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Broadcast area | KQED-FM: San Francisco Bay Area KQEI-FM: Sacramento metropolitan area |
Frequency | KQED-FM: 88.5 MHz (HD Radio)
KQEI-FM: 89.3 MHz HD |
Branding | KQED |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio - News - Talk |
Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | KQED Inc. |
History | |
First air date | KQED-FM: April 1963 KQEI-FM: February 21, 1992 |
Former call signs | KXKX (1963–1969) |
Call sign meaning | Quod Erat Demonstrandum "That which is demonstrated" (Latin phrase used in math research) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | KQED-FM: 35501 KQEI-FM: 20791 |
Class | KQED-FM: B KQEI-FM: A |
ERP | KQED-FM: 110,000 watts KQEI-FM: 3,300 watts |
HAAT | KQED-FM: 387 meters (1,270 ft) KQEI-FM: 108 meters (354 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | KQED-FM: 37°41′23″N 122°26′13″W / 37.68972°N 122.43694°W KQEI-FM: 38°42′38″N 121°28′54″W / 38.71056°N 121.48167°W |
Translator(s) | See below |
Repeater(s) | See below |
Links | |
Webcast | Livestream on website: KQED.org/radio iHeartRadio: iHeart.com/live/KQED Livestream on Mobile App: KQED.org/apps |
Website | official podcasts |
KQED-FM (88.5 MHz) is a listener-supported, non-commercial public radio station in San Francisco, California. It is simulcast on KQEI-FM (89.3 MHz) in the Sacramento metropolitan area. The parent organization is KQED Inc., which also owns two PBS member television stations: KQED (channel 9) and KQEH (channel 54). Studios are on Mariposa Street in the Mission District of San Francisco.
KQED-FM is grandfathered at an unusually high effective radiated power (ERP) of 110,000 watts. The transmitter is along Radio Road, atop San Bruno Mountain, in Brisbane.[1] KQEI-FM has an ERP of 3,300 watts, with its tower on Sorento Road in Elverta.[2]