WQED-FM

WQED-FM

City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Pittsburgh metropolitan area
Frequency	89.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Repeater(s)	See § Simulcast
First air date	January 25, 1973
Format	Analog/HD1: Classical HD2: Classical ("Pittsburgh Concert Channel")
ERP	28,000 watts (analog) 1,120 watts (digital)^[1]
HAAT	199 meters (653 ft)
Class	B
Facility ID	54002
Owner	WQED Multimedia
Sister stations	WQED (TV)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wqed.org/fm/

WQED's HD Radio channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD.

WQED-FM (89.3 FM) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to serve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by WQED Multimedia, and broadcasts a classical format. It is a sister station to the area's PBS member station, WQED (TV). Both stations broadcast from a shared tower located on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh at (40°26′46.0″N 79°57′50.0″W / 40.446111°N 79.963889°W / 40.446111; -79.963889 (Pittsburgh)).^[2]^[3] WQED-FM is a member station of National Public Radio and an affiliate of Public Radio International.

WQED-FM annually produces a 26-week series of Pittsburgh Symphony broadcasts for distribution via Public Radio International.

WQED-FM uses HD Radio, and broadcasts archived concert performances by local performance groups on its HD2 subchannel.^[4]

History

The station began broadcasting on January 25, 1973^[5] and began using HD Radio in January, 2006. HD2 programming began in 2012.^[4]

Simulcast

One full power station simulcasts the programming of WQED-FM:

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	Transmitter coordinates
WQEJ	89.7 FM	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	54003	8,400	361 m (1,184 ft)	B	40°22′17.0″N 78°58′56.0″W / 40.371389°N 78.982222°W / 40.371389; -78.982222 (WQEJ) (NAD27)

References

↑ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WQED]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
↑ "FM Query Results for WQED-FM". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
↑ "TV Query Results for WQED-TV". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
1 2 "History [WQED]". wqed.org. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

External links

WQED-FM official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WQED

Radio-Locator information on WQED

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WQED

Query the FCC's FM station database for WQEJ

Radio-Locator information on WQEJ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WQEJ

Radio stations in the Pittsburgh market
By AM frequency	540 590 620 660 680 730 770 810 860 910 970 1020¹ 1080 1150 1160 1210 1250 1280 1320 1360 1380 1410 1450 1450 1460 1480 1490 1510 1550 1570 1640
By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.7 88.9 89.3 90.1 90.5 91.3 91.7 92.1 (Ellwood City) 92.1 (Pittsburgh) 92.3 92.5 92.5 92.5 (Indiana) 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.3 98.7 98.9 99.1 99.3 99.7 100.1 100.3 100.7 101.1 101.5 102.1 102.5 103.1 103.5 103.7 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.9 106.3 (Indiana) 106.3 (Pittsburgh) 106.7 107.1 107.5 (New Castle) 107.5 (Wheeling) 107.9
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55
Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	89.3-1 89.3-2 90.5-1 90.5-2 90.5-3 91.3-1 92.9-1 92.9-2 92.9-3 92.9-4 93.7-1 93.7-2 93.7-3 94.5-1 94.5-2 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.9-1 96.9-2 96.9-3 96.9-4 99.7-1 100.7-1 100.7-2 100.7-3 102.5-1 102.5-2 105.9-1 105.9-2 107.9-1 107.9-2 107.9-3
By callsign	KDKA¹ KDKA-FM HD2 HD3 KFX300 KIH35 KQV W222CB W223BY W227DB W231BM W243BW W248AR W249BD W250AU W254CR W261AX W266DB W271CW W279BK W292DH WAMO WANB WAOB WAOB-FM WAVL WBGG WBJV WBUT WBVP WBZZ HD2 HD3 WCAL WCNS WCYJ WDIG WDSY-FM HD2 HD3 WDVE HD2 WEDO WEGW WESA HD2 HD3 WFSJ-LP WGBN WGLZ WHJB WISR WIUP WJAS WJLW-LP WJPA WJPA-FM WKBN WKFB WKGO WKHB WKHB-FM WKHJ WKPL WKST WKST-FM HD2 WKVE WLCY WLDJ-LP WLER WLTJ HD2 HD3 HD4 WLYI WMBA WMBS WMNY WHOT-FM WMUG-LP WNJR WOGG WOGI WOHI WORD WPGB WPGP WPGR WPHP WPIT WPKL WPKV WPTS-FM WQED HD2 WQMU WRCT WRRK HD2 HD3 HD4 WSHH WSRU WTYM WUKL WUZZ WVKF WVNP WWCS WWNL WWSW HD2 WWVA WXDX HD2 WYEP WYFU WZUM WZUM-FM
Defunct	WASP/1130 WBGI/1340 WFGI/940 WKZV/1110 WSTV/1340 WZUM/1590
Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania Mass media in the Pittsburgh Area Radio stations TV stations Newspapers ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage

Radio stations in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania market
By AM frequency	560 850 990 1160 1230 1400 1450 1490
By FM frequency	88.9 89.7 90.7 92.1 92.5 95.5 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.1 100.5 101.1 101.7 105.1 105.7 106.3
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4
By callsign	WCCL WCRO WCCS WDAD WESA WFGI-FM WFRB WFRJ WJHT WKGE WKYE WLCY WLGY WLKH WLKJ WMUG-LP WNTI WNTJ WPCL WQMU WQED-FM WRKW WXM33 WYRA WYUP
Defunct	WNCC/950 WBHV/1330 WRDD/1580
Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

NPR member stations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
WITF stations	Harrisburg WITF-FM Chambersburg WYPM
WPSU stations	State College WPSU Kane WPSX
WQED stations	Pittsburgh WQED-FM Johnstown WQEJ
WRTI stations	Philadelphia WRTI Jackson (Monroe) WRTY Ephrata WRTL Summerdale WJAZ Coatesville WRTJ
WVIA stations	Scranton WVIA-FM Mainesburg WTIO Palmyra (Wayne) WPAU Williamsport WVYA
WXPN stations	Philadelphia WXPN Middletown WXPH
Other stations	Allentown WDIY Erie WQLN-FM Pen Argyl WWPJ Philadelphia WHYY-FM Pittsburgh WESA Pittsburgh WYEP
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°26′46″N 79°57′50″W / 40.4462°N 79.9639°W / 40.4462; -79.9639

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