nest." kqed's education media literacy resources and services, including student media and learning platforms as well as teacher professional development, focus on supporting youth-age students with media literacy. Kqed provides educators and students in the bay area, california and nationwide free access to tens of thousands of digital resources directly from kqed and through pbs learningmedia, including videos, games, audio, in-depth lesson plans and projects. In 2024, kqed partnered with eight california school districts and three county offices of education to deliver media literacy professional development and resources; participated with 6,952 educators in media literacy training workshops and courses; received 2,149 student media pieces from 15 states for the youth media challenge showcase, which received nearly 70,000 views; elevated the voices of 110 bay area youth through kqed's digital shows and airwaves through the youth takeover. Seven public media stations shared 29 youth media challenge submissions created by local students in their communities.