Kqed Inc.

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2013

Signed

Aug 14, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$77,824,414

Major Activities

Activity 2

Fm radio: see schedule okqed public radio is among the most-listened-to public radio stations in the nation, with more than 775,000 weekly radio listeners in the san francisco metro survey area, and an additional 41,000 in the sacramento area. Kqed owns and operates kqed public radio (88.5 fm san francisco and 89.3 fm sacramento). Its award-winning news and public affairs program service can be heard on 88.5 fm or comcast channel 960 in san francisco, kqei 89.3 fm in sacramento, 88.3 fm in santa rosa and 88.1 fm in martinez. Kqed public radio broadcasts many of npr's stellar programs. In addition, kqed public radio produces a significant number of local programs and series including the award-winning forum (more than 500 new shows in 2013); the california report, the daily news segment and weekly 30-minute news magazine carried by more than 30 stations in california; the do list, a weekly look at upcoming arts offerings and events; as well as 18 weekday kqed news reports, perspectives and kqed science radio reports. Kqed public radio also presented content from the commonwealth club of california, the world affairs council of northern california, city arts and lectures, the churchill club and the computer history museum. In 2013, kqed also presented a radio version of check, please! Bay area and special reports produced in partnership with the center for investigative reporting (cir).kqed public radio continued to embrace 21st century media techniques in 2013, expanding the reach of kqed public radio content through a wide array of online services, including accompanying slide shows, interactive maps, video features, blogs, podcasts and a live audio stream, all available free on kqed.org. Some kqed public radio broadcasts are also part of the sirius satellite network. Kqed public radio staff received a number of awards in 2013: one from the public radio news directors incorporated; six from the radio television digital news association; and five from the society of professional journalists, northern california chapter.

Activity 3

Kqed interactive: see schedule okqed interactive, which includes kqed.org and kqednews.org, develops content and applications for digital platforms and mobile devices. Kqed's website serves as a community convener, providing event listings, resources, articles, blogs, podcasts, interactive tools and other items of timely interest. Kqed.org functions as kqed's third media platform, delivering content specifically acquired for the web. Original audio or video podcast series include truly ca shorts, a showcase of mini documentaries; quest's science on the spot online video science series; forum, kqed's daily live call-in program; and perspectives, daily commentary from radio listeners. Kqed's blogs include news fix, an up-to-the-minute digest of bay area news; mindshift, about education technology and the future of learning; bay area bites, a popular food blog; and state of health, covering health care issues in california. This year, kqed introduced kqed pop, a blog designed to attract a new, younger audience by examining the social and cultural impact of music, media and other pop cultural experiences. It's growing at the rate of 15% each month.in addition, kqed.org creates a web presence for ongoing kqed-produced series such as quest, kqed newsroom, imagemakers and check, please! Bay area. Kqed.org also hosts a live-stream for kqed public radio and maintains searchable archives of locally-produced content. Kqed interactive is a leader in the national public broadcasting arena through its experimentation with new projects such as mobile apps, interactive products, community bloggers and more. Kqed.org's audience continues to grow, and is one of the most-trafficked public media websites in the united states. In 2013, kqed.org served an average of over 1.1 million unique users each month and had approximately 3.1 million monthly pageviews of its online content. Kqed received prominent awards for new media in 2013 from the society of professional journalists northern california chapter, the radio television digital news association, the american alliance of museums and the cartography and geographic information society.education:kqed education offers powerful tools for using and making media in the classroom and inspiring learning throughout northern california and beyond. Through multimedia resources, training and professional development workshops, public screenings, special events and community partnerships, kqed education serves students, teachers, childcare professionals, parents and adult learners through a variety of programs designed to enrich, educate, inspire and entertain bay area audiences.under kqed's leadership, california's pre-k12 educators now have free access to more than 35,000 digital assets from kqed and pbs, including videos, audio, photos, in-depth lesson plans and even discussion questions. All are classroom-ready and absolutely free at pbs learning media california. Nine other california public media stations worked with kqed to make the service available to the 300,000 teachers in the state to incorporate media into their lessons. Kqed science and its community partners are collaborating on a series of ibooks textbooks that can be accessed through itunes. Of particular importance in the face of a statewide drought, kqed and the east bay regional park district joined forces to create river delta, about the complex sacramento-san joaquin delta and its impact on california's future water supply. The ibooks textbooks also include earthquake, produced in concert with the california academy of sciences; biotechnology; and energy, developed in partnership with stanford university's precourt institute for energy. All ibooks textbooks are accompanied by itunes u courses.

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EIN

94-1241309