KQED

Call Letters: KQED
Frequency: 88.5
Formats: News

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KQED Public Radio 88.5 and 89.3 informs, educates and entertains listeners throughout the Bay Area, the state and beyond with a wide variety of news, public affairs and cultural affairs programming, composed of the best from National Public Radio, Public Radio International and the BBC. KQED is the most-listened-to public radio station in the country, reaching more than 745,000 listeners each week. KQED Public Radio began broadcasting its 24-hour news and information program service over KQEI-FM North Highlands/Sacramento 89.3FM on May 12, 2003.

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Voice of a Young Voter: "I Can't Get Medical Insurance"

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Steffan Ireland of Tacoma, Wash. talked with KPLU about healthcare.

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: :31

Voice of a Young Voter: "They Won't Get Out of My Birth Control"

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Kyndall Goss of Tacoma, Wash. talked with KPLU about healthcare.

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: :17

Voice of a Young Voter: "No Gay Marriages Allowed in My State"

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Josh Morrissette of Tacoma, Wash. talked with KPLU about gay marriage.

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: :34

Voices of Young Voters: Oregon's Mallory Livingston, Michael Fussell, Karisa Mueller and Hayley Hoffman

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: 03:48

Voices of Young Voters: Oregon's Anne-Marie Eiguren, Shanel Swan, Spencer Swearingen and Julia Rabadi

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: 03:46

Voices of Young Voters: Oregon's Ashley Williams, Dominc Camaroto and Meryl Six

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?

Added: Nov 04, 2012
Length: 03:45

Voice of a Young Voter: How Parents Can Influence the Vote

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Caption: Tyler Carter, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED

Tyler Carter, 20, of Ukiah, Calif., talked with KQED’s Lillian Mongeau about how his father's opinions make him feel about politics.

Added: Nov 02, 2012
Length: :51

Voice of a Young Voter: How Much is Too Much National Security?

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Caption: Tatiana McBraun, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED

Tatiana McBraun, a political science major at San Jose State, told KQED’s Lillian Mongeau she feels too much security can be a bad thing.

Added: Nov 02, 2012
Length: :33

Voice of a Young Voter: Ross Rothpanhar On Appreciating Government Services

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Caption: Ross Rothpanhar, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED

Ross Rothpanhar is a public health major at University of California, Berkeley. He says growing up poor made him appreciate government services.

Added: Nov 02, 2012
Length: 01:06

Voice of a Young Voter: A Former Foster Youth Driven to Fix the System

From: KQED
Series: From the West Coast: Voices of Young Voters

Caption: Kashawna Williams, Credit: Ian Hill/KQED

Kashawna Williams, an administrative justice major at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif., and a former foster youth, discusses her drive to fix the ...

Added: Nov 02, 2012
Length: :43

As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch

California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more

Added: Sep 27, 2011
Length: 05:09
Purchases: 8

Mercury Rises on Coal Costs

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Bluestem Lake near Lincoln, Nebraska.

Half of the airborne mercury pollution in the US comes from coal-fired power plants. After years of study and debate, the Environmental Protection ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more

Added: Sep 27, 2011
Length: 04:03
Purchases: 9

The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter

Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more

Added: Sep 27, 2011
Length: 04:10
Purchases: 11

A Difficult Path for Clean Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR

Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by WFPL News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KUMD and more

Added: Sep 27, 2011
Length: 04:05
Purchases: 9

#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST

Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC, and WTIP

Added: Aug 04, 2011
Length: 03:46
Purchases: 3

#3: Bioplastic Boom

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST

Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP

Added: Aug 04, 2011
Length: 04:40
Purchases: 2

#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST

Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC and WTIP

Added: Aug 04, 2011
Length: 04:21
Purchases: 2

#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO, WTIP, and WAMC

Added: Aug 04, 2011
Length: 04:54
Purchases: 4

Coho Survival

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

Can we save Coho salmon from "the vortex of extinction?"

Added: Mar 23, 2010
Length: 05:10

Condor Rescue

From: KQED
Series: QUEST

A condor refuge recovers after a wildfire, and volunteers prepare for a dramatic release.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KMXT

Added: Nov 03, 2008
Length: 04:57
Purchases: 2

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