It is a Joy: WQED-FM is 50 Years Old

From 2023, celebrate WQED-FM, 89.3, Pittsburgh's All-Classical radio station with historic footage, live performances, and comments from listeners, on-air hosts, and Fred Rogers. Rick Sebak interviews the staff of Pittsburghโ€™s pioneering radio station on the occasion of its Fiftieth Anniversary. Through archival footage, we re-visit the stationโ€™s journey as a premiere classical music station.

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