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WQED-FM

WQED-FM
WQED-FM 89.3
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/
ERP 28,000 watts (analog)
1,120 watts (digital)
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-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)). 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.

The station began broadcasting on January 25, 1973 and began using HD Radio in January, 2006. HD2 programming began in 2012.


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