KQED: Bay Area Culture & News

KQED

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About this app

From KQED, your Bay Area public media source, our free-to-use app brings you the stories you care about and connects you with your community.

Personalize your experience with the topics that interest you most. Stream live TV and radio, follow original podcasts and video series, and get notified when your favorite shows air — all in one simple-to-use app.

It’s all free, thanks to the generous support of our members.

Trustworthy Local News

At one of California’s largest newsrooms, our mission is to cut through the noise and be your source for quality, trustworthy local news coverage. Your daily local feed of Bay Area news, video, and audio bites keeps you up-to-date on the subjects that matter to you. Bookmark the stories that catch your eye, then dig deeper into the content at your convenience.

Listen to Live Radio

KQED is NPR’s member station for the Bay Area. Enjoy programs like Forum, The California Report, Morning Edition, and All Things Considered. Visit the Radio Schedule to catch-up on shows you missed from the past 24 hours. You can also set reminders to be alerted when your favorite programs are about to air. Sustaining members can listen to the Pledge-Free Stream during our fundraising drives. Sign in or create a KQED account to enjoy this benefit.

Watch Live TV

Stream original KQED produced programs like Check, Please! Bay Area and Brokenwood Mysteries as well as PBS & ABT content like NOVA, PBS News Hour, and BBC America, as well as children’s shows like Sesame Street and Arthur – all on our free live stream of KQED Public Television 9. Use the in-app TV schedule to set up notifications for when favorite programs are about to air.

Discover Original KQED Video Programs

Dive into KQED original video programming like our award-winning “If Cities Could Dance,” explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small with “Deep Look,” a ultra-HD (4K) wildlife & nature series, and explore the latest new programs that we're continually developing.

KQED Live Events

Be in-the-know about KQED hosted events. From concerts and demo’s by Bay Area artists and chefs, to guest speakers and movie screenings, KQED Live brings your community together for uniquely Bay Area experiences. With its reminder option, the new KQED app can make sure you’re on top of the latest happenings.

KQED Original Podcasts

Immerse yourself in stories that reflect and affect your community with KQED podcasts like Bay Curious and Rightnowish, keep up on California news with The California Report Magazine, or escape with a thriller like Spooked, an exploration of the supernatural in the everyday world.
Download episodes to your device to enjoy when you’re on-the-go.

Signing in has its benefits

Signed in KQED donor members can access their member card to enjoy KQED benefits and discounts at venues and businesses throughout the Bay Area. All signed in users can save and download content to enjoy at a time that works for you. Signed-in users also benefit from a personalized experience where the topics you choose to follow are remembered and prioritized for you in your feed.

We aim to serve our entire community

We strive to make our digital products accessible to all. Please contact us if you encounter any difficulties using our new app.​​

Ratings and reviews

Love KQED, but app could use improvement. Every time my connection switches between networks while streaming the radio (wifi or cellular) the sponsored message that is only meant to be played at the very start of listening (when you press play) replays over and over. My house has 4 networks, so when I walk around I get the sponsored message every few minutes, cutting out the radio. Please create a repeat limit for the ad, where it can only repeat every hour or something.

I live in an area where listening to KQED is difficult, particularly when moving around. Still, I find the poor sound quality of the FM signal preferable to this app. It totally ruins the listening experience. A commercial KQED with regular ad breaks would be preferable to this. Those channels at least stop the program while having a commercial break. Here you get interrupted by ads playing on top of the programs, usually the same ad repeated over and over again every few minutes. Horrible.

This is the worst phone app I've every used. Í'm a KQED donor, but no way to block pledges on this app like in a browser. Also, plays an ad every time to start-up or change networks moving around. The previous app was very unreliable. I recently updated to the latest version and it is almost completely useless. I've had to rely on listening to KQED on my phone or laptop browser to get a reliable connection at home or on the go.

What’s new

We're excited to bring you a new release from KQED!

A new and improved onboarding flow to introduce you to all the exciting things KQED has to offer.

Update today and discover content that speaks to you!