WQED was the nation’s first community-supported television station and went on the air on April 1, 1954. Throughout its history, WQED has partnered with hundreds of local community organizations toward improvements in education; arts and culture; community health; economics; and important local issues through its form of civic journalism. These partnerships are a hallmark of WQED’s mission and are an important part of its daily activities. As the only community-owned multimedia resource in the region, WQED is a convener, a central gathering place and a conduit for other local non-profit organizations. In 1973, Classical WQED-FM 89.3 was founded as the region’s only 24-hour classical radio station. Today, WQED is educational public media with five television-programming streams: WQED-TV; WQED Create; WQED WORLD; WQED Showcase; and WQED PBS Kids Channel. Three radio streams include: WQED-FM 89.3; WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; The Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-FM HD-2 and www.wqed.org/fm. Digital services via WQED Interactive provide WQED content for free to all around the world. Other services include local and national television and radio productions and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s educational initiative. WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 161 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including three Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence.