WQED (TV)

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WQED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Branding	WQED TV 13
Channels	13 (VHF) analog, 38 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	PBS
Owner	WQED Multimedia
Founded	April 1, 1954
Call letters meaning	Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Former affiliations	NET (1954-1970)
Website	www.wqed.org

WQED (channel 13, digital channel 38) is a PBS television station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established April 1, 1954 it was the first community-sponsored television station in the United States as well as the 5th public TV station. WQED also became the first station to telecast classes to elementary classrooms when Pittsburgh launched the Metropolitan School Service in 1955. WQED has produced many shows for PBS, such as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (which aired first run episodes from February 19, 1968 to August 31, 2001) and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?.

WQED is seen on Comcast channel 9 in Pittsburgh, New Kensington, and Greensburg.

Contents 1 Original programming 1.1 Local 1.2 State 1.3 National 1.4 Chris Moore programs 2 Rick Sebak specials 2.1 Pittsburgh History Series 2.2 Pennsylvania programs 2.3 National programs 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Original programming

[edit] Local

• OnQ — weekdays

[edit] State

• Eat Pennsylvania (2006)

[edit] National

• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• The War That Made America (2006)
• Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego — in partnership with WGBH in Boston

[edit] Chris Moore programs

• Black Horizons — weekly
• Wylie Avenue Days (1991)
• In Country: A Vietnam Story (2006)

[edit] Rick Sebak specials

[edit] Pittsburgh History Series

Nostalgia documentaries by Rick Sebak:

• Kennywood Memories (1988)
• The Mon, The Al & The O (1988)
• Holy Pittsburgh! (1989)
• Flying Off The Bridge To Nowhere! And Other Tales Of Pittsburgh Bridges (1990)
• Things That Aren’t There Anymore (1990)
• Downtown Pittsburgh (1992)
• Stuff That’s Gone (1994)
• Houses Around Here (1994)
• The Strip Show (1996)
• North Side Story (1997)
• South Side (1998)
• Things That Are Still Here (1999)
• Something About Oakland (2000)
• Pittsburgh A To Z (2001)
• Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh (2002)
• Things We've Made (2003)
• It's the Neighborhoods (2004)
• What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (2006)
• Underground Pittsburgh (2007)

[edit] Pennsylvania programs

• The Pennsylvania Road Show (1992)
• Pennsylvania Diners And Other Roadside Restaurants (1993)

[edit] National programs

• An Ice Cream Show (1996)
• Shore Things (1996)
• A Hot Dog Program (1999)
• Great Old Amusement Parks (1999)
• A Flea Market Documentary (2001)
• Sandwiches That You Will Like (2002)
• A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff (2004)
• A Cemetery Special (2005)
• To Market To Market To Buy A Fat Pig (in production)

[edit] See also

• WQEX

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WQED
• A history from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette