WQED Multimedia is Pittsburgh's community-licensed public media organization, the nation's first community-supported television station, running WQED-TV (PBS) and classical WQED-FM 89.3 along with education programs and local productions.
WQED Multimedia is the public media organization for Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. WQED-TV signed on April 1, 1954 as the first community-supported television station in the United States. The organization is licensed to WQED Multimedia, a community nonprofit headquartered at 4802 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
It operates WQED-TV, the PBS member station on channel 13 with Create, World, Showcase and PBS Kids subchannels, the WQED+ streaming app and PBS Passport, and WQED-FM 89.3, a classical music station that also carries Pittsburgh Symphony Radio and podcasts, with sister station WQEJ-FM. WQED produced Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and co-produced Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, and the live-action scenes of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood are filmed in Pittsburgh. Current local productions include Destination Pittsburgh with Natalie Bencivenga, Steel Links, Showdown and Cartoon Academy. Its education department runs community and school programs such as Ready to Learn, Smart Schools and the Writers Contest, plus professional development for educators.
WQED's mission is to champion communities by telling stories and creating experiences that educate, entertain and inspire its neighbors. Since a July 2025 workforce reduction the organization has worked with fractional, remote and project-based professionals and says it fills staff roles in line with its strategy and budget; openings appear on its careers page and ApplicantStack portal. WQED Multimedia is an equal opportunity employer.
