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WQED company history timeline

1954

WQED was the nation’s first community-supported television station and went on the air on April 1, 1954.

The program began as a local and live television visit with children called The Children’s Corner in 1954 with host Josie Carey and Fred Rogers behind the scenes as puppeteer.

1973

In 1973, Classical WQED-FM 89.3 was founded as the region’s only 24-hour classical radio station.

WQED-FM has offered classical and fine arts and cultural programs since its inception in 1973, allowing listeners to hear live and recorded classical performances and learn the latest arts and culture news from Pittsburgh and around the world.

1993

Jim Robertson, TeleVisionairies: In Their Own Words Public Television's Founders Tell How It All Began (Charlotte Harbor, FL: Tabby House Books), 1993.

2003

Laurie Moses Hines and Robert A. Levin, "Educational Television, Fred Rogers and the History of Education,"" in History of Education Quarterly 43, 262-275Summer 2003.

2012

In 2012, WQED launched WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM), which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

2020

Ye Old College Diner in State College, PAClip: 03/17/2020 | 5m 37sSome Norwin Diner HistoryClip: 03/17/2020 | 4m 9s

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